The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-17
PROPOSALS. WANTED.
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OCEAN MAIL LETTINGS.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
Post ONCE Department.

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Washington, ID. c., November g. 1897.
In accordance with the provisions of am
Act of congress-, approved March g. 1891,
entitled IAN Act TO provide for ocean mail
service between the United States and
foreign ports and to promote commerce.
proposals will be received al the Post ONCE
Department, in the city of Washington.
until O'Clock p. M, on Tuesday, the 18TH
day of February, 1898, for conveying the
mails of the United States by means OF
! steamships described In said Act, between
the several ports of the United States here
In named, and the port of Port Antoniov
Jamaica, as specified in the schedule pub.
lished herewith.
Each bidder is required to submit propo-
sails for service on said route, under ~
contract for five years, and also for tem
years, which shall commence ON the 1sc
day of July 1898. The right Is reserved
by the Postmaster General to authorizes
service to begin under contract, in whole
or in part. October /, 1885, instead of July Ia
1898
Under the law the right is reserved tn
the Postmaster General to reject all bids
not In his opinion, reasonable for the att
tanment or the purposes contemplated by
the Act.
SCHEDULE.
Route No. 40. NJ s." From Boston tn
Port Antonio, Jamaica, twice a week.
from April LIST TO September sOth. inclu-
elusive; and once week from Octo-
Der LIST to March 31st, inclusive. IRONS
Philadelphia to Port Antonio, Jamaica.
once a week, from October LIST to March
3lst. inclusive, in vessels of the fourth
class Time of voyage from Boston ia
Port Antonio, five days; from Philadel-
phia to Port Antonio. four days Bond
required with bid $4,000. Contract fon
five years or for ten years.
The right is reserved TO the Postmaster
General to substitute New York for Phtlas
delphia as one of the terminal ports a,Ir-
ing the period from October list to March
31st, inclusive, in each year; after sixtv
days notice. and with the consent of tha
contractor. Time of voyage from New
York TO Port Antonio, four and one-half
days.
Proposals are also invited on said routa
for service conforming to the schedule ser
out In the preceding paragraph, as to num-
Der of trips, time of voyage, terminal
ports. and to all other material provisions
therein in vessels Of at least 1000 TONS
gross tonnage, TO be constructed as to the
matter Of strength and their prompt ana
economical coryerson into auxiliary naval
vessels and in all other respects conform
ably to the requirements of Section of
the Act aforesaid, applicable 10 vessels az
the third class Except as to the matter Of
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 81
the said Act Said vessels to be employ-
ca and rated as of the fourth class. and
upon contract for the periods named in
the preceding paragraph, to wit: for the
period of five years, and also for ten years.
The contractor on this route will Be per-
mtted TO substitute at any time during
che contract term, one or more vessels or
the second or third class without addl-
tional compensation therefor.
NOTE.-On return voyages vessels rnau
touch at any ports not named in the sched-
ule II by doing so the outward voyages ara
not delayed.
Circulars containing copy of the abote@
cited Act, description OF the route. in
structions to bidders, and blank forms 81
proposals with accompanying bonds, can
be obtained of the Superintendent Of For
eign Mails, Post Office Department, on ana
after December !, 1897.
JAMES A. GARY.
Postmaster General