Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-07
DRorQsALs FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP
nm ,~.''S ~ AVID oHTNG, 80


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.I5r.f gRSg Rosr opVtou DEPAEruISf,
Esst yGsf wAEnfnaToN, March -, 1850.
10 Aceordanos with the provisions q an act Of
Congress, approved February II, 1895, which IL In
the words aud ngarts fonswlng, ypt ~
''AN ACr TO authorize the establishment ofocean
NAH :s,s 2, s,p service between u' United
',Bs q sl1aaisdLy Ihs s.aats aad Hoi,ss " Rcp.
rs'eatdtfess " az Ualei Stutss ~ Anftfcg % |
erlbe, aud he Is hereby authoriIed 10 invite pro.
pools by public advertisement, for the pgIiod Of
sixty days, IN Que OF tnoro hewspapers pnblished |
Ia the cities pf Washington, New York, philadel-
phia Boston, aud san Francisco, respectively for
Frsaeiscc, IN tEe United states, and some port or
Perts IN the t'hipose Eiegire,, touching at Homo.
ports In japan, by means of a monthly limo Of |
hrst class American sea going Steamship, to be
Of not less than three Thousand tons burden each,
| and Of spheieAt napber to porforIa twelve round
trips per auhuin between said ports, aud to eon-
tract with the lowest responsible bidder for said
service FOR torn Of not moro than ton years, 4"
SsSHSssS lSS ssSI %srsp from Tho Sor 81 sSS
| Francisco with tho mails for China Prpvt'tod,
| That no bid shall be considered which shall
SmoTn. 70 more wan nyS ng ,Nn ~, "nu% nsr
unless the same Il from citiIen or citizens Of The
United states, aud accompanied by an Offer Of
good and sufficient surcties (also citizens Of tho
United states) for the faithful performance u such
'sSs. . And Be- u nrrthsr saacts,i, That any
rsntract which tho Postmaster General may ~
sSs,S SadS OF I Say 81 jsSSafy
one thousand eight hundred aud sixty -seysn,
aud shall, in addition 10 tho usual stipulattnha
q ocean maii steamship contracts, PROVIDE Ihst
| constructed o. the hes, material aud after RP
proved models with all the mVdcrn imptoNS
monts ADAPTED 70 sea.going steamships Of the
nrst- claw and shRfl b subject Ia inspection And
survey Ny an experienced naval constructor, ~
be detailed fur hat purpose by the Secretary Of
the Navy, whose report shah 10 made !" the
the Wnitsd States sIrHli he entitled 10 have trans.
roftei moo Of expsus eaoh aud eNnry
steamer, n natl agent, IA take charge ~ and ar
IsSas do, lou Tor tSSS purroSs' sSsli BE- SssEncI
That In casa Of failnIe from any cAuyo 20 PcrfYrn
any Of tho regular Honth Voyages stipulated for
In the eontraet pro rata deduction shall be taadn
from tho compensation Oh account ofSueh Omitted
voyage or voyages That suitable nneH and penal
tics may be impoueafoT dslaya aud irfogulare'
tics In lhe S,'sS .tTs" ssI .na' Iso
| tsrinino the contract ~ any time In case Of H.
being underIot or assigned 10 auy other party.
Approved, February II, 1864, -
.'.. ''s Hf 40 PROPOSALS n
Will be received at tbs Post Onioe Department,
In tho city Of Washington, until three O'Clock,
n m o. TUESDAY, the 18th day Of August,
ls65 fCF souvsyinE Tho mails Of the uaitod states
by means of mohthly limo Of hTst class Amerl-
can sea going steamships Of not less than threo
thousand tons burden eAsh, Government meas
urement, aud Of saGAsient aumber to Pcrfora
twelve round trips per Snnqm, bsIwsen The port
Of San francisco, IN tho United States, and -onie
| port or ports In the Chinese Empire, touching 1T
lIonoluiu, In tho Sandwich Islands, aud at ons
or moro Ports In Japan, for a contract term 81
| not more than ten years, TO commence from tho
day tho nrE steamship Of the proposed line shall
depart from the port Of Ban Francisco with tho
mails for China. 4 8Erg-
Bidders must dssig nAis tho port Of terminus IN
l h. nrnu alan the lnmadiata pOfta
| in Japan aud China nj which the steamships 40
| 10 cail on their outward AID homsward passagss
10 land and receive Inaila.
Bids pfoposinE several terminal ports, sithsr
ono Of which may DO selected by tho Depart
ment, will be considered.
The Department. reserves TO i,4elf the right q
changing The terminal port ~ the Chinese kni-
pire, upoa reasonable notice To the eontIaetor,
limit prescribed by tho act ofCongresS aforesaid
at any time daring ths continuance Of the eOn-
zach bid should name tho tbdtlms proposed 70
be oeeu Vicd IN performing the PASSAGES zach " AZ
between san BFAneissO, and lho port OF ports y
the route, including psobpages at Honolulu Anp
slheT intSfmsdints potts aud also the length y
stoppagss At each Of thu intermediate pore
" map OF diagram ~ The TSutO. SCHEDULES \
sailing dAyA, dating tho proposed days aud
lhouIS Of dspRrtare from bIeh port, wei D,
SpS:SS SaS ..s a sSr a5SS SS"
in ever TO DO subject % Tie HppTovAl 81 the Post
7 master GoasrAI and % ailefati0a by hlb order
from tins to time, as tho ialSrests. ~ tbs Po"tft
The stsSiashipS olioEsd for tho scrviso must u
American steamships Of the nTst class IN all 70
sPoets, and before acceptance Wall hs subject :
egss ,nS % sFS S4 o 5 SSSe. S1I 5
tho Secretary of the Navy,
Proposals must conform N all Psrileplars
the provisions and rc1uiremants oi the AfOrd
. RahTuaWV II IHNI and muN
be properly guaranteed, with aallSfAetofy tosti
noniAis that the bidder or bidders sad thel
guATARtors are mon Of property Anh Abandantl,
able 10 make good their tender and guaranteed
Tho biddsr's name and residence, and tho nam
. Of each usmber Of the arm, WHOM b cOmpau
/ oHsrs, should DO distinctly stated IN the pro
y proposals should bosont, under seal, to ''Th
a. YirSt Assistant Postmaster 0aneral, 'Fol
10 OigR Desk, - with the words NAL PropoSal",
y Foreign Malls, written on me iAss OF ~
90 10 be received at this Department on % bOfoI
u. the 10Th day Of AuguSi nsSt, which will DO "
las. S.S @, receiving RlGiaM b 5Rssb Si; ID
uhaI-f9 PostmaSt 0apsrp'
- DROPOsALS FOR THE GRADING AN
l. Paving Of sixth street west, from the sOul
. side Of Missouri avenue 10 tho north side Of
he street north. Proposals will be received ut II
be Mayors once until u IA on SATURDAY, II
Tor lOth Of June, for the purpose OF gTading aud pa'
bs ing sixth street west, from Missouri aVonne
BY II street north with sioRss similar to thOso use
BOT Ia paying street north, not over eight or lo
than hVo inches In diameter aud seven inch
,ht deep. .. ..... p.
. Bidders will state the prieo per SQUARE yard 4
~ paving, aud per cGbie yard for grading; Il
an paving 10 be lAld In bed Of pure gravel eig
b. Inches deep, aud four inches Of sharp sand 4
TO- 81 gravel Aud we'll wet before being ramn,
A. twice with a ninely.pound hammer, and III,
~ covered with coarse sharp sand, tho whole to
he anishod TO the entire satisfaction Of the COmmi
10 s0neT 81 tho Fourth ward aud the Assistant Con
pos Gnissioners, RICHARD WALLACH,
pc. ra s|| tFf Mayor
%, ...-a ..rsT FRANCIS " MOHUa,
q. JAMES q. ELLIS,
, /. fe5-dOf p I. $50 y AshiHtant CJmmisslOneTs.