The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-17
NAIL SUBSIDIES.
The Routes and Service Specified on
Pacific Ocean Lines.

WASHINGTON July 16.-The circular is
sued by the Postmaster-General relating to
the bids for mail carrying contains the fol-
lowing:
Proposals are invited from steams hip
companies for carrying American mails to
foreign countries in vessels of American
build Of the best construction and highest
speed. The full schedule Of the routes on
the Pacific Coast for which bids will be re-
ceived are as follows:
From San Francisco to Panama, touching
twice each month, going and returning, at
the following ports: Mazatlan, San Bias,
Manzanillo, Acapulco. Port Angel, Salina
Cruz, Tonalo, San Bento, Ecos. Cham
perico, San Jose, Acajutla, La Lbertad, La
Union. Amapala, Corinto. San Juan and
Punta Arenas three times month,
thirty-six trips year, time sixteen days,
In vessels of fourth class for the first three
years, and in vessels of the third class the
remaining seven years; once week, fifty
two trips per year, time fourteen days, bid
to specify the rate for each class, contract
Tor hYe years; bonds required with bid,
$4,000. Also same route, three times per
month. thlrty-six trips per year, in vessels
of third class, for the first three years, time
fourteen days, and for the remaining seven
years once week. fifty-two trips PR year,
in vessels of second class, time twelve days
bid to specify rate for each class; bond re-
quIred with bid, $4,000.
From San Francisco to Valparaiso, Chile,
by Panama. touching at Buena Ventura,
United States of Colombia, Guayaquil. Ecua-
dor, Callao, Peru and Iquique, Chile, once
IN two weeks, twenty-six trips per year, in
vessels OF third class for first three years,
and Tor the remaining seven years in vessels
OF second class; bid to specify rate for each
class; bond required with bid, $4,000.
From San Francisco to Hong Kong, by
Ot NOknbqma in tyua ty-
eight days, thirteen trips per year in vessels
oil third class, time sixteen days for the first
two years and once in two weeks tor twenty
SIX trips per year in vessels of second class;
thirteen days to and from Yokohama; bid
to specify the rate for each class; bond re-
quired with bid, $4,000.
From Seattle to Hong Kong by Yokohama,
once every twenty-eight days, thirteen trips
per year, In vessels of the second class,
time thirteen days to and from Yokohama
bond required with bid, $4,000.
THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES.
From San Francisco 10 Sydney, New South
Wales, Australia, by Auckland, New Zea-
land and Honolulu, touching at Melbourne,
Australia and Wellington, New Zealand, at
the option OF the contractor on return
voyage. once In two weeks, tweDty-SiX trips
per year, in vessels of second class, time
twenty days; bond required with bid,
S40,O Alsothe same route, same number Of
trips, IN vessels OF third class for the first
three years in twenty-five days. and of the
second class for remaining seven years of
term in twenty days, the bid to specify rate
of each class; bond required with bid,
$4,000.
From San Francisco to Melbourne, Aus
tralia, bv Honolulu and Wellington, New
Zealand, touching atSyduey, Australia. and
Auck land, New Zealand, on return voyage
at option OF the contractor, once in two
weeks, twenty-six trips per year, in vessels
of second class. time twenty-oae days; bond
required with bid, $4,000. The same route,
same number of trips, III vessels of third
class for the first three years in twenty
three days, and for the remaining seven
years in vessels of second class in twenty
one days, bid TO specify rate for each class;
bond required with bid, $4,000.
N0te-On return voyages the vessel NAV
touch at any port not named in the sched-
ue, if by doing SO the outward voyages are
not delayed.
Circulars containing a copy of the above
cited act, the list of routes, instr uctions to
bidders and blank forms of proposals, with
accompanying bonds, can be obtained OF
the Superintendent of Foreign Mails, Post
office Department, on aud after July %,
1891.