The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-19
Post Office adoertisement-.Maiis TO Europe
the Gulf of Merico, and the Pacific.

March - 1915, ITO contract for the transportation
Of The United States mail between any Of the ports
Of the United States and port or ports OF any for
eign power, whenever, in his opinion, the public IN
terests will thereby be promoted,"l hereby invite
PROPOSALS for carrying the mails Of the United States
as herein specified, to wit;
4. From New York to Liverpool, in England, and
back;
Or, Bristol, in England, and back;
Or to southampton do do.
2. From New York, by Cowcs, in England, to
Antwerp, in Belgium, and back,
Or 10 Bremen, in Germany, and tack
Or 10 Hamburg, in Germany, and back.
3. From New York 10 Havre, in France, and
back;
Or to Bresi in France and back.
4. From New York to Lisbon, in Portugal, and
back.
5. From New York, by Havana, in Cuba, TO New
Orleans, and back.
q. From New York, by Havana, or by King
ston in Jamaica, to Chagres, in Colon
bia, and back; with joint or separate
offers to- extend the transportation gio
Panama. and up the Pacific, to the mouth
ofthe Columbia, and thence TO the priici-
pal port in the Sandwich Islands;
Or from Charleston to the same, and back;
Or from Pensacola do do do.
Or from Mobile do do do.
Or from New Orleans do do do.
Z. From New Orleans to Havana, and back with
an offer to extend to Kingston, in the isl.
and of Jamaican
Or from Mobile to the same, and back;
Or from Pensacola to the same, and back;
Or from Charleston TO the same, and back,
with an offer to supply Key West.
Proposals for commencing said routes at any 9th
United States port on the Atlantic, than ~ above
named, will be considered.
II is intended, out Of the foregoing list OF routes,
to make selection of one TO Europe, and one 10 The
Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific, may best be de-
termiaed, after proposals for service on ell the
routes are submitted-not rcliLquishing, however,
the right to place greater number IN operation, II
it shall be deemed expedient to do 80.
The proposals should specify the number of trips
| to be performed during the year, and as near as
may be, the day of the month ON which the vessel
conveying the mail is to depart from the port at
each end Of the route. The department contem-
plates on route No. ], sem-monthly conveyance
for eight months of the year, and a monthly COLI
veyance for the residue of the year; on No 4 like
frequent conveyancei and on No. 3, the same; on
No. A, a monthly conveyance; on No. >, as frequent
| No. q, d trip once in two months; and on NO. q,
| twice or three times month,
| The proposals should specify tie mode Of con-
| vance, whether Ivy steamship or sang-packet;
and set forth the size, rate, and description OF the
vessel, with sufficient particularly to enable the de-
csion to be made 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 agrceably to the provisions OF
the act of Congress aforesaid, those proposals
(being acceptable in other respects) will he pre-
lerred, which shall engage to carry the mail IN
liver said ship or ships to the United States, or
to their proper officer, on demand made, for
the purpose Of being converted into a vessel
or vessels of war; the United States being bound, OH
their part, pay the fair full value thereof at the
time of delivery to be ascertained by four apprsls
,ted hv fIte the limited
| States, and two by the owner or owners, with an
umpire in case of disagreement, to be appointed by
the President Of the United States.
Il should be shown by the certificate Of post
master, or other equivalent testimony, that the bid
ders are American citizens and that the mail Is to
be transported by them Gin American vessels, ny
American citizens"
The postage fixed by law upon mailable matter to
be transported by these lines, is rs follows upon
all letters and packages not exceeding one half ounce
in weight, between any of the ports of the United
States and the ports Of England, or France, or any
other foreign port not less than three thousand mica
distant tceniyor cenis, with the inland postage Of
the United States added when sent through the Uni
ted States mail to from the post Office at port Of
| the United States Upon letters and packets over
half AN ounce in weight and not exceeding one
ounce, fortycigh cetlis and for every additional half
ounce, fraction of an ounce, fifteen cents, Upon
all letters and packets not exceeding one half ounce,
sent through the United States mail, between
the ports Of the United States and any of the West
| India islands, or islands in the Gulf of Mexico,
Ten cenis and tioenty cents upon letters and pack
cts not exceeding one ounce; and fue cenis for
every additional half fraction of ounce.
| Upon each newspaper, pamphlet, or pricc-current,
sent in the mail between the United States and any
of the ports and places above enumerated, three
cenis, with inland United States postage added when
the is transported to or from said port OF the
United States, in the United States mail" The
cu. nj
sation to be named intho bid; or, III lieu thereof for
the whole or certain proportion TO be named in
the bd) Of the hostages accruing on the mail-mater
conveyed over the route.
| He may embrace in his offer stipulation 10 carry
an agent of the Post Office Department with tho
mails, or he may omit 1t, at his discretion. Such
stipulation may induce preference 10 be given in
favor of bid equal in other respects, over bid
not containing it.
| Indentures of contract 10 be executed by the
accepted bidder and by his sureties, by or before
the first day of May next. II is TO provide, among
other things, that the pay of the trip is to be forfeit
ed when the trip is not performed, and due pro-
portion when grade of service is rendefed inferior
TO that specified in the contract; and that fines may
he imposed unless the delinquency be satisfactorily
explained in due time, for failing to take from, or
to dcverinto the post Office at the port Of landing,
the mail belonging thereto, or any part OF said maih
| for suffering the mail e or any part of It, to be
wet, injured, lost, or destroyed; for convey
ing it in place manner that exposes it to
depreciation, loss, or injury; for refusing, after
demand made, TO convey mail by any addi-
tona steam ship or vessel run by The contractor
the route, over and above the specified number Of
trips in the contract and for not arriving ut the time
set also for transmitting intelligence, or furnishing
the means of transmitting intelligence, in advance Of
the mail The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated alures for violating the post Of
fee laws; for disobeying the instructions of the de-
parmeni; for refusing to discharge carrier when
required by the department.; for assigning the con-
tract without the consent of the Postmaster General
or for setting up running an express as aforesaid
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro raia increase
Of compensation within the restrictions imposed by
law, for the additional service required, or for the
increased speed if the employment of additional
stock carriers is rendered necessary; but the con-
tractor may, in such case, relnqush the contract on