Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-09
pkoP0SALs FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP seq
VIZ bEIMEEN SAN FRANCISCO, IA :
'OsT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
In accordance with the provisions of ,.ctionn ,
and 81 the act OF Congress, approved Jane l. is2
service Of the Post Office Department for the yesr
,ha june thirty eighteen hundred and twenty
sec VIZ
hereby authorized to contract With the Io~ssf hid
der within three months after the passage of this
yesr from and after the frs. day Of Term Of
eighteen huadred and seventy three, for the csn-
route, II compensation not to exceed the rate neI
soyage now paid under the existing contracts, and
by existing acts of Congress in reference Thereto
Shd me res pectlye contracts made in pursusncs
tins section shall be required to carry the United
states mails during the existence of their
steamers the, may run upon said line, or any part
Of il, or any branch or extension thereof:
for service shall not Ie than four s8n,
and tons register each and shall be built iron and
american constr uCticn, and shall be so Constructed
ast3 be readily adapted to the armed nsyal ice
report the scTs,sry the Navy and the P psIi
complied with: Proridsd That in ali case The ofi
ceis Si the ships employed in the service herein pro
that persons Of foreign birth, who have according to
law declared their intention TO become citizensof
the United states, may be employed thou gh they
were citizens within tse meaning Of this secrIon or
OF any act or acts specified in the of June TWEEN
government of the United States snail Have tbe
Ss1t IN case Of war 70 take for the Of the United
case pay a reasonable COMPENSATE therefor: Pro
original COS; of the vessel 50 taken and This provi
sion shall extend TO and be applicable to the steaYn
q Sec. g. That if the contract for tho ipcreass az
the nail service between San francisco and China
with the Pacifc Mail Steamship Company. or sSaiI
q performed III the sad compsnys ships, or the
able under such contract shall be paid while he said
con pany or its successors in Interest shall mantas
sion Of freight and passengers at present rnn be-.
tween New York ard San Francisco, via the 18th
and s FssiS
quiTement shall in ali poets apply to any party
cisco ana China aud Japan, we'll to tie Paeific
Mail Steamship Company"
PROPOSALS
vii be received at the Post Office Department, IN
he city of Washington, until o'clgck o. IA or
MONDAY, the i2th dag Of August, lS72, for con.
IN additional monthly line of nrst class american
sea going steamships Of not less thar four thousand
torn twelve round trips per annum, besween the
pert OF San Francisco and The port OF Hong Kong.
regular branch line TunninS ia Connection with -,
main line between Yokohama AMI Shanghai, tCni
he frst day Of October, eighteen hundred aud sew
Each bid should name the time proposed to be &C.
curied in performing the passages each way, ia
GLIDING stoppages at intermediate pors: aud ALEC
me length Of the stoppage5 AT eac the inferno
date ports Schedules Of sailing days, stating the
proposed ia.s c.,d hours al departure from each
port, as well as the prop sed days and hours ot
rartures must Le so srranr red as 10 alternate at
equal and regular intervals with those of the pres
regular semi monthly ser1 ice in connection there
with such schedules, however TO be subject to the
approval Of the Postmaster c. neral and 10 ADJUST
ment alteration By his order, from time to time
the interests of the postal service may require.
The steamships offered for the service must be
American bult steamships of the first class, in AL
respects CONFIRMING 70 the requirements Of the iaw
viii be 'psee, to lection and survey by an eKpe
purpo.e by The secrttsry of the Navy. lux '-''
Proposals must conform In all particulars TO the
spproved february i, isss and Febr nary Is I557
Of sections and of the above cited act Of Ine
sha or
their eHIa n are men Of pTSpery and asnai
The bidder OF bidders must be an American citi-
The bidder name and residence, and the name Of
each member Of the IIm, when partnership oiters.
the bid must be accompanied by duly suthenti-
Gated OF the charter articles Of Incorporation
and L a lit LIT Of oiiieers and directoss s,
must be accompanied by certified check or draft
nc s6f {. %
five re- sn,s e the s%ount Of one pay pro-
the sd Of
ing laws ia respect to forfeitures
Is
ments OF transfers are null and void, aud the Post
master General is required to determine any con-
tract in case Of its being underlet or assigned.
Proposals should be sent under seal to " The
e ana China the SS.
written on the face of the address, and they should
ment on OF before O'Clock p; ma, Of Monday, the
18th day Of August next, which win be the last day
for receiving proposals under this advertisement,
JHO. A. J. CRESWELL,
je7f9w Postmaster General
CUns.ILAERvAILIY iasFIIUfE,1 Male,