The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-29
MAILS rn GALyEsToN.

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j States, from the LIST of March, 1886 TO the 35lh
Of February, 1880 with right to the department TO
extend to tie both of June 1850, from .Nsio Orleans
Ia Louisiana, 10 Gareson, IN fsras 450 miles ana
back, will be received at the Contract Office OF the
Post Office Department until the 18th day ofJan-
uary, 1886, to be decided by the Dist day of said
January
Leave New Orleans every Saturday at 10 a. MI
arrive atGalyeston every Monday by 10 m.
Leave Galveston every Tuesday at 10 a m,
arrive at New Orleans'every Thursday by 10 a. m.
The proposals should specify the mote OF con-
veyance, whether by steamship or saing-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 sene 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 Sd,
lS45, those proposals (being acceptable in other
respecs) will be preferred which shall engage to
carry the mail IN steam ship or ships, and shall
spuete 10 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
prais disappointed, 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
cruing on the Matchmaker conveyed over the route;
and he mayiofler 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, before the first
day of March next. The contract Is to provide,
among other things, that the pay of the trip is TO be
forfeited when the trip is not performed, and due
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
factorily explained in due time for failing TO take
from, or to daiver into the post Office at the port of
landing the mail belonging thereto, or any part of
said mall for suffering the mail, any part of it, to
be wet, injured, lost, or destroyed for conveying
IN place or manner that exposes it 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 notarriving at the time set also for Transmits
ting intelligence, 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 of the Postmaster Genera or for setting
up or running an express, as aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract
and alter the schedule, he allowing a 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
diupnal stock carriers is rendered necessary; but
the contractor may such case relinqush the con-
tract on 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 the two houses of Congress. %,
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
der's name and residence, and the name of each
member of the firm where a company offers, should
be distinctly stated in the proposals.
The following is the form Of theguarantee, 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-
patng 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, 80 certified, should accompany each
bid
"The undersigned -, guarantees that -, j
ais bid for carrying the mail from - to - be
accepted by the Postmaster General, - shall en-
ter into obligation prior TO The LIST day Of March
next with good and sufficient suretes to perform
the service proposed
"Dated --- ;"
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words "Mal
roposas--Galveston 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.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,