The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-18
MAILS TO GALVESTON.

i States, from the LIST Of March, 1876, to the 2sth
of February 1850, with right to the department to
extend to the 30th of June, 1850, from Neo Orleans
IN louisiana, TO Garesion in Isros, $50 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 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-
vcyance, whether by steamship 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 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,
lS45, those proposals (belng acceptable in other
respects) will be preferred which shall engage to
carry the mail in steam ship ships, and shall
shpuato TO deliver said ship ships to the United
States, 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 the fair full value thereof the
time of delivery, to be ascertained by four APP
praisers-apponed, 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
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 may5offe TO carry the mail more frequently
than once week.
Articles of contract are to be executed by the ac-
cepted 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 10 be
forfeited when the trip is not performed, and due
proportion when grade of service is rendered in
Eol ,.xl tnatE
may be imposed, unless the delinquency be salts
factoriy 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 MALL for suffering the mail, 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 not arriving at the time set; also for transmit
ting intelligence, furnishing the means of trans
uniting 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 consent 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 i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required, or
for the increased speed, if the employment of nd-
dtonal stock or carriers is rendered necessary; but
the contractor may, such case relinqush the con-
tract 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-" sJas
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
ders name and residence, and the name of each
member Of the firm where company offers, should
be distinctly stated in the proposals. oei
The following is the form of the guarantee, which
should be filled, 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 terri-
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 or
other equally satisfactory testimonial to be man
of property, and able to make good his guarantee.
This guarantee, so certified should accompany each
bid ,.eg
"The undersigned --, guarantees that ITO,
mis- bid for carrying tho 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 EMAIL
Proposals-Gaveston 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.
G. JOHNSON,
Postmaster General
PosT 0FrIcL DEPARTMENT,
Washington, October H. 1645
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
,,Ia the dav IN which he will mi the rvce IN one
ration. c. ].
October 11--lawtD31
rNEXAS AND SOUTHERN AGENCY.-In.
Il tending to visit all the southern States this
winter, will undertake the buying and selling Of
land, securing titles, DC, for such gentlemen as