Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-09-03
PROPOSALS.
ROPOs FOR GOAL.
NAVY AaHHr's OFFICE,


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in this city, of the following sizes and kinds of
For Ordnance Foundry, 5000 bushels of Charcoal
do do do 200 tons of Anthracite
For Ordnance Foundry, $50 tons Of Cumberland
For Ordnance Engine, $50 tons of Cumberland
Fer Ordnance Steamer Baltimore, 100 tons of
The above Coal to be of the best quality, and
subject to inspection before acceptance.
November 1854 free Of es pense to the Governmsnt
Proposals. must be addressed to 8. P. BRO WIN.
Navy Agent, Washington, D. @. su lot
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Posf OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, June II, 1884,
In accordance with the provisions of the act of
Congress, approved May g. 1864, which is in the
| words following, to wit
IAN ACT to authorize the establishment Of ocean
mail steamship service between the United States
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such officer of the Government of Brazil as shall be
ing direct. mail communicstion between the two
countries by means of menthly line OF hrst class
tHo toms and of
| number to perform twelve round trips or voyages
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Brazil touching At St. Thomas, in the West Indies,
inter mediate port Or ports as shall be cona Tered
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two Governments, and that the United states, por-
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H %sass segssp.iassd for the N Of II
Sec Aaaps ntnythy enacted That the Post St;
to invite proposals. for said mail steamship service
| by public advertisement for the period of sixty
IN of
New York and Boston gd and to con- on
day ne arst steamship sf the PROPOSED line shan
trpa-tbat is to say, for twelve round voyages pei
by him within the limit as aforesaid from party
a5 to the
the 9 b ard go9d and o aen
nd s1 Fhss such s"sq s
shall be acce pied by the Government Of Brazil and
eminent, cont ming similar provisions, shall be
executed by such accepted bidder or bidders; each
ton Of the subsidy to Be paid for the service
See A1d rtas, eaesa That any cen
on Or before the drst day Of September one thous.
addition to the usual stipulations Of ocean mail
steamship contracts prSvds that the ms
best materials and after the most approved mo-
Of Ss @ e
hs before their and &C by the
survey by an experienced naval constructor, to be
Setasd for that BY the s .h Of the
General; that the two Governments shall be emit
tied to have transported, free of expense, each
that s be to
any Of the regular monthly yoysxes stipulated for
from the compensation on account Of such omitted
| voyage or voyages; that suitable fines and penal
ing to contract s and that the Postmaster General
any time in case of it's being underlet assigned
"see, !. 1nd 3 i 1r.assy enacted. That the mail
this act shall be exeIp + from all port char and
| rival in the United States; P,ocided, That SIM
liar b aad
| Approved May %. 1854 !"
PROPOSALS
| Will be received at the Post Office Department, in
| the city of Washin ston, until o'clock p. m. Of
SATURDAY, the first day of October, 1864, for con-
veying the mails of the United States by monthly
line of first class American going steamshi psof
| not less than two thousand tons burden each, and
Of Ts s
hRGIth Of the POTOMAC river and Rio De JaHsiro in
dies, and at Bahia and Pernambuco, in Brazil, for
contract term of ten years, to commence on or
from the day the first steamship Of such line shall
the United States With the mails for Brazil
departure and arrival, and may, at their option,
the
ward or homeward passages, to deliver and receive
Each bid should name the time proposed to be
occupied in performing the passage each way, be-
rival and Rio de Janeiro, and should be accompa-
MED ME ey map or diagram Of the route, showing
the sailing days, stating the proposed days and
Of should ase
accompany each bid, such schedules, however, to
OF ths respeetivs Countries. and to alt,Estion By
ests OF the proposed international postal service
| The steamship offered for this service must be
acceptance will be subject to inspection and sur
tailed for that purpose by the Secretary of the
Proposals must conform in all respects to the
provisions and .esuirssments of the aforesaid act.
approved May 18Th ISL and must be gr9psE
| the .guarsntors are men Of property, and album
8s to make The
member Of the t% when zen company offers, should
| be determined BY the Postmaster General "a soon
reception but no rsposai can be accepted by this
Department unless the bidder is also accepted BY
aforesaid act And case such Joint ptance,
distinct and separate contracts to be executed
| by the accepted bidder bidders with each Gov
erument. containing similar PROVISIONS each Gov.
eminent to be responsiii only for its proportion
Proposals should be sent under seal to "the First
Assistant Postmaster General Foreign Desk,
written the face of the address, and they should
be dispatched in time to be received by or before
the first day of October next which will be the last
day for receiving proposals under this ad vertise
ment. III. BLAIR, Postmaster General
I
NoTE.-This DEPARTING nt is not advised that any
definite action has yet been taken by the Govern.
ment of Brazil in respect to the establishment of
| the proposed Steamship service between the two
| tober next the limit fixed for the reception Of
proposals under this advertisement, certain infor
mstien that subject will have been received
| When received, it will be made public.
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MEDICAL pURVBYORp OFFIOH.