The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-27
OCEAN NAIL SUBSIDY ACE

OCEAN NAIL SUBSIDY ACE
TIE Bids to Supply the Proposed Increase
| In the Ocean Mail Service.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 26-At $40 this afternoon
Postmaster General Wanamaker. In the pres
| ence Of several officials Of the Post ONCE De-
partment and representatives OF number OF
the bidders. opened proposals for supplying
the proposed increase In the ocean mail SER
vice. under the act Of March 8. 1891 This act
provides. among other things. that vessels en-
ployed in this service shall be American built
steamships. owned and offlcered by Ameri-
can citizens and upon each departure
from tho United states the following
proportion Of the crow shall be citi-
zens Of the United States. viz. during the
| first two years one-fourth. during the next
| succeeding three years one-third. and during
| the remaining time Of the contract at least
| one-half Tho vessels. which are to be con-
| structed after the latest and most approved
| types shall be divided into four classes. ves-
| sells OF the first three classes shall be iron or
steel screw steamships. capable Of maintain
ing a speed in ordinary weather of2O. 16 and IA
knots an hour respectively. and OF q gross reg
sitered tonnage OF not less than 5000. 5000.
and 1850 tons respectively. Vessels Of the
fourth class shall be iron. or steel. or wooden
steamships Of IL knots an hour. and Of ton
mage OF not less than 1900 tons.
1t is further provided that the rate Of COM
pensation to DO paid for such ocean mail ser
vice Of the said f1rst-class ships shall not ,ex-
coed the sum OF 81 mile. and for second.class
ships SPA mile. by the shortest practicable
class ships nj shall not exceed Il mile. and Tor
the fourth class ships two thirds Of a dollar
~ The POST Once Department to Be travelled
on each outward bound voyage. Vessels OF
to be %S
and economical conversion into auxiliary ma
val cruisers, and according to plans to DO
re4ts scof I'd the y he advertised schedule
eroat p S1s the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts and ten on the Pacific coast The
Sq ps from Ns% Hc tss
Tampa. New Orleans. Galveston. San, Fran:
Twelve bids were received and opened. no two
The bids were as follows:
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for vessels the fourth class A. the advertisement
General expressed tho opinion that that fact lnvai
Schedule No 8o-From Galveston to Laguayr.., re-
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sassI john csrs and associate. Of Chicago. OK
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each way. bidder. The New YORK and Cuba Mail Steam.
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York at 81 per mile.
By the bids received to-day tho time Of tho
voyages upon the various routes Is reduced in
This. OF course. necessitatss additional ships,
and including the four new routes proposed
than sisuo 5ff ali tho Bids are accepted e
the amount Of subsidy required will be about
cn Inc S soryce ander the S Postal shppins
bill will! require about sixty ships. all told. car
rying the American flag
The Colon Breaks Her Shaft
The Pacific Mail steamship Colon. which |
arrived yesterday from Colon. ran into hurri-