Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-05-02
DRoPOsALs PUR NAIL sTEAMsHIP SEA
WOE BETwEEH TIN UsITEp
sTATks AND THK HA-
WAIlAN ISLANDS
Posi- OFFIcK DErARrvENT,

wssHISeros Mach ~, iss5.
In accordance with the provisions of the at Of
CONGRESS. approved Narck 2 1857, which 70 IN the
woros ana figures foll.wing var:
htI TO authorize the establishment OF osesn
met sn- NJ ryice bet the United etAtes
sna the Hawaiian Islands
$500. ,ne,iea y ias Ssi.gl, ord HoHS. " Rs-s
s,e.S dsserlbisf. Thst the Postmaster G-peral he,
public advertisen ca fer the period 81 sixty ds5s,
~ one or more Newspapers published On the critics
cisCo. re pectively, for mail stcamsh hi service be-
tween the port 81 san Frsncisco On the Usiiea
islands, BY means Of 9 month"; lire - a st ol.ss
american sea going s'esnish %. 90 he % NOS less
emit. each. and Of suficient num6er to perform
twelve round ,ris. per annum bsise said ports
forsaid service. for = term of not more than ten
years 70 begin frem tie day the hrst steamship Of
Frsncisoe with the mails Tor the Hswsii.n islunss'
To- iaed, Ihat no bad shall he considered hioh
dol airs for the twelve round trips per annum y ~
pn,ss III. sam' Re from cttiz. or citizens Of the
good End snficient sureties talsO citizens o. the
United st.issJ for the faithful pertormsnoe Of
such contract, And Pr0r. ted fErthsr. That before
the seefBIsDee Of ths saie steamships ~ the Poet
sntlect 70 nspecion nfsuryey ~ su IN perienoss
naval constructor, to he detailed f'r that purpose
be made to the Postmaster General.
t,sEt vbic 81 ~, =. :, 49,, ,no,sa fhn any con
uLter the authority q tins set shall go intO elect
on or oeiorr The nist cay Of January eighteen han
-
usual sti pulstions Of ocean natl Steamship con
tracts, IroEice that the Governments Of the tni'ed
Of eNTeDse on each and every steamer = mail
agent 20 take charge of and srrsnl the mai mat
purpose shall BE assigned tbsi in case Of failure
iron aHJ cause, % perform any % the monthly
de- uction may be made from the CON psnsstioa en-
&C ,ouIt q such omitted voyage or Voyages; that
deeys snd irregulsrities in the pertormsncs Of
the service; and Tat the Postmaster Generals shall
Las a nrlu IN 70
tract IN case OF its beins underlet OF ASSIGNED TO
Approved March ?. IsS7-
PROPOSALS
III Re received a. he Post once Department in
ne cry OF Msshinston, until o clock D. IA Of
veyiIs the mails o. the United states By mesSs OF
monthly line OF nrst Glass American sea geiHg
steamships 10 be OF not less than thousand
tons, Government measurement each aud Of suf-
hcIeut number g. perform twelve round trips per
United states. and the port Of Homo uIH, in tue
Hawaiian Islands for contract term Of not more
steamship OF the said line shall leave the port OF
ran francisco with the mails for the Hawaiian
Each hid should name the time proposed 70 be
SseuPiso ID periSTImins The passage each way be-
ME OF sailing Gays, stating the proposed days Asd
should also accom- pany each sid: snch sSheSgie'
however 70 be SUBJECT to the approval OF the POST
from time 10 time, az the interests OF the postal
service may rea pire
Auo lot lne service must be
American steamships. Of the first class In all re-
spects, and before ceptsnoe will be su5Ject 10
Inspection and survey By an experienced naval
constructor TO be detailed for that purpose BY the
Proposals. must conform in all particula 70 the
provisions and requirements Of the sforesai act,
approved March 2, IS67, and must be properly
guaranteed, with satisfactory testinloni ais that
the bidder or bidders and their gusrsntou are
men OF properly and abu ndsntly able TO make good
their tender and guarantee. The bidders name
and residence, and the name of each m ember OF
the hrm when a company often. should be dis
tinctly stated In the proposals; an incorporated
company, copy Of the On arter of incorporsti,n
Dust also be az ne xed 10 the bid.
Proposals should be sent, sealed under cover to
the &C dress off, he Postma ster General, WASH
ington, ID. ~ supersertbed "FoREIGN DKsK"
with the words Mail Proposals, Foreign hailsp
written the face Of the address; and they should
be despatched in time to be received ct this Be
psrtmest on or before the 10th day Of July Is67
which will be the last day for receiving proposals
under this Advertisement.
ALEX. W. RANDALL,
ma W-wF Postmsster General.