The New York herald., 1872-07-06
DROPOsALs FOR MAIL STEAMSHIP SERVICE BE-
tween San Francisco, Japan ano China
POsr OFFIcK DEPARTMENr,l

L tween San Francisco, Japan ana China
wssaiscros June 8, iSa
VA e:
asurss
hereby authorized to ccnrast with the lowest sder
Tas gfS %ses ass ss S oS @ 1s s AFTER
The lst day Of October ss the conveyance Of an ad
aSn sAp per Voyage nS% pa
ons ana by eS.s se Of
Gsnsrsss EsSrsnss thereto and tic Tsspscavs
under the pToyisions this section shah be required e
Sy ,nS s%1s sns III s
% an as ssa ST
steamships hereafter accepted for sd service shall be
and %h
%@G sa
service Of the United States in ofwsr, and before
nf ss Navy "
SSnSi Al
S and % Who
M @ be "'sS'S S ay e G
sens w.hin the meaning Sf This SECTION, Of q
,s 'f$S'a ss,
ior Of Inc United states any ,Ie steamers Of
5 s sna y s a' Srse g S
the Of s s s 81 SO ksn 'a % III: G
sTna % a @ ana ns hns ad s. S
70 semLmontiiy service shall be made with the Pacic
tssst Tpsyabis ' under such contract sSah se
Ssh sslna,n i6S line sstesm:higs the
between Se% YORK and San Frapcco, via he ithmus Of
% y a S rss Ss M Ss
pR S a sS aF n sea ss a
well as to the Foeio TSiI Company
e washiason until o'clock y NJ n,MendayS tho i2h
suites SS Means q an sddona montHs line Of frt
o sna e s S ss; .e sn
periSrmr Sr ss round md trips per & ~ x ns pert
!oucbing al Yokohama tJspssl with res,Sr. branch
os 5 ~ snnnsn aa & ns m. ns @
m ria s sa nn ass h Ss II a day on osa0bs S f.
i =, ssrss%I,s sSs $,saSs
ppase % he ncrcaas por scSeaScs
sailing days stating the proposed days and hours Of de-
Eears Of arrival should aisc scccmpsny each bid fhe de-
cau az 70 Min ho,s s e " nrse month"; s
aSrjHs 4, scnIlngsnsS forming gsss,sr ;,s.sn,iy
10 ssS se Ts"s no ne o S ~ % M cssr & r Z,
aS ssTslss
ormins 20 he rsaulremsmt o. the laws mlthezlng he
snec'io swd s"rvsyi, ~, exper~ncsd naval co~sructor
% be detailed that purpose by the Secretary c
Proposals must ccnomu all particulars to the provi.
% psrusry "%s ss sssr s sSs * sn q ssc
aud 81 The .6Sss s'cd , set 5anc is and mus,
The bidder biddars and !her guafantors men Of
property and abndnty able TO make good their tender
The bidder OF bidders must be an American citizen or
citizens.
The bidders ana residence aud The name of each
member The firn when partnership offers should be
distinctly stated. II made by corporation the bid
must he accompanied ny daily h~ntcated copy o the
chnricr articles Of incorporation and list OF occrs
and directors
Al bids exceeding tho of 5000 be aceoinpa.
ncd by certncd check dra payable to tue order Of
the Postmaster General, upon some solvent national
ar
pay proposed in such bid bs such check or dram 10
he all the conditions and provisions existing
laws In respect to forfeiture. ~. f..l .s. :
assignment transfer OF mail contract "
expressly forbidden nv law Such assignments trans.
are nun and void and the Postmaster General
derlct or assigned. Il. .a.
Proposals should be sent undcr seal 20 sThe supern-
icndeni OF Foreign Nails with the words mail fropo-
sa Japan and China r9u,e written on the face OF
received at This Departmental or before o'clock NJ
Monday the 18th day of AugHst next which will be the
last day receiving proposhs upder this
JNO. A. J. cRiswELL, Postmaster General.