The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-17
THE DAILY UNION
MAILs TO GALVESTON


MAILS TO GALVESTON.
PROPOSALS TO carry the mails Of the United
States, from the LIST Of March, 1876, to the 2Slh
Of February, 1850, with right to the department 70
extend 10 the 30h of June, 1885, from ksio Orleans,
ia LoGisiaaa 10 Galveston IN Tsras, 450 miles and
back will be received al the Contract Office of the
Post Office Department, until the 25th day of jan
uary, 1896 to be decided by the alst 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 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 same 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 Sd,
l645, those proposals (being acceptable in other
respecis) will be preferred which shall engage to
carry the mail in steam ship or ships, and shall
stipulaie TO deliver said ship or 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
prasers-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 ac-
cruDg on the Matchmaker conveyed over the route;
and he may offer to carry the mail more frequently
than once week.
Articles Of contract are to be executed by the ac-
cepted bidder and by his suretes by before the first
a .~fA L W.. Aa
among other things, that the pay Of the trip is to be
forfeited when the trip is not performed, and due
proportion whena grade of service is rendered in
eror to that specified in the contract and that fines
may be imposed, unless the delinquency be salts
actorily explained in due time, for failing to take
landing the mail belonging thereto, or any part OF
said MALL for suffering the mall any part oft, to
be wet injured, lost, destroyed; for conveying it
in place that exposes it to depreciation,
loss, or injury; for refusing, after demand made, to
convey mail by any additional steamship or YES
sci run by the contractor on the route, over and
above the specified number of trips in the contract,
and for 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-
peaed failures; for violating the post Office laws; for
disobeying the instructions of the department.; for
refusing to discharge carrier when required by
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 rata in
crease Of compensation, within ,he restrictions i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required, or
for the Increased speed, if the employment OF adj
donal stock or carriers is rendered necessary; but
the contractor may, such case relinqush the con.
tract timely notice. il he prefers it TO the change
The Postmaster General may also discontinue or
curtail 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
ders name and residence, and the name of each
member of the hrm where 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
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, OF
other equally satisfactory testimonial to be man
Of property, and able to make good his guarantee
This guarantee, SO certified, should accompany each
bid:
"The undersigned $500, guarantees that ---, j
mis- bid for carrying the mail from ----- to -- be
accepted by the Postmaster General, $3.50 shall en-
ter into All obligation prior to the LIST day of March
next, with good and sufficient sureties, to perform
the service proposed
dated -."
The bid should be sent under seal to the Frs,
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words small
Observation-Disclosures mail )" written on the face OF
The letter, and should be 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.
PosT OFHcE DEPARTMENT.,
Washington, October II, 1916.
p. S.-If the bidder shall not consider himself
able or prepared, TO commence service as early as
the LIST OF March next, he will specify in his propo-
sails the day which he will put the service in ope-
ration. C.. J. d
October 1I-lawtD3I