Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-09-23
PROPOSALS.
nROPOsALs FORMAL STEAMSHIP
SERVICE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
and BRAZIL.

PosT OrrtcE DEPAnrmrrr,
WAsHiseToH, June II, 1884, |
In accordance with the provisions Of tho act Of
Congress, approved May rs, 1854, which 10 in the
words following, 70 witt
"AH ACT to authorize the estsbiishuasnt OF ocean
snail 'ss tea HlP service between the United
"BS enacted blythe Senate and Houss Of Represenid-
pes Of the United States Of lmeYfcd, IN CosgTen a.
,eHb!ed, That tie Postmaster General be, and hei.
once Department Of the Empire OF Brazil, or such
orhoer ofthe Government Of Brazil q. shall DO au- |
Ing direct mail communication between the two |
countries by means OF monthly line OF nrst Class
tso nc so9 oS. Sas o 90 and Of
uoient number TO perform twelve round trips or
sts,s. north p Of the Po,on. rSsr and Rio ds a.
metro, In Brsril, touching At saint Thomas In the
west Indis. q Bahia, sernsmSseo, and such oshs,
That the expense Of the service anal be divided
ted States portion thereof shall not exceed The
sum OF one hundred and any thousand dollars Tor
service Of the Po.t Once Dsp.rtmsn,. W.
General BE-, snd ss ssr.by n su, n
~ public sdSsrtiss~ent for the period o. sixty
eites Of washington, Baltimore. Phil.deiphis,
New York. and poston, respectively, and 70 con.
same for : torn Of ten years, 20 commence from
the day the arst steamship o. the proposed line
| for BRAZIL proufded That proposais for monthly
tTips-thst IL 10 ssy, for twelve round voyage. pei
! snnum, out and back-are received and accepted
S S,a ~ sss %
ample sSiiity TO furnish The stssms2P ,. required
sureties for the faithful performances Of such cop
! tract; And provided, Further, That oh proposals
and that dist ct and separate contracts with each
GoyeTnment oontsinins simi ar proyisions, shall
: be executed by such accepted bidder or bidders,
sssh government g O. re,pon.ieie only lor I've
v Zee n INA b. n fryfRsr s1arf,d That sny son.
tract which the Postmaster General may execute
under the suthority Of this act shall 20 Into efest
On OF peIo.e tne nIs ny o, sepsmoe,i ous tno ~
.JdI,op ~ ths nsn.i st,nni ,San. ~ n.e.n ~ Al,
steamship contracts, provide that the steam fps
offered for the service shall be constructed OF the
oes, ~, sna sner sne most apgroveu m"a s
,es.xoinr ,te.mships Of lie nrst alas, and al ali
before their approval and acoeptanoe by the Post
master General, bs subject TO Inspection and sur
lveS ~ IN onperienoeu nsvM eonssiuetor 70 ge uc
Nav. whose rebpoIt sSsII ~ ~ made 10 ne Po.,msS
Ter General; thst the two Governments shsn Dc
entitled 70 have transported tree 81 expense, o.
NJ Anu e.eIy ~ 81 " ~ ,,
IL ~, ~ =, ~ III ~ ..sisn "A
~, ~ 80. ~ ..'I.s. ~. m ~, $40. - $500
OF mat ~ ,h u n.pi 10 ~
IN the eontraet pro rata dedyetSop mai be mad,
n from the compensation on ssSornt o. such omit
ed s. may De imposed LOT de,S, and lrssuistt,s,
In nr No eopttss snS ,Sst he postm .stsp Gsners
shall have the poTer to de,sr%iss The Soa.Iss. a
any time, w e,,e Of ' oeins undefie' or assigned
See And S,a 51.,r enacted That ne = nal 4
nj sst Y. al ~ 2ennt rom ~ mr., ehorss. an,
n use aSr. tas POI, o. asPss,.rs 40,
liar Immunity from mort ebsrT.s And Gu, om-hous,
} due, Is granted y he Government s Of Brazil.
I "PP'"
PROPOSALS
ed vii he received at the po.t ONCE Departmept 4,
RI the s,,v Of Ws,hipgton. untii o,eiock n m. q
" S .o y a. a.. a.. So, up 49,, 20 80, 49,
SATURDAY, the hrstdsy OF October 1854 for con
cy nonth,v i'm Of rp.,o'... Ams,,,sn ...-.n,D,
steamships OF NOT less man Two thousand ION
ch burden, each, and OF sufficient number to perform
70 of tho United sac, por,h ~ N. po,om,. r,vs
cd ~, p,a A. ,sa.,s. q. nm ,a..h,a .,
NJ rhom,s, in the West Indies. and a, Bahia and Per
he nAmbueo, In Brazil, for q contract term OF ter
rr. Son 70 eo ,nan on 0. 9elo'e ,ns "a Jay
Its september ioo0' anu 70 uA'e from 'he 'ns nI'
steamship of such line shall leave the Unite
vi tates with the mail. for Rrazu
no n,,,.. ,-Is - w., s...
H. uGers mus. oesnn'e nc Un'eu s,ates po,s
ed p,opS ;. 70 o., eoisce & ~, por,
Whion me sseamships snan touen on thei OUT
~ Wa,u OF nome"Aiu passaBosi W uehNef anu re
re oeiye malt,
a p'E sno 1,U name I'm ne ms psopoeb 70 .
ne SssInsr AZ. G.itaS - -. = "a "a 49, - -
ed pe,MeSh the oh.eu statos poLt ., aspatuIe Al
AnWh hnu MO ue ysnelIo, ~ shouiu DC nooom
ey Aritu W map OF uissrs ~ me ,ou.s, snowin
N ne ~ m to sua tsc.ays vi.
RS ~ 49, i, 70 usse suu ~ s. seneeui
he ~ s " nb ny s . she PIoPo q NY n
0a proposed days and hours OF arrival should ais,
h., aceompsny each bid; such schedules, however, :,
h | be subject to the approval OF the Post Depart
ments OF the respective countries, and to alters
" ton by said DepArtments from time 10 time A. IN
Interests OF the proposed postal ser
'Ty vice may require.
~ | American steamers Of the nfst class nad befor
Ht acceptance will be subject To inspeoton and su,
'ef yey BY an experienced naval constructor, 70 D
or or navy; -. n., .a0,., - ~ $500. :. :,