The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-05
THE DAILY UNION
MAILS TO GALVESTON.


MAILS TO GALVESTON
DR0POSALS to carry the mails Of the United
States, from the lst OF March, l646, to the 26lh
of February, 1880 with right 20 the department to
extend to the Goth Of June, 1850, from sw Orleans,
10 Louisiana, 10 Galveston, In Tsres, $50 miles and
back, viii be received at the Contract Ofcs Of the
Post ofkce Department, until the 25lh day Of JAM
uary, 1886, to be decided by the alst day Of said
January.
Leave New Orleans every Saturday at 10 a. m,
arrive 1T Galveston every Mpndsy by 10 q, m.
beaSe Galveston every Tuesday at 10 a. m,
arrive At New Orleans every Thursday by 10 a. n.
The proposals. shoGld specify the mode Of con-
veyance, whether by steamship or sailing-paoket,
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,
l545, those proposals (being acceptable in other
respects) will be preferred which shall engage to
carry the mail in steam ship or ships, and shall
stipulate 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 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
pralse.s--appointed, two by the President Of the
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 ac-
srung on the n,ai-matter conveyed over the route;
than ohc6 week.
Articles Of contract are to be executed by the ac-
cepted bidder and by his surees by or 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
feror 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, 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 it, TO
be wet injured, lost or destroyed for conveying it
in place or manner that exposes il 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 not arriving at the time set also for transmit
ting intelligence, or furnishing the means of trans
uniting intelligence, in advance Of the mail. The
Postmaster General may annul the contract for re-
peaed failures for violating the post Office aws for
disobeying the instructions of the department.; for
refusing to discharge a carrier when required by
tho department.; for assigning the contract without
the consent Of the Postmaster General or for setting
up or running an express, as aforesaid
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro ratd in
crease of compensation, within the restrictions inn
posed by law, for the additional service requiredror
for the increased speed, if the employment of adj
ditonal stock carriers is rendered necessary; but
the contractor may, in such case renquish 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 on the amount dispensed WITH and the contract
"nay 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 termi.
mating points of the route; and, after being dated
should be signed by the guarontor, who must be
shown, by the written certificate of postmaster, or
Of property, and able to make good his guarantee.
This guarantee, so certified, should accompany each
bid:
"The undersigned -, guarantees that -, i
ns 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 suretics, to perform
the service proposed.
"Dated -.n
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words small
proposas- Galveston mai, y written on the 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.
Posr OfFICE DEPARTMENT.,
Washington, October IL, l645.
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 on which he will put the service in ope-
ration. GU.
October l1-1awtD3l