The national Republican., 1867-05-20
DRoPosAIS FOR MAIL STEAM.
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wAsHIHofor, March 10, 1888.
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Az Acr 70 suiheriis the essbiishnsni o. ocean nall
, steamship service sssvssn the usitsd States and
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and he IA hereby, suthorissd to invite proposals., BY
puhie adysrissment for the psrod 81 sixty days Il.
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respeetiysly for mail steamship ssryiee between the
port Of San frsseiseo. In the unltsd s.is. and the
Of monthiy iiss o. hrst class American going
stsamships 70 be Of not less than one housand tons,
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is.posisis BIDDER ioi ..S s:lsiss fsr q 10.
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which .hAll smoust to moro than seventy i've thou-
sand dollars for the twelve round trips per Annum,
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good and sufslent suretss talso citizens Of the Uni
sstss for the iaithfui performance Of such con-
snes OF the said steamships By The Postmaster Cen
er. for the said service they shall be ;uhIee, to Ia
sirustof % be dslsd Tor thai parposs By the SEE
retaIy o. the Navy, Whose report shall DO made TO
the Postmaster 9eneral.
tract which the Postmaster General may sIeeute
uadsr the authority Of this shall 90 into effect on
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stipulations Of ocean mall steamship eostraets pro-
vide thtths Government Of the United States shall be
and every sisansr, 4 nail agent TO lake charge q
and arrange the mail matter. TO whom suitable se-
%.SImoda % auons foI that purpose shall be assigned !
auy OF the monthly voyages shpulAtsd for In this
contract, pro rata deduction may be made from
the compensation aeeo ant Of sueh omitted voyage
voyages; that suitable anes and penalties may be
imposed for delays and Irregularities In the perform.
Anes o. the service and that the Postmaster General
contract In ease Of its being undeet or assigned to
Approved, March 2 , lssza
WIN be received at the Posi- once Department, In
s ,ss ely q washlnstoP, until o'clock p m. Of
ing the malls of the United States, BY means Of a
monthly line Of -elAss American sea- going steam
srnmsnt measurement saeb, and Of 50 Gle n lumber
70 perform twelve round trips per Annum, between
The port q San Francisco In the United States and
the port Of Honoluu In the Hawaiian Islands, for
contract term Of not more than ton years, to begin
from the day the nrst steamship said line shall
Leave The port Of San Francisco with the malls for the
E.sh bid should name the ums proposed to be 90.
eupisd In performing the passage each way between
San Francisco and Honolulu and Sehed ulo Of sailing
urs from and arrival at each port should also aeeom
pany esoh bid such schedule, however, to be sub
Jeet to the approval Of ths Postmaster 6sssrs ssd
70 alteration By his order from time to time the
Interests Is Of ne postal service may require.
American steamships Of the hrs class In all respects
and before acceptance viii be subject 10 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 to til.
provisions and requirements Of the Aforesaid act ap
proved March 1871, and must be properly guarAn
teed with satsfAetory testimonias that The bidder
or bidders and their guzrantors Of property
and Abundantly able to make good their tender aud
guarantee. The Bidders name and residence, and
the name Of each member Of the Arm when . com
pany oasrs should be distinctly stated in the propo
sails an Incorporated company, copy Of the char.
ter Of incorporation must also be ANNEXED to the tid
Proposals should be sent, tealed under. cover, TO
the address Of the Postmaster General, Washing
ton, d. C., supsrseribed 'foREIoH DRak," with
the words Mail Proposals, Foreign Mails " written
on the face OF the address and they should be dis
patched In time to be received at this Department on
or before the 10Th day Of July 1857 which will be
the last day for receiving proposals. under this Advsr
tisemenL ALkX W. RANDALL
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