Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-26
DRoPosALs FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP SER
VICE bLTMEEN sAs FRANCISCO, ia
PosT orFIcE DErARrMESI,

wAsHINGToN, June g. ls72
In accordance with the provisions OF section 3
and Of the act Of Congress- approved Jane l. is72.
entitled - An act making appropriations for the
ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and twenty
three; which sections are in the words and figures
Sec. 5. 'Aud the Postmaster General il
hereby authorized TO contrsct with the lowest bid
act, after sixty days public notice, for q term Of
ten year, from aud after the first day Of October
yeyance Of an additional monthly mail on the sad
route at q compensation not 10 exceed the rate per
on the same conditions and limitations as prescr bed
by existing acts Of Congress in reference thereto,
thereof; and the contractors under the pr6yisons n
this section shall be required to carry the United
contracts, without sdditiouai charge, on sIi the
steamers they may run upon said line, or any part
ProriSed, That all Steamships Rereaftsr acoeptod
for said service shall not BE Of less than four thous
with their engines and machinery snail be wholly Of
American construction, and shall be constructed
the United States case Of at sud before accept
snce the officers by whom they are inspected shall
master Gensral whether this condition has bees
complied with PTorided, That in all cases the on
yided for shall DC citizens q the United states and
that persons Of foreign birth who have according 20
law declared their Intention 90 become citizen sOf
the United states, may be employed Is though they
were citizens within the meaning Of this section
OF any act or acts specined IN the act OF June TWEEN
" eight eighteen hundred and sixty fouri and the
government OF the United States Ehlll have the
ret IN case OF war 10 take for the u the United
s. 6tes any Of the steamers Of said line and in such
case pax a reasonable compensation therefor: Pro
rtdtd 7 he prlcs paid shall IN no case exceed the
original cosI Of the vessel taken. aud this prgV
sion shall extend 70 and be applicable to the stesn
ers Of tie Brazilian line hereinafter provided for
/" sec 8. Tia; il the Contract for the Increase Of
the mail service between San Francisco aud China
and Japan to 8 semi monthly service shalI be made
with the Pacific NJ all Steamship Company. or shall
ships OF ts successors in Interest," the mogeys nav
able under such contract shall be psid while the said
company or its successors in Interest shall maintain
and run the line OF steamships iar the Trsnsp5rta-
ton oi ifelgRt and passengers ~ present rUl be-
mus Of Panama, by the said Pacific Mail stsa hip
Company, and no longer: FgOrsf,d. That sAid re-
contracting for the mail seryice between san Fran-
cisc3 ans China and Japan, az well as TO the Pacific
Mail Steamship CompanT."
PROPOSALS
will be received At the Post once Department in
MONDAY the I2th day 81 August, isS2, FOR con-
yeyins the mails Of the United states b. means u
an additional nouthiy line II hrst class American
sea going seainsh 81 not less than four Thousand
tons register each AID of suicicat number 10 per
form tMsIye round trips per aEuum, between the
tClins,l touching at lokohsms, tJapaa,D with q
regular branch line running im connection with fhe
main line between YokOhsma aud Shanghai, Chi
na, Tor contract term Of ten years from aui ater
the hrst day OF October, eighteen hundred aud
Each bid should name the time proposed 20 be &C.
cupled In performing TIE Passages each way. IN
Guiding stoppages a; intermediate ports: ssd also
the length OF the stOppages AZ each II The uferm-
date ports Schedules II sailing dsys, stafiug fbe
proposed days and hours Ct departure from each
port, as well as the proposed dAya ana hours II
arrival, should also accompany each bid. The de-
partures must be SO arranged as to Alternate al
equal and regular Intervals with those Of tbs prs
ent monthly line during ITS coatinua ncs, forming
regular semi monthly service in connection there
with: such schedules however 20 be suhlerf = the
approval Of the Postmaster General, aRd 90 al asst
ment or alteration by his order, from tims 10 time,
a. the interests Of the postal service may Iure
The steamships onered for the service must be
American built steamships Of the fret class, IN al
respects conforming to the requirements Of he laws
authorzing the service. and before acceptance they
viii be SUBJECT TO Inspection and survey By Nps
purposeb by the Secretary 81 the Navy.
Proposals must conform ia al pag ticulars % the
provisions and requirements OF the acts % Congress
aud Of sections aud e the cited act Jane
i ls2, and must be properly guaranteed with salts.
their guarautors, are men 81 property and abund-
sntly able make good their tender and guarantee
The bidder or bidders must be al American eiti-
The bidders name and residence. and IT,
Should be Distinctly stated II mad srshlp oers,
the bid must be sccsapsnfe< BY a dulv - 1871
Gated cor. charter articles Of incorporstion
All bids exceeding the sum q FIVE thousand dollars
must be accompanied BY q certified check or dram.
upon sone solvent national bank Of not less thss,
n , str stn s q the s1ount q one
subject eli the eosdiIons and provision. Of esist.
ing laws IN respect to forfeitures.
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master S:..I issusss asss1sl.s e: n, cont cont
ssqlsfInisndsas = FossIsn Ms: sisS Is. wor Ss
Be II time 70 Be rsesssd sRsi psss1s
ds sp q q Win & s. Ss
for receiving proposals under this advsrtisemert
100 Jso.A- cREswELL,