Daily national Republican., 1865-04-25
DRoP0sALS FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP
Il SERVICE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATRs
.H..- ~ AND CH Ina aNi. f..r.
PoSr oYSIos DHPASrnIHT, I
wAsHINaToH, March %, 1855. !

| .' WAsHINdToE, March %, 1888. p
In asossaasso with ne HrSyl'itCss 2 q
the words and figures foiloEing, via; II 4 q
'AS ACT to authorize the aAtablishnent OF ocean
mail steamship .ssryiep lbeiwssni the United
isBs % rsSastsa S % 81 "a. ssnots and Houss Of Rep.
re.safaifvss ~ Ms Ga9sd 'sleies " zmsriea n
| Con1reSs' dsseBlkIofS Thatthn Postmaster Gem
eraf be- and hsis hereby, Authorlsd 70 Invite pro-
gosals By P1blie advertisement for lhs PERIOD q
In thu sitIes Of Washington, Now York, Phlladel.
phia, Boston, and San Francisco, respectively, ,fof
mail steamship service between the port, ~ stp
frAnetAe9, In tho United States, aud some port or
ports W NE Cblasss inspire, touching a Homo.
lulu, In the Sandwich IslAnds, md ono or more
ports In Japan, bymesns " u Hopthiy line Of
AnsrsaS sea gons .ss.hsI 70 PC
and Of sufficient number to perform twelve round
trips per annum between said pottsl snd TO con:
tract With the lowest rsspYnsibie bidder for said
service for term of not more than ten years, TO
commence from the day the arst steamship Of the
proposed line shall depart from the port Of Ban
Francisco with the malls for China Provtdsd,
That no bid shall be 'echhdered which shall
| lars for the twelve round trips per anuum, mol
unless the same IL from cltren or oitsens ef the
United States, and accompanied by an oher OF
good and suahelent suretiss lAlso citizens q the
United statss for the faithful performance Of such
contract. T4'o' IEtIN I
| 1'sse; 4 Asas. glsriAtra 4 s1setsa, q That any
contract which the fOAtmhstr oenerhi may eA
eeute, underAuthority Of this act, shall 80 into
effect on Or before the -hrst day Of January,
one thouaAna sight hundred aud sixty seven,
and shall, In addition to the usual ntipulAtions
The StsShsiipA accepted for The service shall Be-
constructed of the best material aud After Ap-
proved models, With all the modern improve.
nsnts adapted " sea -golng Hteamshipa Of the
arst claSA and shall be subject TO inspection and
| survey by an experienced naval constructor, 10
be detailed for thAtpurPose BY the Secretary oi
the Navy, whose report shall be made TO the
Postmaster 0enefsl. That the Suoysrnmenl o.
) ported, freei q expense on each And every
steamer, mail agent, to take charge ot and az
range the mail matter, " whom suitable accom-.
That IL case 81 of faiiuis tom any cause 20 perform
any Oft regular monthly voyages stipulated foi
u the contract pro rata deduction shall be mad,
from the oomponSation on account Of snoh omitted
| voyage or ToyAgeA That suitable lines aud penA
Ties may DO Imposed for delays aud irregniars
ties In the performance Of service, and that thu
Postmaster General shall have tho power 10 Dc
being undsrIst o. AsaIgned 90 any other party.
Approved, February II, 1855. " ,-...,
H. PROPOSALS ''''' NfaA p.
wilrbe received at bhs Post, oaies Department.
In the city Of WAshlngton, until three o'elotk,
p. M, Of TUESDAY, the 16ih day ufy August,
SoS LOT eo9ssyns me Mna ~ y ,ns osI msS,
can sea going steamships o. not less thah ihfs'
Thousand tons burden each, 0oysrnmeAt msAs,
uremant, aud Of sufficient number TO perform
OF San Praneineo, In tho UAited states, and SOm'
port or ports In the Chinese Empire, touching. q
Honolulu, In the sandwich lAIRnda, ana At on
more ports T. fSs sSSss's sr6% 1SsT 10
day The frst .teAmshiP q the proposed lias shal
depart from the pcr q san Tnneisso with IN
mails for China.
| the ChInese RmnIre Alao the 1mmediate bort
In Japan and China at which the steamships ar
, TO eAIt on their outward and homsvard passage
b1s I1s pISpS.tSs sSS SsSS's .!Ssfs sAs
one Of which may be selooted by the Depart
, The DspaItmsnI reserves % itseff the right .
SI1s upon es TSSsSs gS u The sssisstsI
ii% Ga prS.STSsS BY y Ike @ ssI ocspsTs.s .isrsssd
, At any time during the sontinuAhee Of the eon
b Each hid should name the the time proposed ,
be occupied In performing the passages each wa
between San Rfanpiseo, and the port OF ports
9 tGs route, i1siadiSs stSppagss st HeSOlaIa N
+ other intermediate portsi aud also the length
stoppAges at each OF the intermediate por
:. named, and each proposal should BE- eecompHnis
BY map or diagram Of the route, Schedules.
sailing days, stating the pFoposed days N
hours OF departure from each port, as well as u
I proposed days aud hours d arrival Shoul
/ also accompany each Do buch senouuleas nov
ever, TO be subject 10 the Apprbetll Of The Pos
y master General and TO Altefalion by his orde
irom time to time, as tAstnteIests of the post
service may require. w "
The steainships offered for the service must
l. American steamships Of the hTpt class ~ au q
speets, Rpd befors Aecep,apee Nip bp spbleSv
Inspection and survey by Fn expetieneed hAy
eonbtruetOf 10 be detailed for that purpoee
the Secretary OF the Navy.
!. 4 prcpossIs must conform 10 all particulars
The provIslons apd requirements Of the Afof
2 said act, approved February II, 1858, and mu
| be properly RuarantoSd, with satisfactory teal
:. monlaia dlAf the bidder or bidders and thu
Euataniors are men o. properly and Abundant
able to make good their tender and guArAnte
/. The blddef'A name Rnd residence, aud the nAI
Of each mSmber of the .hrm, when eompal
Ofsr., Ahoqld b dh'lne1iy stated in the pF
pyPp PropSsSIs Shoaid bsssnt under seal, 10 ''r
A. First Assistant PoatmAatar General, - CIV
D. olRn Deak, " with the words Mall ffoposals,
m i1ForaIgn Mails, " written on the face os |
Z address; and they should bs dispatched In III
4 "a be received II this Department on OF bofo
m the Ihth day of August next which win be /
: last day for receiving proposals. under this y
yertissnSnt. WILLIAM DKANisON,
InhA.fot fostmaat General.