Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-14
DBoPosALs FOR NAIL STEAMSHIP SEA
PAN AND CHINA.

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and Of the act Of Congress-. approved Jane l. 1874
service Of the Posi- Oos Department for the year
Gliding june thirty, eighteen hundred aud twenty
inrse; which sections are In the words aud hsares
rec 5. And the Postmaster General Q.
der within three msnths after the passage OF TIM.
act aftsT sixty days, public notice for term Of
eighteen hundred and seventy three, Tor the cen
ne1 ahoe OF al soeillonai sonthly mall q the said
voyage now paid under the existing contracts, and
BY existing acts Of Congress IA reference thereto,
aud the res pectiNe contracts made IN pursuane.
this section shall be required 20 carry the UuiIed
etates mails curing the existence Of their
steamers they may run n On said line, or any part
q ~, or any branch or extension thereof,
tor sad service shall not be Of less than four thoas
&no tons register each and shall be built Of iron, and
American consiru ction, aud shah be constructed
Sf The ntea sS n case - y b Ssy@. .ers ,Se
snce The otsSeTs by whom they are inspected shall
master General whether this condition La bee.
complied with: PTortded That IN al cases the ON
Sded Tor shalt Sitzens q tie Tinted ststes. and
thai persons OF foreign bi who have according 20
the United states, may be employed as though they
wele citizens within the meaRing of this section
esht SaSd and sky S q Tn shS Ss
government OF the lLlted states shall have the
Caee the use the nited
Safes any of the steamers Of said line, aud in such
case pay REASONABLE cOmn"---... there. -
o oIata' ne e. vaa shall 10 no case exceed the
sion khAll extend to and be applicable 10 the steam
ere OF II Brazilian line hereDafter provided Tor
the mail service between san Francisco aud Csins
and Japan to q semi monthly service shall be made
WIN tse Pseile Mail Steamship Company, or shall
ships OF ITS successors In interest the moneys Day
able under such contract SHALL be paid while he aid
Al all
and run the line OF steamships tor the transp0rta
tween New York aus San Francisco, Via the 18th
mus CT Panama, b. the said Pacific Mail Steamship
quirenent shall in al respects apply to any pariy
contracting for the mail service between San Fran
Mail Steamship Company
PROPOSALS
VIII be received at the Post Office Department, In
the city Of Washington, until 3 O'Clock n m en-
MONDAY the l2Ih day II August, ls72, for con.
additional monthly line of hrst class Amsrioan
sea going hips Of not less than four thousand
tons register each; aud Of sufficient number 20 PER
form twslEe round trips per annum, between the
p-rt Of San Francisco and the port Of Hong Kong
regular branch line running in Connection with the
main line between Yokohama and Shanghai, fChi-
ma for contract term Of zen years from aud after
the hrst day Of October, eighteen hundred aud sew
eIty three.
Each bid should name the time proposed 70 be az.
cupied in performing the passages each way in
Guiding stoppases at intermediate ports; aud also
date per. seSdS e ssSs as 81 the me
Proposed days aud hours OF departure from each
arrival, should also accompany each bid. The De.
partures must be so arranged as 10 alternate az
equal and regular intervals with those Of tue pres
regular semi monthly service in connection there
with; such schedules however, 20 be subject 20 the
approval Of the Postmaster General, sRd 10 sdiast.
ment OF alteration by his order, from TIM 10 time,
as the Interests Of the postal service require
The steamships offered for the service must be
American built STEAMSHIPS Of the rst class in all
respects conforming 10 the requirements Of the laws
aqihorzine the service aud before acceptance they
rienced wal constructor 20 be detailed for tsst
purposeby the Secretary Of the Navy.
provisions and requirements OF the acts Of Congress-
approved February 4, ls6s, and February Is IsF,
and Of sections and Of the above cited act of Juns
], l72, and must be properly guaranteed th saf,s
factory testimonials that the bidder or bidder and
snly sbIe to make sSo their tender and
The bidder or bidders must lie an American citi-
The bidder name and residence and the mama of
eseh member 81 the hrm, when partnership offers,
should be distinctly stated II made by rporation
Gated COPY Of the charter or articles of
and a list Of officers and directors
must be accompanied by . cer,i6ed cbeer os Srssa
psyabls TO the order Of the Postmaster General,
upon some solvent national bank. Of not les than
posed IN such bid or bids: such cheek draft 70 be
subject 70 ell the conditions and of exist.
tract is expressly forbidden BY law. such assign
master General is required to deiermins any con-
tract in case Of its being M derlet OF assigned.
sgrerini- ndent Of Foreign Mails" With the words
" Mail Proposals" /" Japan and China route"
be dispatched in time to be received at this Depart
me-. on OF before o'elook p NJ, q Monday, the
tz,ow JAo.A- :cREswELL,