The national Republican., 1867-05-07
pRoposALs.
DROPoSALS FOR MAIL STRAIN.
II sT,R r,s sxSyieE yn H., ggTwKEn y THE qSiTED
Posr oyricrDsPAsrrrrr,


1tI. wuHIroros, March 10, lsee.t /
Congress sPproy.s March < iss1, which Is in the
Az ACT 70 suihoils III. Of ocean mail
steamship service between the United States and
Be- Il enacted 6y iAs Senate and Hopss Of Repre-.
senfdtfvss or hs bntted States Of America IN Con-
oress assembled, That the Postmaster General be,
pSSs Tor The psos p u Tty day.. Il
ono or moro nswspapers published in the elties Of
wsshinsten, New York. BOston, and San rraneiseo,
port 81 han fraaeiseo IN The Unitod States and The
port Of Hopclulu In the Hawaiian Islands, By means
q mi ~. a%s,sa"
number 70 perform twelve round trips per annum
rspcssbs bSasi S service. for ..rS .aS no,
steamship Of the ssid line sssn depart from he port
Islands; Provided, That NO bid shall be considered
which shall amount 10 mors than seventy ave thou
S .saP 81 PEI s.SS.
sood sri spsisnt .uIetss. al.o eisirsns o. The Uni
tract: And proufd,d rtber That before tho accept
anes o. the said stesmships By the Postmaster Con
sr for ee said service, they shall be .ubee. 10 ln-
.rS;ior to BE- ssislod for that pafps.s ~ ,hs Sec
tSt.sy q hs ssyy whose report shall be made to
sEp. A 4Hd Dc FURTHER enacted, That any con.
tract which tho Postmaster General may execute
under the authority Of this act shall go into effect
ma sixty .ad .S. in sadion e the 1ssS Ssus
.ias,h...s: o.,.In.sa. q ias gsIisd s..,s. Be-
and every steamer. Z mall agent 70 take charge Of
FOR IA. ss ss
that in case Of failure ffom any cause TO perform
any o. the monthly voyages stipulated for in this
the sompsnsstion on seooant Of such omitted voyage
or voyages that suitable hnss and penalties may be
imposed for delays and irrsgulartes in the perform
shah have the power At any tims 70 determins the
contract in ease Of Its bens underls. or assigned to
x i'S'S9!ss, prov st'S'S March sssSa,,,, ~ s, 90
VIII be received at the Posi ones Department, In
WRbskspAY, he ictS day Sf July, isS1 Tor convey W.
ing the malls Of the United ststss, by means Of
monthly line Of ars class American sgoing steam
ahips TO be Of not less than thousand tons Gov
ernmsnt messsrement, each, and OF sufficient number
70 perform twelve round trips per annum, between
tSS pCri 81 aoaoniu, II tio aa1SiIan % i Islands for
from the day the hrst steamship said line sSai
leave the port Of San Francisco with tho mails for tho
Zach BID should name tho time proposed TO be Oe.
eupisd In performing the passage each way between
San Francisco and Honolulu and schedule Of sailing
from and arrival At each port should also accom-
Vhhy oAgn piN huoh beutuulo, nOWoNofI 10 Dc SUD
Jeot 10 tho approval Of the Postmaster General and
70 alteration BY his order from time to time as the
interests Of the postal service may require.
The steamships offered for tho service must be
American steamships. Of the arst 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 10 the
provsions and requirements Of the Aforesaid ae ap-
proved March 2 lssT, and must be properly guarAn.
teed with satisotory testimonials, that the bidder
or bddsrl and their gusrantors are MN Of property
and abundantly able 70 make good their tender and
guarantee. The bidders name and residence, and
the namo Of each member Of the nrm WHOM q com
pany ofsrs should be distinctly stated in the propo-
sails II an incorporated company, copy Of the char
ter Of incorporation must also be annexed TO the bid
Proposals should be sent, sealed under cover TO
the iaddress Of the 'Postmaster General, Washing
ton, D. c. .ugerscribed .foRKIas DESK" with
the words Mall Proposals, Foreign Mails, " written
on the faeo Of the address and they should be dis
patched In time 10 be received al this Department on
before the 10th day Of July, 1867, which will be
the last day for receiving proposals undsrths adyer-
tlssment. ALEX W. RANDALL
mh2l-WOt poatmastar Cana