Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-28
DRoPosALs FOR NAIL STEAMSHIP SER
PAN AND CHINA.

WA-KINGToN, June o. ls-l
&c sss se Of fS sne .s
entitled An act msktn appropriations for the
ending june thirty. eighteen hundred ana twenty
three. which sections are in the words and hgures
FEC 5. And the Postmaster Geaersi 10
hereby sethsrinedt TO eeatIsct with the lowe. ea-
ten Year. from and .tssr the hrs. day Of oeioseS.
veyanoe Of an additional monthly mail on the said
route, 81 eompensation not 70 exceed the rste Per
on the same Conditions and limitations as prescribed
Ny existing acts OF CONGRESS IN reference thereto,
thereof; and The contractors under the of
ths section shall be required 70 carry the United
contracts, without additional charge, on all the
steamers they may run upon said line, or any part
FrorsS,S, Thai all siesmshps hereafter accepted
f aid service sha5 lot e 2. les ,haR four ihcus
with their engines and machinery shall be wholly q
Ame,issn esIsSe,,oa' and sas1 Se %
of the United States Of nd before accept
the ,Ss ss s1o% @ s ss se s.
master General whether this condnion has been
er. S he shp. en- ed 10 TIE srcs herein pro-
Weed Cor shall es ctizens q TIE ni,sd sts,ss snd
law DECLARED their Intention 70 bseems oiiiIe1.of
the Cniied state ma. be engio, Cd a. though they
Of any act q scs sFecihed in The set q June TWEEN
~ eight eighteen hundred aud sixty four and the
rIshi ia cSse Of fcr the Of the United
stes any Of The steamers VI sai1 line. and "a such
ries5. fhe prios r.id shsn in no case exceed tue
original c0si OF the vessel taken and this prOyi.
eIs Of a Brazilian line hereinafter provissd Tor
sec. 6. That II the contract for the increase %
and grpan 10 a semi monthly service shall be maze
with tue Pacific all Steamship Company, or shall
T. n ~ N .ns saa S9Dssus she. OF the
able under sueb contract -bsll b. paid Will said
and ron the line Of sieanshps Ia the transports-
tion Of freight snd Isssensers at present. ru9 he
mus Of Panama, BY the said soae Nail Steamship
Company, aud no longer: PrOrif,d. That said re-
Sontfacline Tor the mail service tetwesn San frep
siso9 sns Ch,ns and Japan, ss well IS % the Pscc
IA all Steamslip Gang AMY"
PROPOSALS
viii be received at the Poet ofiioe Department In
tie city Of Washington, until O'Clock . m. On
veS ing tie mail. Of the United States, sy means n
an additional norIhly line Of hrst class American
tors register each and Of Sufficient number 90 per
form twelve round trips rsr aanum, b.tween the
tCbins.l touching st NckOhs1Ia, Japan with .
regn!sr btsEoh line rannias an connection with the
main line between fokohsnia and Shanghai. fChi-
nal for contract term " years from and AT sr
the first day a October, eighteen hundred AID
Zach hid should name the time proposed % be oe-
e e,a, IN ger,oIns 1se pssisges each ssy m
he iessh Of ,ss s.oRsags; a, Zach Of the qisrns.
proposed days and hours q departure from esch
port. As Wei as the proposed days aud hours q
arrival, should also soco.Psny each hid. The de
equal and regular Intervals with those of the pres
cut monthly line during rs Continuance, forming
regular semi monthly service In connection there
with: such schedules however % be suhjsct q the
approval OF the Postmaster General. ssd 10 al n-t
ment or alteration by his order, from TIN. 10 time,
the interests 81 the postal service may require
The steamships offered Tor the service mus. be
American built steamships Of the first class in all
CONFORMING 20 the nts Of the law.
will be ubject to inspection aud survey by exps
rieDced naval Constructor 10 be detailed for that
purpose by the Secretary Of the Navy.
Proposals must conform ia al particulars % the
and Of sections and Of the above cited act Of June
ss i or s. md
Their snarautors, are men OF property ard abund-
The bidder or bidders must be an American citi.
each member OF the Inn, when partnership offers.
should be distinctly ed. IL made by cOrppration
the bid must be socempsniea By duly suthenti-
and 9 list of officers and directors.
Ali Lids exceeding the sum a eve thousand dollars
psyabis 70 the croer x the Possa.sser SeSerai,
upon rome solvent national bank, Of Dot less than
poted in such lid or bids: such check OF rst 70 he
subject &c all the conditions and provisions OF exist
Any assignment or transfer Of an ocean mail con-
tract IL expressly forbidden By law. such assign
m.ns % transfers are hrl, sod VOC, aqa me Pest
tract in case 81 lite being urderlet OF assigned.
Proposals should be ssnt under seal 20 " The
q Nail Proso1aIs. Japaa and China route.
written on the face of the address, and they should
ment on or before O'Clock p: M, Of MONDAY, the
l2fh day Of August next, which viii be the last dag
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