The national Republican., 1867-04-13
oPosALs.
DRoPoSALs FOR MAIL STEAM.
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words and neure. follovieg yi,i
steamship seryise be,vsen the Uaitsd stasss sad
Be q snadsd bY fhs Senate and Rors. Of .Rsprs.
ssataiipt, u q. DATED States % Amatea "a toa.
ana he i hereby authorirsd 10 invite proposals. By
pablie advsr,ssmsnt for the period q sixty days IN
S %Ss' M. sss L y,
rsspectvsly, for mail ssAnship service between the
port Of San frauelseo n the United States and the
Of monthly lice 81 hrst-olass American sea. going
eamshps. TO be Of not lsss than thousand tons,
ooy.nmsht nss.ursment, each, and Of sufaeIsnt
between .sia ports, and 70 eon,rse, -i,h ths iovsst
Responsible bidder ier sad ssrsies for term of not
Steamship q Il. .s 1. 'si ssa I% Ssp. i sS ss ss p1I p
Island. Providsd, tbs, no bid shall be soasiderod
sand dollars for the twelve round trips per annun
nor unless the sane be from eitisen etifeus Of
.Ss uns'a s,.ls and By an os. q
ted ststes for the faithful psrformanes Of such con
traoti And provdd further, That before the accept
sr fOr the sad ssrvoe they shall be .ubssl % ia
:is.isi = !. detailed tss ,S.i psfso:s y y. See.
the Postmaster eensra. : 10 afl 90
sIc 2, 4nd - g further enacted. That ssy con
under The suihory o. this act shall 20 iaio sss, on
OF before the nrst day ef January eighteen hundred
and .ixty-sight, and shall IN asdlton 70 The usual
vide that the Governmeni Of the United States sh be
eniitsd 70 have transportsd free Of expenie each
ans svsry steamer, , nail agent to take charge Of
soumodstions for that purpose shall be assigned
that in ease Of isilure, fom any cause to perform
se prS is SSscn msy 5. nad. lSI - from
the compensation on aeeocut Of such omitted voyage
or vOyssss that suitable nnes and penalties may b
imposed for deays aud Irregularities In the perform
Anee Of the services and that the Postmaster 0enera
shall have the power at any time to detsrmins the
contract in ease Of its being underls or svgnsd to
Approved, March 2, ~ ~lss5z
VIII be received at the Pos once Department, in
the city Of Washington, until s o'clock p. m. Of
"WEDNESDAY, the 10Th day Of July 1861. for convey.
@SutSiy line ofar. az elias. % America going lea n
shps TO be Of not less than thousand tons, Gov
ernmsnt measurement each, and Of sunieieBt number
to perform twelve round trips per annum, between
the port Of San Fr.neseo, In the United States and
the port OF Honolulu In the hawaiian Islands, for
rom ts s1 Ss s S P :sS no. 10 SssI
Leave the port Of san FFAneiseo with the mails for the
eupied In performing the passage each way between
San Francisco ana Honolulu and OF sailing
days, stating the proposed days and hours Of DEPART
urs IRON and arrival at each port should also
papy each biii such schedule however, to be sab
Jeet TO the approval Of the Postmaster General aud
10 terAtion By his order, from time to time, the
Interests Of the postal service may require.
The steamships offered for the service must be
Amsean steauships Of the nrst class In all respects,
and before acceptance will be subject to Inspection
aud survey BY an experienced naval constructor to
he detailed for that purpose By this Secretary Of the
Navy.
Proposals must conform in all particulars to the
provisions And requirements Of the Aforesaid ac Ap
proved March Is :, and must be properly guaran-
teed, with saisfaeory testimoniais that tho bidder
bidders and their gunrantcrs are m IN Of property
and Abundantly able to make good their tender and
gusrantes. The bidder's name and residenee, aud |
the name Of each member Of the arm when com |
pAny offers, should be distinctly stated In the propo
sails an Incorporated company, copy Of the char
ter Of incorporation must also be annexed to the Id
Prop sails should b. sent sealed under cover, to |
the address Of the Postmaster General, wAshipg-
ton, D. c. superseribed i'FoREtoN DEsK," with
The words 'Mail Proposals. Foreign Maiis - written
on the face Of the address and they should b. dis
patched In time TO be received at this Department on
or lsfore the loth day Of July, 1867 which will be
the last day for receiving proposals under lh Adyer
tisement. ALBX. W. RANDALL, |
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