The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-31

n REAsURY DBPARrnENr, OFFICE L..
Il ROUSE BOARD.

n REAsUKY DBPARrnENr, OFFICE La.
Il ROUSE BOARD.
WAsnmoToN CITY, Janoary 8. 1865.
saeS oodcgP rrSP9sas Will b A s Of
February, 1866, for supplying The IAght-nouse N
Dhsbment with sixty thousand gallons Of the b,
quality pure Winter Strained OIL, either Lard
Sperm, to be divided into four lots, and TO be\
liveIed at the times undeTmentione0, aongeidC'
the Government supply vessels or at the waronolI
or other place of deposit, TO be designated by
Inspecting Officer, OF other autl orized agent OF q
Lighthouse Board in strong, tight, iron-bour|
wel.made Casks, suitable for shipping In good ord
of capacity each of from fifty to eighty gallOnl
not TO exceed the latter. The OIL may be deveI
at Boston or New York, at the option OF the bidds'
The place of delivery in each case must De d.
hncty stated in the bids, and will be embraced
The four lots will be delivered as follows, viz. Il
Lot No. 1.-Fifteen thousand (l5,0OO) gallons
the 20 day OF April 1885, or soon thereafter as q
proper tests and Rauging can lie completed.
Lot No. Fifteen thousand (15,000l gallons
the 10th day OF April 1866 or as soon thereattorI
the proper tests and gaugIng can be completed.
Lot No. S.-Fitteen thousand ,000l gallons on
LIST day of June, 1866 thereafter as the n
per tests and gauging can be completed 4
Lot No 4.-Fiteen thousand 15 OOO) gallons
the LIST day of August 1885, or as soon theleaIteII
the proper tets and gaugng can be completed.
separate proposals Will be received at the sa'
tune tur J0o0 gallons of Cola or Lard Oil to bo
hveIed IS above stipulated, at Detroit, Michigan,
the lat day OF May. 1866 I
No bid will be considered unless lIom q manufI
tUrer of the article.
No part of the OIL proposed for and to be embra1
in the contracts under this advertisement will
accepted, received. or paid tor, until it shall hN
been proved, TO the entire sat siaction OF the per
or persons charged with ITS examination, test, 4
inspection, 10 TO of the best quality pure 'WInI
rained OIL, and free from mixture with otherI
inferior OILS and adulterations.
1he usual means tor determining the character q
quality OF the SpermO Oi will be employed, viz :-sl
cifc gravity, burning the amount of residuum, a
any other proper tests TO arrive at correct concl
slOns that NAV be deemed necessary. a
The Lard o ! will be subjected to special tests u
will be rejected unless found to be, in regard TO buI
ing and tluidity under reducLon of temperature al
IN every other respect equal to that of tue sland9
adopted by the Board, OF which a sample will be 4
nlshed on application TO the Lighthouse En- .ineed
Boston Massachusetts.
The casks must he guaged, under the direction 4
personal supervision of the Inspecting Officer b'
custom house or other legally authorized and swd
Rauger according to the United 5 ates standard.
must be marked and accepted before they areI
moved from the Gel ar or wareho use of the contrI
tor The tenn eratLre of the Oil will be accurat
noted and the measurements reduced o the standy
| temperature OF go deg. Fahrenheit, by tables III
| pared Tor the purpose, eit I51
| Proposals viii be received and considered for Cd
lot separately, or for all OF the los at the opuoI
the bidder; but no bid Will be considered for q
| quantity than that specified as one ot to be
| hveIed at one tine and place. Each bid must u
explicitly, wfltten out in full, the kind of oil oler
whether Sperm, Lard, or Colza the rate per ga Il
the number OF the lot lots bid Tor, and the pacd
| delivery, conforming TO thus advertisement.
Bids subn itted by different members of the sal
| firm or copartneIshp will not be considered.
| The Lighthouse Board, under the authority of
Department, reserves the ripht to reject any bid
| though 1t may be the lowest, for other conssdd
! tons than the price,
No bid will be considered for any other kind
| description oil oil than those specially called IoI
| this advertisement. g..
| A bond, with security to the satisfaction of
| Deparl ment, in penalty equal to one.fourth of
| amount of each contract made under these a
| posals, will be required of each contractor, d
ditloned for the faithful performance of the contf
TO be execuIeo within ten days after the acceptaI
| Ofthe bid.
Each offer must be accompanied by written ej
| antee. signed bv one or more responsible persons,
| known 10 the Depar ment as such, or certified b
United States district Judge, attorney, navy agent
collector OF the customs, 10 the effect that If thel
| be accepted, the bidder will duly execute contI
IN good faith, according TO the provisions and tel
| of this advertisement, within ten days after accd
| ance; aEd that in case the said party offering 81
tal to enter INTO the contact Aforesaid, he or
guarantee to make good the difference between(
| offer OF the SAID party and the next lowest bldd
| ALI blCs must be sealed and endorsed Proposals
| oil Tor Light-hou and then placed in anotl
envelope, aud directed, pre- paid, to the Secretary
| the Lighthouse Board, Washington Citv.
All bids will be opened, publicly, at the hour 4
| on the day specified
Payments will be made for the several lots OF
within thirty day s alter they shall have been
| ceived by the United States.
| BY order of the Lighthouse Board
| l II 25t ANDREW A. HARDWOOD, SecretarI