Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-18
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP
l. SERVICE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND CHINA.
Posr oTyIeE DHPARrHEET,

PosT OIYIcH DHPARrMEHI, !
wAsHrSdToN, March %, 1888.
In accordance with the provisions Of an act Of
Congress, approved Rebruary n, 1868, which IL In
| the words and figures following, via;
IAN ACT 10 authorize the iishment Of ocean
mail steamship service between the United
States and China. FH
| ',Be % enacted 6y TIE Senate and Houss Of Rep.
rsssataiires II tie United Siatss or Ablsrfcd N
| Congress assembled, That the Postmaster Usn-
era be, and he hereby, authorized TO invite pro-
posals by public advertisement, for the period Of
| sixty days, In one or more newspapers Published
In the elites Of Washington, New York, PhllAdel-
phia, Boston, and san Francisco respectively, for
mall steamship service between the port Of San
francisco, In the United States, aud aome port or
ports IN the Chinese Empire, touching al Homo
| lulu, in the Sandwich Islands, and one or more
ports in Japan, BY means OF monthly line Of
hIst-class American sea going steamships, to be
| Of not loss than three Thousand tons burden each
and Of Sufficient number 10 perform twelve round
| trips per Annum between said ports and 10 con
tract with the lowest responsible bidder for said
service for term Of not moro than ten years. 70
commence from the day the hrzt Steamship Of ths
| proposed line shall depart from the port OF sau,
| francisoo with the malls for China; Provfded,
| That no bid shall be considered which shall
amount to more than Ave hundred thousand dol.
lars for the twelve round trips per Anhum, nor
unless the same Ia from citizen or citizens Of the
| United States, and accompanied by an offer Of
good and sumeient snreties also citizens 81 the
United statea for the faithful performance Of such
| contract. H"-"
''sec, 4 And b h.nvthsr enacted, That any
| contract which the Postmaster General may eN
ecute under authority Of this act, shall go into
effect. on or before tho first day Of January
one thousand eight hundred and sixty seven,
and shall, In addition to the usual stpulations
| Of ocean mail steamship contracts, provide that
| the steamships accepted for the service shall be
constructed Of the best material and Hfer ap.
! proved models, with all the modern improve
msnts adapted to sea-Eolng steamships Of the
arst -elass and shall be subject 10 inspection and
| hw m awn MAJ -
be detailed for that purpose BY the Secretary Of
the Navy, whose report shall be made to the
| Postmaster General, That the Government Of
the United States shall be entitled 70 have trans
steamer, mall agent, to take charge Of aud ar
| range the mall matter, TO whom suitable accom-
mediation for that purpose shall be assigned
That In Of fAlluIe from any cause TO perform
any Of the regular monthly voyages stipulated Tor
In the contract, pro rata deduction shall be made
IRON the compensation on account Of such omitted
| voyage or voyages, That suitable fines and penal
ties may be imposed for delAya aud irregnlars-
ties In the Performance OfthN service and that the
Postmaster General shall have the power to de-.
termine the contract at any time In case Of it,
being underlet or assigned 10 any other party.
Approved, February II, 1871. "
PROPOSALS .. N .
VIII be received At the Post once Department,
| In tho city Of Washington, until three o'clock,
?. IN. Of TUESDAY, the 18th day Of August,
ls6j, Tor conveying the mails Of the United States
By means Of . mohthly line Of hrst -olass AmeTi-
can ssa-goins steamships q not less than three
thousand tons burden each, Government meas
urement, and OF SUFFICIENT number to perform
twelve round trips per annum, between the port
II San Francisco, In the United States, and some
port or ports In the Chinese Empire, touching at
Honolulu, In the sandwich Islands, and at one
~ more ports In Japan, for q contract term Of
not more than ten years, to commence from the
day the hrst steamship Of the proposed line shall
depart from lhe port or san Francisco with the
Bidders must dssignats the port Of termlnus in
the Chinese Empire also, the Immediate ports
In Japan and China At which the steamships are
TO call on their outward and homewArd passages
TO land and receive mails
Bids proposing several terminal ports, either
one OF which may be selected by the Depart
ment, will be considered.
The Department reserves to itself the right Of
changing The terminal port OF tho Chinese Em-
pirei upon reasonable notice TO the contractor,
and graduating ne pay, pro rata, within the
at any time during the continuance Of the con.
Each bid should name the the time proposed to
be occupied 10 performing the passages each way
between San Francisco, and the port or ports In
the Chinese Empire proposed for the terminus Of
the route, including stoppages at Honolulu and
other intermediate portsi and also the length OF
named, and each proposal should be aeee mpanied
by map or diagram Of the route, Schedules Of
sailing days, stating the proposed days and
hours OF departure from each port, a. well ~ tbs
| proposed days and hours OF arrival, ahould
also accompany each bid such schedules, how.
ever, 10 be subject 10 the approval Of the Post
master General and 10 alteration by his order,
nom time TO time, Aa the interests Of the postal
service may require. .rr..4...
The steamships offered for the service must bs
American steamships Of the hrst class IN all 70
speets, and before acceptance will be subject 10
, inspection aud survey by an experienced naval
constructor, to be detailed for that purpose by
the Secretary Of the Navy.
Proposals must conform In all particulars "a
: the pFoVisienS and requirements Of the Aloro-
said act approved February II, 1888, and must
be properly Guaranteed, with satisfactory testi.
/ moniais that the bidder or bidders and thelI
guarantors are meu Of properly and abundantly
able 10 make good theif tender aud guaranteed,
The bidders name and residence and the name
Of each member Of the Arm, when q company
Oaers should be distinctly stated IN the pro-
posaL
I Proposals should besent, under seal to ''Ths
FIRST Assistant Postmaster General, |" 'For.
elgu Deak, - with The words mail Proposals, -
'sroTeign Mails, - written on the fAco Of iho
addrelit and they should be dispatched IN time
% " received N This DepAEtmepl on OF bslorl
Z be lslh day " August next, which win Be ~
Vprlllsnent WILLIAM pEENIsoN