Daily national Republican., 1865-04-27
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP
l. SERVICE BETWEEN THB UNITBD STATES
AND CHINA.
PosT OHFIcH DEPARTMENT, !
MAsMINaroN, March %, 1895.

WAbulEuroN, hAroh ", lbOo.
In accordance with tho provisions Of an act Of
Congress, approved February II, 1885, which 10 In
the words aud figures following, Wis;
''AE AcT TO authorize the establish mont Of ocean
mall steamship service between the United
States aud China.
'Bs q enacted 6v ne Senate and House Of Rsp.
rsssntdtiUes Of TIE United States Of AmSrfcd IN
Congress assembled, That the Postmaster Con g..
eral be- and he 10 hereby, authorized TO invite pro
posRls by public advertisement, for the period Of
sixty days, In one or more newspapers published
In the elites Of Washington, New York, PhiIadel-
pha, Boston, and bAn frAneiaeo roApeeti Vely, for
mall steamship service between the port Of Gan
Francisco, In the United States, and sons port or
ports In the Chinese Empire, touching at Homo.
lulu, in the Sandwich Islands, and one or more
ports in Japan, by means Of . monthly limo of
hrst-clRss American sea going steamships, TO be
Of not less than three thousand tons burden each,
and OF sufheient number TO perform twelve round
trips per Annum between said ports, and 70 con.
tract with the lowest responsible bidder for said
service for . torn Of not more than ten yoArs, TO
commence from the day the nrst steaRShip p Of the
proposed line shall depart from tho port OF San
Francisco with the malls for ChinAI Provided,
That no bid shall be considered which shall
amount to more than ave hundred thousand dol
lars for the twelve round trips por Annum, nor
unless the same Ia from citizen or etlIsns Of the
United States, aud accompanied by an offer Of
good and sufhoiebt suTetlea (AlEo sltlIenA Of the
United stAtes for tho faithful performance Of such
contract.
''sec. 2 And be q further enacted, That any
contract which tho Postmaster General may eE.
eeuts, under authority Of this act, shall 20 into
effect on or before the nrt day Of January,
one Thousand eight hundred and sixty seven,
and shall, In addition to the usual stipulAtions
Of ocean mail steamship contracts, provide that
the steamships accepted for tho service shall be
constructed Of the best material and after Ap-
proved models with all the modern Improve
arst class and shall bs Get 10 Inspection and
survey BY an experienced naval constructor, to
b" detAiled for that purpose BY the Secretary Of
thu Navy, whose report shall bs made 10 the
Postmaster General. That the Govern msnt Of
the United States shall bo entitled to have trans.
ported, free VI expense on each and every
steamer, mail agent, to take charge Of aud ar
range tho NAL. matter, to whom suitable accom-.
modation for that purpose shall bo assigned
That In cAse Of failure from any cause 10 perform
any ofthe regular monthly voyages stipulated for
In the contract, pro rata deduction shall be made
from tho compensation on account Of such omitted
voyage or Voyages. That suitable nnea and penal
ties may be imposed for delays and irrsgulare.
ties In the performance oftts service and that the
Postmaster General shall have tho power to de.
lormlno tho contract at any time In case Of its
being undcrlet or assigned to any other party.
Approved, February II, 1855. +"
PROPOSALS
viii he received at tho Post once Department,
N tho city Of Washington, until three O'Clock,
p. m. Of TUESDAY, the 18th day Of August,
ls6j for conveying the nAilA OF the United States
by means Of II monthly line Of nrst class Amer.
can sea going steamships " not less than three
thousand tcus burden each, Government moAa-
urcmsnt, and OF suficient number 70 perform
twelve round trips per annum, between The port
u san Francisco, In the United StAtos, and some
port or ports In the Chinese Rmpire, touching At
Honolulu, In the Sandwich Islands, and at one
" more ports In Japan, for contract term O.
not more than ten years, to commence from the
day the nrst .teAmshlP Of the proposed line shall
depart from the port OF San Francisco with the
malls for China.
Bidders must designate the port OF terminus In
the Chlnese Empire also, the Immediate ports
IN Japan and China Al which tho steamships are
10 call on their outward and homewArd passages
tO land aud receive malls.
Bids proposing several terminal ports, either
ment, will be considered,
The Department reserves 10 itself tho right Of
changing lhe terminal port Of the Chinese Bm-
plre, upon reasonable notice to the contractor
limit prescribed BY TIE act ofcongrsas AioTosAid
at any time during the continuance Of the con
tract
Zach bid should name the the time proposed to
be occupied In performing tho passages each way
between San Francisco, and the port or ports 10
the Chinese Empire proposed for the terminus Of
the route, including sioppAges At Honolulu and
other intermediate ports and also the length Of
IoPpageS At each Of tho intermediate ports
nAmed, and each proposal should be Aeesmp panied
by map or diagram Of the route. Schedules Of
sailing dAya, stating the proposed days and
uOuIh VI uNpAIAuTo from oAch port, ~ well A. the
proposed days aud hours Of arrival, should
also accompany each bid such schedules, how.
aVer, to be subject to the approval Of the Post.
master General aud TO alteration BY HIS order,
from time to time, A. the Interests VI the postal
service may require.
The steamships offered for the service must be
American steamships OF the nTst class Ia all 70.
spectS, and before acceptance will he subject to
inspection and survey BY an experienced naval
constructor, to be detailed for that purpose By
the Secretary VI the Navy.
Proposals must oOnfoTn In all particular 10
the provisions and requirements Of tho Aforo.
said act approved February II, 1883 aud must
he properly guaranteed, with satlSfAetory teati.
moniAlS thai the bidder or bidders and their
guarNntors are mon Of property and GbundAntly
able to make good their tender and guarantees.
The bidder = name and residence, and the name
Of each mSmber Of the nrm, whom = company
offers, should be distinctly stated In tho pro.
pOGAl.
Proposals should besent, under seal, to ''ThS
First Assistant Postmaster General, - For
eign Desk, - with the words ''MAil Proposals, "
'rorelgn Malls, " written on the face Of the
address and they should be dispatched In time
to be received At this Department on or before
the 18th dAy Of August next, which will be the
last day for receiving proposals under this Ad.
VOrtisemsnL WILLIAM DENNIBON
mh2A-fot Postmaster General.