The national Republican., 1867-04-10
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PROPOSALS FOR MAIL STEAM.
i sa1P sBRv1CB BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Posr o,rIc, DtrahIs.sr,

WARRINGTON, March 10, 1866. \
oOnsr. sppTO,.d s.rss Iss which Il ' n. S
words and hgures following, yiIi
An ACT 10 auhorIs the establishment OF ocean mall
steamship service betwsen the unitsd stass' and
Be q enacted 6y ne Senate and House Of Repre-.
sentdtfpes Of the United States Of America IN Con-
0ress assembled, That the Postmaster General be,
and he s hereby authorised TO invite proposals, By
public advertisement for the period Of sixty days, In
one Or more nevspapers Published In The elites Of
respectively, for mail steamship service between the
port Of San Francisco In the United States, and the
port Of Honolulu, In the Hawaiian Islands, BY means
Of q monthly line Of hrst-elass American sea. going
steamships, to be Of not less than thousand tons
Government Measurement, each, and Of sufheisnt
number to perform twelve round trips per snnum
betwesn said ports and TO contract with the lowest
responsible bidder for said ser,iee, for term Of not
more than ten years TO begin from the day the hrst
Of San Francisco with the malls for the Hsvaiin
Islands Provided, That bid shall be considered
which shall amount TO more than seventy Ave thou
nor unless the same be from eitiren or citizens Of
the United States, and accompanied By an offer Of
good and sucent suretss, (slso citizens Of the Uni
tract. And provided further That before the accept
snes Of the said steamships By the Postmaster Gen
era for the said Service they shall be subject to In
sruetor TO be detailed for that purpose BY the Sec
rstary Of the Navy, whose report shall DO made to
sac. 4 And BE- Il further enacted, That any con
tract which the Postmaster General may eIeeuts
under the suthory Of this act shall go into effect on
and % sixty eight and shall, in addition 70 the usual
stpulations Of ocean mall steamship eontraeis pro
vide thatth Government Of the United States shall bs
and every steamer, I mail agent TO lake charge d
and arrange the mail matter, TO whom suitable Ae.
eommodations for that purpose shall be assigned
any Of the monthly voyages stipulated for in thi,
contract, 4 pro rata deduction may bs made from
the compensation on aecount Of such omitted yoyags
or voyages that suitable fines and penalties may bs
imposed for delays and Irregularities in the perform
Of the service and that the Postmaster General
shall have the power at any time to determine the
contract In case Of Its being underlet or assigned "a
'nS 2pprS1sS. SsnST stiI March 2, lssz-
PROPOSALS
viii be received at the Post once Department, In
the city Of Washington, until s o'clock p. m. oi
WEDNESDAY, the 10Th day Of July, 1851, for convey
ing the mails Of the United States, by means Of
monthly line Of nrstelass American sea going steam
ships 10 be Of not less than thousand tons Gov
ernmsnt Measurement, each and Of Sufficient number
to perform twelve round trips per annum, between
the port Of San Praneisco in the United States and
the port Of Honolulu, In the Hawaiian Islands, for
contract term OF not more than ten years to begin
from the day the nrst steamship Of the said line sha
leave the port Of San Francisco with the mails for the
bach bid should name the time proposed 70 be Oc'
eupied In performing the passage each way between
San Francisco and Honolulu and schedule Of sailing
days. stating the proposed days and hours OF depart
ure from and arrival Al eAch port ahould also accom-
pAny each bid such schedule, however, to be sab
eot to the approval Of the Postmaster General aud
TO alteration BY his order, from time to time as tn,
interests Of the postal service may require.
| The steamships offered for the service must b
American steamships the hrst class In all respects
and before acceptance will be subee to Inspection
and survey by an experienced naval constructor, tc
be detailed for that purpose BY the Secretary Of th
| Navy.
Proposals must conform In all particulars to th'
provisions and requirements Of the Aforesaid act ap
proved March 2, 1897, and must be properly guaran
teed, with satisfactory Testimonials that the bidde
| bidders and their gusrantors are m1n Of propert,
and abundantly able to make good their tender ant
| guarantee. The bidders name and residence, an'
| the name Of each member Of the arm when com
pany offers, should be distinctly stated in the propo
sails II au Incorporated company, copy Of the char
Of incorporation must also be annexed to the lid
| Proposals should be sent, sealed under cover, l.
the address OF the Postmaster General, Washing
ton, D. c." superseribed ''FoRsIoN DISK" witt
the words ''Mail Proposals, Foreign Malls, " wrtte
on the face Of the address and they should bs dis
patched In time to be received At this Department Of
or before the 10th day Of July, 1857, which will
the last day for receiving proposals. under this adver
| tisement ALEX. W. RANDALL,
| vi Postmaster C}aneral.