The national Republican., 1867-04-20
PROPosA AIS.
DRoPoSALS FOR MAIL STEAM.
il SHIP sRRvICR BBTwERr THg UNITED
Stairs AND THEHAwAIIAN IsLANDs
Posr oyrior Dtranrxssr,

| WAsHfraron, Mach 1e 1889. 4
oonsre.s spprovsd March iss1, which Is in tss y,
| words and figures following, via; 49,
Az ACT e su,horiie the sssbl.hmsnt q ocean mail
the Hawaiian Islands. .~ ra.. ... u. H..
Be q enacted BY ths Senate and House Of Repre-.
ssniafiS.. q n Vnlisd Statss o. amsriss n On ~
and he Il hereby authorised 10 invite propoaals BY
public advertisement for the period of SIXTY days, IN
Fl sSs n ~ s. Of
respseliyey for mall ssapshlp service between The
port u San fraseiseo ia the United s..tss and the
q nossSly lie Of sr.t.sis.s Insrisss ss..soins
sisamshps TO be Of not lees than one thousand tons
ooy,rnmsnt neaursmeht, each, and Of sufaeisnt
between aid ports and to eontrse, With Il. lowest
respon,ibis bidder Tor said service for term Of net
more than ten years, 10 begin from the dag ihs hrst
Of San franelses with the malls for the Hswalin
Islands; Provided That no bid shall be considered
which shall .messt o NOR. INA. seventy thou
nor unles. the same be from ciussn or oitssns Of
the Uni,sd stsies, and accompanied By an Offer Of
Ted ststs for the fsthfui performanee Of sush son
snes Of the said BY the Postmaster 0sn.
spsoiIOa and ssrvsy Sy ss % s1psri.ns.d naval con.
strueior TO be detailed for thai purpose By the Sec
ret.ry q the Navy, whose report shah be m,ds to
Sac. 4 And b q further enacted, That any con.
tract which the Postmaster General may sToeuts
under the authorty Of this act shall 20 Into effect
and sixty eight, and shsi in addition % the usual
stipulations Of ocean mall steamship oostracis, pro-
vide thai ne Government Of the Untsd States shall be
ented 10 have transported, free Of expense on each
and every steamer, mail agent 70 take charge Of
and arrange the mall matter, 10 whom suitable 90.
ssn 10 ..ss 81 ~ ,n, shall b %
any OF the monthly voyages stipulated for In this
contract. pro rata dsdus!ion may b made from
or voyages that suitable auss and penalties may Be-
imposed for delays and Irregularities In the perform
snee o. the services and that the Postmaster Gsnsial
contrast in ease Of its being undsrist or assigned to
z Approved, prov St'a March > ,,sSso..,. 1ss5m
VIII be received at tho Posi- once Department, in
.he city o. washington, until 8 o'clock p. IN. Of
the 10Th day Of July, 1851 for convey.
monthly line Of nrs elass American sea going steam
ships, to be Of not less than thousand tons Gov
10 perform twelve round trips per annum, bel cen
he port Of San Francisco, in the United States and
he port Of Honolulu. in the Hawaiian Islands, for
rom the day the drst steamship Of The said line shall
cave the port Of san Francisco With the mails for the
Hawaiian Islands
Rsch bid should name the time proposed to be oe.
;uped In performing the passage each way between
san Franelsco and Honolulu and schedule Of sailing
stating the proposed days and hours Of DEPART
'any each bid such schedule however, TO be sab
eel to the approval Of the Postmaster General, and
% 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 rst class In all respects
md before acceptance will be subject to inspection
md survey BY an experienced naval constructor, to
Navy.
Proposals must conform in all particulars to the
and requirements Of the Aforesaid act ap
'royed March 1877, and must bo properly guaran.
eed with satisfactory Testimonials that the bddor
II bidders and their guarantors are m,n Of property
md abundantly able to make good their snder and /
guarantee The BIDDERS name and residence and /
he name Of each member Of the arm when com.
ANY ofers should be distinctly stated In the propo-
ais II au Incorporated company, copy Of the char.
er OF incorporation must also be annexed to the td
Proposals should be sent, tealsd under cover, to
he address Of the 'Postmaster General, Washing
on, D. O., superseribed ''FoREIgs DEsK," with
he words Mail Proposals, Foreign Malls, - written
N the face Of the sddress aad they should bs dis
atehed In time TO be received at this Department
= before the 10Th day Of July, 1867 which will be
he last day for receiving proposals. under this advo
lsement. ALEX W. RANDALL,
mhN Postmaster General