The national Republican., 1867-04-08
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PROPOSALS FOR MAIL STEAM.
Il sHIP SERVICE BETWEEN THR UNITED
STATES AND TIE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Posr OTYtoH DTpARrrrSr.

fosf OfTfCn DHPARrMHHT, I
wAsHIsGror, March 10, 1885. /
In accordance with the provisions Of this set Of
words and figures following, yiIi
Ak lor to auIhoriIe The msnt Of ocean mail
steamship service between the United states and
the Hawaiian Islands
sentdtfres Of The United States Of America IN Con-
oress assembled, that the Postmaster General be,
and he is hereby, authorized to invite proposals. BY
public advertisement for the period Of sixty days In
Washington, New York, Boston, and San francisco,
por Of San Frausisco, in the United states and the
port Of Honolulu in the Hawaiian Islands, by means
pf monthly liue Of hrst.elass American sea. going
steamships 10 be Of not less than one thousand tons,
Government measurement, each, and Of sufficient
number to perform twelve round trips per annum
between said ports and e contract With the loves.
more than ten years. 10 begin from the day the frat
steamship Of the said line shall depart from the port
Of San Francisco with the malls for the Hawain
Islands: Provided That no bid shall be considered
which shall amount 10 more than seventy Ave thou
sand dollars for the twelve round trips per annum,
nor unless the same be from citizen citizens Of
the United States, and accompanied BY an offer Of
good and Sufficient suretes, (Aso citizens Of the Uni
ted s.s. for .he i.i,hiSl psr,Or%asce Of such con
anee Of the said steamships BY the Postmaster Cen
era for the said Service they shall be subject TO In
sTustOr to Be detailed for that purpose By ,hs @ sSe
retsry Of the Navy, whose report shall be made to
the Postmaster General.
V
tract which the Postmaster General may execute
under the authority Of this act shall go into effect
or before the nrst day q January eighteen hundred
and sixty eight, and shall in addition to the usual
stipulations Of ocean mail steamship coutraets pro-
vide that the Government Of the United States shall be
and every steamer, mail agent to lake charge Of
and arrange the mail matter, to whom suitable &C.
sommodA,ons for that purpose shall be assigned
that In case Of failure, from any cause, to perform
auy Of the monthly voyages stipulated for In this
contract, a pro rata deduction may be made from
the compensation on ssso1nt Of such omitted voyage
imposed for delays and irregularities in the perform
ance Of the service; and that the Postmaster General
shall have the power at any time TO determine the
contract In case OF Its being underet or assigned to
x Approved, prov March 2, lssz-
Will be received at the Pos: once Department, in
the city o. Washington until 8 o'clock p. m. Of
WEptNESDA6 ,t ~ ne ION dSy Of Suy 1881 Tor convey
monthly line Of hrs eass American sea going steam
ships, to be Of not less than thousand TONS Gov
ernment Measurement, each, and Of sufoiebt number
to perform twelve round trips per Annum, between
the port Of San Francisco in the United States and
the port Of Honolulu, in the Hawaiian Islands, for
contract term Of not more than ten years, to begin
from the day the hrst steamship Of the said line shall
leave the port Of San Fraueseo with the malls for the
hawaiian Islands.
Zach bid should name the time proposed to be oe.
eupied In performing the passage each way between
San Francisco and Honolulu and schedule Of sailing
days stating the proposed days and hours Of depart
from and arrival at each port should also accom-
pApy each bid such schedule, however, to be sub.
ect to the approval Of the Postmaster General, and
10 alteration BY his order from time to time, the
interests Of the postal service may require.
The steamships offered for the service must he
American steamships Of the frst class In all respects
and before acceptance will be subject to inspection
and survey by an experienced naval constructor, to
be detailed for that purpose by the Secretary OF the
Navy.
Proposals must conform in all particulars to the
provisions and requirements Of the Aforesaid act ap
proved March 2, ls,7 and must be properly guArAn.
teed, with satisfactory testimonials, that the bidder
bidders and their guarantcrs arc m1u Of property
and Abundsntly able to make good their tender and
guarantee. The bidder name and residence, and
ths 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 It'd
Prop IsSls should be sent, sealed under cover, to
the address OF the Postmaster General, Washing.
ton, D. Co. superseribed 'RoREIGS DISK with
the words Mail Proposals, Foreign Mails, written
on the face Of the address and they should ba dis
patched In time to be received at this Department
before the 10Th day Of July, 1857, which will be
tho last day for receiving proposals under this adver
tisement. ALEX W. RANDALL,
mh2l.w0t Postmaster General.