Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-28
PROPOSALS FOR NAIL STEAMSHIP
Il SERVICE BETWEEN THB UNITED STATE
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MLAHINaroH. March %, 1865. (

-1 wLsHINgroH, March %, 1895. 4
.InaecordARcs WITH the proTlsionsrof en- act Of
Congress, approved February IL, 1855, which Ia IL
the words and ngufes following, MS
IAN ACT to AuthoriIe tho estAbiishment Of oeeAI
mail steamsihp servieo between the United
| States aud China ~
''nIBs q snasfsiSy lls S.nai, and RoussQr Rep
resentdtipes u the URitsd Stdtss Of Amerfed a.
sral be, and hobs hereby auihorilad 10 Invite pro
posala BY public Ad rortisspsak for The period
| ,ixty days, In ono or more newspapers publlshe'
IN the eiiiesoI washIngton, Now York, PhllAdel
mail steamship service between the, port al Bai
| Prapciseo In the United States, aad some port
| ports In the Chinsss En- lre, ouShing ~ Homo
| lulu, In the Sandwich Islands, and one or NOR
| ports In JapAnI By msansofR monthly line o
hrst.clAss American IeA going steamships, TO b.
II not less than three thousand tons bu tdsn aAsh
And OF sufficient nqppst0 ReTf9rn, twelve roupS
tract with ths IsWssi ,rsspoHsibe bidder for sale
,ervice for term OF not more than ton years, y
commence from the dayiths nrst steamship Of tn,
proposed line shall depart from the port Of sa
That no bd7dhair hs:eohsldsFsd which shAl
amount 70 mere thAA Ave hundred, thousand dol
lars for the twelve round trlps per Annum, moi
lnleSs the same 10 iron d nssn Or e.sissns q th'
| United States, and accompanied By an oher o
rood And safluisnt snrstis- tAlso -ellssas % tn,
| contract ,.HVpH 1EAaI 40
| sec. q ana ~ Hfuftuer NHncteu, Ihht an
contract whiehlHs Postmaster 5chorHl may sI
cute, uudeE authority Of this act, shall 20 int
fleet on or, before the nrut day Of January
| me thouMnd eight hundred and sixty seven
Ind shall, In addition 70 me uhaal tiPuiSsion
Il SSean-I mall .KtsAmshjp nirAetA pJoyjde tina
he stSAmARipG accepted Tor the service shall b,
SonptrneIvd " the, bostg material aad Altsr AP'
,roysa 50Ssls VIII " .sl modern S,n IHP Pr ,s
lrF-eASs, Had shall be subjset 70 Inspection ant
survey by an experienced naval constructor, b
be detained Tor thai purpose BY the ssshStaSy .
he Nay, .Yhose ,spSr, ,hs!l Be msda to tn
he Uniisd stS,Ss shah DO sstisIsd " have ,JspS
oorted, frss 81 srpense On ucacN and sfsr,
,teAmer, a mail ussGI 10 take charge Of And,ar
'Nnge the mail .ma.tss,-. whom suitable accom-
HSSa IN % !: s psEFSss
LIZ he sSStisss pfe Az ssiI Be mad
from tho eompensSttuuon account ofsueh omitte'
4 siyagsor VOYAGES 81 hHtsuitA nRes and psns
| les may be imposed for delays and itregulAre
les In thepetformanes ofns service, and that N
'0Stmaster General shall have the power TO de-
ermine The contrast at any Time m ease of u
Deing nnderlet or assigned TO any ether party.
Approved, februSry II, 1895. "
PROPOSALS
viii b reeelysd at the Pest once Department
i N the ehy Of WAahlngton, until three o 'el0ek
| y. m. Of TUESDAY, the 10Th day o. August
se0, for conveying the mAila o. the unitsd State
/
rau Goa going steamships u not lesa than thro'
I houEAnd tons burden zach, ,OoSsrnmsnt meas
arement, aud Of suiheianti Aamber 10 perform
welNe round trip. per AMMAN bstwsen the Por
4 aSan Pfansisco, In tho Unlted States, aud aom
bort or portsin the Chiaeae KmplTs, tonehing =
honolulu, In the sAndWIeh islands, and at on,
1 : more ports In Japan, for contract term o
iot more than ten ysst', % eominenes from Oh
lSpart from the port Of San 'FNhsi'sO with, th
Bidders must dssis sats.AS posrtof i,rninu IL
he Chinese Empire also, thsr Immediate port
\ japan and China Al which the. SteAmShips AT
| 70 call on their outward and homswaTd passage
| 70 land and TseelVe mIilS rrt. ,-Irr'-ly.|-
Bids pro poslng several terminal p9rts, sithe
rne Of which may be selected SylhS Depart
The Department reserves 70 Itself The right o
changing Tho terminal port Of tho Chinese I'm
ptre, uPoa reasonable notl0e 70 the eenttAsior
SSSSsSs the ESy PR sns TsSs "a
NJ any time daring The Continuance Of The con
Zach bid should aAns The the dine props.sd
M Ls Sss q
the Chinese Empire proposed for the terminus {
tha route, including AtopPAges a. HoRolpla an
other intermediate ports and also the 'length {
stoppAgSs at each Of the intermediate, port
uaacd, and each proposal should be ace panic
| by n map or diagram Of tho Touts, Schedules
'Ailins days, stating The proposed days an
| hours Of departure from each port, - well a. N
proposed days and hours d arrival. Ihoul
also accompany each bid such SehednleH, how
ever, 10 be subject tothe approval Of tbs Post
master General and 10 AltsTAtlon hy, hla order
from time to time, ~ the intSrSstl o. tAs Posts
service may require rp 4 .HtTI
The steamships offered for the service must
American steamships Of tho nrAt class In Al r.
sbects, and before acceptance will behubIeot |
Inspection and survey BY an experienced AANl
constructor, 10 " deiAiled for thAth purpose b
the Secretary Of the NAVY.
Proposals must conform In all particulars
the provisions and requirement. o. ths Afors
said act, approved February II, 1884, and mul
be properly guaranteed, with satisfactory teet
moniAis that the bidder OF bidders and the
guArRntors are msp pf property and abundAntl
able to make good their tender and guarantees
Ths bidders name aud residence, and the nam
Of each member Of the arm, when . oompan
offers, should be distiAstly stated in the pre-
pOsAl. ... uIL ....s.-gl .iUl.g
Proposals should baaeut, under seal, TO ''Th
First Assistant Postmaster General, y 'HOl
sign Desk, - with tho words ''MAil Proposals,
''forsiga Malls, " writtsn on the face Of n
address; and they Ahould be dispatched In tin
to be received II this Department. ON or bOlol
the 18th day Of August ue4I which will be n
last day for receiving proposals under this A
Sonisemena aEau WlLtiAM DkNhIsON,