Daily national Republican., 1865-04-21
PROPOSALS FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP
l. SERVICE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
AND CHINA
PO.I oTT,sI s Gs.aHIsgsT, z ~

wAsHfNoToN March %, lse5
In accordance with the provisions Of an act Of
Congress, approved February n, 1895, which Ia in
the words aud asure. following, via:
"AN AcT to authorize the estAb iHhment Of ocean
mail stsarnship service between the ualtsd
'Bs q enacted Sy ne Senate and Hosss qr Rep.
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eral be- and hs Il hereby authbrised to invite pro.
pOsAls by public adveftlssnent, for the period of
sixty days, 10 one o! more nswspaPers published
In the ciiies Of wA-hing gtoh, Now fOrk ,Philadel-
phA, Boston, and san fruneiseo, respectively, for
mall steamship services between the port Of saa
Francisco, In the Cnited States, and some port or
ports in tho Chinese Empire, touching at HOMO
lulu, In the Sandwich Islands, and one oI more
ports IN japan, by means OF = monthly line Of
nrst.class American sea- going steamships, " be
Of not less than thrOe Thousand tons burden each,
aud OF sufficient humberto perform twelve round
trips per unnum between said ports, and 10 cor.
tract with the lowest responsible bidder Tor said
service for term Of mot moro than ten yeArs, 70
eommeuce from the day the arst steamship of the
fnneisco with the malls for China Prortded,
That no bid shall be considered which shall
| amount to more than ave hundred thousand dol.
iST 1ss .%s ,s rSSna W., Ss, ,asS.
| United states, and accompanied by an oner OF
good aud suheicnt suretie- (al-o citizens Of tho
unlted sAtes) for the faithful PerfornHneeS VI such
contract.
''Scc 2 Ahd D. II further sRaotsd, That any
| contract, which the Postmaster General may eK.
ecute, under authority Of this act, shall 90 into
effect on or before the ar;' day q JansaIy'
aud shall, In addition TO the usual stipulatons
Of ocean mail steamship contracts, provide that
| the steamAhipa accepted for the service shall be
constructed Of the best material and ater 1p-
proved models, with all the modern improve
| Inents adapted TO sea-golng steamships OF the
hrst class and shall bo subject 10 inApeetion and
survey By an experienced naval Constructor, q
tho NaSy' whose report shall Be- made to The
Postmaster General. That the Government Vi
the United States shall be entitled 70 have trans
ported, free Of expense on each and every
| steamer, u mall agent, to take charge Of aud ar
| range the mail matter, 10 whom suitable Aeeom'
mediation for that purpose shhl bo assigned.
That In case Of failuIs from any cause to perfoE n
any ofthe regular monthly yoyages stipulated tol
from the compensation on account ofsueh omitted
voyage OF voyages. That suitable anss and penA
ties may be imposed for delays. and irreEulare
ties IN the ofths Service and that IN,
Postmaster General shall have tho power 10 do
ternihe tho contract nj any time In case OF IT.
being und"rlet or assigned 10 any other party.
Approved, February IL, lsSa.
PROPOSALS,
WIN be received at the Post Once Department,
p. In., of TUESDAY the 18th SAy of August,
1888, for conveying the malls Of the United slAtel
by means Of a-monthly limo Of hrst .clasA Amert
can sea going sleamships Of no, less than thrS,
thousand tons burden each, 0oyernment meas.
urencnt, aud Of sulaeient number 70 perform
twelve round trips per Annum, between the por
Of San Francisco, In tho United States and SOM
, port or ports In the Chinese Emplre, touching q
Honolulu, in the sandwich islands, and ~ on
Or more ports In Japan, for eoatract term o
not more than ten year,, 10 commence from th'
day the 'nrit steamahip u the proposed line ahal
depart from the port Of San frAheiseo With tn
Biddsrs must designate the port Of tsrmInus n
the Chinese Empire; also, the Immediate port
In Japan and China at which the stsamshlps AR
70 gall on az their outward and hons~Ard passage
Bids proposing ssveral tsrmlnAl ports, Slths
one Of which may be .sisstsd By the Depart
The Depaftmsat reserves to Itsslf The rikAt o
changing The terminal port of the Chinese Rm
pire, upon reasonable notice 70 the eonlIaetor
aud grAduAiing the pay, pro rata. within IN
At any timo during the eontinuahee Of the con
tract. |I a. T.gL' ar
Raeh bid should name the the time proposed /,
be occupied IN performing the paasAgss each wal
between San frAnclsso, Hnd the port or ports Il
the Chinese Empire proposed for the terminus o
the route, including stoppages a. honolulu AM
other intermediate portsi and also the length Q
stoPpage5 A. each of the intarmsdiate port
named, and each proposal should be accompanies
by map or diagram of the rOats. schedules Q
, sailing days, stating the proposed days an'
hours Of departure from each port, - vsl "a tn
| proposed days ana hOurn oI aIuNalt Nnoul'
also accompany each bid such schedules, how
ever, TO be subjset 10 tha approval VI the Pest
master 0eneral aud TO sltefAtion by his order
from time 70 time a. the inssfss.s Sfthe PossA
service may require. HI..I tAN L. E.H-H /.
The steamships offered for the service must b
American steamships Of the arut elAaa IN all ~
spects, and before aeeeptAnee will be subject d
inspection and survey BY an experienced hAyA
constructor, TO be detailed for that purpose b,
the Secretary u the Navy. Ii
Proposals must conform In all particulars Il
the provisions and requirementa VI the Afore
said act approved February ", lsdS, and mus
, be properly Ruauantetd, with aatiafactpry toati
inonials that the bidder or bladeFu ARnd thai
gu4FautOru are men of property und abundAntll
able 70 make good their tender and guaraatos
The biddeF's name and residence, And the nam
u each member of the arm, when = compan!
} Offers, should be distinctly stated In The pro
pOsal .. ..... .-. r.-.r.s. 49,. . :
Proposals should beasnl, under seal, 10 A'Thl
First Assistant Postmaster 0ensral,N' "Por
eign DeSk, with the words Mall PropbsAla, y
| ''f0reign Mails, - written on tho lace of III
address; and they should be diapaiehuA N Tim
h TO ba received 1t this Department on o. bafou
the 18th day Of August next. which win be thl
last day for receiving proposals. uader thia I'd
yertiaeInent WILLIAM DkNNt8Oh,
mb2t-fDt Postmaster 0oAsrhl.