The national Republican., 1867-05-04
.PHoPoSALs.
DRoPosALs FOR MAI, STEAM.
Il SHIP snRyIcE BETwHEH THR UNITED
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words and hgyrss following, via. ~ 7. 100
Az Acr % suthoriIs the sslsblshment Of ocean mall
sss,.sR@:np 4. :srIis. between the uaisOd States and
Be d enacted by ins ssnats and House qr Repre-.
ssntdttpss Of the Omitted States Of America On oOn.
and he is hereby, authorised TO invite proposals. by
public advertisement for the period Of sixty days In
ore or more nevspspets pubiiahed in the cties Of
respsetlvsy, for mail steamship service between ths
port Of San fraueiseo In the United statea and tho
ppr. o. aSn1laiS u 'HS Hawsan I.l,aas y mean,
steamships 10 be Of not less than one thousand
Government messursment, each, and Of suacieni
between saia psrts; and 70 eonrse, With he Lowest
respon,ble bidder for said service for term Of mol
mors than ter years 70 begin from the day the hrsi
Of San frAnoisee with the mails for the Hawaiiu
Islands; Provided, That bid shall be considered
which shall .mount 70 more than seventy Ave thou
sand dollars for the twelve round trips per Annum
unless the same be from citizen or otiIens q
the United States, and accompanied BY an offer Of
led ststos the faithful performances Of sueh con
tract; And proeidsd further Thai before the accept.
snee Of the said steamships By the Po,tmastsr Gen
spse,ion and survey By an sxperisnesd naval con
sruetor 70 be detailed for that purpose by the See
ret ,stayy q ne S.,y whose report shall be made to
ssc And bs d Jurther enacted, That any con.
tract which the Postmaster General may sIeoute
or Ssess i is a dS sS suHsS
and sixty eight and shal, In addition 10 the usual
stipulations o. ocean mall steamship eontraos pro-
entitled 20 hsvs transported rss Of sxpsnse on each
and every steamer, mail agent 70 taks eh.rse o.
.nd sIrsns. The mall ~...sr. 70 when suitable az.
that in case Of failure from any cause 10 perform
any Of the monthly voyages stipulated for In this
the compensation on seeount Of such omitted voyage
or voyages; that suitable fnes and penalties may be
imposed for delays and irregularities In the perform
shall have the power al any time 70 determine the
contract In case Of Its being undsriet assigned to
x IpSIS1ss. S'1S' s.is March >, lssza lssza TO-.
Will be received at the Post once Department, In
wR6ssspAY, The iosS day Of July ss1 for Convey " p
ing the malls OF the United States, BY means Of q
monthly line Of frat -elass Amsriean going sea
ernmsnt measurement each, and Of sufneient number
70 perform sTs,Ss LSsas tIps PEI mL, ,.nu% between
the port Of Honolulu, In the Hawaiian IsAnds for q
contract term Of not more than ten years. TO begin
from the day the hrst steamship otthe said line shall
leave the port Of San Praneiseo with the malls for the
Rseh bid should name the time proposed 10 bo oe.
eupled in performing the passage each way between
days, stating the proposed days and hours Of depart
from and arrival At each port, should also aeco
pAny each bid such schedule, however, TO be sab
jeet TO the approval OF ths Postmaster General aud
10 alteration By his order, from time to time the
intsrests Of the postal service may require.
The steamships offered for the service must bo
American steamships Of the hrst class In all respects
and before aeespsnee will be subject to inspection
and survey BY an experienced naval constructor, to
be detailed for that purpose By tho Secretary Of the
Navy.
Proposals must conform in ali particulars to the
provisions and requirements Of the aforesaid aet
proved March 2 1897, and must be properly guaran-
teed, with aatisfacory testimonials that the bidder
or and their guHrantors are MN Of property
and sbundantly able TO make good their tender and
guarantee. The bidder's name and residence, and
the name Of each member Of the arm when q COM
pAny ofsrs should be distinctly stated in the propo-
sails an Incorporated company, copy Of the char
ter Of must also be annexed to the hid
Proposals should be sent, sealed under cover, to
the address Of the 'Postmaster General, Washing
ton, d. o. supsrseribed ''FoREIGN DEsK," with
the words Mail Proposals, Foreign Mails, ~ written
on the face Of the address and they should be dis
patched in timo TO be received at this Department on
or before the 10Th day Of July 1867 which will be
the last day for receiving proposals. under this adver
tsement. ALEX. W. RANDALL,
mh2-w0t Postmaster General.