Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-10
DEPARTMENT.

IL OFFICE LTGHT- House Board,
WASHINGTON CITY, January g. 1855
Sealed Proposals will be received at this otFic.
mill enc O'Clock .. IN. sn FRIDAY, the 9th day O
tablishment with sixty thousand gallons of the hes
| SnSnIy pure winter strained OIL, either Lard Ol
cred at the times aforementioned alongside Of IN,
G1yernmt Mt supply vessels, or at the warehouse OF
spectipg Officer or other anthorled spe e of IN
Hght sSsse Bosrd in strong tight. iron bound
der of capacity each, Of from fifty to eighty gs
iohs,not to exceed the latter. The Lard Oil NAV
be 6eliveTed at Boston or New York, at the option
The place of delivery IN each case must be dis
uncty stated In the bids, and will be embraced in
The four lots will be delivered as follows, viz.
Sperm Oil the I'd day Of April i5SS or as s0o5
tneIeafter as the proper tests and gauging can be
Lot No 2. Fifteen thousand Us OOOJ gallons Lard
Ol on the 10th day of April. 1856, as soon thero
after as the proper tests and gauging can be com.
Let No, Fifteen thousand us OOO) gallons Sperm
after as the proper tests ana gauging an be com
Lot No. 4. Fifteen thousand l5,Ooo) gallons Lard
Oil the LIST day of August 1856 or as soon there.
after as the proper tests and Rauging can be com.
Separate proposals viii be received at the same
time for 700 gallons of Cola Lard Oil to be de-
mVeted as above stipulated, at Detroit, Michigan,
No bid will be considered unless from a manu-
accepted. received, paid for until it shall have
son or persons charged with its examination, test,
and insPection, to be of the best quality pure win
or inferior oils and adulterations.
The usual means for determining the character
and quality of the sperm oil will be employed viz .
sIeclhc gravity burning, the amount of re5iduum,
anu any other proper tests to arrive at correct
The lard oil will be subjected to special tests and
VIII be rejected unless found to be, in regard to
Of fan
tpae, al 2 ID every other pect equal to that of
pie will be furnished on application 10 the LINT
house Engineer at Boston, Massachusetts.
and canT must he gaugsd under ths DIRECTION
Dy a custom bouF or other legally authorized and
standard, and Il be marked and accente eia he's
bnn, .ney Are r. owed fr1m the cellar or ware
oil GGl noted TIE MP of the
r duced to the sndard temperature of 60 deg.
P10nn by tiRe' PREPARED for The purpose
each lot separated or for all the lots at the op
nIn Oh he tidder but no bid will be considered for
Tess quantity than that specified che lot, to be
DELIVERED at Que time ard place. Each bid must
state explicitly written ont in fun the kind Of oil
per gallon. the number Of the lot or lots bid for,
and the place Of delivery, conforming to this ad-
Bids submitted by different members of the same
hT no or coPa,Ittnership will not be considered.
me Department., reserves the right to reject any
BID although it may be the lowest, for other CON.
No bid will he considered for any other kind or
pion OF OIL than those specially called for in
A boId with security to- the satisfaction of the
department. IN a penalty equal to one fourth OF
posals, VIII be equired of each contractor cond-
Obed Tor the faithful performance of the contract
- ~ Ia WITHIN ten days after the acceptance
Each offer must lie accompanied by a written
sons, and Known to the Department as sncbi o.
Gs,nso ~ United States district Judge. attorney