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 694 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cg. 675. 1928. Advertising for bids. Public notice in daily newspapers of specified citi es. For Pacific Ocean servi ce. Contents of notice. Awarding contracts. ADVERTISING FOR BIDS SEC. 406. Before making any contract for carrying ocean mails under this title the Postmaster General shall give public notice by advertisement once a week for three weeks in such daily newspapers as he shall select in each of the cities of Boston, New York, Phila- delphia, Baltimore, New Orleans, Charleston, Norfolk, Savannah, Jacksonville, Galveston, Houston, and Mobile, calling for bids for carrying of such ocean mails ; or when the proposed service is to be on the Pacific Ocean then in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Tacoma, and Seattle. Such notice shall describe the proposed route, the time when such contract will be made, the number of trips a year, the schedule required, the time when the service shall commence, the character of the vessels required, and all other information deemed by the Postmaster General to be necessary to inform prospective bidders a s to the character of the s ervice to be requi red. AWARDING CONTRACTS Lo west qualified bidder accepted. SE C. 407. Each contract for the carrying of ocean mails under this title sha ll be awa rded to t he lowest bidder w ho, in th e judgmen t of the Postmaster General, possesses such qualifications as to insure proper performance of the mail service under the contract. Classification of ves- CLASSIFICATION OF VESSELS sels. Determined by speed and tonnage. SEC. 408 . (a) The vessels employed in ocean mail service under this title shall be divided into classes as follows Class 7. Class 7. Vessels capable of maintaining a speed of 10 knots at sea in ordina ry weathe r, and of a gross registere d tonnage of not l ess than 2,500 tons. C 6. Class 6. Vessels capable of maintaining a speed of 10 knots at sea in ordina ry weathe r, and of a gross registere d tonnage of not l ess than 4, 000 to ns. C 5' Class 5. Vessels capable of maintaining a speed of 13 knots at sea in ordinary weather, and of a gross re gistered tonnage of not le ss than 8,000 tons. class Class 4. Vessels capable of maintaining a speed of 16 knots at sea in ordinary weather, and of a gross re gistered tonnage of not le ss than 10,000 tons. Class 3. Class 3. Vessels capable of maintaining a speed of 18 knots at sea in ordinary weather, and of a gross re gistered tonnage of not le ss than 12,000 tons. Class2. Class 2. Vessels capable of maintaining a speed of 20 knots at sea in ordinary weather, and of a gross reg istered t onnage of not less than 16,000 tons. Class 1. Class 1. Vessels capable of maintaining a speed of 24 knots at sea in ordinary weather, and of a gross re gistered tonnage of not le ss than Classification maybe 20,000 tons. based on speed without (b) The classification of a vessel may be based upon its speed regard to tonna ge on w par ticul ar ro utes. b ithout regard to its tonnage if the Postmaster General is of opinion that speed is especially important on the particular route on which the vessel is to be employed, and that a suitable vessel documented under the laws of the United States of a higher classification is not available on reasonable terms and conditions, or, on account of the character of the ports served or for other reasons, can not be safely or economically employed on such route. Compensation under COMPENSATION UNDER CONTRACTS contracts. Rates. SEC. 40 9 . (a) The rate of compensation to be paid under this title for ocea n-mail se rvice sha ll be fix ed in th e contrac t. Such rate

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