The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-24
PROPOSALS.
1REAsgRY gIs 2 IDiE,PPARrAENr. OFFICE LlGRr-

WAssmeToN CITY, january 6, 1886.
Sealed Proposals viii be received nt this office
unui oc,ock M, on FRIDAY, the OH dey of
FEBRUARY ls66, for supplying the Iagnthouse Esta-
Dnthinent viii sixtv thousand ealIOus OF the best
qunllty Oure WINTER Strained OIL, either lard or
Speim, TO re diviied INTO four Iots aud 10 be- de-
lWeIed at the times aforementioned, alonsside Of
the Government supply vessels or N Tho warenonse
or other place of deposit, 10 be designated I,y tine
Inspecting Officer, or otner Orized agent Of the
IiRhthOuo Board, IN strong tight, Iron-bOund,
we -made Casks suitable for shipping in good order
OF a cnpaciiy each Of from fifty to eigbty Gallons
not 10 exceed the latter. The OIL NAV be deiiverod
at Boston or New York, at the option Of tbe bdders
The lace of delivery IN each case must be djs-
tinct stated IN the bios, anu will be embraced IN
The four Cts will be delivered as follows, VIZ
Lot No. 1-Fifteen thousand (l5,00Ol gallons on
the 20 day April 1866 or as soon Thereafter as the
proper tests and RauRing can Q completed
Lot No. g. Fifteen thousand (l5CO0l gallons on
the 18th dav OF April 1866 or soon thereafter aa
the proper tests ana gaugnR can be completed
Lot NO 3-Fitieen thOusaoo III, ,OOOl gallons the
per tests ana gauging can be compile ed.
Lot No 4,-F.teen thousand (l5OOOl gallons on
the LIST day Of August 1866 or as soon Thereafter
the prot er tets and RauRnR can be completed.
Separate proposals will be received a. the same
tune for 5000 gallons OF Cola Lard Oil, to be do.
iiyeTed as above stipulated, at Detroit Michigan on
No bld will be considered unless nom a manufac-
tUroT Of the article.
No part of the OIL proposed for and to be embraced
in the contracts under this advertisement will DO
accepieo received or paid for, until it snail baVe
been proved TO the entire sat sfaction oil the person
or Iersons charged with It's examination, test, and
inspection, 10 te of the best quality puro Winter
THined OH and free from mixture with othOr or
inferior ol Is and Gdu teratiOns.
lie usual means foI determining the oharactor and
quaity of the opeImO Oi will be employed viz :-spe-
cifc cavity burning, the amount OF rcsIduum, and
any other proper tostS TO arrive NJ correct C0nclu
sons that NAV be deemed necessary.
lhe Lard OIL will be subjected to special tests. and
will be rejected unless found TO be- in regard TO burn
ing ana huidity under reduction of temperature and
in every other respect equal to that of toe standard
adopted by the Board OF which sample will be fur
nlshed on application to the Lighthouse En-. ineor at
30 ton, Massachusetts,.
The casks must be guaged under the direction and
pc sol supervision Of the Inspecting Officer, BY
custom house or other legally authorized and sworn
gaueer according to the United States standard and
must be marked ard accepted before they are re-
moved hom the col ar or wareh use of tho contrac-
tor. Ihe tenn ueratLre of the Oil will be accuratey
noted, and the measurements reduced the standard
| nuerauIe OF 60 Deg Fahrenheit, by tables pre-,
Proposals viii be received and considered for each
lot separately, Tor all or the 10 at the opuon of
the bldderi but no bid Will be considered for less
quantity than that specified as one Ot, to be de-
lvered at one tine and place Each old must state
explicitly, written ont in full the kind OF oil offered
wbet er Sperm, Lard or Cola, the rate per ga Ion
the number Of the lot lots ud Or and the place of
| delivery conforming TO tins Rdyertsement
BIDS subD Itted by different members of the same
| firm or cupartueIshIp will not be considered
The Lighthouse Board under the authority of the
Department. the right 60 reject any bid, al
though 1t may be che lowest, for other cOBsldora'
| iiOns than The puce
No bid viii be considered for any other kind or
description OF oil than those specially called Ior in
| this advertisement.
bond, with security to the Satisfaction of the
| Department, IN penalty equal to one.fourth of the
| amount of each contract made under these pro-
poeals, will be required of each contractor, oon.
uhUIed for The faithful performance OF the contract,
10 be execueC within ten days after the acceptance
| oftle BID.
Each offer must be accompanied by written guar
antee signed bN responsible persons, ana
known 10 tre Depar ment such, or certified by a
United States district Judge, attorney, avyagent or
collector OF The customs, TO the effect that If the bid
lie accepted the bidder will duly execute contract
IN POoo faith, according 10 tue PROVISIONS and terms
of tins advertisement, within ten days after accept
auce; and that in case the said party offering shall
al TO enter INTO the cont act aforesaid, he or they
| guarantee to make good the difference between the
| offer of the sad arty and the next lowest bidder
All bIcs must be sealed and endorsed Proposals
oil tor Lighthouses" ana then placed in another
envelope, directed, prepad, to the Secretary OF
| the Lighthouse Board Washington City,
All bids will be opened publicly, at the hour and
| on the dav specified.
Payments will be made for the several Iors of oil
within thirty days after they shall have been re
| ceIved by the United States
| Bv order of the Lnght-house Board
| IL 25t ANDREW A. HARDWOOD, Secretary.