Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-09-22
PROPOSALS.
,ROPOSALsF FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP |
PsERyICr BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
An BRAZIL. ..H# .. ...... II
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I'm accordance with the provisions Of the act oil
Congress, approved May Is, 1864, which Is In the
words following, to wit
DAN ACT to authorize the establishment Of oesan
mall steamship service between the United
SBs saaefed by he Senate and House Of Represcntd.
ip.s Of me United State Of lmsried, ~ Cehgre,, a.
hereby, authorized to unite with the General Post
once Department OF the Empire Of Brazil, oi sueh
thoriied to act for that Government, in establish
ing direct mail communication between the Two |
countries by means OF monthly line OF nat eisss
than two thoIpabA tons burden each, and Of sui
noient number TO perform twelve round trips OF |
stStes, north Of the Potomsc river, and Rio de ia
neiro, in Brazil touehins at saint Thomas, In the
ss,,sa IA port o. ports as shall
That the expense Of the service shall be divided
ted states portion thereof shall not exceed the
sum Of one hundred and hfty Thousand dollars for
ySgs 1spS g; Per
service Of the Post Once Depattment.
q sec. 2. And be further enacted, That tho Post;
70 instS proposal; for said mall stesSship service
By pub 10 advertisenent for the period Of sixty
S Ss. Of GnS PSlsGspS
irsC, win the lowest responsible bidder for the
shall depart nom the Uuited states with the mall,
.or nrs ~. tn ,,ppi,p vonnd vnyaSe. ncy
annum, out and back--sro received and accepted
BY him within the limit As aforesaid, from party
ample ability 10 furnish the steamships required
ior the service, and Offering good and sufficient
70, tne n..,sr That sch nrono,sl,
rae,i ana P.ov .s s ~ sat Y, hs.,m
h oe neesp.sa W .ne son,raa,. Sr,,b eseh
ana ha ,ont iIn,np .,ni ~ nroyis,onsa shsii
Sovernmsna, go man ascsnted s,gsoy or hadsrs
: sses Government 10 be respon,ibIo only for its
proportion Of the subsidy to be paid for service
ny, ~. p.,...,., &C.,, n az any an .e,ts
ntdsr The authority Of This act shall 10 into effect
on or before the first day OF September, thou
sand eight hu"dred and sixty-hvei and shall, In
.ai.ion " sne uuA spu, ,h ~ y. .m.htn.
ofeTed tor the service shall be oonstrueted Of Tie
beat materials and sfer the most approved model,
with all the modern Improvements sdspted iof
49, $50 - .ssi "a .o.an,. 80 ~, ~. po.t
ms"ts, General be susjset to inspestion sad sur
vey by an perienoed naval constructor, TO be de-
tailed Tor that purpose ~ the secretary o. the
70 n we M ~ two 6ovs+nn.nt, ,S.ii ~
eutitIed 70 have transported free Of expense, on
each and every mer amail agent 70 take charge
o. ~ ~ =. ~ " ~ M ~ .isnS,
49, ~, 49, ~ s,p.,a ssdprn -, 80. y, ssftn,n
ma " ~ ~ ai n,op,pi 2 @ ,,,,.a t
- r. sao,r.s1 nro 80. m H.. m dc
from the eomoen alton on seeount Of such omit.
tea yoyas or VOYAGES; she suitable inca and pen
N the regular performance OF the ssrvlss accord.
lpg 70 eont,se anu tnst .ne foSttn as'ar cehsra,
hn ave ne po%e1 % me &C
any 'ine IN case nl It's p'inB uhuehet OF asslBheu
t0My {. hot party. -, $500,
sec; =. hnd o. In7afr eIlaoitf, Ihst VIC mS ~
steamships employed 10 the sery &c authorized oy
ms set shall ne exempt rom all port charges anu
eetton' mouse nn ~ the port OF departure aou
mno oIT trom poTt SSd s,
| ines Is gTsnle ~ ne government OF bFehii-
Approved NAV %, loet"
mi, Ia ts,olyoa n, the po.t oTDos non.,,.0,,, in
W - - Vs. 80 80 - -
the e.y OF washington uh'I O'CLOCK ID o'
SATCRD W, the frat day of Ochiber, 1854, fore n.
veying the mails Of the United sta.eJ by a
monthly uhe Oh nere ass amer eau tea.sSlps
steamships oil not lesa Than TWO thousand fons
burden, each, and Of sufficient number to perform
,,n rs,.sS ga s,, -" a.. 49, r.. IT,,
u the oh'.eu S'"teS no''n Vi 'he rotom" iNu
and Rio dc JsnetFo, In BEazll, touching At st.
Thomas, In the West Indiep, and at Bahia and Per.
. nAmbueo, in Brazli. for A contract taru of ten
! " ' - ~ -
years, 10 commence on OF before 'he 'st IVY o.
September, 1865, and to date from the day the irH
steamship OF such line shall leave the Unite
1 | .,.,., A.. II, ~. nj,
= tA'es WIN the mAns iof pfAth'
|. Bidders must designate the United States port 0
I, departure and arrival, and may, at their option
i propose to embrace additional inter mediate port
at W hich the Eteanahipl shall touch on thei out
q oeive mails.
Each bid should nnmo the time proposed to b
Se occupied 10 periorming the passages, each way
ID be wcen the United states port Of departure sn
arrival and RIO de Janeiro and should he accom-
~ nA1itd by map or diagram OF tie route, thowln
II the intermediate ports at which the steamship
rs are to 81 TO deliver snd receive mails. schedule
t Of the sailing days, stating the pTopo cd days sn
nj hours Of departure from each port ss wen 40 th
pscd0n,nv cssb bid, Tuab VsbSdnIes boWeTsr ~ :,
e he suIienf 10 the apnTovaI on the post Donsrt
he nsnt. ar The rc,necrtve countrcs All 10 sIfcrs
y ton by said Dspsftnens from time TO lime, az III.
ntSrsSt. ~ % ntonosed inte,naton. Al nn.t Al 80
II vicc NAV Tsnmirr P'' WI
y r. antsbins of,cI Co- ,hI. yo-yIoa rDr,t h,
y nr,sn 80 ~ ~ ~ az ,is. 90 ' 49, ~
1t asecptSnee viii he subject +. aud SuI
90 he an s avn DsvI non,t,nntor 10
VI Nayg yno,.,, wu,, co,foro 4, all ,s,,sc,. 70 IN
iE provisIon. and renniFemena Of tbs nforcsaiS Al