The national Republican., 1867-05-06
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DROPOSALS FOR MAIL STEAM.
Il SHIP sERyICE gETwHzr THE uEITED
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.Tg u. WAsHInoror, March 10, 16ee,
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words and hgures following, va; 7.I7- : .Tls' -
Az Aor g auhorss the sstsbiishment Of ocean mall
np Ssspn.s,p ,sryiss % between the United ssa.e' and
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orsss asssmblsd, That ths Postmaster 0ensrai Be,
and he s hereby authorirsd 10 invits proposais BY
public Advertisement for the period of sixty days In
New soson ana San ~ Trsaes.S s,.lss o.
respectively for mall steamship service between the
port q sah iIsse,co IN the vnited stsis. and the
% monthly nnsof hrst-olass American sea. going
teamships 70 bs Of mot less than thousand tons,
oovsrnmsnt oSs,1 IL Sss,ursmsn eseh and Of sucient
responsible bidder Tor said ssrviee, for term Of net
ssn,h o ssa IS ssP. si So sSs Ss pDIs RCis
81 San franeiseo with the malls for the Hawaiin
Is,.ndsi Proytded That no bid shall be considered
sand dciara for the twelve round trips per Annum,
nor unless the sams be from oitien or citizens ef
sns sns ,,
trsst lnd proyii,S srisr, TSii before iSs sscspi
sr for the said service, they shall bs subject 70 in
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the Postmaster 0snsraI : VfrTI 80 -'.II T-'- = I
sac. = And % 9 JartAsr enacted rh.. any con =.
andsr ths ausoy y III. sst sSs 20 no .ssi au Us
or before the nrst Day o. January eighteen hundred
and sixty eight, and shall IN addition 70 the usual
vide thai The 0oysrnmsnl Of The Unied saios shall bo
entitled 70 have transported, free Of expense each
aud eysry s,saner,. /. mail agent TO take charge Or
sommodations for that purpose shall be assisned ;
that In ease Of fslure, from any cause to perform
81 s 5. Ssas Ss n sSS S.
the eempensssion aeeount Of such omitted voyage
or yoyages that suitable hnss and penalties may be
snss o. Inc servise and thst The Pos,msstsr sasri
Ahall have the power At any time 10 determine the
contrast in ease of is being underlet or Assigned to
2ppro1ss. March !, 1867 49,. a.-u. r.
49,. f,-Ir-. PROPOSALS ....- 40. All.
wil be received A. the Pos. Once Department, In
wsDNEsDAY, the 16th day Of July, 1867 for convey.
ing the mails o. the uniied States, By means Of
ships to be Of not less than one thousand tons Gov
ernment Measurement, each, and OF sufficient number
70 perform twelve round trips per annum, between
the port OF Ban Francisco, In the United States, and
the port Of Honolulu, In the Hawaiian Islands, for
eontras. term Of not more than ten years. 70 begin
from the day ths nrst steamship Of the said ine shall
Hawaiian Islands.
Kseh bid should name the time proposed to be 90.
san FransssO and honolulu and sohsduis Of sailing
days stating the proposed days and hours Of DEPART
urs from and arrival at each port should also accom-
teot 10 the approval Of the Postmaster General, and
70 alteration By his order from time TO time the
interests Of tho postal service may require.
The steamships offered for the service must be
American steamships Of the arst class in all respects
and before aeesptanee viii be subject to inspection
and survey BY experienesd naval constructor. to
be detailed for that purpose BY the Secretary Of the
Navy.
Proposals must conform In all particulars TO the
provisions and requirements Of the Aforesaid act ap
proved March 2 1897, and must be properly guaran-
ises, with sa,i.f.etOry tosnOniais, that hs bidder
or bddsrs and their guArantors are m1n Of property
and abundantly able 10 make good their tender and
guarantee. The bidders name and residence, and
the nAme Of each member Of the Arm when com
pany Offers should be distinctly stated in the propo
sAls an Incorporated company, copy Of the char
tor Of incorporation must also be annexed TO the Lid
Proposals should be sent, sealed under cover, to
the address Of the 'Postmaster General, Washing
ton, d. Co. supsrsoribed 'FoREIaN DEsK," with
the words Mail Proposals, Foreign Mails " written
on the face Of the address, and they should be dis
patched In ume TO be received at this Department
or before the 10Th day Of July, 1907 which will be
the last day for receiving proposals. under this adyer
usemsnt. ALEX. W. RANDALL,
mh2l.wet Postmaster General,