The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-23
MAILS To GALVESTON.

MAILS TO GALVESTON
PROPOSALS TO carry the mails OF the unllea
j States from the LIST Of March, 1886, TO the 18th
of February, 1850, with right to the department TO
extend 10 the 30h of June, 1850, from Nen Orleans,
Ia Louisiana 10 GaireSion ia TSros, $50 miles and
back, will be received at the Contract Office OF the
Post Office Department, until the 25h day OF jan
uory, 1886, to be decided by the 3lst day Of said
January.
Leave New Orleans every Saturday At 10 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-
yeyance, whether by steamship or sallng-packet,
and set forth the size, rate, and description of the
vessel, with sufficient particularly 10 enable the
decision 10 be made, on the advice Of the proper
officers of the naval service, whether the Is or
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 3D.,
lS45, those proposals (beng acceptable IN other
respec,s) will be preferred which shall engage TO
carry the mail IN steam ship or ships, and shall
stipuate to deliver said ship or ships 10 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 ascertaned by four ap-
prais ers-appointed, two by the President OF the
United States, and two by the owner owners,
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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 the mail-matter conveyed over the route;
and he maysoifer to carry the mail more frequently
than once week
Articles of contract are to be executed by the ae-
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 is to be
forfeited when the trip is not performed, and due
proportion when grade Of service is rendered IN
ferior that specified in the contracts and that fines
may be imposed, unless the delinquency be satis-
factorly explained in due time, for failing to take
from, to deliver no 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 1t, to
be wet, injured lost, destroyed for conveying 1t
in place or 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
hitting intelligence, in advance Of the mail. The
Postmaster General may annul the contract for re-
peated failures; for violating the post Office laws; for
disobeyng the instructions Of The department; for
refusing to discharge a carrier when required by
the department.; for assigning the contract without
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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 adj
dtonal stock or carriers is rendered necessary but
the contractor may such case, relinquish the con-
tract timely notice, if he prefers II to the change
The Postmaster General may also discontinue or
curail the service, he allowing one months extra
pay on the amount dispensed with; and the contract
''msy at any time be terminated by JOINT resolution
of the two houses of Congress"
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.
The following is the form Of the guarantee, which
should be filed the first blank with the 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 man
Of property and able TO make good his guarantee
This guarantee, so certified, should accompany each
bid
ais bid for carrying the mail from - to - be
accepted by the Postmaster General, - shall en-
ter into obligation prior to the lst day of March
next, with good and sufficient sureties, to perform
the service proposed. #. ...
"Dated :" .......... .. ..a.
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General and the words "Ma
proposals. Galveston mail - written on the face Of
the letter, and should be despatched in time TO be
received by or before the 25th day Of January next
which will be the last day for receiving proposals
under this advertisement.
c. JOHNSON,
Postmaster General.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Washington October III, l645.
p. S.--If the bidder shall not consider himself
able, or prepared, 10 commence service az early as
the Is, of March next, he will specify in his propo-
sails the day on which he will put the service in ope-
ration. T., j.
October 1l--lawD3l
DERUVIAN GUANO.-The subscriber offers
i for sale portion Of the Orpheus's cargo Of
PERUVIAN GJANO, just arrived at New York,
from the Chincha Islands, in parcels of five tons
and upwards, at $50 per ton Of 2,240 lbs.
Purchasers of smaller quantities will be supplied
by DAVID c. HARRIS, No. 1855, Baltimore
street, at the following rates:
3 to 5 tons. ............... $50 5O
! to tons.... ................. % w
Under ton, q cents per ID.
SAMUEL II. GEORGE,
No A German street Baltimore aren't for Peru