Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-17
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP
II SERVICE BgTwERN TAX UNITED STATES
.lf AND CHINA.
POar ortlea parln1nHEr. /

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In aceordahes with the provisions o. an set Of
Congress, approved February II, 1865 which IL IA
The words Aad figures following, ylai ~ ~
IAN ACT to authorize tho establishuDeut Of ocean
mail stsamAhp service between tho United
States aud China. H. iff iii1 siia.it 10 .H.
''Bs q bv DE Senate and House Of Rep.
resenidffpes or he URtod Btates OF AHlsTfcp IN
congrsss asssmbLsd, That ths Postmaster Cen
PosAls by public adyerllHemeni, for tho period ~
sixty days, In one or more newspapers pgbliAhed
IN the cities Of Washington, New York I'hiladel
phiA, Boston, and San Francisco res peetiyely, for
mall steamship service between hs port o. San
Francisco, In the United States, and some port OF
ports In the Chinese Empire, touching At Homo
lulu, In the Sandwich Islands, And ona or more
ports In japan, BY eansot monthly line 81
AIst-elAas American sea going steamships, 70 W
or not less than threa thousand tons burden EACH
and Of Eufieient nuJnberto parfofm twelve rdand
trips per annum between said ports, and to con:
tract withthe lowest responsible, bidder Cor psid
service for . term Of not moro than ten years, ~
commence from the day the nrAt Ate Amahip Of the
proposed line shall dspsrt. from !hs port o. San
That no bid shall be oohsidered which shall
amount 70 more than aye hundred thousand dol
| lars for tia twelve round trips PER ahnp1n, nor
unless ths same IA from eitiEsn etlIehs 81 the
United States, aud accompanies By 40 oGer OF
good and auGcient suretles talAo citiIent o. The
United st"te.l fortha faithful PerfofmaAeeofsueh
i'sse 2 zad6s tf.hsrtAey sndct.d, That any
contract which the Poa.mAstsr General may .cE.
eeute, under authority Of this act, shall 10 into
effect On or before Tho nrst day Of January,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty seven,
and shall, In addition 10 the usual stipulatlohs
Of ocean mail steamship eontrpeta, provide that
tho staAn ships accepted for lha service shall be
constructed % the best material and afier APP
proved models, with all the modera improve
| inenls adapted 10 sea- going steamships OF the
hrst.elasa and shall be subject to inspection and
| survey by M experienced naval constructor, TO-
be detailed for that purpose BY the Secretary Of,
NSs IAi X. q %1SS 70 Ss
the United States shall be entitled to have trans
ported free Of feKpenss on each and every
steamer, mall agent 80 take Charge u and ar
| range the mail matter, to whom suitable accom-
mediation Tor that purpose shall be assigned.
That IN case Of failuie from any cause 10 perform
any THE regular monthly voyages atipulstsd for
In the contract, pro rata asd Jon ehal be made
from the computation on account Of such omitted
| voyage or voyages, That suitable hnes and penal
| ties may be Imposed for delays and irregulare-
ties Ia the performance oftSa Service and that the
| Postmaster 0eueral, shall have the power ~ de-
termlhe the contract ~ any time In case Of Its
being undeTlet or assigned To any other party.
Approved, February II, lseS. - II. $50. /.
PROPOSALS :
| VIII be received Mt tho Post Once Department,
In the city Of Warrington, until three o'clock,
| p. NJ OF TUESDAY, the 18th day Of August,
by means Of monthly liue Of aTst -elAss Ameri-
| can seA-going steamships Of not lesa than three
| thousand tons burden each, Government meas-
uremsnt, and 81 sufielent number to perform
| twelve round trips por Rnnum, between the port
| Of San fraueiSco, in the United StAtea, and some
port OF ports In the Chinese Empire, touching at
Honolulu, In the sand wieh IslAnda, and at one
not more than ten years, 20 commence from the
day the hrst steamship Of the proposed line shall
depart from the port Of San FrAHeissO with the
| Bidders must deslg na,s tho port Of terminus in
the Chinese Empire; also, the Immediate ports
! In japan aud China Ut which the steamships are
10 call on their outward aud hotneward passages
to land and receive malta
Bids proposing several terminal poets, either
one OF which may be selected BY the Depart
meat, will bc eonsldered.
The Department reserves to Itself the right Of
changing HE terminal port Of thu. Chinese Nm :
| aud graduating tho pay, pro rata, within the
limit prescribed by the act Of Congress aforesaid
at any time during the Continuance Of the eon-
tract
Rneh bid should name the the time proposed "a
be occupied 10 performing the passages each way
between San Francisco, aud the port or ports ID
the route, Including stoppaeea At Honolulu and
other intermediate ports aud also tho length Of
storpageA At each Of tho intermediate port,
named, and each proposal should be accompanied
by map or diagram OF the route. schedulea a
sailing days, stating the proposed days AID
hours Of departure from each port, a. wen asth
proposed days and hours Of arrival, should
slao accompany each bid; aueh hehednles, how,
ever to DO subject to the approval Of the Post
master General aud TO alteration by his order,
from time to time, az the interests % the Posia
service may require. -
The steamships offered for the service must b
American steamships OF tho drst clASs In all 70
speets, aud before acceptance Will " subject 4
inspection and survey by an experienced nava
constructor, to be detailed for that purpose b,
the Secretary Of the Navy, tilfH
Proposals must conform In al particulars q
tho provisions and requirement. 81 The Aipre
said act, approved February ~, 1864, AID mus
be properly guaranteed, with sAtlstactory tesh
monlafa that tho bidder or bidders and ihei
guArautors are men Of property sud abnndAntll
III able TO make good their tender and Enarautce
? The bidder'H name aud residenee, and the nam
. Of each mSmber VI the Arm, when compan.
oaers, should 30 distinctly stated IN W. pro
| poaal
rr6posaia.Ahould bssent, under seal, 10 eth
first Assistant Postmaster 0enprai, - 'sFor
elgu, Desk, y With No words Mail Proposals,
'foreign Malls, ~ written on the face OF III
address and they shoala b dlspAlehsa N tim
! 10 be rscslyed a lhiH Department en- or befor
the l5th day 81 August next, which viii be n
last day foF resolving psopo.Als under this i'd
nSSS.ns PosInailsI osssIt.