The national Republican., 1867-04-22
PRoPo6ALa.
DRoPosALs FOR NAIL STEAM.
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10 sccOrdspos with IN. proyi.loa. ~ The set Of
Congress approved March 3, 1857, which is II the
words and hsures folloui o, viti -. :.
steamship service between the United ttstss and
the Hsvsisn lslsuds IL
Be u snaetsd BY ne Senate and Hopss V Repre-.
ssntatfues or Tie Onded States Of America IN Goa.
oress assembled, that the Postmaster 0snernl be,
snd he IL hereby authorised 10 invite proposals., by
pube adveftiseent for the p.ried of sixty days, Ia
washibston, New York. Boston, and San Prapsiseo,
respscnvsly for mail eamhLp service between the
port Of saH fraaei-eo In the Untsd State. ani ths
pors Of Hoeolulu, In the Hawaiian Islands, By means
Of moutbly Itas Of 6rst-elsss American ses going
sesmshps 10 be Of not LEES than Thousand tons,
oov.rnmept ssa Or, meat. each, and Of someient
numbsr 10 perform Twelve rosnd trips per Apnum
Be W. said portsi and 20 eontrse, With The loves,
.sa.sS % o. =. .ss S. SP SsP.rs f ,Ss por, port
lsisndsi PrOvtdsd, Ihd no bid shall be oopsidsred
vbeh shall zmoubt to m.re thAu seventy .hv. thou
sana dollars for the twelve roasd ,rps per snbun,
unless the ne Be- from . eiissn DT sitiIsss u
the Ual,sd .tsts- snd sceomp.n Cd BY az ofsr 81
good aud suheent ~ et's (sso c. trsGs of 'hs nj
ted e. Issl for the fs thfa psrfo Of sub
rset: And provff further Tbst b-iore ,ha accept
-bes Of he sad sr sm.hips By the po'tm.stsr Gen
speeti~n aud survey By 50 experiTnosd. naval con-
stTuetor, TO be detailed kr that purpose By ha Sec
ret.ry { the Navy, wbess report ,hali 10 m.ds to
ssc 4 And Ss q further ENACTED, That any con.
tract which the Postmaster Henersl may sleouts
ssssf s -; s o. III act ,Sa ,,' ss:Ss
aud sixty eight, and hail, 10 addition to the usual
,tipulations o. ocean mail steamship eo,trae o. pro.
vide that the Government Of the United States shall be
snitlsd TO have transported frss Of expense each
And every steamer, . mail agent 70 take charge Of
and arrange the mail matter, to whom suitable se-
tbs, In ease of 'aiiurs, ON ny s.a.., to psiiorI
say Of the monthly voyages stipulated for 10 thi.
the compensation ut " such omitted voyage
or vyyzges; that suitab nSss and Penaties may be
imposed for delays ADD irrrgulsrtes In the psrfrm.
% .Sss q .ss ,sr'iss and tbs. ,ns P9s'% s..r o.st Al
contract Ia Gaze Of ts being updsret or sssgned to
Approved, March q lss7-
PROPOSALS
Will be received at tbs Pos once Departme't I, In
the city o. Washingtop, until $ O'Clock .. m. Of
ing tho mails o, the Uniied States, by messs Of
monthly line Of FRA -elass going tea
ships to be Of not lss than oSe housaud tons, Gov
srnmsnt Measurement, sseh, and Of suiheest number
t. perform twelve round trips per Anuum, betS cen
the port Of san Pr ueiseo. In the Uned stAses AID
the port Of Hosoiulu, In the hawaiian Islands, for
contract tsrm Of not more than ten year, to begin
from the day the nr-t steamship Of the said tine shall
leave the pot Of sau PTHVeeo with the malls fyT the
Hawaiian 'SlAnds.
Eseh bid should name the time proposed 10 he os.
cup cd In performing the uasssge each way between
san francisco Honolulu and sehed ule Of sailing
tns p'OpohFd ana nouFa W dephft-
from and ErriV j At each port, should also accom-.
YaVy each bid such schedule, however, to be sab
eet to the approval Of th- Postmaster General, Aud
- teration By his order from time to time, as the
intetests Of the posta' service may require.
The steamships offered for tka service must be
Amsreln steamships, u the frs. e.ss ,n ali respects
and before ACC ptsnee wi be subject 10 inspection
and survey by an experienced ntvsl constructor, to
ne detailed for that purpose BY the Secretary Of the
Navy.
Proposals must conf rm In all particulars to the
provisions aud requirements Of the Aforesaid set ap
pro ed March Is and must be propsrly gI.rAn.
teed with saisfaetory testimonials, that the bidder
" bidtsrs and their gu.rsn crs ar, m1p Of property
aud abundsntly abe TO make good their tender and
guarantee The b'dder's name and residence, aud
ths name Of each member Of the nrm when . com.
pauy ousrs, should be dstin,ty stated in the propo-
sal, u a. Incorporated company, copy Of ne char.
ter Of neorporatoa mast also be annexed TO the ID
f~cp sails shouId b. sent, sealed under cover, to
he address Of the "Po>tmzstsr general, washiog-
ton, D. c., surerseribed .'FoREi0S DEsx. " with
he words Mall Proposals, Porega Nails, - written
On the face Of the address; and they should b. dis
pat he'd In ume to be received at this DEPARTMENT on
Or efJre the 10Th day Of July, 1857, which will be
th- last day for receiving proposals. uedsr hi, advsr
tlsement. ALEX, W, RANDALL,
mhh wst PosfmAster General