Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-27
]. s. MAIL.
Bids Received for Carrying the Mails
Under the Last Act.
A MILLION AND A HALF SUBSIDY
To Be Paid Annually to American Steamers for
Acting as Nail CsrrisrS-Twslvs
Of the Routes Bid for.

WASHINGTON, ID. e., OCTOBER 10
This afternoon Postmaster General
Wanamaker opened proposals for sup
plying the proposed increase In the
ocean mail service, under the act OF
March 3, 1891. Twelve bide were re-
ceived, Lo two Of them, however, were
for the same service. The first bid was
Fo. 13 of the schedule.
From Newport News is Rio, Brazil,
by st. Thomas, Martinique, Barbaeoes,
Para, Pernambuco and Bahia; twenty
six trips per year. Bidder was the
United States and Brazil Mail Steam
ship Company, the compensation asked
being 81 per mile for vessels OF the
third class, and 66%c per mile for yes
sells Of the fourth class.
The second bid was No. OF the
schedule, from Boston to Liverpool by
Queenstown, once a week, ffty-two
trips per year, in vessels OF the frst
class. The bidder was the Columbia
Safety Steamship Company; bid 81 per
nile.
The third bid was No. "a Of the
schedule, from San Francisco to Panama
touching twice each month, going and
returning, at the following ports: San
Diego, Gala; Mazatlan, San Bias, Mans
anillo, Port Angel, San Jose, Libertad,
San Juan and Punta Arkansas. The bid
der was the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, at 662$ cents per mile for yes
sells OF the fourth class, and 81 per mile
for vessels of the third class.
The next bid was No. 40 OF the sched-
ule. From New York to Colon, thirty
six trips per year. The bidder was the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, at 81
per mile.
The next bid was No. IL. From San
Francisco to Hong Kong, by 1oKo-
hama, once in every twenty-eight days,
thirteen trips per year, in vessels OF the
third class. Bidder was the Paclnc
Mail Steamship Company, at 81 per mile
for vessels of the third class, and 81 Tor
vessels of the second class.
The next bid was No. 26, from New
Orleans to Colon, touching, going and
returning, at GreytowG and Blue
Fields, Nicaragua, Port Limon, Costa
RIca. Once in two weeks twenty-slx
trims per year vessels of the third class
Bidder was the Pacific Mail Steamship
at 62c per mile for vessels OF the third
! class.
The other bids were: Schedule No.
! 35. From Galveston to Laguay' BID
dor John B. Clark, 66 2-3c per mile
Schedule Me-, 1l,.-trem Nav YoghesS5,
of Nov York, So per mile.
Schedule No. 35, from New York to
Santiago de Cuba, by Nassau. Bidder,
New York and Cuba Mail Steamship
Co., at 669Sc per mile. Schedule, from
New York to Havana, once each week.
Bidder, The New York and Cuba Mail
Steamship Co., at 81 per mile. Schedule
No. 81, from New York to Tuxpan,
Mexico, by Havana and Tamplco. Bid
der, New York and Cuba Mail Steam
ship Co.. at 81 per mile.
BY the bids received at the Postoffice
Department to-day for ocean mail let
tiugs for service upon the lines now
performing service, the time averages
upon the various routes Is reduced In
amounts varying from 10 to 80 per cent.
This, of course, necessitateS additional
ships, and including the four new routes
proposed, it would seem that there
must not be less than seventeen ships
built, at a cost of not less than $4,000
900.
II all the bids are accepted the
amount Of subsidy required will be
about one million and half dollars
when the full service is in operation.
The service will require about sixty
ships all told carrying the American
flag. The department has knowledge
of negotiations in progress for other
routes upon which bids have been de-
ferred for various reasons.