Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-27
PROPOSALS,
NAIL STEAMSHIP SERVICE
II BITWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND BRAZIL.
P0sr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

AND BRAZIL.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WARRINGTON, June II, 1864.
In accordance with the provisions of the act Of
Congress, approved May q, 1854, which is in the
words following, to wit:
An ACT to authorize the establishment of ocean
and Brsa service between the United States
Sc Il emasd BY hs s..at. AID House Of Rsprs
Is hereby authorized to unite With the General
Post 0ffce Department of the Empire of Brazil, or
authorized to act for that Government in establish
Ing direct mail communication between the two
American sea going steamships, 70 be notices. than
TWO thousand tons burden each, and Of sufficient
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porth OF the Potomsc river. and RiS de ysneiro in
at BAHIA Pernambuco and such other Brazilian and
intermediate port OF ports IS shall be cons Tered
81 s Be a
two Governmesnts' and that the United States por-
dred and fifty thousand dollars for the performance
& Ga. @ sDR,SpTistsd for the service Of tn
Asap; 5nffa s = t. That the Post
to invite Proposals for said mail steam aer7ics
BY public advertisement for the period of sixty
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New York s and Boston, respectively; and to con.
term en from the
day the frst steamship of the proposed line shall
the dnfs teas states h the mails
trips-that is to say, for twelve round voyages per
hum as psT
or parties of und QUILTED responsibility, possessing
the 0 a and s9e team ang
sureties for the faithful performance of such
g the su of
that distinct and separate contracts with each Gov
%sT shall
ton of the subsidy to be paid for the service.
or thu rs 9
ana e1ght hundred 5 and s5tyhve and shall in
steamship contracts, provide that the steamships
offered fer the service shall be constructed of the
del, with all the modern improvements, adapted
for sea going steamships of the first class and
General Be sabect and
survey by an experienced naval constructor, to be
be- nj
General; that the two governments shall be enti-
and every steamer, a mail agent to take charge of
and arrange the mail matter, to whom suitable &C
that in case Of failure from any cause to perform
any of the regular monthly sti pulated for
from the compensation on account of such omitted
voyage or voyages; that suitable fines and penal
in the regular performance Of the service accord.
ing to contract; and that the Postmaster General
any times in case of its being underlet assigned
to any, ~ other party; ,x,,., .o,,.s That a..
steams ps employed in the service authorized by
this act shall be exempt from all port charges and
rival in the tinted States P1oraa That ane sm
lar immunity from port charges and custom, house
dues is granted by the Government OF Brazil.
Approved May %, 1884,
PROPOSALS
Will be received at the Post Office Department, in
the city of Washn gton, until o'clock p. m. of
SATURDAY, the first day of October, 1854 for con-
veying the mails of the United States by monthly
line Of hrst-class American sea going steamshipsof
not less than two thousand tons burden each and
Of sufficient number to perform twelve round voy-
and R de-
!. razil, touching at st. Thomas, in the West In
before the LIST day of September, 1885, and to date
cave the United States With the mails for BALI.
Bidders must desi gnate the United States port of
propose to embrace additional Intermediate ports
It W hich the steamships shall touch their out
YARD or homeward passages, to deliver and receive
Each bid should name the time proposed to be
tween the United States port of departure and ar
,iyal and Rio de Janero, and should be acoompa-
he intermediate ports at which the steamships are
o call TO dell and receive mails. Schedules of |
hours of departure from each port, as we'll as the
proposed days and hours of arrival, should also |
Inject to the approval of the Post Departments
II the respective countries, and to altsration by
sts of the proposed international postal service
The steamships offered for this service must be
American steamers of the first class, and before
acceptance will be subject to inspection and sur
allied for that purpose by the Secretary of the
Proposals must conform in all respects to the
and requirements of the aforesaid act,
May th
he guarantors are men of property, and album
to and dsSs .ssi
member Of the firm when ompany offers, should
The acceptance or non acceptance OF the bids will
De determined by the Postmaster General as soon
sception: but no PROPOSAL can be ACCEPTED by this
De partment unless the bidder is also accepted by
,feresad aet And in case such joint acceptance
distinct and separate contracts are to be executed
srnment, containing similar provisions, each Gov
srnment to be responsitl only for it's proportion
Proposals should be sent under seal 1.-THE First
Assistant Postmaster General, Foreign Desk,
written on the face Of the address and they should
be dispatched in time to be received by or before
nent. NJ. BLAIR, Postmaster General.
NoTE.-This Department is not advised that any
definite action has yet been taken by the Govern;
menL Oh brdIll IN respect 10 tHe tstdDIsnIent OF
but it is probable that by the LIST of Oc
tober next, the limit fixed for the reception of
under this advertisement certain infor-
nation on that subject will have been received.
When received, it will be made public.
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DROPOsALS FOR WOOD.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON,
OFFICE OF CHIEF QUAETERMASTER,
Nos "a, $50, 53s and $40 Fourteenth ST.,
Near New York avenue,
Washington, AugustS 1864.
PROPOSALS are invited for furnishing Wood to
the troops in and around the Forts hereinafter spec
flied from par owning Wood or Wood lands in
the vicinity of the same. viz:
North of the P0tomac-Forta Sumner, Mansfield,