Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-12-20
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS EoR SUPPLYING wTNrER.
sTBAISED OIL
TREASURY DEFARrsE~r.
OFFlCE LI6HT HOUsE BoAkp.

81, wAsHINs5oS. December As, isss
eSss MN on ne rsfDxY q sss TN. One
Of yssysry. isI. s9Fgyiss ths Light house,
rsss fsi s sss E6 .EHSYs sHSs
ILk s1kAlHED OIL. either Lard or sp.rn,
Cali9rnla alongside % the Government .uppiy.
posit 20 ee dssisnaied By the in.p.ctips oes, de-
0tner anthorized agent Of the Light hsuss Board.
suits BE Tor u .sir. iron eo1nd veil made e.s
y, saen, from nifty TO eighty sslIOns-nOt &c er
No bio viii be con sidered unless from q msap
fseturer Of the article
brseed in the cont acts under this sdv.rt,ssmsn,
Will be accepted. received, CT raid for unttl !,
Of the person or perons charged with IL. - .n,
nation tsst and inspection, 20 be OF the beet an.i
tgre with other infsrior ollie and sduIter.,ion.
The usual means for determining the char.ctsr-
viz sSeeise gravity. Sufnins the m os1m,,iSysd,
siduum. and any other proper tests TO arri We =,
The Lard Oil will be subject TO specis tests sIi
will be rejected nnl.ss found 10 DC, IN regard 70
tire aud In ever otner respect eaual 70 ~, ~
the .'andard adop'ed BY the Bosrd of -sieb q =
Light house Esgineer at Boston. Mas !" the
The Casks must be gaussd uader the direction
by custom house or oth.r legally .utboTitsa
snd sworn gsuger. according 10 the United stats
lore the; are RI The and eai .See.es be
house OF the cOntrscter. The tenpe rnture o.
tie oil Will he accurately noted, and the MEASURE
deg fahrenheit, by tables prepared Tor the pur.
pose. b"'
Zach bid mu,t state explicitly written mn in
fnll, the kinG OF al offered ~hether sp-rm I.ard
or ColzaJ the rate gallon. aud the place OF de-
nEery, conioI n Ing 10 this advertisements
BIDS suomittes by different members OF the
same hrm or copartnership will not be consid
TIE Light house Board. under the authority of
the Department. reserve the ri ght 10 re ect sny
bid, although IL may be the lowest for other coa
sI6eratioBs hsn the price
No bid wili be &C m; dered for any other hind or
IN this advertisement
bond, with security to the sstisfaction Of the
Dep rtment, In a penalty eFaal 20 one fourth ~
the amount OF each contract. msde unlsr thesa
Broeotab, VIII be required Il each Contractor
eondftiok ed for the faithful Performance of the
acceptance Of the lid.
Each Oier must be accompanied b. a written
guarantee. signed by one or more responsible per
sons, and known to the Department as such ~
certified b, United States distTic. iuage at.or
hey navy agent or collector Of the CUSTOMS n the
entct that, ii the bid BE- accepted the bidder viii
u the provisions anc tern Of this airsrtiseuanr
within ten days after pts aud that in case
the raid party Offering shall tail TO enter into IA,
contract as Aforesaid, he or they guarantee n
said party aud the next lowest bidder. All bids
must be sealed and endorsed. " Pro o.sals for or
Tor Light houses. ana then placed in another en-
yelope. and directed. prepaid, 10 tine secretarvaf
All bids will be opened publicly, at the hour and
CD the DAY specified.
PAP ments will be made FOR the several lots NJ
Oil within thirty dave after they shall have bean
received by he United States
b oIdeT Of the Light rouse Board.
II ANDREW A. HARDWOOD. Secretary