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

PROPOSALS to carry the mails of the United
4 States, from the LIST Of March, 1886, to the 2Sth
Of February, 1850, with right to the department to
extend to the Both of June, 1850, from Nero Orleans
in Louisiana, TO Galpeston in Teras, $50 miles and
back, will be received at the Contract Office of the
Post Office Department, until the 25th day Of JAM
uory, 1916, to be decided by the 31st 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-ofwar. And special
notice is hereby given, that agreeably to the pro-
visions of ON act of Congress, approved March Sd,
1845, those proposals (being acceptable in other
respects) viii be preferred which shall engage to
carry the mail in steam ship ships, and shall
atpuate 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
vessela of war; the United States being bound
their part to pay the fair full value thereof at the
time of delivery, TO be ascertaned by four APP
praisers-apponted, two by the President of the
United States, and two by the owner owners,
with an umpire in case Of disagreement, to be APP
pointed by the President of the United States
days ard 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 mayso offer to carry the mail more frequently
than once week.
Articles Of contract are to be executed by the ac-
ceptrd bidder and by his sureies 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 fines
may be imposed, unless the delinquency be salts
factory explained in due time, for failing to take
FROM deliver into, the post Office at the port of
landng, 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 manner that exposes it to depreciation,
loss, or injury; for refusing, after demand made to
convey mail by any additional steamship
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, furnishing the of trans
uniting 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 General for setting
mp 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, or
for the increased speed, if the employment of adj
dtonal stok or carriers is rendered necessary; but
the contractor may, in such CASE reinquish the
tract timely notice, if he prefers it to the change.
The Postmaster General may also discontinue or
curail 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 firm where company offers, should
be-dlstnctly stated in the proposals.
The following is the form Of the guarantee, which
should be filled, 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 man
of property, and able to make good his guarantee.
This guarantee, certified, should accompany each
bid:
"The undersigned -, guarantees that -,
ns bid for carrying the mail from - to - be
accepted by the Postmaster General, -- shall en-
ter into ON obligation prior to the LIST day Of March
next, with good and sufficient suretes, to perform
the service proposed.
dated -.r
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant iostnaS'er Jenerai, ana the words 'Mail
os1ls--Ciaveston mail, - written on the face Of
the letter, and should be despatched in time to be
received by or before the 25th day of January next
which will be the last day for receiving proposals
under this advertisement.
c. JOHNSON,
Postmaster General
PosT OFTIcE DEPARTMENT,
Washington, October IL, l845.
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 G.. ].
October l1---1awtD3l
1,EXAS AND SOUTHERN AGENCY--In-
L 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 10 confde their business to me.
Application may be made by letter, directed to
Charlottesville Nirrinin or memorandum left at the