The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-26
THE DAILY UNION
MAILS TO GALVESTON.

MAILS TO GALVESTON.
PROPOSALS to carry the mails Of the United
j States from the LIST Of March, 1886, to the 2Slh
Of February, 1850, with right to the department TO
extend TO the 30th Of June, 1885, from Ntw Orleans,
IN Louisiana, 10 Galreston IN Tsras, $50 miles and
back, will be received al the Contract Office of the
Post Office Department until the 25lh day of JAN
qary, 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 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 or
is not convertible into ship-of-war And special
notice is hereby given, that, agrecably to the pro-
visions of an act of Congress-, approved March 81,
l845, those proposals (beng acceptable in other
respects) viii be preferred which shall engage TO
carry the mail in steam ship or ships, and shall
stipulato 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 tho fair full value thereof at the
time Of delivery, to be ascerained by four APP
praisers--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 n 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-
cruing on the Matchmaker conveyed over the route;
and he may offer 10 carry the mail more frequently
than once week.
Articles of contract are to be executed by the ac-
ceped bidder and by his sureties, 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
eror to that specified in the contract and that fines
may be imposed, unless the delinquency be salts.
Eaclorily explained in due time, for failing to take
FROM to deliver into, the post Office at the port of
landing the mail belonging thereto, or any part Of
said mail for suffering the mail, any part of il, 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 YES
sci run by the contractor on the route, over and
above the specified number of trips in the contract,
and for not 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-
peated failures; for violating the post Office laws; for
dlsobeying the instructions of the department.; for
refusing to discharge carrier when required by
the departments; for assigning the contract without
the consen, 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 the restrictions inn
posed by law for the additional service required,
for the increased speed, if the employment of ad
ditiona STOCK or carriers is rendered necessary but
the contraciOi may, in such case relnquish the con-
tract timely notice, if he prefers il 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
'msy 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
guarantor; the second with that of the bidder and
the third and fourth with the beginning and ermi
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,
other equally satisfactory testimonia to be man
Of property, and able to make good his guarantee
This guarantee, so certified should accompany each
bid:
"The undersigned --, guarantees that -,
ais bid for carrying the mail from - to 49, be
accepted by the Postmaster General, $3.50 shall en-
ter into an obligation prior to the LIST day Of March
next, with good and sufficient surcties, to perform
the service proposed.
dated -. -
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words "Ma
proposals mall written on tho face of
the letter, and should be despatched in time to be
received by or before the 25h day OF January next
which will he the last day for receiving proposals
under this advertisement.
C. JOHNSON,
Postmaster General.
PcsT OfFiCE DEPARTMENT,
Washington, October II, 1S45.
P. S.--lf the bidder shall not consider himself
able, or prepared, to commence service ms 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.
n October l1--lawtD3l