The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-31
PROPOSALS WANTED.
OCEAN NAIL LETTINGS.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
Posi- Office Department.


Washington, ID. c., November s, 1897.
In accordance with the provisions of ara.
Act Of congress, approved March 3. lS9ls
entitled IAN Act to provide for ocean mall
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. 1898. for conveying the
mails of the United States by means OF
steamships described In said Act, betweeu
the several ports Of the United States here
in named, and the port of Port Antonios
Jamaica, as specified in the schedule pub
llshed herewith
Each bidder is required to submit propo-
sails for service on said route, Under a
contract for five years, and als3 for ten
years, which shall commence on the LIST
day of July, 1898. The right is reserved
by the Postmaster General to authorize
service to begin under contract In whole
or in part, October /, 1898, instead of July /,
1898
Under the law the right is reserved to
the Postmaster General to reject all bids
not, In his opinion, reasonable for the at
talnment OF the purposes contemplated by
the Act.
SCHEDULE.
Route No. 10. NJ S." From Boston to
Port Antonio, Jamaica, twice a week
from April LIST to September Goth. inclu-
elusive; and once a week from Octo-
Der list to March 31st, inclusive. irons
Philadelphia to Port Antonio. jamaica,
once a week, from October LIST TO March
31st inclusive, in vessels of the fourth
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 for
five years or for ten years.
The right Is reserved TO the Postmaster
General to substitute New York for Philas
dephia as one of the terminal ports dur
ing the period from October list to March
3lst, inclusive, In each year; after sixty
days notice, and with the consent of the
contractor. Time of voyage from New
York to Port Antonio, four and one-halc
days.
| Proposals are also invited on said route
| for service conforming to the schedule see
| 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 and
| economical conversion into auxiliary navaR
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 OF
| tonnage) and capable of maintaining a.
| speed of fourteen knots an hour at sea IL.
| ordinary weather, as prescribed for vessels
| of the third class in the third section OF
! the said Act. Said vessels to be employ-
| ed and rated as of the fourth class. and
upon contract for the periods named in
| the preceding paragraph, to witt for the
| period of five 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 &c
| the second or third class without addl-
| tional compensation therefor.
| NOTE-On return voyages vessels NAV
| touch at any ports not named in the scheds
| ule IL by doing so the outward voyages are
not delayed.
| Circulars containing copy of the above-
cited Act, a description of the route, in
structions to bidders, and blank forms OF
| proposals with accompanying bonds. can
| be obtained of the Superintendent of For
| eign Mails, Post Office Department, on and
after December l, 1897
JAMES A. GARY.
Postmaster General 2