Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-12
DROPOSALs FOR NAIL STEAMSHIP
Il SERVICE BETWEEN The UNITED STATES
t1HaI fn' AND CHINA 'EIrEHD .HEl

il SERVICE BETWEEN THB UNITED STATES
f-7aI POI AND Oh INA 'sisrFb =
Posr oYYiol DnpAarnESf, I Y
wAsHIEaroE, March ~ lsoas u1 4 4
In Accordance with the provisions Of an act Of
Ooag res., approved Febrdsry II, ls1a which n In
the words. aud AguEes following ylIi
mail steamship service between the United
States and China '"'Hi4ai''tb " Al'I
|. ',B, q enacted bv he Ssnats AID House II Rap
reseAidffps " fAeN Uhhtsd 1iafes ~ lmertcq IN
oosgrs.. sis.I.gssa rhss iOs " y M. Sso.
posals BY public Advertisement. FOR the period o.
sixty aeyssin sne' nors Rsrspepeg lvneiiahsd
In the elites Of washingten, New rork, phIiadsl-
Franeiseo. M Ike United states, ana soma port Or
ports "a ths Chinese tmpirc. toushlng 81 Homo
ala IN Ne saAdEl,A i.lass. spa x. q , nor
hrst- class American sea going steamships ~ be
a. snd q @ y p.iisSs o. siss fssi
g s::Ts.s s.aa R:rss; ~ e ssa
serviss Cor tsrm of net mora thAP Wv yeass Y
pSopossS Hss nan dsbsrt ifJn ne ~ q IN
That no bid 0shau BE eoAsiaysed which shah
amount 10 more than ave hundred thousand dol
lars forths tGdlys round trips pss.annuhas epf
miles; the :.9s 7. rsH sii.:e p sIti,,As ss
Gaii.d sstsS fSfiao Gillisl SsriohS'Ss' o. 'asA
''s 9!s.s \ z.d !. d nrtA.r saaas4, fRfss,
contract Which ne Psutinasisr 0easf1l Iz1y or.
senis, under authority % this 90, shall 10 inio
effect on or before the Art day Of January,
one thousand eight huDdrsd and sixty -ssysn,
asd1ha "a edition to The usual snps,ar tSs,
ths.atsAmahipa Aesspted for he ssrTiea ehAu Be
oonatrneted Oh the beat material and After ap-
proved models, with all the modern improse-
rst.elsss and shaIi be sub oct to Inspection and
survey By al s4psfleneed naval lceptEuctpr, TO
DO detailed for that purpose by The seessssry o.
he NAVY, whose report SHAH Be apads ~ the
Ss uniisS stais. shan y sS,issd q have TINS
ported, nee o. expsass on each ana sssvy
itsamsr, snail SCENT. % take charge q and ar
range the mall. matter, 70 whom suitable ses9n-
That4p case Of failure from any eApss 70 perform
ahy oftks sulnr rAonshly Voyages hi lalAisA for
In the cont asS pro rata aeduetleh shAli be made
voyage oI voyages That suitable nnss ana penal
Ties may be Imposed for delays aAa iusgulAre-
lies In the performance OF the service and that the
Postmaster General shell have the power 70 De-
belne undeslst Of assigned 10 any other party.
.rApprOvsd, February II, lso5. HLAfA
PROPOSALS.
WIN be received sithe Posl oaee Dspaftmsht,
in tho city Of Washington, until three e'eledk,
p, m. q TUESDAY, The iSsh day o. August,
less, Tor conveying the malls q the United States
By means Of = monthly line Of 'nrst -elass Amerl'
can sea going steamships Of not less than three
thousand tons harden each, Government meas.
Eurement,. and Of Guneien. number 10 perform
ESSSS sSPi Pss S ss.'I .n s'
| port or ports In the Chinese Empire, touching o
Honolulu, in tho sandwich Islands, aud At on
or more ports in Japan, for contract term Q
DAY the nrsl ateamship q the proposed line sAal
! depart from the port u Ban Fraaeisso with tn
mails for China.
Bidder. Hs.i as.isn.i. u. gO5t q tsrRI4u. I
In Japan and China at which the steamships ar
10 eail on thsir outward snA homewArd passage
10 land and receive malls.
Bids proposing several terminal ports, slths
. one Of which may Be selected By the Depart
: ment, will be eonsiderea.
The Department reserves 70 itself the right I
: changing Lbs terminal mort % the Ohlness I'm
I pire, upon reasonable notice 10 the eonirAs'ol
1 and graduating the pay. pro rata, within u
limit prescribed by the act ofCongrsaa Aforesaid
a stsay thns duEiHE The sonsinuAnes " ~ con
n zach hid should name the the time proposed
= be occupied n performing the passages each Wa
Q between San Francisco, and the port or ports
Y the Chinese Empire Proposed for the terminus
o the route, ineTadine bl6ppages At Honolulu an
sS ST.Ss. RS Hs sS s :neS
named, aud each proposal should be Aeeonpani'
BY map or diagram OF the route. seheduiea
sailing days, ,I.A,lRg the proposed days z.
hourI Of departure from each port, a. wei 49,
proposed days and houns a arrival, ehon
alao accompany each bid such schedules, how
ever, 10 be subject 70 the approval ~ the Pos
master General and 10 alteration BY his 0rde
Al from time TO time, the iAteResla 81 the pest
e. service may require.
n The sloainshipa q Tered Tor the sCrYiee mpst
10 American steamhhips Of the frat class all .
N Gpeets and beioroi acceptance viii be nubieet
4. inspection and survey by N experienced nav
n oOhstrnctor, 10 be detailed foE that pnrposo
% the Secretary OF the Navy,
" Proposals must conform In all PARTICULARS
the proEisiena ana requirements Of the afoI
~ said act, approved February ", 1888, and nj
be properly guaranteed, with sAtlAfActofy teu
" mOnlsis thAtythe bidder Or ,blddeFa Apd. thl
able 20 make good fhsif tS1dSF aud gunrani'
h. The bidders name and residence, and the ma
OF each member Of the Arm, when eoinpa
n eaeE9 should BE- dlallnssly stated IN ths p
e. PropSsals GAOuld hsssal, uAasr zeal, Do 4
mt First Assistant Postmaster General " ~
align Desk, - with the N0rda NAL PtoposAl4.
IN siFofeign Mails, - written on the flre 81 /
n address, and they ahenld BE- dispatched % Al
N TO Be- received ~ this Department on o. bsl.
The lbth day ~ ARGNaA next which will be
n. last day TOT receiving propoeala under this Z
Vorlisaiasnt 1il WILLIAM DnnnIeoN,
mhqA.l0k poalmAai 0Nnornl.