Evening star., 1867-05-27
DROPOsALs FOR NAIL STEAMSHIP SIX
L VICE BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND THE HA.
WAIIAN ISLANDS,
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT

Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
y In accordance with the PROVISIONS Of II the act of
Congress. approved March 2, 1867, which is in the
Az to autherss the ss.sbfi.hmsn. of ocean
ana ,h between the United states
ssfa siss.f s"s Ss,s ii s's
public advertiseneDt fer tho period Of sixty days.
Of Ws.hinetep Ne. York. sesson and San am Fran: S
Cisco sw ts for mail stsamsh .srves be-
sste ana the ror. Of Honoleiu Il the T Hsoaisa fsa
sy of mOnhy Line % Of
than than enc a th0us.Id . N tons sovernmsn. measure
to
and contract with the lowest sponsibie biddsr
Ua the n1R ten
fhs ,aia ns shall M depart from the port Of Sam
Pron dsd, That no bid shall be Consider red which
shsil s, amount to more than seventy five thousand
unless the same be from citizen or citizens Of the
united states and accompanied by offer of
the sssRs Ss 'ei Of
spch contract: And pror, ,dsd tnrtasr. That before
master Genera for the said service they shall be
and Y
be mad to the Postmaster Genersl: '.'t'
the aenera may any sseoDts
on or se bs Of h Act shall 60 Into
dred and sixty eight and shall i'm addition to the
Of se
states shall be entitled to have Transported, free
agent to take charge Of and arrans the mai mat matt
ter. 10 whem suitable accommodations for that
from any cause, to perform any sf the monthly
voyages stipulsted for in this contract a pro rata
account of such omitted voyage or voysges: that
su,taoie nnes and penalties may be i'm used for
the service and that the Postmaster General shall
have the power at any time to termine the con-
tract IN case OF its being underlet or assigned to
Ans ApprO1es SsaSa ana March 2. 1857
PROPOSALS
Will be received at Ihe Post Once Department I'm
q 1he sb sn
line ~ Of of sst m crss Amsriesn gssg
one sn o
hclent number TO perform twelve round trips per
and pS4 Of ssP s .hs
hawaian Islands, Tor contract term of not more
Sffn fss s:S sSbe ps s q
sen francisco with the mails for the Hsw afian
Each bid should name the time proposed to be
occupied IN performing the passage each way be-
hours Of departure from asd srrivsi at each port.
e the Of hs
master re General. a. and to slteration BY his order,
service may REQUIRE;
The steamships offered for the service must be
American steamships Of the first class in al re.
spects, and before acceptance will be subject to
Inspection and survey by an experienced naval
sonstructor to be detailed for that purpose BY the
Proposals must conform in all parti culars to the
proyisioas and requirements Of the aforesaid act,
approved March 2, 1861, and must be properly
gusrante ed, with satisfactory Testimonials that
the bidder or bidders and their guarantorS are
men Of property and abundantly able to make good
their tender and guarantee. The bidders name
and residence, and the name of each m ember of
the firm when company offers. should be dis.
tinctiy stated In tho proposals. If incor porated
company, copy Of the Chi arter of incorporstisu
must ais o BE az nexed to the bid.
Proposals should be sent, sealed und der cover, to
the address Of The Postmaster General, WASH
ington. D. G :" euperseribed FOREIGN DEsK,"
with the words Mail Proposals, Foreign Maiis''
written the face Of the address, and they should
be despatched in time to be received at this De-
psrtmsat on or before the 10th day Of July 1857,
which i1 %i BE- the Las. day for receiving proposals.
ALEX. W. RANDALL,
nh 70 w9t Postmaster General