Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-05

RY DEPARTMENT.,

| -. wAsHnaros err, January 9, lsse.
Sealed Proposals will be received al this once
P SsrS SsI' Sn SsDAS 4. Si ss DE-.
Rssblishment with sixty Thousand esllons Of the
best quality pure winter strained OIL, either
Lard or Sperm, 10 BE- divided into foar lots, and
70 be delivered at the times undermsntioned,
alongside Of the Government supply vessels, or
At the warehouse or other plsoe o. deposit, to be
Designated by the Inspecting ofieer Oh other au.
.,n sssn -, o. The Lsnho board, IN
able for shipping, in good order Of q capacity,
each Of IRON MY TO eighty gallons--not to ex
eeed the latter The Lard OIL may be delivered
At Boston or New York, at the option Of the bid.
The place Of delivery In each case must DO dis.
hnctly stated In the BIDS, and will be embraced
| In the contracts.
rhe four lots win DO delivered as follows, viz:
Lot No. l. Fifteen thousand u6, 0oc) gallons
sperm oil on the I'd day Of April, 1890, or soon
theresfier Is the proper tests and suasing can be
Lot No, a Fifteen thousand $4,000 gallons
lard oil on the leth day Of April 1859, or as soon
shere,ner as the proper tests and gusging can be
10, No. Fifteen thousand nb.oo0 gallon.
sperm oil the LIST day Of June, 1906 or as soon
thereafter as the proper tes,s and guasing can be
| completed. ..--l -
Lot No. l. Fifteen thousand u6, ooo) gallons
thereafter as the proper tests and suasing can b.
Separate proposals will be received at the sam.
time for 5000 gallons Of cola or lard oil, to be
| on the lst day Of May, 1890
No bid viii be considered unless from . manu-
facturer Of the article.
No part Of the oil proposed for and to be en-.
braoed In the contracts under this advertisement
will DO accepted, received, or paid for, until It
shall have been proved, 10 the entire satisfaction
Of the person or persons charged with itsexami-
tion, test and inspection TO be Of the best quail
~ pure winter. restrained oil, and free from mix
ture with other or inferior oils and adulterations
Tbs usual means for their determining tho
character and quality Of the sperm oil will be
amount Of residuum. and any other proper tests
% arrive at correct conclusions that may be
deemed necessary
The lard oil will be subjected TO special tests,
and will be rejected unless found to be, 10 re-
gard TO burning and nuldity under reduction Of
temperature, and In every other respect, equal TO
that Of the standard adopted BY the Board, Of
which sample will be furnished on application
to the Light.house Engineer at Boston, Mass.
The casks must be gauged under the direction
and personal supervision Of the Inspecting on
Ger, by a custom house or other legally author
lied and sworn gauger, according TO the United
States standard, and must be marked and &C.
cepted before they are removed from the cellar or
warehouse Of the contractor. The temperature
Of the oil will be aeeurateiy noted and the meas:
90 degrees Fahrenheit by tables prepared for the
purpose
Proposals will be received and considered for
each lot separately or for all Of the lots at the
option Of he bidder; but no bid will be eonsid.
cred for less quantity than that specified as one
lot, to be delivered at one time and place Bach
bid must state explicitly, written out in full, the
kind Of oil offered, whether sperm, lard or coll
"a 4 the rate per gallon the number Of the lot or
lots bid for and the place Of delivery, conform.
ing to this Advertisement,
Bids submitted BY different members Of the.
same arm or copartnership will not be consid-
cred,
The Light. house Board under the authority Of
the Department reserves the right to reject any