Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-09-30
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR NAIL STEAMSHIP
SERVICE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
Am BnA2TI.

Posr oFTtCn DEPARTMENT,
WASHIEeTOH, June II, 1884. I |
ln accordance with the provisions Of the act Of
/ Congress approved May %, 1851 which Ia in the
words following, to wit
"AN ACT TO authorize the establishment Of ocean
mail steamship service between the United
"Be cndc'cd 5yhc Sencie and Llouse Of Repreaa'o.
iius Of nc tHiioe Hdics Of America, Ia Congress as
hereby, authorized 10 unite with the General Post
Once Department ni the Emplre OF Brazil, or such
nutlod to act for that Government, In establish
/ log direct mall mmuncatiOn between the two !
coWniiioa Ivy menns OF monthly line Of hrht class
American sea going steam. hips, to be Of not lFsp
! th,n two thoulAnd tons burden each, and OF SUIT !
usICat number 10 perform twelve round tr'ps or /
! voyages per snnun between port OF the United |
S'Str7 north of the Potomac river, and Rio do Ia
nero, IN Nra7il, touching Mt Saint Thomas, In the
West indies, at Rahia, pernAmbuco, and such other
Brazilian and intermediate port or ports az shall
hC oQastdeIed necessary and expcdent: Prortded,
uot'rCon the two Governments, and that the Uni.
trl StNtes portion thereof shall not exceed the
sum Of one hundred and iifty Thousand dollars Tor
to be paid out of any money appropriated for the
service Of the Post Once Department.
" Sec. 2, And &c u further enacted, That the Pos'
master General be, and he is hoi eby, authorized
70 Invite proposals Tor said nail steamship service
~ pub 10 advertisement for the period Of sixty
days In one or more newspapers published In the
eiues OF Warrington, Baltimore, PhilAdel' hiA
New York, and oatoni respectively, .nd 10 con.
tract with the lowest responsible bidder Tor tho
came for torn of ten years, to commence from
the day the first steamship OF the proposed line
ThHll depart from the U tied States with the mai'
for Brazil; Provided, That proposals for monthly
trps-that is to say, for twelve round Voyages per
hnnum, out and baek--aTe received and accepted
: BY him within the limit rs Aforesaid from pats
or parties Of uudoubted responsibility possessing
{ ample ability to furnish the BeNmrhiPs required
Ior the ter'ice, snd offering good and sufhcieh'
. surctes Tor the ai,h iu performance Of such con.
X. tract; And provided, ftg,hcr, That oh proposa!s
and that dIs CT and separate oontraois with each
n Government, cont. lining slmi az provisions shall
\. esch Government TO he responsible only for Its
proportion OF the subsidy to he the service
tract witch the Postmaster General nay execute
uLder the authority of this act shall Into effect
on or before the frat day Of september, ono thou
sand eiEht hui dred and sixty-hve; and shall, in
addition to the usual atipul lions Of ocean all
steamship contracts, provide that the steamships
Offered for the service shall be constructed of the
best materials and AFTER tho most approved me lei
with all the modern improvements adapted for
/. sea- DING steamships OF the first olasEi and shall
before tfeir approval and sccc Ita0ce by the Post
master General l. subject to inspection and sur
vey by IN O. rcfcnced avail constructor to be de-
?, tailed for that purpose by the Secretary Of the
. NAvy, whore report shall I've made TO the Postmas
u ter GCnctAi that the two Governments shNll be
CutltICd 10 have transported, free ul expense, on
each aud every steamer amsil agent TO take charge
Of and arrange the mail matter, TO whom suitable
that IN case Of failure from any cause to perform
any OF the regular monthly voyages stipulated for
IN the contract, pro rata deduction shall be made
e, from the compensation on account of such omit
n ted voyAg or voyages the suitable fines and pen
NtlpH be Imposed tOr tClAT1 and frpgulAritica
b, ing 70 contrse ; and that the Postmaster General
~ shHil have tho power : detctmi the contract a,
any tine IN case Uf itl being underlet or assigned
ID IS" ssSo. ~" GrE III cH ript,,rcaard, Tina, the ma.
g. I'eamahips employed 10 the sety ee authorized rs
this act e. all be exempt from all port chArges and
euEtomh use du AZ the port Of departure and
liar immunIry from port ChArg' and Gus om-houte
g dues is garnet hy no Government Of Braril.
Approved, Na} Is, 1864"
wi hr received at the Post Once Department, in
the city Of wasAt g'or, until : O'Clock p to. OF
, SA Ord ~, the Il stday Of ucobCr, 1861, TOR
81 vCvIHg tho maIJ OF tao United StA'oI by a
." monthly line OF hrs,.c'ass American seagoinv
a sto'E5hp' OF not loss than two thousand tons
burden, each, and Of Gu:iaicnt number to perform
~ Give round Voyages per Ga7ur between port
NJ the United States Eorth OF the Potomac river
and Rio De JA4PirO, in EiNzil, touching at St
iLom IS, in ia Wet luIgP, Nai NJ Bahia and Per.
I, hAmbueo. h I'll, for = contract term OF ten
- CErs, - CrHE.' g, a Z" hCf0:u the lat day OF
" September 1885, aGL !a'a Fl pa the W Gc HrBt
Stoaush'p Of Fuch iEe shall leave the Unite
tAtea with tie mails Tor Brazil
Bidders must dsBlgn ate the United Statee mort OF
IN dCpsr ufc and arrival, Snd may, at tn ir option.
~ pEOpplC 10 CEbTagC add tIOnhl ptcrncd ate poFi
H A. W. n til stvaUgEp1 sli,il touch on tLei out.
Pr wh'd - E0!n'wNIu phsa t5c-, TO dellYet and &c.
o. Fsrh XII phuuir nam H. C time prouo,el 10 be
a. UCtui"d II peliuTr az thc pHsShgcs, each way,
n, e."r.H A' unt,rL s'.t-s p"It of departure and
nj srriyI al l. de Iauc!lo, AID should lie aoea
"a pa q ~ map Oh diagram OF the route, showing
=, the lntCl mrGirtc OTtB at which the nteamshipS
IA are t. To deliver and receive mails. Schedules
[G hours 4 departure from cA. port as well as the
T PROF 7gcd days and hours Of arrival, should also
NJ a'comDsuy each BID; such schedules, however, TO
nj b. subject 10 the approval Of the Post Depart
"a rcE's at ne r"p,cuTc eOuntrtgs, AID to 8ltera
non ~ 81 =. bAt nel'I I.M tlS 70 'lme, As the
\ ,m'c''r'' o' rf19o'ed International postal ser-
VIC" Mag !cIuIe'
acceptance VIII he sun Jet 90 inspect aud Iur.
Wy by an experienced naval constructor, to be
detailed i"t That purpose by the Secretary Of the
Navy.
npn-,l1 must conform in all respects to the
approved NJ - h, 1861, and must be properly
, Gu.EHnticc with sHtlsI1ct Dry testimonial that
the g. g. ,aiqrs ale tcg OF property, and abund.
nd eos 'r.t d II 5d'nge, and III name of each
"'n'l.. = rho hr :, ~hcn company oHerE, should
Tic Ncc"I ttrcc OF DOn-IccvptanC OF the lids will
nr dct arGhu"d ~ the t"stmR5ter General as soon
'spIactictnlc a.vr he time limited tor their re-
repIlnn; but no pI0pOstl can be accepted by tbis
Department uultEs tbs bidder 10 aISo accepted by
. tho Government Uf Brazil, rs provided 10 In the
=. .forea.il act. And in cas- o. such Joint accept.
Snce 1iSlinet "d scpnT Ite eoRtr,G arc % be OK.
Cover mrnt, containing simil u provisions, each
iOvrInmrnt 10 be responsible for ouly Its proper
lion Of the Subsidy 20 be paid for the serviC'
Proposals should he sent, under seal, 10 The
, Dealt" with tho words "HGH PropOSdijr-"Forcign
Ma 80 writen on tic face Of the Rddressj and they
shuuli be d spatchCd in time TO be received by OF
relore the rst day NJ October pext, which viii be
he lot day for receiving proposals. under this ad'
vert's'mHnt NJ. BLAIR,
rossmaster Gen, raj.
N,TI.--ih.s DspU'nrnt ia not advised that any
def Ne on has yet neen taken by the Go ern
reGl Of B.r'l iu lcsHUrt to the establishment OF
'h' p'or"1 steamship service between the two
e"unr 81 mar II ID probable that by the list OF DO
Z i"h ueNf, the limit liked iOr the reception OF pro-
. lHaHia urltt thiI Hd ctilscment, certain intormG