Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-22
PROPOSALS.
DROPOSALSFORMAIL STEAMSHIP
~, sEhviGE bETwEEN THE UNITED STATES
nm Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

~, Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WAsHiHsroN, June II, 1854.
In accordance with the provisions Of the act OF
words following, 70 wit
"AN ACT TO authorize the establishment Of ocean
snail, ' tee service between the United
SBS s5ae,ed 6gtS, Senate and HAM, n, p.0r.,:n,,.
tue, Of ne Unlied States Of Lmeroa, 70 Congress as
sembied, That the Poatm sateF General be- and Ia
hereby, authorized 70 unite with the General Post
officer 1.-THE Government of Brazil a. shall be au-
thorized to act for that Government in establish
countries by means Of monthly line OF FIRST class
American sea going steamshipa, to be Of not less
than two thousand tons burden each, and OF sut-
heient number to perform twelve round trips or
voyages per Annum between port OF the United
states, north Of the Potomso river, and Rio de ia
metro, in Brazil, touching at Saint Thomas, in the
West Indies, At Bahia, Pernambuoo, and such other
Brazilian and intermediate port or ports as shall
DC considered e, Necessary and expedent: PIopidet,
between the two Governments, AMI that the Unit
ted states portion thereof shall not exceed the
the performance Of twelve round trips per Annum,
TO be paid out o. .py money Appropriated for the
"Seo. 2. And Be q further enacted, That the Post
master General be, and he 10 hereby, authorized
TO invite proposals for aaid mail steamship service
by pub &c Advertisement for the period Of sixty
days in one or more newspapers published In the
cities OF Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
tract with the lowest resppSSiIIs bidder for The
same for term Of ten years, 10 commence from
the day the first steamship % tho proposed line
for Brazil prorided, That proposals for monthly
trips-thst 10 to say for twelve round voyages pr
by him within the limit a. Aforesaid, from party
or parties OF undnubted responsibility possessing
ample ability to furnish the steamships required
Tor the service, And offering good and sufficient
Buretes for the faithful performance Of such con-
tract And provided, further, That GIch proposals
and that distinct and separate contracts with each
Government containing simi ar provisions, shall
be executed By such accepted bidder or bidders
each Government to be responsible only for Its
proportion OF the subsidy to DO paid for the vice.
"sec. .. And BE- u further e1daed, That any con-
under the authority OF this act shall go into effect
or before the frat day OF September, one thou
sH9a eight ~, hu"Gred ana aTty.nvei snd sns IN
steamship contracts, provide that the Steamships
offered for the service shall be constructed Of the
best materials and after the most approved mniel,
with all the modern improvements Ndapted for
scsgOing steamships Of the first elassi and shall,
@aStsr General b, subject TO ipSpostion and sGt-
vey by an experienced naval constructor to be de-
tailed for that purpose by the Secretary at the
ter GGneFAli that the two Cover nmenis sh,ll be
entitled 60 have transported. free Of eNpens', on
each aud every steamer ANAL agent to take charge
OF AMI arrange the mail matter, to whom suitable
accommOd tito ne for that purpose sh al be assigned
that In case Of failure from any cause 9 perform
IN the contract, pro IAtN deduction shall he Ade
| from the compensation on aSeount ot 'uch omit
sts, az Ss mSyoss5 fot Sna
In the rcgulDr Performance OF the s,rvlSe sccoid-
log 10 contr.o aud that the Postn 4strr General
shall have the power To letermiTe Inc contract At
any time in case OF itI being undetlet or As,iEned
10 any o. her pHrty
"sec. I. And 6sI further enacted, That the msil
steamships employed In he sery &c authorized y
this act shal he eNempt from all port charges al
Arrival in the Untte stSte,t Pronidsd That aim.
liar Immunity from port On ,rgT AID Gus om-houIe
q IppsoveS, NV o. Isst :" VI
fhoFosALS
wi | be received at the Post once Department, In
the city of Washington, until q O'Clock D. NJ of
sATURp AY. the td.y of uotober. 1884. for can.
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Ve'ihs tne mAu' oil tue United sta'e' oy
monthly line OF nrste'ass American seagoing
| hrrden e.ch and of s,eaoiept nrnher 10 pertorm
.' o' ~ -. " $780, 80.
t~eNe round voyages per SHnum between port
| and Rio de Janeiro. in Brazil, touching At 81,
| Thon.. IN ,hs uuo,t tnd,a. .nd =, n.hI. I'd pa,
inouiat iu wv We" We, tuue'' Anu ~ D.niA Nuu VI
| namoueoi In Brazil, Tor contract term OF ten
years, to commence on or before the LIST day OF
september 1855, and to date from the day the hrst
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| sea"'hP U, SUN inv sh'i ioa'o 'ne Oni'eu
| states with the malta Tor Brazil.
Bldderu mu.t desiRnate the United Staten mort Of
deDsTture and SrTiyAI' and NAV. At thSir antioD NJ
urnDose to embrace additional intermedi ate pnrtG
| Al which the steamshipI shall touch on thei out
| wATd ar homewnrl naaaAEes Ia deliver and re-
| eeIyn m sIla
ESoh bid should nam. the time proposed to be
ocoupIed in peTIoTtnipR the pAssAResi each wAy
SstWesn the United ststes pnrt Of dsnsrture S51
| arrival and RIO de Janeiro and 1houli he accom-
the inteImedIAte ports at which the Steamships
are n a, Ia dsnveT and reeeIye maiIs SsheduIea
OF the sailing days stating the propo ed days and
hours Of departure from each port a. well AZ the
nSnnosed dava And hours 81 ATTIvAI ahould also
accompany each bid; such ScheduieS, however, 10
| A.