The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-15
MAILS TO GALVESTON.

i States, from the lst Of March, 1886, to the 2sth
of February 1850, with right to the department to
extend to the Both of June, 1850, from Nec Orleans
In Louisiana, to Cohesion, in Ieras, $50 miles and
back will be received at the Contract Office of the
Post Office Department, until the 25th day of Jam
uary, 1886 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 is or
Is not convertible into a ship-of-war. And special
notice is hereby given, that, agreeaby to the pro-
visions of an act of Congress, approved March Sd,
l645, those proposals (beng acceptable in other
respects) viii be preferred which shall engage to
carry the mail in d steam ship or ships, and shall
slpulae 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
prasers-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
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 maysoffer to carry the mail more frequently
than once week. M VA
Articles of contract are to be executed by the ac-
ceped bidder and by his suretes by before the first
day of March next. The contract il 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
IN hats cd in trar hat fin
may be imposed, unless the delinquency be salts
factorily explained in due time for failing to take
FROM deliver into, the post Office at the port of
landing, the mail belonging thereto, or any part of
sed mail for suffering the mail any part of it, to
be wet injured, lost, destroyed for conveying it
in place 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 transm
ting intelligence, furnishing the means Of trans
hitting intelligence, in advance of the mail. The
Postmaster General may annul the contract for re-
peated faures for violating the post Office laws for
disobeyng 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 Genera for setting
up or running an express, as aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule he allowing a pro rata in
posed by law, for the additional service required, or
for the increased speed, if the employment of ad-
ditonal stock carriers is rendered necessary; but
the contractor may, IN such case, relnqush 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 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,sp apdth of oh
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 guarantor, who must be
shown by the written certificate Of postmaster or
other equally satisfactory testimonial to be a man
Of property, and able TO make good his guarantee.
This guarantee, so certified, should accompany each
bid:
''The undersigned --, guarantees that -,
nis 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 sureties, to perform
the service proposed.
dated ---."
The bid should be sent under seal to the FRS,
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words EMAIL
proposals-Galveston 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.
c. JOHNSON,
Postmaster General
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Washington, October IL, l645.
P. S.--lf the bidder shall not consider himself
able, or prepared, to commence service early as
the lst Of March next he will specify in his propo
sails the day on which he will put the service in ope
ration. g. j.
October ll--lawtD3l
FFNEXAS AND SOUTHERN AGENCY.-In-
l. tending to visit all the southern States this
winter | will undertake the buying and selling OF
land, securing titles, &c, for such gentlemen as
choose 20 confde their business to me.
Application may be made by letter, directed TO