Mobile register and journal., 1845-10-21

Or from Mobile do 10
Or from New Orleans do 90 do
7. From New Orleanst to Havana, and back; with
Al ~Her to extend to Kingston, in the Isl
and Of Jamaica;
Or fiom Mobile 10 the same, and back;
Or from Pensacola he saint, md hack;
Or from Charleston to the same, ard back,
with an offer to supply Key West
Propeaals for commencing said routes ut any 9TH
or United States port on the Atlantic, Than above
named, will he considered
It's intended out nj The foregoing list of routes,
IN make selection, OF one 10 Furone and nne 10 the
Gulf Mexico and the Pacific, as may hest I've deter
mined after proposals for service on all the routes
are submited--not renquishing, however. the right
n Mace the greater number in operation. If it shall
he deemed expedieni to do so.
The proposals should specify the number Of trips |
IN he perfnrmed during the year, and as near as
NAV be- the day oflhe month which the vesseI
conveying the mail is to depart from the port nj each
end Of the route. The department concentrates on
route No l. "A semi-Inonthly conveyance for eight |
months NJ the year. aud monthly conveyance for
the residue of the YEAR on No. 2, like frequent
conveyance; and on No. 2, the same; on No. 4, a
monthly conveyance, on No. o. as frequent trans
poriaton as two three times month; on No o.
a Il ip in two months; ana on NO. u Twice vi
three times month,
The proposals should specify the mode Of convey.
ance whether by steamship or sailing packet; ana
set forth the size, rate and description oil the vessel
with sufficient particularly TO enable the decision 10
he made on the advice Of the proper officers oil the
naval service, whether the same IS or is not CONVEX
tible into ship.of-wsr And special notice is here
by given. that, agreeaby to the provisions 81 tne
ACT Of Congress aforesaid. those Proposals toeing
acceptable in other respects) will be preferred @hich
| shall engage TO carry the mail in steam ship or
ships and shall s,ipulae to deliver said shin or
shins TO the United States, therp proper officer,
on demand made, for the purpose Of being CONVEX
ted into vessel vessels Of war; the United States
being bound, their part TO ay the iar full value
thereof at the time Of delivery, to be ascetained by
four appraisers, appointed two by The President OF
the United States. and by the owner or owners.
with an umpire in Of disagreement, to be APP
pointed by the President of The United Sta'es.
| It should be shown. by the certificate OF a post
master, other equivalent testimony, that the nd
ers are American citizens, and that The mail Is I"
| he transported by Them sin American VESSELS ny
American citizens"
The postage fixed by law upon mailabe matter TO
I've transported by these lines is as follows: "U pom
all letters and packages not exceeding one hall
ounce in weight between any Of the ports OF the U.
States and the ports Of England. or France, or any
other foreign port not less than three thousand miles
Distant t,uentyom cents, with the inland postage OF
the United States added when sent through the Uni
ted States mail to or from the post Office at port OF
the United States. Upon letters aud buckets over
half an ounce in weight, and not exceeding one
ounce, orty-egh cenfs and for every additional halt
ounce, fraction Of ounce, fifteen cents. Upon
all letters and packets exceeding one hall ounce
i sent through the United States mail, between the
A ports Of the United States and any oil the West
\ India islands, OF islands in the Gulf of Mexico, ten
cents; and tpeniy cents upon letters and packets not
exceeding one ounce; and five cents for every add-
tona half ounce traction of an ounce Upon each
newspaper, pamphlet, or prce-current, sent IN the
H mail between the United States and any Of the ports
and places above enumerated, three cents, with in
4 land United States postage added when the same is
transported to or from said port of the United States
mail" The bidder may propose for an annual sum
Of compensation, TO be named ~ tile bid or, IN lieu
thereof, for the whole "a certain proportion Ito he
nzmed in the bid) Of the postages ACQUIRING on The
| mail matter conveyed over the route.
He NAV embrace il his offer stipulation to carry
an agent of the Post Office Department with the
| mails, or he may omit it, al his discretion. Sucl
stipulation may induce preference 10 be given IN
IA of bid equal in other respects, over bid mol
! containing il.
Indent,res of contract are to be executed by the
ac :epted bidder and by his surelies by or before
the first day of May next. 1t ia to provide, among
9th things, thai The pay for the trip is 10 be forfeit
ed when the trip is not performed, and due pro-
po,iIon when grade Of service is rendered interior
TO hat specified in the contract; and that hines may
be imposed, unless the delinquency he satiafacloril,
explained ia due time, for failing 10 take from, or t'
deliver into, the post Office at the port OF landing
the mail belonging thereto or an, par Of said mail
for suffering the mail or any pat Of II, to be wet
|
place or manner that exposes it TO G'pre4aon. loss
or injury; for 'efising, after demand de- to conve,
"A mail by any additional steam ship &C. "Sscl run b'
the contractor on the route, over .od above TN
suecifed number of trips in the contract, ana for no
arriving the time set; also for transmitting intel
lsrnte, in advance Of the mail The POSTMASTER
General may annul the contract for repeated ia lures
far yiolatiug the pnsi fhce laws; for ditobtyiua h'
instructions Of The deRar menr; fnr rffrsing IL dis
charge carrier when required by thu d' partment
# assigning tie without the consent Of Ih'
Postmaster General; or for setting up or running al
express. as aforesaid
The Postmaster General may alter the contract
an alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata hcreas
Of compensation, within the restrict"ns imposed b
law f,f the add olal service required or for tn
Increased eed, If the empo. ment Of additions
stoak or carrets is rendered ssary hut the
tractor may, in such case rHquish The contract,
ii nelly notice, if he pr - it to the change. Th
d Postmaster General also disc 'ntnue or curta
d the service, he allowing one months extra poy o
f | the amount dispensed with; and the contract "ma
at any time I've terminated BY joint resolution of I'll
l two houses Of Congress"
The route. the service, the yearly pay, the bidder
: name and residence, and the name OF each meHile
n Of the firm, where company offers, should be dis
II tinciy stated in the proposals.
The following is the form Of The guarantee, who
should he filled the first blank with the name OF tn
guarantor the second with that Of the bidder; an
!. the third and fourth with the beginning and termi
a mating points Of the route; and, after being dated
should he signed by the guarantor, who must b
ia shown, by the written certificate OF postmaster
other equally satisfactory testimonial, 10 be ma
: Of property, and able TO make good his guarantee
: This guarantee, so certified, should accompany eac
bid ham.
1.-THE undersigned - guarantees that ------
if his bill for carrying the mail from ----- to =
be accepted by the Postmaster General, - sha
enter into an obligation prior TO the LIST day oil Ma
next, with good and sufficient suretes, 10 periorI
the service proposed. r.... ...l
"Dated - t.u .t.
The bid should be sent under seal 10 the First Az
sistant Postmaster General, and the words ''Ma
n proposals-Atlantic routes," Tor "Gult Of Mexic
e rcutes," the case may beg written on the lace
the letter. and should be despatched IN time to D
received by or before the 18th day Of January mex
: which will be the last day for receiving proposal
under this advertisement.
The acceptance or non acceptance of the bids wi
be determined by the 3lst day of January next.
| The service il To commence with the trip neares
j. 10 the first day of May 1916; but il the bidder sha
not consider himself able prepared to put III
service in operation or about that day, he WI
il specify The day of commencement in his proposals
NJ Offers TO commence service at earlier date viii b
considered. The contract term will expire with t'
voyage, ending on or about the 10Th day oil June
. 1850. G. JOHNSON, P. M. General.
u PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
u oct2l tKu Washington, ID. c., Oct a. ls45
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II OAF SUGAR-50 bbs, in store and for sal
~ ocl1s by +. w. MCCOY & JOHNSON.
4, HOLLAND GIN-3 pipes IN Store for sale by
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