The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-04

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Colombia, and back; with joint or separ-
ate offers to extend the transportation TO
Panama, and up the Pacific, to the mouth
ofthe Columbia, and thence TO the princi-
pal port in the Sandwich Islands;
orfrom 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.
7. From New Orleans to Havana, and back; with
an offer to extend to Kingston, in the ISL
and of Jamaica;
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
er United States port on the Atlantic, than above
named will be considered
Il is intended out Of the foregoing list of routes,
TO make selection of one to Europe, and one to the
Gulf Of Mexico and the Pacific, may best be de-
termned, after proposals for service on ell the
routes are submued-not relinquishing, however,
the right to place greater number in operation, If
il shall be deemed expedient to do so.
Tie 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 coDtem-
plates on route No. ], semi-monthly conveyance
for eight months of the year, and a monthly con-
yeyance for the residue of the year; Nos like
frequent conveyance; and on No. 3, the same; on
No. 4, monthly conveyance; onNo. 5, as frequent
transportation as two or three times month; on
No. 6, trip once in two months and on No. z,
twice or three times month,
The proposals should specify the mode of con.
veyance, whether by steamship or sang-packet
and set forth the size, rate, and description of the
vessel with sufficient particularly to enable the de-
cision to be made the advice Of the proper officers
Of the pava service, whether the same is or is not
convertible into ship of-war. And special notice
hereby given that agreeably to the provisions of
the act Of Congress aforesaid, those proposals
(being acceptable in other respects) will be pre-
ferred which shall engage to carry the mail IN
steam ship ships, and shall stpulate to de-
liver said ship or 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 apprais-
ers, appointed two by the President of the United
States and two by the owner or owners, with an
umpire, in case of disagreement, to be appointedby
the President of the United States
1t 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 by
American citizens"
The postage fixed by law upon mailable matter to
be transported by these lines, is follows "Upon
in weight between snv ~ the Morris az the limited
States and the norris az Enoiand or France or anv
other foreign port not less than three thousand miles
distant ioenio,r 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 and packets over
half an ounce in weight, and not exceeding one
ounce ort,eght cents and for every additional half
ounce, or 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 cents; and tioentu cents upon letters and pack
cts not exceeding one ounce; and fpe cents for
every additional half ounce or fraction of an ounce
Upon each newspaper, pamphlet. or price.curren
sent in the mail between the United States and anv
of the ports and places above enumerated, three
cents, with inland United States postage added when
the same is TRANSPORTED To or from said mort of the
United States. in the United States maiI.n The
bidder may propose for an annual sum of compen-
saon to be named in the bid; or in lieu thereof for
the whole or a certain proportion TO be named in
the bd) OF the hostages accrung on the mail-mat,er
conveyed over the route
tie may embrace in his offer stipulation to carry
an agent Of the Post Office Department with the
mails, or he may omit it, at his discretion Such
stipulation may induce a preference to be given in
favor OF bid equal in other respects, over bid
not containing 1t.
Indentures of contract are to be executed by the
accepted bidder and by his sureties, by or before
the first day of Nav next. II il to provide. among
other things, that the paw Of the trim Is to be forfeit
ed when the trip is not performed. and due pro-
portion when grade of service is rendered inferior
to tina, specified In The contract. and ,hot nes ma
be imposed unless the delinquency be satisfactorily
eAP'aihed IN due time, for failing TO take from, or
70 deliver INTO, the post office at the port of landing
the mail belonging thereto, or any part Of said mail
1or suffering the mail, or any part Of it, to be
WEI, injured, lost, or destroyed; for convey
ing II IN place or manner that exposes it to
depreciation, loss, or injury; for refusing, after
demand made, to convey mail by any addi-
aonal steam ship or vessel run by the contractor on
me route, over and above ssthe specified number Of
ps IN the contract and for not arriving at the time
set; also for transmitting intelligence, furnishing
the mail tn. poa,."a.ns ~ aI .a"oe y
tract for repeated failures; for violating the post Of
nee laws; for disobeyng the instructions Of the de-
partmen for refusing to discharge carrier when
required by the department. for assigning the con-
tract without the consent of the Postmaster General