Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-11
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP
i SERVICE BETWEEN the UNITED STATES
AND CHINA.
Posi- OYPICE DEPARTMENT,
wAsHISUTuS, March ~, 1865.


wAsHINuTuN, March ~, 1865.
In accordance with the provisions Of an act Of
Congress approved February II, 1865, which II IN
the words aud figures following, yh:
IAN ACT to authorize the establishment 81 ocean
mail steamship service between the United
t,Bs a cnacfsdJy he Senate and Housr n Rep.
rssenhViirss NJ the rnHed States Of dnItrfcd IN
congress dsSsB,JIod That the Postmaster Con
eral be- aud he ~ hereby, authorized to invite pro.
posnls by public. advertisement, for the period Of
sixty days, IN Que or more ncwspnPors published
In the cities u Washington, New York, Philadel'
phIa Boston aud San Francisco respectively, for
NATL steamship service between tho port Of San
Francisco in the United States, aud some port or
ports In the Chinese Empire, touching NJ Homo
lulu, In the Sandwich Islands, aud one or more
ports IN Japan, by means u monthly line OF
first class American sen going steamships, 10 be
Of not less than three thousand tons burden each,
and VI sufficient number to perform Twelve round
trips per Annum between said ports, aud to con:
tract with the lowest responsible bidder for said
service for n term u not more than ten years TO
commence nom the day the hr,t steamship Of tn"
propused line shall depart from the port Of San
Francl,eo with the malls for China: IroUidsd,
| That no bid shall bo considered which shall
| amount to more than ave hundred thousand dol
| lars for the twelve round trips per hnnulns nor
unlcs. the same l. from citizen or citizens 0f the
| United States, aud accompanied by an offer Of
| good and sufficient surrtrs (RlsO citizens OF the
United sacs) for the faithful performance Of such
| contract.
| contract which tho Postmaster General may OK
| ccutc under authority of this act, shall 20 Into
effect on or before the FIRST day OF January,
| one thousand eight hundred aud sixty seven,
| and shall In addition to tho usual sUpuations
| Of ocean mail steamship contracts, proNid" that
| the steamships accepted for the scrNic" shhu bc
| constructed Of the best material aud nii"r hp'
| prov ed .inOdCls, with all tho modern improve
| InentH adapted to sea going steamships Of the
first class aud shall be subject TO Inspection aud
| survey by an experienced naval constructor, TO
be- detailed for that purpose BY the secretary OF
| the Navy, whose report shall DO made to the
| Postmaster General That the Government OF
the Uutcd States shall he entitled to have trans
| ported, free Of expense on each ana every
| steamer, u mall agent to take charge OF aud ar
range the mail matter, To whom suitable accom-
mediation for that purpose shall be assigned
That IN case Of fRiluIe from any cause to perform
any oftho regular monthly voyages stipulated Tor
Ia the contract, pro rata deduction shall be made
from the comp eusation On account " nch omitted
voyage or voyages. That suitable hnes and penal
ties may lie imposed for delays and irr"gulare
ties in the performance Uf the serVr" and that the
0 Postmaster GruerRl shall have the power To 4"
I trrmino the contract ut any time IN case II is
being uudcrct or assigned to any other party.
Approved, February H. 1863
a PROPOSALS
, viii 10 received ut the Post once Department,
In the city Of Washington, until three . clock,
u, m Of TUESDAY, the 18th day of August,
iSG5 for conveying the malls Of tho United State
4 by means II u monthly liuO VI nrst-class Am"ri
| going steamships OF NOT ltHN lHhh lllf'
4 thousand tons burden each, Government inch,
. | urcment, and " sufficient number 10 perform
twelve round trips per annnm, between IT," p9r
| ~ san Francisco, In the United States, aud som'
h mort or ports In the Chinese Empire, touching a
c Honolulu, In tho sandwich Islands, and At on,
| or more ports In japan, for u contract term o
| not more than ten yeaTS, to commence from I'll,
day the drst steamship 81 the proposed line shal
y | depart from the port OF Ban Francisco with tn
mGiis for China.
Bidders must designate the port Of terminus h
= the Chinese Empire; also, the Immediate port
, in japan aud China At which the steamships ar
| 10 rnIl ON their outward and hOmewaTd PASSAGE
) | to land and receive malls.
i BIDS proposing several terminal ports, either
one VI which may be selected by tho Depart
ment will be considered.
The Department reserves 10 itself the right o
: changing lhe terminal port Of tho. Chinese En-
i pire, upon reasonable notice to the contractor
a limit prescribed by the act of Congress aforesaid
at any time darling the continuance OF thecou
tract
be occupied In performing the passages each wa
b.tN cen San Francisco, and the port or ports u
the Chinese Empire proposed for the terminus q
the route, Including stOppages at Honol ulu an
other intermediate ports and also the length
stoppagss at each Of tho intermediate port
Y named, and each proposal should be aceompanie
by a map or diagram Of the route. Schedules I
sailing days, stating the proposed days an
hours Of departure from each port, ~ wen as "
proposed days aud hours of arrival, Ehoul
G also accompany each bid such schedules, how
- ever to he subj Get to the approval Of the Post
master General and to alteration by his order
from time to time, Us the interests VI the post
service may require.
The steamships offered for the service must
ly American steamships Of the first class In all II
= spects, aud before acceptance win be subject
Inspection and survey by an experienced nav
a. constructor TO be detailed for that purpose
70 the Secretary Of the Navy,
III proposals must conform In ali particulars
the provisions and requirements Of the afOr'
said act approved February H. 1865 and mu
be properly guaranteed, with satisfactory test
lnoniais that the bidder OF bidders and the
Cuarantors are men Of property aud abundant
r, able 10 make good their tender aud guarantee
nv The bidders name aud residence, aud the nan
n. Of each mamber Of the Arm, when eompar
IN offers, should be distinctly stated In the pr
to pOsal, .,,,,
be- Proposals should bcscnt, under seal, 10 III
In First Assistant Postmaster 0ehoral, " 70
he elpn Desk, - with tho words Mail Proposals,
" ''Foreign Mails, - written GU the face OF q
- address; and they should he dispatched In hu
be- 10 be received at this Department on or befo
nv the 10Th day Of August next, which Will be q
last day for receiving proposals under this ~
Yerti.emNnt, WILLIAM DENNISON,
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