The national Republican., 1867-05-03
PROPOSALS..
DRoPOSALS FOR MAIL STEAM.
Il sT,P .rrs sray,GE nNn qav gsTwEEs rsE UNITED
Posr OTrIcr DEpARrNrNT,

WAeHn0for, March ~, leoo.
In aeecrdanes with the proyision. cf the act Of
Congress approved March 2, 1857, which is In the
words and figures following, Wis a...
stesmship ssryice between The United States and
the Hawaiian Islands.
Be q enacted bp ths Senate and House Of Repre-.
oress assembled, That the Postmaster General be,
and he 10 hereby authorised to invite proposals, By
public advertisement for the period o. sixty days, in
Washington, New York, Boston, and San Francisco,
respectively for mall steamship service between the
port q ssa Ess'i.sS T. n the Wnl'es sssi ~ and n:
of monthly eof hrst-elass American sea:going
steamships, 10 be Of not less than thousand tons
number to perform twelve round trips por annum
between s.d ports and Y contract With the loves,
steamship Of tho ssid line shall depart from The pori
Of San Francisco with the malls for the Hawaiin
which shsii amount 70 more than seventy Ave thou.
sand dollars for the twelve round trips per annum,
nor unless the same Be from eititen or citizens 81
good and sufeient suretss iso eiiisens Of the Uni
tod stsies for the faithful performance Of such
lrsst And provided Further, Tha, before the accept.
sra for the said service, they shall be subject TO In
sRseton and survey sy an exPerieneed naval son cor
Rotary Of the Navy, whose report shall be mado to
the Postmsstsr General. o.
sEc. q 1nd bs d further enacted, That any con.
under the authority Of this ast shall 90 no eject
or before the fret day Of January eighteen hundred
and si.y-eight, and shall, in addition . the usual
vide that the Government Of the United States shall be
entitled 70 have trsnsportsd froe Of expense each
snS yy mail assn, 70 take sSS.s:
| sommodations for that purpose shall be assigned
that in ease Of failure, from any sanse 70 perform
contract, con- q PRO % rata dsdussion may be made from
the compensation aeeOunt Of such omitted voyage
si ssy. nna ND in ss
anoe Of the serviee and that the Postmaster General
shall have the power At any time to determine The
contrast in ease Of Its being underet or assigned te
Approved March 2 isnoSos.,s 1sS5M
Will be received at the Post Once Department, In
the city Of Washington, until o'clock p. m. o.
WEDNESDAY, the 10Th day Of July, 1857. for convey
monthly line Of class sea- going stsa
ships, TO be Of not less than thousand tons Gov
ernmsnt Measurement, each, and Of sunieient number
10 perform twelve round trips per annum, between
the port Of San Rrsneiseo In tho United States
the port Of Honolulu, In the Hawaiian Islands, for
contrast term Of not more than ten year. % begi,
from the day the drst steamship Of said line shal
leave the port Of San Francisco with tho malls for thu
Hawaiian Islands,
San Francisco and onoluiu and schedule Of sailing
days, stating the proposed days and hours Of depart
ect to the Approval Of the Postmaster General, ant
to alteration By M order, from time to time, as th
| interests Of the postal service may require.
| Tho steamships offered for the service must b
American steamships Of the 1rst class in all respects
and before acceptance will bo subject to inspection
| and survey by experienced naval constructor, u
be detailed for that purpose by the Secretary Of tn
Navy.
| Proposals must conform In all particulars to tn
provisions and requirements Of the Aforesaid act ap
proved March q 1857, and must be properly guaran
tecd, with satisfactory testimonials that the bdds
/ hiddars nd THAR QunFautoFa of pfOpOrt,
and Abundantly able 10 make good their tender ant
| guarantee. The biddor's name and residenes, an,
i the name Of each member Of the hrm when com
pauy ofsrs should be distinctly stated in the propo
sails; II Incorporated company, copy Of the char
ter OF incorporation must also be annexed to the lid
| Proposals should be sent, sealed under cover, \
i the address Of the 'Postmsster General, Washing
ton, d. e. superscribed uPoRBIoH DEsK," viii
the words 'MAil Proposals, Foreign Mails, - wrtte
on the face Of the address, and they should be dis
patched In time 10 be received t this Department Of
or before the 10th day Of July, 1867, which will
the last day for recsiying proposals under this adver
| tlssment ALEX W. RANDALL,
mh2l-wet Postmaster General.