New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-05
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po.r.OYNog DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON March %. 1868.
PROPOSALS. FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP

Po.r.OrNo. Department wAsHrssroS. March DO 1868.
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP
i SERVICE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND
HlSA-lh accordance with the PROVISIONS Of the act o.
Congress- approved February H. 1902 whchn In the word
and figure. following viz;
An ACT to suhors. the establishment OF ocean mail steam
ship service between the United States and nina
lie eHaetsd by he Senate and Hoa1e Of ReSesentatre,
he Postmaster be- and he |. hereby authorized to in
ute proposals 10y pubic itisement Tor tn ptou ~ sixty
Wellington New-York Philadelphia, boston and San Fran
co Icspectiveiy for mail steamship service 0'tweeh the
port q san francisco in the United States and some port OF
ports IN the Chinese Empire touching at Honolulu III the
and~ ch Islands, snd ports in japan by means
be f than tre thousand u, bu dem each, and Of
sufficient nun Der to perform twelve round trips per anpn
between said ports and to contract wi the response
bic bidder for said service for tern of not more than yen
yesr. from the day the steamship OF tht
proposed line shall desa from the port OF san Francisco wiz
he m for China: Pr0rded That bid shall be- conf ieIec
which shalt amount 10 than five hundred thousand dol
for the Twelve round rip. per annum nor unless he same
panied by offer 4 good sufficient ,uetes taso ctze
Of the United sate' for the faithful performance Of such con
tract
"SEc. O. dnd he further enacted, That any contract
which the execute u'der the s9tho
lily O! ths act sua INTO eject before the hrt uhy {"
January thousand eight hundred and srtyeyen, ana
shall Ia edition TO tie usual stir llitons OF ocean man
ship provide that the steamships accepted Tor the
service snail De OF e best ma era snu ar p
proved node with all the modern Improvements adapted to
going steamships u the hr clas. and shall be subject 10
inspection and survey by experienced naval constncGr u
detei FOR that purpose BY the Secretary OF the Navy
p0sU
the Government the United states stall be emf TO nave
unsupported free Of expense each and every steamer mai
sgeit to take charge 4 aud the mail mattel to whom
siabe accommodation. ior that purpose sha be assigned
That In II failure from any 10 perorm an" oil tive
regular monthly VOYAGES stipulated fo n the con- rict ~
rata deduction shat b. made from The comp nsation on &c
Of such Omitted yoyeg yoyages mat suitable VI -
md pena may be mpo'rd for delays aud irregularities IL
the performance OF the eTv aud that the fosaeru'
-fal shall the power d,' rine the contract At any
in of it, being nndeet assigned other party
Approved February - 1859"
PROPOSALS
vii be received At the Post Oe Department. In the City Of
Washington uniil ococs D. M II tuesday the 18th day
Of usus 1885, conveying the mail. Of the Uitod States
OF monthly inc Of hrst class American sea gong
steamships Of less than three thousand tuns burden each
and Of sufficient number to per
onn twelve round p p.r snnim between TIE poEt o. ian
Francisco IN TIE uhed states aud some port or ports I'D te
Chinese Empire. touching Honolulu, in tho Sandwich
nd and At or more ports 10 japan FOR contract trim
Of not yeai., from the day the
bret liopo,ed Inc shall depart from the port
Il san francisco with the mails for tb'ns
Bidders the port Of terminus In tie Chinese
Empire also the inermed ports in japan aud China al
which the .tran. p call their outwsrd and home
ward passages 10 land end receive mails.
Bid proposing ports either Of which
may BE- selected by the Deparneut, will be considered
Each BID should Isme TIE tune proposed, to Se occupied N
The port ports tie Chee Empire poposed for the ter
~, nd of .toppase. At each q
the date ports usm.d snd each proposa should be
aconp1ned by nap or diagram Il the route Schedules Of
sailing days stating the proposed d. aud hours OF departure
port well The prop ed days and hour. Of ar
nva should aso accompany each bid seh schedues how
and alteration by biz order from time to time ~ tie inter
esis OF the postal service may require.
The stsamshps offered for tie styce must be American
steamships tha h Ia al rePects and before accept
~ be subject in pou aud survey BY al experienced
usvs conc'or h be detail ed that purpose BY the oocTe
tsry q the Navy.
Proposals conform in al particulars to the provisions
and Of the aiof-ssd at approved February ~,
SOS be pop.ry guaranteed nth satisfactory test
mouA tat the bidder bidders sud their Euarinto,s ofe
men OF property ablndauty abb msse rood their ten
der and gaganee The bidder name and residence and the
Of e.eh number u the firm when company offers
shoud be distinctly stated ia The PROPOSAL
Propos. should b. ,.nt undsr seal TO Tho First Assist
sut Faltmasi.r Gen.ra for,isn Desk with the words
NAL Propose Foreign MALI written on the face OF the
sids and they ,hond cbed 10 time 70 he received
1t thu, Der aftneu before the 18th day Of Ausu, next
which viii be- The las, day for receiving proposals under TINS
Adver,is-nier.- -
WILLIAM DFSSisOS Postmaster General.