The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-28
THE DAILY UNION
MAILS TO GALVESTON.

MAILS TO GALVESTON.
PROPOSALS 10 carry the mails Of the United
j States, from the LIST of March, 1916, to the 2Slh
OF February, 1850, with right to the department TO
extend to the 30th Of June, 1850, from sw Orleans,
IN Louisiana, TO Gairesion, In Tsras, $50 miles and
back, will be received at the Contract Office of the
Post Office Department, until the 25th day Of jan
uary, l646, to he decided by the 3lst day of said
January.
Leave New Orleans every Saturday at 10 q. m,
arrive at Galveston every Monday by 10 a, m.
Leave Galveston every Tuesday at 10 a. M,
arrive at New Orleans every Thursday by 10 a. m.
The proposals should specify the mode of con-
veyance, whether by steamship or sailing packet,
and set forth the size, rate and description of the
vessel, with sufficient particularly to enable the
decision to be made, on the advice of the proper
officers Of the naval service, whether the is
is not convertible into ship-of-war And special
notice is hereby given, that, agreeably to the pro-
visions OF an act of Congress, approved March 81,
1915, those proposals (being acceptable in other
respects) will be preferred which shall engage to
carry the mail in a steam ship or ships, and shall
slipulate TO deliver said ship ships to the United
States, or to their proper officer, on demand made,
for the purpose of being converted into vessel or
vessels of war; the United States being bound on
their part to pay the fair full value thereof at the
time Of delivery, to be ascertained by four APP
praisers-appointed two by the President of the
United States, and two by the owner or owners,
Will umpire III case VI tochicU, w
pointed by the President of the United States
The bidder may propose a different schedule Of
days and hours than the one above specified He
may ask for an annual sum Of compensation; or, in
lieu thereof certain proportion Of the hostages ac-
cruing on the Matchmaker conveyed over the route;
and he may offer TO carry the mail more frequently
than once a week
Articles of contract to be executed by the nc
cepted bidder and by his surees by before the first
day OF March next. The contract is TO provide,
among other things that the pay Of the trip to be
forfeited when the trip is not performed, and due
proportion when grade Of service is rendered in
ferior to that specified in the contract and that lines
may be imposed, unless the delinquency be salts
factorly explained in due time, for failing to take
from, TO deliver into the post office at the port of
landing, the mail belonging thereto, or any part Of
said mail; for suffering the mail, or any part OF IT, to
be wet, injured lost, destroyed for conveying it
in place that exposes il to depreciation,
loss, or injury for refusing, after demand made to
convey mail by any additional steamship or ves-
sci run by the contractor on the route, over and
above the specified number of trips in the contract
and for not arriving at the time set also for transmit
ting intelligence, or furnishing the means of trans
hitting intelligence, in advance of the mail. The
Postmaster General may annul the contract for re-
peated failures; for violating the post office laws; for
disobeyng the instructions of the department.; for
refusing to discharge n carrier when required by
the department. for assigning the contract without
the consent of the Postmaster General; for setting
up or running an express, as aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro raid in
crease of compensation, within the restrictions inn
posed by law, for the additional service required
for the increased speed, if the employment of adj
ditiona stock or carriers is rendered necessary but
the contractor may in such case relinquish the con-
tract on timely notice. if he prefers it to the change
The Postmaster General may also discontinue or
curta the service, he allowing one months extra
pay on the amount dispensed with and the contract
'may at any time be terminated by joint resolution
of the two houses of Congress-"
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
member of the firm where a company offers, should
be distinctly stated in the proposals.
The following is the form of the guarantee, which
should be filed, the first blank with the name of the
guaranor; the second with that of the bidder and
the third and fourth with the beginning and ermi-
mating points Of the route; and, after being dated,
should be signed by the guarantor, who must be
shown, by the written certificate of postmaster,
other equally satisfactory testimonial to be a man
of property, and able to make good his guarantee.
This guarantee, so certified should accompany each
bid:
''The undersigned --, guarantees that -,
nis bid for carrying the mail from TO ---- be
accepted by the Postmaster General, - shall en-
ter into obligation prior to the Isl day Of March
next, with good and sufficient sureties, to perform
the service proposed.
"Dated --. -
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words EMAIL
proposals--Gaveston mail, written on the face of
the letter. and should be despatched in time to be
received by before the 25lh day of January next,
which will be the last day for receiving proposals
under this advertisement.
c. JOHNSON,
Postmaster General.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Washington, October IL, 1916.
p. S.--If the bidder shall not consider himself
able, or prepared, to commence service early as
the lst of March next, he will specify in his propo-
sails the day which he will put the service in ope-
ration. Q. J.
October ll-1awtD3l