Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-16
PROPOSALS.
WOE BErWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND rHB HA-
WAIIAN ISLANDS.
PosT OFFIcg DEPAsINrSr,

PosT OFFICE DEPARfNrSr, I
, In soec-isnoe With the provisions OF the act of
tongress, approved March Q, 1851, which ie In the
uor6s sss fgnres following VIZ:
An AC- to AuthOrizs the establishment Of ocean
nsilsieemship service between the Uait.d states
BeSs snar.ed by ths Senate and Holse Of Repre-.
ssstcsIrs, OJ he UHited States Of ApgericG IA ioE-
s,ss, assembled. That the Postmaster Geaerai be,
sne he - hereby asthoTiEed to invite oOsais by
puslic advertiser eLt for tho period of sixty DAYS
q %sshing,sn se.,on md a. san Srae S,es
eisto, respecuyeiy, for nail teamshi seryice be-
sis =, ana the PORT OF Honolulu. in the Hawaiian
sslsnas, oy means Of . month"; line OF hrst class
5han one thousand tons soTefnmsnt ms.snss ,sss
Eent, each. and Of suficient number 70 perform
viii. The oass Sds
Ior ssic service, for term of OF more than ten
the ssid line shall depart from the port OF San
Er.neises .ith the mails for the Hswsiisn isisnds
hal hal apou,t TO more than seventy 6ve thousand
sSiars , Ter the twelve round trips per snnum
United stsses. and accom- panied by an offer OF
s.a .sf 6t tS s0 stsns Of the
sSen contract: And ridsd further. That before
,n. ssess,..es Ot f. the :aa :ts.mship. b tss Post.
seetet te Inspection and survey by ex perienoed
), The ei the '9ss p9rSoie %
De made to the Postmaster General.
tract vheh the PO.tmster General may
sLeeI the authority OF this act SHALL go into effect
eighteen
area and sixty eight and shall, in addition TO the
nsusl supulations Of ocean mail steamship con
etates shall be entitled 10 have transported free
oil expense: on each and every steamer, Q mail
to .hss .at.Ss for mat tsst
Horpose shall be assigned that in case of failure
voyages puissd fer in ai. sns pTo rst
ae~ uction may be made from the compensation en-
suitable fines and Penalties may be imposed for
ssleJs snd irreeqlarities in the performance OF
ssye the power at sny time TO setermine the con.
tract In case OF its being underlet assigned to
Approved March 2; lsSZa
Will te received at he Post Offce pepartment I'm
ne Slty Of Washington, until clock p. m. Of
WEDNESDAY,, the loth day ef July 1857 for CON
anonthly line Of hrst class American sea goisg
.teAmships. TO be Of not less than one thousand
helept number TO perform twelve round trips per
Hnnaa' ni' between the port Of San Francisco In the
h..siian Islands, for contract term Of not more
.sf o is to begin from the day he rs
san francisco with the mails for tue Hawaiian
Each bid should name the time propo,sd to ha
occupied In performing the passage each way be-
tween sss trshcisco and Honolulu, and . sched-
Sle OF sailing days, stating the proposed days and
hours OF departure from and arrival at each port
however to be SUBJECT to the approval OF the Post
master General, and 10 alteration by his order
.s1 SM .ne 10 nme. 40 the interests of the postal
The steamships offered for the service must be
american steamships Of the first class in all re-
spects, and before acceptance will be subject 10
Inspection and survey by an experienced naval
Secretary of the Navy. " '"e
Proposals must conform in all particular, to tn.
proyisioRs and requirement. of the aforesaid act
approved March 2. IS6T, and must lie properIy
guaranteed, with satisfactory testimo nj aIs that
the bidder or bidders aud their guarsntors are
men OF properly and sbundsntly able TO make good
their tender and guarantee. The bidders name
and residence, and the name of each m ember of
tne nrm Shen com pany oHers, should be dis
tinctiy stated In the proposals. If an incorporated
company, COPY Of the charter OF fncorporsti
must slso be annexed to the bid
Proposals should be sent, sealed under cover To
the &C dress Of The Postmaster General, W ash.
ingtOn, ID. - superscribed "FOREIGN DFsEf'
with The words Mail Proposals Foreign Mails''
written on the face of the address and they should
be despatched in time TO be received at thi. De
psrtme eat on or before the 10th day Of July 1867
which will e the last dsy for recei wing proposals
under this sdysrtisemeb
ALIEN. W. RANDALL
nh 2O-w9t Postmaster CeueraI