The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-26
PROPOSALS WANTED.
OCEAN MAIL LETTINGS
Notice to Bidders.
PosroFFYoK DEPARTMENT,

PosEoFFYoK DEPARTMEN, |
| WASHINGTON. D. G., May IS, 1899. (
In sccorhance with the provisions Of an act
| Of congress: approved March .. 1921, entitled
! IAN act to proyide for ocean mail service be-
tweep the United States and foSeign ports and
to promote commerce." proposals will be Ie-
oeived at the postoffice department in the city
of Washington. until 3 O'Clock p. NJ, on MON
| DAY, the 9Th day of September, 1922, for con-
veying the mails Of the United states by means
| of steamships described in said act, between the
several ports of the United States and the sev-
| eral ports in foreign countries which are spe-
oiffcelly named in the schedule OF routes pub
| lished herewith.
Proposals are Invited for servics on said
routes, under contracts for ten years each,
! except where otherwise particularly specified,
which shall commence within three years from
the date Of the execution OF the contract, ana
at one of the periods named below, toDwit;
list. Two months from the execution Of con-
tract.
end Four months fsom the execution of con-
Sd. Six months from the execution of con-
tract.
9Th. Eighteen months from the execution of
| coptract
9th. Twenty.four months from the execution
| OF contract.
7th Thirty months from the execution of con-
tract.
8th Thirty-six months from the execution of
coptract.
Preference will be given, all other things be-
! Ing equal, to the proposal which napes the ear
| Hest date for the commencement OF the service.
J. Under the law the right Is reserved to the
Postmaster General tolEeject all bids not, In his
! opinion, reasonable for the attainment Of the
purposes contemplated by the aSt.
SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED ROUTES.
| No NO. NJ. s." From New York to Liver
pool, calling at Queenstown, fortnshtly,
twenty six trips per year, in vessels Of the
| fRst class for the first three years; the
remaining seven years of the service to be
l. weekly, fifty-two trips per year. in vessels
| 500 O0O
| ampton, fortnightly, twenty six trips per
year in vessels of the first class for the
first three years; the remaining seven
year in vessels ofthe first class Byrd
Bond required with bid. 10000
| No. $50. M s." From New YoRk to Liver
neol, calling at Queenstown once week,
fifty two trips per year, in vessels Of the
first class, Bond required with bid. $780,
No. $40. MS" From New York to South
! ampton, oRce a week. fifty-two trips per
year, in vessels OF the frst class. Bond
required with bid. S6qQo.
No. $50. NJ s." From New York to ANT ..
french port (either B6Glogne, Havre or
| Cherbourg, at the option Of the depart.
ment), once week ffry-two trips per
| year, in vessels of the first class. Bond
required with bid, $4,000.
No. $40. NJ S." From New York to Ant
werp, calling at one French port (either
Cherboug,, Havre or Boulogpe, at the
option of the department. once a week,
| fftY-two trips per year, In vessels of the
first class. Bond required with bid, $780,
| Co.,
No. go. MS" From New York to Ant
werp, calling at Southampton, once q
| week, f1fty-two trips per year, in vessels
Of the first class. Bond required with bid
| $50, 900.
No. go. N. s." From New York to Ant
werp, calling at Southampton and one
French port (ejJher Cherbourg, HAvre or
Boulogne, at the option OF tue depart
ment) once week, fffty-two trips per
> year. in vessels of the second class Time
Of outward voyage not TO exceed eight
, days real ttpe from Sandy HooSto Ant
! werp. Bond required with bid, $4,000.
: No. 60. N. s." From New York to Ant
werp, calling at one French port teither
CheTbourg, Havre or Boulogne, at the
: option Of the, department. once week
l hfty-two trips per year, in vessels of the
second class. Time of outward voyage
not to exceed eight days real time from
Sandy HOOK to Antwerp. Bond required
No. Go. NJ s." From New York to Ant
werp, calling at Southampton once a
of the second class FINE Of outward voy-
age not to exceed efR days zeal tipe
FROM Sandy HOOK 70 Antwerp. Bond re-
quireo with bid, $4,000
No. 60. NJ. S." From New York to Bueros
Ayres calling at st. Thomas, Pernam-
buc6, Rio and Montevideo, once in forty
five days, in vessels Of the fourth class
Time OF voyage, thlqty one and one, half
| days. When no calls are made at Bra
lillian ports on the outward voyage the
time of voyage to be reduced to twenty
eight days. Bond required with bid,
S25, 0oO. Contract for five years.
Nc. 60. NJ s." From New York to Rio,
fortnightly, twenty-six trips year, calp
ing at St. Thomas. Martinique, Barbados,
Para, Maranhao. Pernambuco and Bahia,
In vessels OF tie fourth class. The out
ward voyage, to be made in twenty eight
and one half days and the return voyage.
Thomas, in twenty days and twenty two
hours. Each alternate outward voyage
to be made In twenty days and twenty
two hours. and each alternate homeward
| voyage to be made in twenty eight and
one half days, SO that each round voyage
shall consist Of voyage OF twenty eight
and one half days outward and twenty
days apd twenty hours hOmeward,
and vice versa. Bond required with bid,
$4,000, Contract for five years.
No. 60 S" From Ney York TO Rio.
nnS at NRs%Poyt SePs St IhGRa
Rernambuco and Bahia, fortnightly,
twenty six trips per year. in vessels of the
| fourth class. Tbs outward voyage to be
| made in twenty eight and one-half days,
| and the return voyage calling at Bahia,
| Pernambuco and St. Thomas, in twenty
days and twenty-five hours. Each alter
| nate outward voyage to be made in twenty
days and twenty two hours, and each al
ternate bomeward voyage to be made In
| twenty eight and one-hat days, so that
| each round voyage shall consist of voy-
age of twenty-eght and one-halt days
outward and twenty days and twenty-five
hours homewsrd, apd vice versa Bond
required with bid, $4,000. Contract for
| 1--we years.
| No. So. NJ. s." From New York to Rio,
calling at st. Thomas. Martinique. Barba-
does, Para. Maranhao, Pernambuco. Bahia
and Rio, once every twenty four days, in
vessels of tine fourth class Time of voyage
| not TO exceed twenty-six days and four
teen hours each way. Bond required with
bid, $40 600. Coptract for five years.
No. ESQ. NJ. g." From Newport News to Rio,
calling at st. Thomas Para, Pernambuco
| and Bahia, monthly. in ships of the fourth
| class Time of voyage not to exceed
twenty-six days and twenty. days. Each
| alternate outward voyage to be made in
twenty-six days, and each alternate home
ward voyage to be made IN twenty days
| So thGt each round voyage shall consist Of
voyage Of twenty-six days outward, and
| twenty days homeward and vice versa
Bond required with bic, $50, 600.