The national Republican., 1867-04-19
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DRoPosALs FOR MAIL STEAM.
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H. 'LuG .Il.g WlsHlFor0r, Mach ~, 1850.
Congress sppToS,S A.res isSf SsisS % /. sss n. Z,
words and hearss followisg, yiIi 5Tr'7 y :
steamship ssfyies between the Uaitsd state. ana
Il the Hawaiian lalAnda ...f. -. y. -. -
gs 4 e snast.a " tas Send. and FOs.. q Rsgrys
0ress assembled, Ihat the Postmaster esnsrai be-
and he hereby, authorised 10 invite proposals. by
public Adyorssmeut for the period q sixty days, in
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resptetysiy for mall stssmship service between the
por, pf Hopoiulu, in Tho hawaiian Islands BY means
% monthiy liaeof drst-elass American ,ea. going
seamahipa 70 be Of not less than ono thousand tons,
number 70 perform twelve round trips per annum
bewssn s.id ports aud 20 eohtrset With the lowest
IssPon,he,e bidder Tor .sd ssr,ies fSr term Of 40,
steamship Of the said line shall depart from The pori
ogf san frsneisee with the maiis for ths Havana
which shall smount 20 more than seventy Ave thou
sand dollars for the twelve round trips per annum,
nor nnle.. the ssme 10 from eiuIen o. eitiIens q
good and cieni su,etss aso citizens Of the Uni
ted staie for the fatbfai performance Of such
tracts And prerid.d further That bsfoIe the accept
eral for the sad Service sy shall be subject 10 In
speetion and survey ~ an experienced naval con !.
retary 81 The Navy, whose report .hRll be made to
the Poatm aster General. ..r ...
ssc- . And bs q further enacted. That any con
under the suthOiy Of this act shall 20 into effect
before the hrst dHr Of January eighteen hundred
and sixty eight and shall In addition TO the usual
vide thatthe Government OF the United States DO
sntled % have transported fIee q sSpense on each
and arrange the mail matter, to whom suitable ao.
tommodations for that purpose shall be assigned,
any Of the monihiy voyages Stipulated Tor in iii.
contract, pro rata deduction may be made from
the compensation aecosnt Of such omitted voyage
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imposed for delays aod irregularities In tho perform
anee Of the seryiee and that the Postm ster General
shall have the power at any time to determine the
contract in case Of Its bciDg undere or assigned to
Approved. March 2, 1877
PROPOSALS
Will be resolved at the Pos oalee Departmes l. in
the city Of Washington, until s o'clock p. m. Of
"WEDNESDAY, the loh day Of July, 1891, for convey
Ing the malls OF the United States, by means Of q
monthly line Of hrs elAss American soa going tea
ships 10 bo Of not less than thousand tons Gov
ernment Measurement, each Sand Of sufcieut number
10 perform twelve round trips per Rnnum, between
the port Of San Francisco, In the United States and
the port Of Honolulu, In the Hawaiian Islands, for
contract term o. not more than ten yeGrs to bssi1
from the day the hrs steamship OF the said line shall
leave the port Of sau fTaueseo with the mails fJr tho
Hawaiian Islands.
Baeh bid should name the time proposed to be oe.
eupied In performing the passage each wAY between
San francisco and Honolulu and a sekedus Of sailing
days stating the proposed days and hours Of depart
papy each bid; such schedule, however, to bo sub.
jeei TO the approval Of ths Postmaster General aud
to alteration by his order, from time to time as the
interests Of the postal service may require.
The steamships offered for the service must be
American steamships Of the hrs class in all respects
and before acceptance will be sub to inspection
and survey by an experienced naval constructor to
be detailed for that purpose by the Secretary Of the
Navy. '.' ND
Proposals must eonfnrm 10 sill particulars to the
provisions aud requirements Of tho aforesaid set ap
proved March 2, IS 7, and mun be properly guaran.
teed with sasfsetory teStinonias, that the bidder
or bidders and their guAranIors m1n Of property
aud Abundantly able to make good their tender and
guarautee. The BIDDERS name and residence, aad
the name Of zach member OF the firm when q com :
pauy oHers should be dIstlnsy stated in the propo.
sails v an Incorporated company, copy Of the char.
ter Of ofineorporAoh must also be annexed to the ID
Prop sails should bs sent, sealed under cover, to
the address Of ths ''Postmaster oenerAl, wsshlng-
ton, d. C., Guperseribed 'FoABI0S DIsK,' with
the words Mail Proposals, Foreign Mails, " written
on tho face Of the address aud they should b. dis
patched In time to be received at this Department on
or lefore the 10Th day Of Jolly, 1867, which will be
the last day for receiving proposals. under this Adyer
tlsement. ALBX W. RANDALL
mh2l-wgt Postmaster General