The national Republican., 1867-04-23
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PROPOSALS FOR MAIL STEAM.
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L wlsmsofos, Mareh 10, 1890. ! ]
Congress Spproy.a AN March issa which is n ne %
words and AguTes following, yiIi,i flf5y-4
An Aor 70 aulhofiis the ss,abishnent OF ocean mall
steamship service between the united states and
Bs Il snsoied sv az senat. aud House Of Repre-.
ssntdtipss Of he 6ntsd States Of America IN Con-
grs's GsssmoLed lha. n; ro',ms..ss ~ SsnsIh Pc,
publie Advertisement for the period Of sixty days, IA
one or more nsvspspets published in the cities Of
Wshlsston, New lsrs. Boston, and san srassi'so, GO
port Of San franelseo tha United States and the
port Of Honolulu, in the Hawaiian Islands, by means
%sSh 10 !. s.n s%srsss
Government neasurement each, and Of sufheient
number 70 psrform twelve rcond trips per annum
sd and sA Ss %
steamship Of IN. ssd line shall depart from the pSrt
islsaSs ProviSsd Tss, no slS ssaii iii B. % eOa.S.sed
which shall amoubt to more than seventy -dve thou
sapd dollars for the twelve round trips per Annum,
nor unless the sane be from eiifen or citizens Of
ths United statss and accompanied By an offer Of
good and suelent suretsa. (ano oitIsns Of the Un-
ted stsles for ths fabfal Performance Of such con
tract And provfd,d further, That before the aecspt-
Of the said steamships BY the POstmhster Cen
sral for the said service they shall be subject 70 In
speeton and survey b. an experieneed naval son-
retsry Il the Navy, whose report shall be made to
the Postmaster General. u -H.I.gL' 81 f". "
$50. = And Dc q Jarthr snactsd,. rhs, any con.
tract which the Postmaster General may eroeute
under the authority Of this act shall 20 into effect
bef're the frst day Of January eighteen bundled
and sixty eight, and shal in addition 70 the usual
vide that 0oyernmsnt Of the United States shalt be
entitled to have transpored free of expense, on each
and every steamer, = mall agent 70 take charge Of
and arrange the mail matter, 70 whom suitable se-
ssmmodaiions for that purpose shall be hssigssd
th.t IN e.,e o. failure, hom any cause 70 perform
ssy q The nsntaly So{sss: stipulated for in hl,
the compensation Aeeonnt Of such omitted voyage
voyages that suitable fines and penalties may be
imposed for delays aad in the perform
shall have the power At any time to dotsrmins the
contract in case Of Its being undolst or assigned to
Approved, prov March >, iss7Lg .fa .
T'ElTs lTI7 PROPOSALS H.H. f.Hlt
win be received At the Pos once Departmel a, In
;si ss{ 2, wssss,0s ss ,S qs 9sl9's sS, p m o.
ing the malls OF the United States, by meAns Of .
monthiy line Of hrs elsss American going steam.
sramsnt meGssrsment, each and Of 30 aeisut cmber
TO perform twelve round trips per annum, betN cen
the port Of San frsncisco. In the United States and
contract term q not more than ten years % Ssgia
from the day tho hst steamship Of the said line shA
leave the port San Rraaslsoo With the mails for the
gseh bid should name the time proposed /, bo 90.
eupled In performing the passage each way between
San Rraneiseo and Honolulu aad schedule of sailing
days, stating the proposed days and hours Of depart
urs from and arrival at each port should also accom-
pApy each bid such schedule, however, to be sub.
jeet to the approval Of the Postmaster General and
10 teraton BY his order, from time 10 time, the
interests Of the postal service may require. 2
The steamships offered for the service must be
American steamships, of the first class In all respects
and before >ptanes will be subject TO inspection
and survey by an experienced naval constructor to
se detailed for that purpose ~ the Secretary Of the
Navy. "a rI-7H 'l-IIs .H.f q
Proposals must conform In all particulars 70 the
provisvns and requirements Of the Aforesaid het ap
proved March D. l5 7, and must be properly guAran
teed, with satisfactory testimonias that the bidder
or bidders and their gu.rantors Of property
and abundsntly able TO make good their tender and
guarantee. Tho bidders name and residsnee, and
the name Of each member Of the arm when a com
pAuy OFFERS should be disinsty stated in the propo
sals az Incorporated company, copy Of the char.
tor Of incorporates must also be aunexsd TO the ID
Prop sails should bs sent, sealed under cover, to
the address Of the ''Po.tmastsr General, Washing
ton, D. c. superseribed "PoRkioS DESK" with
the words MAIL Proposals. Porsign Malls. % written
on the fsee Of the address, and they should b. dis
patched In time 10 be received at this Department
or befos the loth day Of July, 1857, which will be
the last day for receiving proposals under this adysr
tssment ALEX. W. RANDALL,
mh2i-w9t Postmaster General.