The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-17
MAILS TO GALVESTON.

MAILS TO GALVESTON.
PROPOSALS to carry the mails of the United
i States, from the LIST of March, 1916, to the 2Sth
of February, 1850, with right to the department to
extend to the 30th of june 1885, from .Ns,o Orleans
in louisiana TO Cohesion, in Teras, $50 miles and
back will be received at the Contract Office of the
Post Office Department, until the 25th day of Jam
uary, 1886 to be decided by the 3lst 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-
yoyance, 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,
1S45, those proposals (being acceptable in other
respects) will be preferred which shall engage to
carry the mail in steam ship or ships, and shall
stpulae 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
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 ascertaned 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 ac7
cruing on the Matchmaker conveyed over the route;
and he mayloff carry the mail more frequently
than once q week. ttit z
Articles of contract are to be executed by the ac-
ceped bidder and by his suretes by or before the first
day Of March next The contract is to provide,
among other things that the pay Of the trip is to be
,Uhp fri in nj n
proportion when grade of service is rendered IN
eror to that specified in the contract; and that fines
may be imposed, unless the delinquency be salts
factorlly explained in due time, for failing to take
from, to deliver no the post Office at the portof
landing the mail belonging thereto, or any part of
said mail; for suffering the mall any part Of TO
be wet, injured lost destroyed; for conveying it
in place manner that exposes it to depreciation,
loss, 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 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
disobeying 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 Genera 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 the restrictions i'm
posed by law for the additional service required,
for the Increased speed, if the employment of adj
ditiona stock carriers is rendered necessary but
the contractor may, in such case, renquish the
tract, timely notice. if he prefers it to the change.
The Postmaster General may also discontinue or
curtail the service, he allowing one months extra
pay the amount dispensed with; and the contract
"may at any time be terminated by joint resolution
of tbe tx,o IF
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
der's name and residence, and the name of each
member OF the firm where company offers, should
be distinctly stated in the proposals. 0o
The following is the form Of the guarantee, which
should be hlled 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 terni-
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 a man
of property, and able to make good his guarantee.
This guarantee, so certified, should accompany each
bid: -
'sThe undersigned --, guarantees that -, I'D
nis bid for carrying the mail from to - be
accepted by the Postmaster General, - shall cn-
ter into 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 First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words "Mail
proposas--Galveston mall 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. t-f
C. JOHNSON,
Postmaster General.
IosT oFficE DEPARTMENT,
Washington, October ii, 1916.
z. S.--lf 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. G. j.
October 1l--lawtD31
TEXAS AND SOUTHERN AGENCY.-In-
Il tending to visit all the southern States this
winter, will undertake the buying and selling Of
land, securing titles, &c, for such gentlemen as
choose to confdc their business to me.
Application may be made by letter, directed to
Charlottesville, Virginia. or memorandum lefi at the
Office Of the Washington Union, Washington city,
or Fry & Co., Richmond until the Goth instant;
about which time, expect to pass through those
cities.
WM. II. MERIWETHER.
CHARLorrEswLLE, Nov. IL, 1915.
Nov 14-eodlm'