The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-27
OCEAN MAIL SERVICE
The Postmaster General Opens
the Proposals fo7 the Same.
THE COST TO THE GOVERNMENT
Twelve Bids Received, but No Two for the
Same Service-A Variation from the
Advertisements

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-This afternoon
Postmaster-G General Wanamaker opened
the proposals for supplying the proposed
increase in the ocean mail service under
the act of March 3, 1891. Twelve bids were
received, no two for the same service. The
first bid was No. 13 of the schedule, New
port News to Rio, Brazil via st. Thomas,
Martinique, Barbodoes, Para, Pernam-
buca and Bahia, twenty-six trips per year
contract five years. The bidder was the
United States and Brazil Mail Steamship
company. The compensation asked is 81
per mile for vessels of the third class, and
6623 cents per mile fourth class. The
postmaster general stated this bid seemed
TO vary from the form of the advertisement.
The second bid, No. 3 of the schedule,
Boston 10 Liverpool to Queenstown once a
week, nfty-uwo trips year, vessels of the
hrst class. The bidder was the Columbia
Safety Steamship company, "a per mie
The third bid, No. A, San Francisco TO
Panama, touching twice each month, going
and returning, at the following porte: San
Diego, Cal. Mazatlan, San Bias, Mama
milo, Acapulco, Port Angel, Salina Cruz,
Iolona, San Benito, Champerico, San Jose,
Acaiutla, La Lioertad, La Union, Amapla,
3.
Three times a month, thirty six times a
year, time sixteen days. Vessels of the
fourth class for the first three years and
the remaining seven years, once a week,
ntty-two trips per year, fifteen and one
half days, the increased service to be per-
formed In vessels of the third class. The
bidder was the Pacific Mail Steamship
company al 662-3 cents per mile for vessels
OF the Jour class, and 81 per mile for ves-
sells of the third class.
Iue next bid, No. ~, New York to
Colon, thirty-six trips per year. The bid
der was the Pacific Mail Steamship COM
pany, 81 per mile.
No. A., San Francisco to Hongkong. by
Yokohama, once every twenty eight days,
thirteen trips per year, vessels of the third
class, time sixteen days for the first two
years and once in two weeks, twenty SIX
trips per year, in vessels of the second
Glass; = the remaining eight years of the
term; time thirteen days TO and from Yo-
kohama. The bidder was the Pacific Mail
steamship company, at 81 per mile for yes
sells Of the third class, and 81 second class
Number New Orleans to Colon
severol Central American points once in
two weeks, vessels of the third-class, time
six days esch way. The bidder was the
Pacific il company, 6625 cents per mile
for vesse- of the third class. The post
master general expressed the opinion that
this fact invalidated the oIds
Number 30, Galveston TO Laguayra, re-
turning via Carthsgina, and Colon, three
times month, vessels of the fourth-cass,
went TO Bidder John b. Clark and asso-
GATES, of Chicago, at $685. cents mile.
No. II, New~York to Buenos Ayres.
touching at Montevideo, eighteen DAYS
outward, once in three weeks, aggregating
seventeen trips per year, vessels of the
second class, touching at Rio and Santos
on their return. W. H Hughes. of New
York, was the bidder at 81 per mile.
No. 35, New York TO Santiago, Cuba, via
Nassau, once in two weeks, fourth-class,
six days each way. The New York and
Cuba Mail Steamship company was the
bidder at $3.50. per mile.
No. 80, New York to Havana, once a
week, third class, three and three-fourths
days each way; the same bidder at 81.
No 81, New York to Tuzpan, Mexico,
via Hsvans, Progresso and Tspico, return
ing via Vera Cruz, Prontero and Havana,
once week, third class; the same bidder
at 81.
No. Sc, New York to Laguayrs via
Curacao and Puerto Cabella, three trips a
month, third-clsss, six days to Curacao,
Bolton, Bliss and Dallett, New York, 81.