The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-27

OCEAN NAIL LETTINGS.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
posL Omce Denartment.
c. II. DORsETT. Auctioneer.

Washington, d. c., November s. 1897.
In accordance with the provisions OF am
Act Of congress. approved March 9, 1891,
entitled "An Act 20 provide for ocean mail
service between the United States and
foreign ports and to promote commerce.
proposals will be received at the Post Offica
Department in the city of Washington.
until o. clock p. M, on Tuesday, the 18th
day of February. 1885, for conveying the
mails OF the United States by means oe
steamships described in said Act, between
the several ports Of the United States here
in named, and the port OF Port Antonios
jamaica, as specified in the schedule pub
lished herewith.
Each bidder is required 20 submit propo-
sails for service on said route. under a
contract for five years, and also for ten
years, which shall commence on the lsr
day of July, 1898. The right il reserved
by the Postmaster General to authorize
service to begin under contract, in wholo
or ia part, October l, 1888, instead Of July L.
1898
Under the law the right is reserved to-
the Postmaster General to reject all bids
not In his opinion. reasonable for the att
tainment Of the purposes contemplated by
the Act
SCHEDULE.
Route No. TO. NJ. s." From Bosto To
Port Antonio, jamaica, twice a weeld
from April LIST 10 September 30th. inclu~
clusive and once week from Oct@~
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Philadelphia to Port Antonio. Jamaicas
once week. from October LIST to Marcls
3ist, inclusive, in vessels of the fourtFr
class Time Of voyage from Boston to-
Port Antonio, five days; from Philadel-
phia to Port Antonio, four days. Bond
required with bid. $4,000 Contract foA
Ave years or for ten years.
TIL right IS reserved to the Postmaster
General to substitute New York for Phila-
delphia as one Of the terminal ports DUR
ing the period from October LIST to March,
3lst inclusive in each year; after s!xty
days notice, and with the consent of the
contractor Time of voyage from New
York TO Port Antonio, four and one-halG
days.
Proposals are also invited on said route
for service conforming TO the schedule ser
out IN the preceding paragraph. as 20 NUM-
Der of trips, time Of voyage terminal
ports and to all other material provisions
therein, In vessels of at least 2.0OO tons
gross tonnage. TO be constructed as 10 the
matter OF strength and their prompt and
economical conversion into auxiliary naval
vessels and IN all other respects conform
ably to the requirements OF Section OF
the Act aforesaid, applicable to vessels OF
the third class except as to the matter or
tonnage), and capable Of maintaining a
speed of fourteen knots an hour at sea In
ordinary weather. as prescribed for vessels
of the third class In the third section OF
the said Act Said vessels to be emplov-
ed and rated as OF the fourth class. and
upon contract for the periods named i'm
the preceding paragraph, to wit: for the
period of Ave years. and also for ten years.
The contractor on this route will be per-
mitted to substitute, at any time during
the contract term. one or more vessels of
the second or third class without adds
tional compensation therefor.
NOTB-On return voyages vessels NAV
touch at any ports not named in the sched-
ule II by doing 50 the outward voyages are
not delayed.
cited Act, "A description of the route, in
structions to bidders, and blank forms 90
proposals with accompanying bonds, can
be obtained of the Superintendent of For-
eign Mails, Post Office Department, on and
after December ], 1897
JAMES A. GARY. f
Postmaster General +