Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-09-20
PROPt NAIS.
ERoPOsAL sSoR ILsTEAMsHIP |
SERVICE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND BRAZIL.
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Posr orrIcr DEfkprmksr,l
| WARRINGTON, June II, 1884 Y
In accordance with tho provisions Of the act oil
Congress, approved May rs, 1854, which 10 In the
words following, to wit
"AE ACT TO authorize the establishment OF ocean
T mall. steamship tea service between the United
abe q enacted blythe Senate and House Of Rspresrnia-
tees Of hs United States Of lmeTieo, IN Congreii a.
seneies, That tie Postmaster General be, and bel
Office Department OF the Empire Of Brazil, or such
otfeer Of the Government Of Brazil a. shall be au-
ing direct mail oommunicatlon between the two
countries by means OF monthly line OF hrtt class
tSaH two thousand toS. burden each, snd Of .as
hcient number to perform twelve round tr1pa or
voyages per snnum between port Of the Un, ted
metro, In BRAZIL toushins a. saint fSonss, in the
Weht Indies, At Bshia, pernambuco, and such other
be considered necessary and e1pedien,; Provtdcd,
That the expense OF the service snail be divided
ss. ,he eo ,TT tSsrs mo M, nc V9
sum Of one hundred and hfty Thousand dollars for
the performance Of twelve round trip. per snnum,
service Of the Po.s 8ee iOr the
"see. q And BE- further enacted, That the Post
invite proposal; for T .sid MAJ. stesgS.Sp service
by public advertisement for the period OF sixty
day. IN one Or more nswspsGers pupI,.hssd n the
tract with the lowest responsible bidder for the
commence
the day the nrst steamship Of the proposed line
shall depart from the Uuited states with the mails
Brazil sDs TG;, 20, monthly
, snnum, out and baok--are received and accepted
by him within the limit aH aforesaid IRON party
ample ability TO furnish the stesmships required
tor the SER Ice, and offering good and sufficient
!; tract And propidrd, Jrisr, That . eh PROPOSAL,
, shall he accepted by the Government Of b Anil,
and that dist Of and separate contracts with each
. | mt. tnln stn.l. trtstan hall
8 be executed by such accepted bidder or bidders
, each Government TO be responsible only for Its
!; "Sec ., And BE- n further e1Gcisd, Ihs, any con
: tract which the Postmaster General may execute
GGaSr ne sa,ssory o. this act shall 60 into sileS'
sand eiSht hu dred and sixty.hvei and shall, IN
addition to tho usual stipui .tions Of ocean all
steamship contracts, provide that the steamships
offered for the service bhsll be constructed OF the
: beat materials and sfNer the most approved model
Ses-soiug steamships Of The rrst elss.; and shall
y before their approval and acceptance by the Post
2 master General bs subject to inspection and sur.
vey by an experienced laval constructor, to be de
. Navy, whose report shall be made to the Pos,mas
- ter GenerAli that the two Governments ahall b,
entitled to have transported free Of expense, or
each and every steamer, mail agent to take oharg'
se, u. - NJ ~
that in case Of failare from any TO perform
n any OF the regular Hehhly voyages stipulated fo
in the contract pro rata deduction shall be IN adj
n, ~ from the compensation soeount nf such omit
D. ted voysg" or voyages the suitable fines and pen
Aties may be imposed for delays and Irregularities
in the regular performance Of the service accord
o. ing TO CONTRACTS and that the Postmsster Genera
any time In case OF Its being underet or assigned
3 "ses. /. And 5sG further snae,sd, Th., the mai
q steamships employed In tho service authorized BY
this act shall be exempt from all port charges ant
/; oustom.hnuse due. At the port OF departure an'
n liar Immunity from port charges and om-houB
!, dues is granted by the Government OF Brazil.
;. "Approved, May %, 1884,"
}, PROPOSALS
n viii be received at the Post once Department. IL
!, the city OF Washington, until o'clock p. m. o
SATURDAY, the hrst day OF October, 1884, for con
n veying the mails OF the United States by q
monthly line Of hrste'ass American sea-going
steamships OF not less than two thousand eons
,, burden each, and Of sufficient number to perform
ID twelve round voyages per annun between port
s. Of the United States north OF the Potomac rive
IN and Rio de Jsneiro, In Brazil, touching at st
. Thomss In the West Indies, and At Bahia and Per
=, nambuoo, In Brazil, for . contract term OF tel
d; years, to commence or before tho Isl day o
September, 1885, and to date from the day the nrs
|, steamship Of such line shall leave the Unite
n tates with the mails for BRAZIL.
d. Bidders must designate the United States port
d propose to embrace addtiopsI intcTnsdiatsy port
81 which the steamrhips shall toush on thei out
ward or homewatd passages, to deliver and r,
=" zach bid should mans the time proposed to b
a. occupied In performing the passages, each way
AZ be ween the United StAtes port OF departure an
~ arrival and Rio de JAneiro, and should he accom-
Io PaHied by map or diagram Of the route, shown
are to to deliver and receive malls. Schedule
Of the sailing days, stating the propo ed days ant
hours Of departure from each port ss well a. tn
To- proposed days and hours OF arrival, should ais,
rd accompany each bid; such schedules, however, u
nd be subject to the approval OF the Post Depar,
,ss ton by said Depaftm en from time TO lime as In
Gterosts Of the proposed international postal eel
es; The steamships offered for this service mus,
10, American steamers OF the hrst class and befor
20 acceptance viii be subject to inspection aud su
10, vey by an experienced naval constructor, to
ng, Navy.
NJ provisions and requirements OF the Aforesaid
Try approved May 2Sth, 1854, and must be properl
the gusrantors are men Of property, and album
To- bidders name and residence, and thu Of ssc
ne member of the firm, when q company ofefs, shou
,e, be distinctly stated In the proposal.
TO- The seeeptanoo or nen-acceptanee OF the bids wi
10. be determined by the Postmaster General 500
IL; as practicable amer the time limited for their r.
TO- eeption; but no proposal can be accepted by th
Iss Department unlss, the bidder I. also accepted
,d Aforesaid act. And In case Of such joint Aooep
snee Distinct and separate contrasts are 10 be ei
Il Government, containing similar provisions, eAC
N Goyernment to be responsible for only 1t. propo
n. tion OF the subsdy to be paid Tor the service
m Proposals should be sent, under seal, TO "Ih
o. FIRST Assistant Postmaster General "Foreis
A Desk" with the words "MdH PTopOsdISn-"EOTeio
Moi 81 written the face Of the address; and the
should be dispatched In time to be received by O
=, before the first day OF October sext, which will
the last day for receiving proposals under this a.
~ vertisement NJ. BLAIR,
a. Postmaster General.
te NOTE.-Thls Department 10 not advised that an
81, denLite action has yet been taken by the Go eri
men, OF Brazil In respect TO the estabiishment ,
- the Proposed steamship service between tho ~
~ oountriesj but 10 probable that by the LIST Of
toner next, the limit nxed for the reception OF pr
IN posalG under this advertisement certain inform
=. ton en- that subject will have been receive
~ When received II will be made public.
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