New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-27
FOR OCEAN MAIL SERVICE.
OPENING OF BIDS UNDER THE NEW LAW.
TWELVE BIDS FOR ELEVEN DIFFERENT ROUTES
AN ENCOURAGING RESULT.
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Washington. oct 26-The bids for ocean mail
service under the new law were opened to-day by inc
postmasterGeneral There twelve bids for
eleven different routes four Of which service VIII
be established II the bids accepted and contracts
executed These are Boston to Liverpool by Queens
town: New York to Argentine Republic; New-Orlcans
to Colon, and Galveston to Laguayra, NeheEeula'
1fter all the bids had been opened and examined the
Postmaster General made an estimate of the cost Oh inc
service provided all OF them are accepted ana con-
tracts executed as follows: First year. S6GOOOO'
1893. ss03. OOO 1894, $1,51600O The bids require
that the period Of voyages on lines now performing
the service shall be shortened 10 to 80 per cent,
as compared with the present duration OF voyages
To do this and additional ships VIII be needeu'
and IL is estimated that at least seventeen will be re-
quired I'm ALL the aggregate cost of which Will be not
less than s14OOOOO0. Full service on all the routes
advertised under the law would require nearly sixty
sbips all told of American build and carrying the
American flag.
The PostmasterGeneral has information respecting
nominations In progress for other rOues for which no
bids were received to-day which bids have been de-
fered for various reasons This is the case Of the New
Zealand service where the difficulty seems to be that
Inc New Zealand authorities have had under favorable
consideration prop jsitio to grant subsidy to the
spreckels Company order 10 improve the mail facl
tiles between that colony and the United States but as
they insist that some Of the vessels shall sail under their
fac This OF course would exclude such vessels from the
benefits Of the act under which the bids were offered TO
day Another is that Of the United states and Brazil
steamship Company, Of New York. which, after a more
careful study of the requirements OF the schedule mas
found that it will not be practicable TO comply with all
- tbnm Ifs hid to-day was found to vary from the
advertised schedule. as was ntlmated last night In
these dispatches.
II is altogether probable that a advertisement
for proposals Will be issued and that the result WI"
be the Offering Of bids which may be accepted for ser
vice on several Of the routes not covered by To-Day
lids The result Of the first advertisement is more
encouraging. on the whole, than many persons have
expected and II pending negotiations for reciprocity
agreements with the Central and South American Re
nublcs and the British West Indies shall be successful
there will be sufficient reason TO believe that the re-
sult Of second advertisement will also be encouraging
The ew line 10 the Argentine Republic will require
three new iron steel ships. each OF gross regis
tered tonnage Of at least 5000 tons so built that
they can be used as armed cruisers if necessary In
case of war These vessels are to be capable OF
maintaining speed Of sixteen knots an hour at sea
I'm ordinary weather and are G. make the outward
VOYAGE from New-York to Buenos Ayres, touching at
Montevldeo, Uruguay, In eighteen days
II Is understood that the Pacific Mail steamship
COMPANY has already built new vessels for the New
Orleans and Colon route, and will be ready TO estab-
lish the service on November l, or as soon as us
hid is accented and contract executed. The service
Is 10 be fortnghtly and the time each way six days
Vessels are to touch both coming ana returning az
Grcytowm and Bluefelds, Nicaragua Port Limon'
Costa Rica: and Carthagcna savanlla and st'
Martha, Colombia -.
The proposed new line from Galveston to Laguayra
is to he composed of fourth class vessels, and the
service is to be three times month, and 10 begin
April l. 1893. II is proposed that the vessels snail
return by Curacao, Savana, Carthagena and Coloh'
The other new line for which a bid was submitted
IS from Boston to Liverpool, by Queenstown WIN
vessels Of the first class the service to begin OCTOBER
l. 1874. This bid offered for the Columbia saiey
Steamship Company, by George MeacOm' president
The enterprise is a new one, and little seems 10 10
known of it here. The bid is for weekly service
fifty two trips year. ~
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company submitted
three bids besides the one from NewOrleas TO Oolo'
as folIOws
F,om New-York to Colon, three times month
trips year. for the first two years, in vessels
Of the third class the time not to exceed SIX ana one
half days and week, ifty-two trips year. ior
tho remaining eight years IN vessels Oh Ig tV ys
the bid 10 specify the rate for each class Bond equ'l
From SAN Francisco to Panama touching twice each
month"; going and returning, at the following ports
San Diego Cal; Mazatan, san Bias Manzanill2, "a
nulco Porf Angel. santa Cruz, TOnaa, san BehlO,
0cos Champerco, san jose Acajutla La llberiah, la
Three times month, thlrtyslx trips year tine SIN
teen DAYS In vessels of tho fourth class fOr te hr't
thiec wears. and the remaining seven years Ol't
week fifty two trips year, time fifteen days ana "A
half the increased service to be performed in vessels
of the third class hb cid to specify the rate Tor eae
class. - ,.,.,
From san Francisco to Hong Kong by Yokohama
once i'm every twenty eight days, thirteen trips year.
i'm vessels OF the third class time sixteen days for inc
first two years and In two weeks, twenty SIX
trims year in vessels Of the second class for the re-
naming eight wears Of the term time. thirteen days to
of the third class the bid to specify the rate Tor eac
class. -,
Messrs Bouton, Bliss Daett, Of the Red ID Line,
submitted two bids for route No 49, the only diner-
ence between them being that was for service 10
begin January / 1892 and the other March l. le92.
The other terms OF both bids are as follows From
NewYor Iagusyra, by Curacao and Puerto Cabello
three trips each month"; thirty SIX trips year III YES
sels of the third class Tine six days 20 Curacao.
The terms Of all the other bids offered were pub /
shed In these dispatches to-day, and II does not seem
ueteSsary To repeat them here. All Of the bids were
for the maximum compensation allowed By law-Si y
mile So mile, 81 milo and 06 23 cents mile f0r
vessels OF the first, second third and fourth classes re-
spectively.
the acceptance rejection Of each Of the bids VIII be
announced as soon practicable, probably within the
coming fortnight
SECRETARY BLAINE AGAIN AT WORK.