Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-14

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!rh, ma h,d hail be considered which snail
amount to more than Ave hundred thousand auI.
lars Tor the twelve round trips per hnnum nov
unI,,s tho zane II from citizen or ciuIcnH OF W"
Tni,cJ states, and accompanied by an offer OF
GOOD aud sufficient Eurctirs (als0 cltl''R 81 wy
United Sucsl for the faithful performance OF suoh
contract. ,, TL.,,,x |
contract which the Postmaster General may et-
Ccuto, under authority Of this act, sh"i go in''
effect on or before the hr,' dAy OF JNnuss'
| one thousand eight hundred and hAty 'mten,
| and hall in addition 10 the usual ItrulallonH
| of ocean mall steamship contracts, rroNlI" 'ns'
| the strn mships accepted Tor the service sha' w
| constructed Of tho hest material and aNet Ap'
| rrryed models with all the modern Improve
| mrnts adapted TO sea-golpg sleAmhhlps VI 'nI
arst class and shall be subject 70 lhspeCIlon A.u
survey by an experienced naval eohssIu ua,'r ~
| be- dciatled for that purpose ny W" oa',c'.', W
| Ihe Navy whose report shall be made 10 'he
Postmaster General. That INC uoNsIhhtn' VI
the United States shalt b" enli'icd 70 nav snrv
| rortcd, free ~ expense On each ana eey
| stranrr Il mail agent to take charge OF ana Ar
| range the mall matter, 70 whom Su'Ap' aeon nn
: | mediation for that purpose shal Do Nssls,nou,
That IN case 81 failure from any cause W perform
| auy Of the regular monthly voyages Ehpulheu IoI
ia tho contract pro rata deduction sal Dc naus
| from the compensation IN account 81 -uth oIhl'Icu
u voyay, or yoyaRes That suitable hnes aud penal
, | 90 NAV hc imposed Tor delays and irrcguhre'
lies in the performance Of III" service and that the
G Postmaster General shall have the power to de-
a tcrinfur the contract at auy time ~ case OF l'H
being undcrlst or assigned TO any otheT party
Approved, February II, 1850.
" PROPOSALS
y VIII be received At the Post once department
N In the city Of Washington, until three clock
p OF TUESDAY ms iMH SsL Oi TT SSts.
az NV mean, of a monthly iuC Of nrst class Amerl
can sea going steamships u not less than three
=, thousand tons burden each u"NeIhih'n' meas
et mrcmrnt and u sufficient number TO peHofu
r. ErcIyr round trips Per Annum, between IN" por
ofsan Francisco In the United states, aud som'
tn port or ports IN the Chinese Empire lonehlng
" unnnluiu In the sandwich islands, and at on
~ or more ports in japan, for contract term 0
moi more than ten year,, to commence from IN
"a, day the hrs steamship Of the proposed lne Ahs'
Ls | depart from the port VI Sah frAh'lhoO WIN VI
mails for China. .,--,t
+. Bdders must designate the port Of terminus
H. | the Chincse Empire; also, the immediate pot'
u, in Japnn and China ut which the steamships NJ
to caIl on their outward ana home"At" P"HN"b'
-, RJs rrnposing several terminal ports, eth,
u | ono Of which may be seleeted ny 'he p'P4'
t. ,nnp, win he considered.
The Department reserves TO itself the Hght
eE changing he terminal port Of the Chinese I'm
on plre. upon reasonable notice to the contractor
GS prSscTibSd by the act Of Congress aforesaid
nv at any time during tho continuance " 'no wi
~ tract .,.. A.. ,s.ro..A
- hs ocrupiel in performing the passages each VI
between San Francisco and the port OF ports
the Chinese Empire proposed for lho terminus
-, the route, including hopphSra ~ hvn'uI1
IN other intermediate ports and also inc iensIh
stoppAgrs at each Hf the Intermediate Pc
OF named, aud each proposal should he aeSomPSal
: 6y A map or diagram VI the route Soheuu'cS
= sailing days stating the proposed uNSn
hours Of departure from each port a. wen IS
proposed days and hours Of arrival sho'
q Also accompany each bid such sehedules, no NO
o. ever, 10 he subject to the approval OF the rS
master GENERAL aud to alteration by JUS gu
rom time TO time, rs the interests OF 'he pos
The ,teamshIps offered for the service must
aIly American steamships Of the first class ID ~
"'' ,nncts and before acceptance VIII be rupJcC
Ip.pectlon and survey by an eEPer'eneea ia
nee ronstTuotor to be detailed for that putP"No
p the Secretary Of the Navy. ,,-.,-,..
part Prupusals must conform in all paruons
tho pToylsions and requirements 81 inc w
1900 said act approved February II, 1900 hhu =
ICE ne nroperly guaranteed, win tAtlslAo'oIy "
a monipis that the bidder or bidders ana v
~ punrRntors are men Of property aud ADuhaa'
,ber able to mako good their tender and gusINu
II,ry Tho bidders name aud residence hhu Iue "
iOV. az sRrh uombcr Of tho arm, when a e9mp
Il IN offer. should DO distinctly s1aied IN 'h0
N the Trupossls should bessnt, under seal 70
a. In | FiTst Assistant Postmaster General,
tbs si,u pe5k, ; with tho words ''hall PIoPosat
SlaS ,iForui.u Malls ~ written ON the ,iacS 81
-'' address. aud they should be dispatched "
IN IA 10 Ia received a. tLis Department on 9I ~
.yerv Inc 18TH day Of August nOHt, which viii o'
lat day for receiviRs proposals 1ndsL ,s NV
"srti.eInsnt WILLIAM DENNlhoN,
ans mSH.fSl PoStms't = dsnsr'