The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-16
MAILS TO GALVESTON.

pkoPOSALS to carry the mails Of the United
= States, from the LIST of March, 1886, to the 26th
OF February, 1850, with right to the department TO
extend TO the SOth Of June, 1850, from No Orleans,
w Lousaana, TO Galveston, IN Iexas, $50 miles and
back, will be received at the Contract Ofce OF ne
rost Once Department, until the 25th day of Jan
gary, 1886, TO be decided by the slst day Of said
January.
Leave New Orleans every Saturday at 10 a. M,
arrive at Galveston every Monday by 10 a. m.
Leave Galveston every Tuesday at 10 =. 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 partcularity to enable the
decision TO be made, on the advice of the proper
officers OF the naval service, whether the same is or
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 3D.,
>lS45, those proposals (being acceptable in other
respects) will be preferred which shall engage to
carry the mail in steam ship or ships, and shall
stpulate 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,
with an umpire in case of disagreement, to be APP
pointed by the President of the United States.
The bidder may propose 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 &C
cruing on the matchmaker conveyed over the route;
and he may offer to carry the mail more frequently
than once week. $500
Articles Of contract are to be executed by the ac-
cePed bidder and by his surees by before the first
day Of March next The contract 10 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 10 rendered in
erior to that specified in the contract and that fines
may be imposed, unless the delinquency be satis-
factoriy explained in due time, for failing to take
from or 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, any part Of it,
be wet, injured lost destroyed; for conveying it
in place or manner that exposes it to depreciation,
loss, or injury for refusing after demand made,
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 faiures for violating the post Office aws for
the instructions of the department. for
refusing TO discharge carrier when required by
the department.; for assigning the contract without
the consent Of the Postmaster Generals or for setting
up or running an express, as aforesaid
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pvo rata in
crease of compensation, within the restrictions inn
posed by law, for the additional service required or
for the increased speed, if the employment of ad-
ditiona stock or carriers 10 rendered necessary but
the contractor may, IN such case, relnquish the com
track timely notice. il he prefers il 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 consgaci
'ay at any time be terminated by Joint resolution
nj the fun houaer of Cameras
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
der's name and residence, and the name of each
member OF the hrn' where company offen, should
be distinctly stated in the proposals.. s.
The following is the form of tho guarantee, which
should be filed the first blank with the name Of the
guarantor; the second with that Of the bidder and
the third and fourth with the beginning and termi-
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, or
other equally satisfactory testimonial, to be q man
Of property, and able to make good his guarantee.
This guarantee, certified, should accompany each
bid
"The undersigned --, guarantees that ---, i
his bid for carrying the mail from to $1,000 be
accepted by the Postmaster General, $500 shall en-
ter into an obligation prior to the LIST day of March
next, with good and sufficient sureties, to perform
the service proposed.
dated $3.50"
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words EMAIL
proposals. Galveston mail !" written on the face Of
the letter, and should he despatched in time to be
received by before the 25th day Of January next,
which will be the last day for receiving proposals
under this advertisement
c. JOHNSON,
Postmaster General.
Posr OrrIcE DEPARTMENT.,
Washington, October IL, l845.
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