The national Republican., 1867-04-15
pRoPosALs,
nRoPosALs FOR MAIL STEAM
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~ Ior % auIhorrs the sstsblishnsn Of OCEAN mail
4 s,eaeshp ssryiee between the unitsd kts,ss and
Be-. a 'snecssd Sv ~ Senate aud Hoass u Rsprt.
ssntufiuss Of TIE United States Of dtaertca IN Com
0ress usssnbied, That the Postmaster General be,
and hsis hereby authorised 10 invite proposals. BY
pabe Advertisement for the period q sx,y days, In
q. % Or more nsvsg.Psrs Iubll.hed in ths siuss Of
respectively for mail steamship service between the
port Of Ban Rrsaeisco In the United stetes and the
port cf HohoiuIu An the Hawaiian Islands By means
siesn.hps % be II not less ih.n one
number % perform twelve fousd tips per AMMAN
responsible bidder of ssiS ssrsiss. Tor Of not
more than ten year 70 begin from the day the hrsi
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Islands; Provided That no bid shall bs considered
which shall amcHutfo mors thar seventy Ave thoa-
nor unless ths same ba from eiiren Or eiuiens o.
the United states, and aeeonpsnied by A ofet q
sG siss.S for NE faithful psrformsass of such
tract And provided further, Thai before the accept
snce Of the said steamships By The Postmaster oea
e, ss sss isS Ss
trustor 70 be detailed for that purpose By the See
r.t.sy q the Navy, whose report ihsii be made to
sac. 4 Aad 6s q further enacted, that any con.
Tract which the Postmaster General may srecute
Il, 4, no.. act s. .S q
siipulstons S ocean mali steamship eestrsets pro-
entitled 10 have traasportss free q sspsass on each
and every steamer, mail agent 70 take charge Of
and arrsngs'the mall matter, 70 whom suitable ae.
sommodatons for that pufposs shall be assigned
that In case Of failure, fCom sny cause to perform
any Of the monthly voyages stipulated for In this
M s OF ,usS o%tt.s
or voyages that suitable nnes and penalties may be
imposed for delays and irregularities In the perform
Of the SERVED; and thai the Postmaster General
shall have the power at any time to determine the
contract In case Of Its being underlet or assigned to
Approved March 4 SRopos.,s RssIM
VIII be received at the Posi- OfHce Department, In
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ing tho malls Of the United States, by means Of q
monthly line Of hrs class American going stea
ships, 10 be Of not less than thousand TONS Gov
ernmsnt measurement, each, and Of suineent number
TO perform twelve round trips per annum, between
the port Of San Francisco in the United States, and
the port Of Honolulu, in the Hawaiian Islands, or
contract term Of not more than ten years. to begin
from the day the hrst steamship OF the said line shall
leave the port Of San Francsco with the mails for the
Hawaiian Islands.
Zach bid should name the time proposed 10 be oe-
eupied In performing the passage each way between
days staing the proposed days and hours Of depart
urs from and arrival each port should sso accom-.
papy each bid; such schedule, however, to be sub:
ect TO the approval Of this Postmaster General aud
10 alteration BY his order, nom time to time, as tbs
interests Of the postal service may require
The steamships offered for the service must be
American steamships Of the frat class In all respects
and before acceptance will be subject to IN on
and survey by experienced naval constructor, to
be detailed for that purpose by the Secretary Of the
Navy. -..
Proposals must conform in all particulars to ihs
provisions and requirements OF the Aforesaid ac ap
proved March O. 1877, and must be properly guAran
teed, with satisfactory testim onias that the bidder
or bidders and their guarAntors Of property
and abundsntly able to make good their tender and
| guarantee. The bidder's name and residence, aud
thu name Of each member Of the firm when q com
pany OFFERS should be distinctly stated In the propo.
sails u an Incorporated company, copy Of the char
Of incorporation must also be annexed TO the Id
Prop Isals should be sent tealed under cover, to
the address Of the ''PostmAster General, Washing
ton, D. c. suEerscribed .'FoAEIaN DESK" with
the words mail Proposals. Foreign Mails, ~ written
on the face Of the address and they should b, dis
patched In time TO be received at this Department on
or tefore the 10Th day Of July, 1867. which will be
last day for receiving proposals. under this adver
| Nsemsnt. ALEX. w, RANDALL
mh2l.w9t Postmaster General.