The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-27
NEW OCEAN MAIL SERVICE.
Sixty More ships VIII be Required
Opening Bids Under subsidy Bill.

Opening Bids Under Subsidy Bill.
WASHINGTON CITY, Oct. o. By the bids
! received ut the postotiice department for
ocean mail lettings for service upon lines
now performing service. the time OF voy-
ages upon the various routes is reduced IN
amounts varying from ten 10 thirty per
cent. This, Of course, necessitates addl-
tional ships, and includ ng the four new
routes proposed for, It would seem there
must not be less than seventeen ships built
at a cost OF not less than $I4, 000, 90. If
all the bids are accepted, the amount Of
subsidy required sill be about 1900, 90
when the tuI service is in operation. The
service under the postal shipping bill will
require about sixty ships, all tod, carrying
the American lag. The department has had
knowledge OF the negotiations in progress
for other routes upon which bids
have been deferred for various rea-
sons, notably the New Zealand serv-
ice, where the difficulty seems to
be that the New Zealand authorities en-
terrain the idea Of improving the service
between that country and this by making
a concession TO the Spreckels company,
but arguing that some Of the vessels shall
carry the New Zealand tag, which would
be contrary to the stipulation OF the postal
subsidy bill
This afternoon Postmaster-General Wan
amaker opened the proposals tor supply
ing the proposed increase In the ocean
mail service under the act Of March 8,
1891. Twelve bids were received-no two
for the same service.
FIRST bid, No - Of schedule-Newport News
to Rio, Brazil, 10y ST. Thomas. Martinique, Bar
BADGES, Para, Pernambuco and Bahia, twenty
SIX trips per year, contract five years: Bidder,
United States and Brazil Mail steamship Com
pany; compensation asked. 81 per mile ior YES
Seis of the third class aud GOA cents per mile
for those oi the fourth class.
The postmaster general stated that this
bid seemed to vary from the form OF the
advertisement.
No. OF schedule-Boston TO Liverpool and
Queenstown. once week, h.ty-two trips year,
vessels Of third class: Bidder, Columbia Safety
steamship Company; s. Per mile.
No. A-San Francisco TO Panama, touching
twice each month, going and returning at the
ports of san Diego, Cal, Mazatian, SAN Bias,
MazIlo, Acapulco, PORT Angel, oa.ina, Cruze,
Toiono, san Benito, Osos, CuEmperico, san Jose,
Acajutia, La Libertad, Ia Union, Amapala, Cor
into, san Juan ana Puuta Arenas; three times
month, thirtE-siX times year; time sixteen
days for vessels OF the fourth class for the first
three years; and the remaining seven years once
u
one-haH days, the increased service to be per-
formed in vessels OF the third class, the bid TO
specify the rate for each class. Bidder, Pacific
Mail steamship Company, at 6622 cents per mile
for vessels OF the fourth class, and 81 per mile
for vessels Of the third class
No. Anew York to Colon, tbirty-six trips per
year: Bidder, Pacific Mail steamship Company,
81 per mile.
No. 47-San Francisco to Hongkong, by Yoko-
hama, once every twenty-e.ght days, thirteen
trips per year, vessels OF the third class; time,
sixteen days for the first two years, and once in
two weeks, and twenty-six trips per year in yes
sells OF the second class Tor the remaining eight
years OF the term, time, thirteen days TO and
from Yokohama: Bidder, Pacific Mail Steam
snip Company at 81 per mile for vessels OF the
third class and s. ior those OF the second class.
No. 2S-New Orleans to Colon and several Gen.
tTal American ports, one every two weeks, YES
sells oil the third class; time, six days each way:
Bidder, Pacific Mail Company, GO2s cents per
mile tor vessels OF the third class
The postmaster general expressed the
opinion that this fact invalidated the bid.
No. SO-Gaiveston to La Guayra, returning via
CaFthagena anu Colon, three times u month,
vessels OF the fourth class: Bidder, John d.
CiaTk and associates, OF Chicago, 6G3a cents.
No. ll-New YORK TO Bucnos Ayres, touching
Monteyideo, eighteen days outward, once in
three weeks u-sre satIug seventeen trips per
year. vcs els OF Tie second class; touching at
Rio AMI santos return; Bidder, w. II.
Hughes, of New York, s..
No. S,-Ncw York 10 Santiago. Cuba, via
Nassau, once every two weeks, fourth-class
sells; six days each way: Bidder, New York
and Cuba Mail Steamship Company, 6J2g cents.
No. 52-New YORK to Havana, once week.
third-class vessels, same bidders, 81.
No. 3l-New York 10 TuXpan, Mexico, via
Havana, once a week, ProgIesso and Tapico,
returning via Vera Cruz, Prontero ami Havana,
once week, tairi-cass vessels, same bidder, 81.
No. &U-New York TO Ii Guayra, via Curacao
aud Puerto Cabeiio, three trips mouth, third
class vessels, SIX days 10 Curacao. Baton, Hiss
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