Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-27
PROPoaAIS.
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP
Il 4 SERVICE BETwBEN. THE q uNtTED
STATES AND BRAZIL


~ SERVICE BETwKEN. THE i uNfTkD
lSTATBs AND BRAZIL.---
1. ..r. q. Posr 0rPICK DErARrsHNf, I /
/ WASHINGTON, June %, 1865. 4 ul
In accordance with the provisions Of the act Of
Congress, approved Nay Is, 1894 which is In the
"AS ACT to authorize the establishment Of ocean
mail steamship service between the United
| Be u enacted 6p TIE Seaate and House Of Rep
resentdtipes Of the United States of Amerfcd In
Congress assembled, That the Postmaster Cen
| eral be- and he Is hereby, authorized to unite
with the General Post once Department Of the
Empire Of Brazil, or such onioer Of the Govern
ment Of Brazil as shall be authorised 10 act for
that Government, In establishing direct mail
communication between the two countries by
/ means Of a monthly line Of nrst-c class American
sea going steamships. to be Of not less than two
thousand tons burden each, and Of sufficient num-
Der to perform twelve round trips or voyages per
annum bstween port Of the United States, north
Of the Potomac river, and Rio de Janeiro, in
Brazil, touching at ST. Thomas, lin the West In
] dies, at Bahia, PernAmbuco, and such other Bra
lillian fnd intermediate port or ports as shall be
considered necessary and expedient: Provided,
That the expense Of the service shall be divided
/ between the two Governments, aud that the
/ United States portion thereof shall not exceed
the sum Of ore hundred and Nifty thousand dol,
lars for the performance OF twelve round trips
| per annum, to be paid out Of any money approI
pristed for the service Of the Post once Depart
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Postmaster General be, aud he is hereby, author.
lied to invite proposals for said mall steamship
| service by public advertisement for the period Of
sixty days In one or more neyspapers Published
| In the cities Of washington, Baltimore, Philadel-
| pha, New York, and Boston, respectively, and
contract with the lowest responsible bidder for
| the same for term Of ten years, to commence
from the day the FIRST steamship Of the proposed
line shall depart from the United States with the
| mails for Brasil Proridsd, Thst proposals ion
monthly trips-that Is to say, for twelve round
voyages per annnm, out ana back-are received
aud accepted by him within the limit an afore-
said, from 4 party or parties Of undoubted re-
sponsibility, possessing ample ability to furnish
the steamships required for the service aud offer
ing. good and sufficient sureties for the faithful
performance Of such contract: And provided,
| further, Thatsuch proposals shall be accepted by
| the Government Of Brazil aud that distinct aud
separate contracts with each Government, con-
tanning similar provisions, shall be executed by
such accepted bidder or bidders; each Govern
ment to be responsible only for Its proportion Of
the subsidy to be paid for the service. o..
SEC, 8. And be Il further enacted, That any con-
! tract which the Postmaster General may execute
under the authority OF this act shall go into effect
on or before the first day Of September, one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty I've; and shall, In
addition to the usual stipulations. Of ocean mail
steamship contracts, provide that the steamships
offered for the service shall be constructed Of the
best materials and after the most approved model,
with all the modern improvements adapted for
sea going steamships OF the hrst class aud shall
before their approval and acceptance by the Post
master General, be subject to int pection aud
| yey by an experienced naval constructor, to be
detailed for that purpose by the Secretary OF tho
Navy, whose report shall be made to the, Post
master General that the two Governments shall
be entitled to have transported, FREQ Of expense,
on each and every steamer, mall agent to take
| charge Of and arrange the mail matter, to whom
| suitable accommodations for that purpose shall
| be assigned; that, in case Of failure from any
cause to perform any of the regular monthly vOy-
ages stipulated for In the contract pro rata de-
nj ha m AZ fFnT I'm nor an
account Of such omitted voyage or voyages; that
suitable dnos and penalties may be imposed for
delays and Irregularities In the regular perform
| ance Of the service according to contract; and
that the Postmaster General shall have the power
to determine the contract at any time, In case Of
its being underlet or assigned to any other party
SEC. 4. And be IL further enacted, That the mail
steamships employed In the service authorized by
this act shall be exempt from all port charges
and custom house dues at the port OF departure
and arrival in the United States: ProuidSd, That
tom. house dues is granted by the Government or
| Brazil.
Approved May IS, 1854
| PROPOSALS
| Will be received at the Post Once Department
In the city OF Washing ton, until clock, p. IN. /,
Of MONDAY, the twenty eighth day Of August,
1866 for conveying the malls Of the United States
by a monthly line Of frst-class American sea-
going steamships, Of not less than two thousand
tons burden each, and Of sufficient number to
perform twelve round voyages per dnHu,n be-
tween port OF the United States north Of the Po-
tomao river aud Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, touch
ing at St. Thomas, in the West Indies, and at
Bahia and Pernambuco, In Brazil, for contract
term Of ten years, to commence or before the
LIST day Of September, 1855, and to date from the
day the first steamship of such line shall leave
the United States with the mails for Brazil,
Bidders must designate the United States port
| Of departure and arrival, and may, at their OPP
| tion, propose to embrace additional intermediate
ports at which the steamships shall touch on their
| outward hOmeWaTd nd
| receive mails.
Each bid should name the time proposed to be
occupied In performing the passages, each way,
between the United States port OF departure and
arrival and Rio de Janeiro, and should be accom-
panied by map or diagram Of the route, show
Ing the intermediate ports at which the steam
| ships are to call to deliver and receive mails
Schedules Of the sailing days, stating the pro-
posed days and hours Of departure from each
port, as well rs the proposed days aud hours Of
| arrival, should also accompany each bid such
schedules, however, to be subject to the approval
| of the Post Departments Of the respective cOun-
tries, and to alteration by said Departments from
time to time, as the interests of the proposed in
| ternational postal service may require.
The steamships offered for this service must be
American steamers Of the first class, and before
acceptance will be subje ct to inspection and
yey by an experienced naval constructor to be
detailed for that purpose by the Secretary OF the
Navy. ..'-
Proposals must conform in all respects to the
provisions and requirements Of the aforesaid act,
|
guaranteed, with a satisfactory testimonial th at
| the guarantors are men Of property, and abund-
antly able to make good their guarantee. Tho
bidders name and residence, aud the name Of
each member Of the firm, when a company Offers
| should be distinctly stated in the proposal.
| The acceptance or non acceptance of the bids
| will be determined by the Postmaster General AS
soon as practicable after the time limited for their
reception but no proposal can be accepted by this
Department unless the bidder is also accepted by
the Government of Brazil, as provided for in the
aforesaid act And In case of such joint accept
ance, distinct and separate contracts are to be
executed by the accepted bidder or bidders with
each Government, containing similar provisions,
each Government to be responsible only for its
proportion Of the subsidy to be paid for the SER
| vice.
Proposals should DO sent, under seal, to ''The
First Assistant Postmaster General - ''FOreign
| Desk with the words "Mdft PrOpOsdis''
| "FOrefga Mails" written on the face Of the ad-
| dress aud they should be dispatched 10 time to
be received by or before the twenty eighth day
| Of August next which will be the last day for
| receiving proposals under this advertisement.
WILLIAM DENNISON
| Postmaster General.
NOTR-This Department is not advised that
any definite action has yet been taken by the
| Government Of Brazil In respect to the establish
| ment Of the proposed steamship service between
the two countries. ju27- tu9t
| John Il. ELVANS d co.,
81 Louisiana ave. and 1903 c street, Tn
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