Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-11
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP
Il SRRYICR BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND CHINA. -
Posr oPIIcH DHPARTnHET,
Y AAnINnroN. March %. 1855.

wAsHINaToN, March %, 1885. q
In aeeordAnoo with the provisions Of an act Of
Congress, approved February II, 1880, which is In
tss wS SSI asSIss K. Of
mall steamship 'erIles between the United
d ''Bs q saactsdbp ne Senate and House Of Rep.
Fessatdtfpes Of ths United Stdies or Anlsrtcd IN
Con0ress assembled, That the Postmaster 0en-
srai b. and hsii hereby; authoriEedte mite pro.
PosAls BY public advertisement for the period q
tixty days, IN oae or more newspepers pnblished
IA she cities q w9hipgtoa, New York, Phiiadsl-
mall steamship service between The port o. San
Francisco, In the limited States, and some port on
ports in the Chinese Empire, touching ~ Homo
luln, In the Sandwich alalAnds, and ono o. more
ports In Japan, BY means OF q monthly liue OF
hrst- class American Sea going steamships, 70 be
Of not leaA than three thousand tons burden each,
and Of suticient humber 70 perform twelve round
trips per annum between said port4, and % con:
Tract with the lowest responsible bidder for said
services for term Of not more than Ten years, to
commence from the day the nrSt steamship Of the
proposed line shall depart from the port o. bau
Francisco with the malls for China Provided,
amount 70 more than ave hundred thousand dol
lars for the Twelve round trips per annam, nor
unless the same u from eltiien er citizens q III.
United States, and accompanied By Al oher Of
good and suhloiont anroues (allo citizens OF the
UnitSd slAIsSfO tho fAithfui performance Of such
';sss. q. ApdSs q ysrtA.r "a INJECTED, nat any
contract which the Postmaster General may 81.
ocute, under authority Of this oct, shall 20 ihto
effect on or before tho hrst day Of January,
ono thousand eight hundred and sixty -seven,
and shall, In addition 10 the usual Gtpulatiena
Of ocean mall steamship contrasts, provide that
the steamships AGeepled for tho service shall be
constructed Of tho best material and After APP
proved models with all the modern improve
nenta adapted TO ea-going stsamahlpsiof the
arSt-clasv, and shall be subject 70 inspection and
survey BY an eKperleaesd naval constructor, TO
be detailed for that purpose BY the Secretary Of
the Navy, whose report shall be made 70 the
Postmaster General. That the 0oIernment Of
the United States shall be entitled 70 have trans
steamer, y mail agent, to take charge Of and ar
>range the mail matter, 70 whom sultAble accom-
mediation for that purpose shall DO aasigned.
That IN case Of failuis fr9m any cause TO psrferm
in The eontraet, PRO rata asdns,ien shall be made
from the compensation on Account Of such omitted
voyage or voyages. ThAteuitSblsh nes and penal
ties may be imposed for. dslays and irIsgulars-
ties In the performance Of the service, and that the
Postmaster General shall have the power 10 de-
termine the contract At any time In case Of Its
being underletor assigned to any other party.
iApProyed, February II, 1865 "..flH 7
PROPOSALS
Will be received at the Post once Department,
In the city Of washlnglpn, until three 9'slcck,
isoS, Tor conveying he malls Of the United s.sts.
BY means Of a monthly line Of nrd-clAsa Amer-
can sea going steamships Of not less than three
Thousand tons burAah each, GoyeEnmsnt meas.
urement, aud Of sunioient number to perform
twelve round trips per Anpum, between the port
OF San PrAnciAeo, In the United States, aud some
port or ports In the Chinese Empire, touching ii
Honolulu, In the sandwich Islands, and ct ON
not n MORE PSTS Zen ysar 10 ssnSsHs: i rom ~
day the nrst steamship o. the proposed line shan
depart from the pod OF San Francisco with tho
malls for China. Nj
the Chinsss Empife: also, lhs inmsdials port.
In Japan and China at which the steamships ara
10 can ON thsir outward and homeward pesaAgsa
| to land and receive mails.
Bids proposing seyeral terminal ports, either
ono Of which may be selected blythe Depart.
| ment will be considered D."
The Department reserves 10 itself the right Of
| changing The terminal port Of the Chinese I'm
plre, upon reasonable notice TO the contractor,
limit prescribed by the act Of Congress Aforesaid
At any time during 'ths eOnsipupnesef the con
tract
be occupied.in psrformlng the PASSAGE each va!
between San Francisco, and the port or ports Il
| the Chinese Empire proposed for the terminus o
the route, including stoppAges At Honolulu an,
stoppassS At each q lie intermediates port
named, and each proposal should be Aceompanie
by map or diagram Of the route. Schedules 4
fhAllinG days, stating the proposed days an
hours Of departure from each port, a. well a. N
proposed days and hours % arrival, ishoul
also accompany each bid such schedules, how
ever, to.be subject 70 the, approval OF the Post
master General and 10 alteration by his ord9I
from time to time, a the intsreata u the post
service may require b.
The AteAmshipa offered for the service must
American steamships OF the hrbt class In all N
apeota, and before aceeptAnoe will be subject
inspection and survey by an experienced hAyl
; contractor, 10 be detailed for thai purpose B
the Secretary Of the Navy.
/ Proposals mpst conform In all particulars
the proViSioaa and requirements Of the AfoEl
] said act, approved February ~ 1888, and ma
be properly guaranteed, with satisfactory tSat
monlAis that the bidder or bidders and the
guArAntoTs are men OF property and abnndGntl
able TO make good their tender and GUARANTEES
The bidders name aud reAldenee, and the nan
Of each member Of the arm, when conpAt
, ogsT,, should be distinctly stated In the pr
pouAl
Proposal. should ssssn.. under seal, 70 IT, z.
I First Assistant Postmaster General, /" 70
llyslgn Desk, y with the words mall Proposals,
4 'TorotRh MAilb, - written on the face 81 n
address, and they should be diapatehedfn TIA
70 be received Al this Department. on o. befe
:. the lhih day n August next which will be q
, last day Tor eslving froPesals under this ~
, veFtiAement. ~ lWtLl,IAMlDRNNIs0N,
mh2a-l0t foatmAst General.