The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-13

MAILS TO GALVESTON

MAILS TO GALVESTON.
PROPOSALS 70 carry the mail. Of the Uni.ee
i States, from the LIST Of March, 1916, TO the 26tk
Of February, 1850, with right 10 the department. te
extend to the 3Oth Of June, 1850, from NsT Orleans
IN Louisiana, to Galveston, Ia 1sras, $50 miles and
back, win be received at the Contract Ofice Of the
Post Office Department, until the 18th day of JAN
uary, l6>6, to be decided by the 3lst day Of said
January. t
Leave New Orleans every Saturday at 10 a. M
arrive at Galveston every Monday by 10 a. m.
Leave Galveston every Tuesday az 10 a. M,
arrive al New Orleans every Thursday BY 10 9. m.
The proposals should specify the mode Of con-
veyance, whether by steamship or sailng-packet
and get 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
IL not convertible into a ship-of-war. And special
notice is hereby given, that agreeably TO the pro
lsl5, those proposals. (beng acceptable in Other
respcc,s) will be preferred which shall engage 10
carry the mail in steam ship or ships, and shall
stipuate TO deliver said ship or ships to the United
States, or to their proper officer, on demand made
for the purpose Of being converted into vessel OF
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
praisers-a 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 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
cruing on the matchmaker conveyed over the route
and he may Offer to carry the mail more frequently
than once a week.
Articles Of contract are to be executed by the ac-
cepted bidder and by his suretes by before the first
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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 to that specified in the contract and that fines
may be imposed, unless the delinquency be salts.
factory explained in due time, for failing to take
from, orto deliver into the post Office at the port Of
landing, the mail belonging thereto, or any part Of
said mail for suffering the mail or any part Of it, to
be wet injured lost, or destroyed; for conveying il
in place or manner that exposes it to depreciation
loss 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, or furnishing the Of trans
hitting intelligence, in advance Of the mail The
Postmaster General may annul the contract for re-
peated iures for violating the post Office laws; for
disobeyng the instructions of the department; for
refusing to discharge a carrier when required by
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the consent ofthe Postmaster General; or for setting
up or running an express, az aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease of compensation, within the restrictions inn
posed by law, for the additional service required
for the increased speed, If the employment Of ad-
dtonal stock or carriers 10 rendered necessary; but
the contractor may in such case, renqush the con.
tract on timely notice, il he prefers il to the change
The Postmaster General may also discontinue or
curtail the service, he allowing one months cxtra
pay on the 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's name and residence, and the name Of each
member Of the firm where company offers, should
be distinctly stated in the proposals. Y
The following 10 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, 10 be man
of property, and able to make good his guarantee.
This guarantee, 30 certified, should accompany each
bid q
"The undersigned $3.50, guarantees that --, i
ais bid for carrying the mail from to --- be
accepted by the Postmaster General, -- shall en-
ter into an obligation prior to the LIST day Of March
next, with good and sufficient sureiies, to perform
the service proposed.
"Datcd - !"
The bid should be sent under seal TO the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words EMAIL
proposas-G alveston mail = written on the face OF
the letter, and should be despatched in time to be
received by before the 25ih day Of January next
which will be the last day for receiving proposals
under this advertisement .
c.. JOHNSON,
Postmaster General
PosT OrFIcE DEPARTMENT.,
Washington, October ii, l845
p S.--lf The bidder shall not consider himself
able, or prepared, to commence service early as
the LIST Of March next, he will specify in his propo-
sails the day on which he will put the service IN ope-
ration. c.. j.
October l1--lawtD3l