Mobile register and journal., 1845-12-05
MALLS TO GALVRsTON.

DROPOSAl.S to carry the mails of the Uniiet I States, irnm the Isl of March, l846, to the 2StI of February, 1850, with right the department |, extend to the 30th of June, l950 fupin N. Orleans m LO1lisiond, 10 GGtrestoH, in Tsras, 45O miles anC back, will be received the contract Office of th' Post Office Department until the 25lh day of Janua ", lS46, be decided by the 3lst day ot said Jan mary.
 Leave New Orleans every Saturday al 10 A. M.i arrive al Galveston every Monday by 10 A. M.
 Leave Galveston every Tuesday at 10 A. M., ar- rive at New Orleans every Thursday by 10 A. M.
 The proposals should specif, the mode of convey Ance, whether by steamship or sailing packet, and set forth the size rate and description of he vessel with sufficient particularly to enable the decision to be made, the advice of the proper officers of lhe naval service, whether the same k is conyer- tible into ship of war. And special notice is here by given, that, agreeaby 10 the provisions of act of congress, approved March 3d. lS45, those propo sals (being acceptable other respects) will be pre ferred which shall engage 10 carry the mail in a steamship ships. and shall sipulaie 10 deliver said ship shps the U. States, 10 their proper of fcer, demand made, for the purpose of being con Vered into vessel vessels of war; lhe U. States being bound on their part 10 pay he fair full value thereof the time of delivery, 10 be ascertained by four appointed, two by the President of the U States, and two by the owner or owners with an umpire in case of disagreement, 10 be apponted by ihe President of the U States.
 The bidder may propose Giucfcnt schedule Of
  may ask for annual sum of compensation; or, in lieu thereof, certain proportion of the postages ac- crung on the mail matter conveyed over the route ; and he may offer to carry the mail more frequently than once week.
 Articles of contract are to be executed by the ceped bidder and by his sureles, by or before the first day of March next. The contract is to provide, among other things, that the pay of the trip s to be forfeited when the IT p is not performed, and a due proportion when grade of service is rendered inie rior to that specified the contract and that fines may be impt sed, unless the delinquency be satsfae- oi fly explained in due lime, for failing 10 take from to deliver into, the post office at the port of land ing, the mail belonging thereto, or any part of said mail; for suffering the mai any part oi IL, to be wet, njured lost destroyed; for conveying in n place or manner that exposes 10 depreciation, ioss injury; for refnsing, after demand made, 10 convey d mail by any additional steamship or vessel run by the contractor on the roue over and above the spe- ciied number of trips the contract, and for not ar rivng al the time set; also for transmitting ineiii- gence, Or furnishing the means of transmitting intel 1gence, in advance of tl,e mail The Postma ster General may annu the contract for repeated failures; for violating the post office laws; for dsobeying the instructions of the departments for refusing 10 dis charge carrier when required by the department; !; for assigning the contract without the consent Of the Postmaster General: or for setting up or running an express aforesaid.
 The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
  of compensation within the restrictions Im- posed by law for the additional service required, or for the increased speed, fl the employment Of add- tona stock carriers is rendered necessary; but the contractor may, such case, relInqush the Con tract, timely notice, if he prefers il the clange. The Postmaster General may also discontinue or curtail the service, he allowing one months extra pay on the amount dispensed with; and the canract 'may al my tine be terminated by joint resolution ol the two houses of congress-"
 The roule the service, the yearly pay, the bidders name and residence, and the name of each member of the firm where a company offers, should be dis- tinctly stated m the proposals.
 The following is the orm of lhe guarantee, wh'ch should be filled, the first blank with the name of the gualantor; the seoond with that of the bidder; and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter minatlng points of the route and after being dated, should be signed bl the guarantor, who must be shown, by the written certificate of postmaster, other equally satisfactory testimonial, 10 be man of property, and able to make good his guaranee.- This guarantee, SO certified, should accompany each bids
 ssThe undersigned--, guarantees that, if hls bid for carrying the mail from - to - be accepted by the Postmaster Genera,- shall enter into an obligation prior To the first day Of March next, with good and sufficient surelies, to perform the service proposed.
 "Dated-."
 The bid should be sent under seal to the First As sistsnt Postmaster General, and the words "Mail roposals-Galveston mail, written the face of the letter, and should be despatched in time to be received by or before lhe 25h day of January next, which will be the last day for receiving proposals under this advertisement.
 P. S.-If the bIdder shall not consider himself able prepared to commence service as early as the lst of March next, he will specify in his opo- sas the day which he will put the service in ope- ration.
 c. JOHNSON, Postmaster General.
 Post OGes Department,
 WAsHINGToE. Oct. II, 1845. oc,23 2l9tKu