Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-02
DR0PosALs FOR MAIL sTEAMsHIP sEk
VICE bkTMEES San FRANCISCO, IA
POsr OFPIcE DTPAR-NENT,

POsT OFFICE DEPAB-NENT,
MAsHINsToN, June 3, lS72
In accordance with the provisions q section 3
sna q the act of Congress, approved JaRe l.2,
service OF the Post oiee Der srtment Cor the year
ending June thirty, eighteen hundred ana tWeufy-
three; which sections are in the words and agures
iossl an InE .,.a 49,. -, :
hereby authorized TO with the lowest bid
DER within three msnths AFTER the passage OF this
ten year. from aud after the rst day Of Oct =,
eighteen hundred AID seventy three, for the can
route, at q Compensation not 10 exceed the rate per
voyage now paid under the existing contracts, ard
by existing acts OF Congress in reference therstO,
thereof; and the contractors under the prov
this section shall be required % carry the United
sdass na bo TTins ths existence Of ias
steamers they may run upon said line, or any part
Pror,dsd, Thst ali steamships hereafier accepted
for said service shall hot he OF less than four
and tons register each and shall be built of ami
with their ngines and machinery shall be- whiy 81
American construction, and shat be = cOnsfructsi
of the United states Of az snd before scent
ance the officers by whom they inspected shah
master General whether this condition has been
complied with: P'ortfed, That IN al cases the On
yded for shall citizens Of the United ststes ana
that persons OF foreign birth, who have according -
the United states, may be employed Is though theI
were citizens within the racaH!n Of this section n
Of any acts specified IN tie act are - an
y eight. elghteen hundred s,d sixty f9uri AMI "a
government Oi the United states shAil hs-a ~
right IN case Of 20 take FOR the Of the United
States any OF the steamers OF sad line. ard ia
riasd. The prie. paid shall in no case exceed too
original cost Of the vessel taken. aud tins grsyi
of the Brazilian line hereinafter provided fr'
|" Sec s. That il the contract Tor the decrease Of
ard japan TO a semi monthly service shall bs mais
with the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, or s.1l
ships 0: its successors in interest ihe uocsys pay
able under such contract hall b paid while tbssaa
company It's in Interest shall rnaintatA
snd run the line Of steamships Tor the trAn-p1rta-
non CT sreisAt and passengers 81 pieseat run be-
mus Of Panama, b The said PSciiic Mail Steamship
guirement shall in al respects apply 20 auy party
contracting for the mail service between san Frau
cisco ans China and japan, ss wsl ~ to the Paeho
Mail Steamship Company"
PROPOSALS
viii be received at the Post Office nerartm an, in
he sly q washington, until o,eioek p m on
yeyipg the male % the United States, by m0aus a
sea soins stesmshs Is Of not les thsS four ~ a5sd
tons re gister each and Of sufficient number per-
iSI% 5T sS e T9S1S % pr Is, S q iwseR ne
tChins,l touching ~ lokOhsma, japan With
regular branch lire rznni0g ia c0nnectoa with tls
main line between fokohsIia snd Shanghai, lChi-
ma for contract term Of ten years from aud after
the first day Of October, eighteen hundred ead zeE-
Kach bid should name the time proposed q b. &C.
gliding stcptages 81 Intern .lise Ports: AID also
the length Of the stOPrsges ~ each oi the inferno
proposed days and hours Of Dc arturo f1om each
port, as wei as the proposed 0sys and hlrrs Z
Tsrtures mnst lie SO arIsHesa as 70 asieristo a.
equal and regular intervals with those % the pres
ent monthly line during iIs Continuance. torn NC
regular semi monthly service an Connection there
with; such schedules, however. q be sub Cd q tho
sIprovs 81 y the Postmaster General, Aad e. q 1st-
ment alteration by his order, from tim D. tims
as the Interests of the postal service may reuire
The steamships offered Tor the service must De
American built steamships Of the rst class. il ali
respects conforming u the requirements Of the lave
authO iziDg the service and before Acceptance they
viii be sutject TO inspection and survey b exps-
rienced naval constructor e. be detailed for that
by the Secretary of the Navy.
Proposals must conform in all par tlculaEs % the
provisions aud Of the scts OF Congress
approved February u, ls6s, aud February =, 1857,
aud Of sections and Of the above cited act June
aPs mSsh S The sssr or S. sn
their fuarantors, are nsn OF property aud abund-
The bidder or bidders must be al American eli.
each member Of the nIm, hen partnership offers,
should be distinctly stated. IL made by pOr alton
the bid must be soosnPsniss y duly authentic
All bids exceeding the sum Of hye Thousand dollars
e 20 tse srsa es e.
upon some solvent nstiosA bank. OF not less than
i've ssr ce.sr e the s@ouDs q one pro-
subject 20 ell the conditions and Of exist.
ing laws in respect TO forfeitures.
trses Is espfs.sly fsssiddsa By law saeS ss. sSD
ments or transfers null and void, and the Post
.1ses II il, bsss aSd.Sei a. s.ssnsa' con-
n 4 FsssIfs ns: ss (: xsI .:
written on the face CT the ADDRESS and they should
be dispatched In time 70 be received at this Depart
Win s. sSs =:
80. yho. 4. ]: ckEsIEEG.