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

j States, from the LIST Of March, 1876, TO the a5Ih
of February, 1850, with right TO the department TO
extend to the a0 Of June, 1850, from NtiD Orleans,
Ia Louisiana, 10 Gaireston, In 7sras, 45O miles and
back will be received at the Contract Office of the
Post Office Department, until the 25th day of'Jan-
uary 1916, 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 a. m,
arrive at New Orleans every Thursday by 10 u, m.
The proposals should specify the mode OF con-
veyance, whether by steamship or sailing-paekel,
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 sa,ne 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 (belng acceptable in other
respects) will be preferred which shall engage to
carry the mail IN a steam ship or ships, and shall
supulate 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
prais ers-appointed, two by the President Of the
United States, and two by the owner or owners,
with an umpire in 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 the route;
and he mayiofler to carry the mail more frequently
than once week.
Articles OF contract are TO be executed by the ac-
ceptcd bidder and by his surees by 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
ferior to that specified in the contracts and that fines
may be imposed, unless the delinquency be salts
tactorily 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 mall for suffering the mall or any part of it, to
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 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 notsrrvrg 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 annnl the contract for re-
peaed failures for violating the post Office laws; for
disobeylng 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; or for setting
up or running an express, as aforesaid.
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
diypna stock carriers is rendered necessary; but
the contractor may, in such case, renqush the con-
tract, on timely notice. if he prefers the change.
The Postmaster General may also discontinue or
curtai 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
der's name and residence, and the name of each
member of the firm 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
guaranor; the second with that of the bidder; and
the third and fourth with the beginning and termi-
pating 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
of property, and able to make good his guarantee,
This guarantee, so certified, should accompany each
bid:
"The undersigned -, guarantees that -,
MS bid for carrying the mail from - to - be
accepted by the Postmaster General - shall en-
ter into obligation prior to Che 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 small
proposals-Gaveston 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 OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Washington, October ii, 1915.
p. S,-lf the bidder shall not consider himself
able, or prepared, to commence service as early
the LIST of March next he will specify in his propo-
sails the day which he will put the service in ope
ration. Z. j.
October ll-laWtD3l