The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-21
MAILS TO GALVESTON.

MAILS TO GALVESTON.
PROPOSALS 10 carry the mails of the United
i Staies from the LIST Of March, 1876, 10 the 2Sth
Of February 1850, with right to the department TO
extend to the 30th of June, $780, from .Ntc Orleans
In Lotisiana to Gairesion, in Ttras, $50 miles and
back, will be received at the Contract Office Of the
Post Office Department, until the 25th day of JAN
usry, 1886, to be decided by the 3lst day Of said
January
Leave New Orleans every Saturday at 10 a. m,
arrive at Galveston every Monday by lOa. m.
Leave Galveston every Tuesday at ~ 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 sailing packet,
and set 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 same is or
is not convertible into ship-ofwar And special
notice is hereby given, that, agreeaby to the pro-
visions of an act Of Congress, approved March Sd,
l545, those proposals (being acceptable in other
respec,s) will be preferred which shall engage to
carry the mail in steam ship or ships, and shall
stpuate to deliver said ship or ships to the United
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 ascertnined by four APP
praisers-appo two by the President of the
United States, and two by the owner or owners,
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
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 to that specified in the contract and that fines
may be imposed, unless the delinquency be salts
facoriy explained in due time, for failing to take
FROM to deliver into, the post Office at the port Of
landing, the mail belonging thereto, any part Of
said mail; for suffering the mail any part Of it. to
in place or manner 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 transmits
ting intelligence, furnishing the means of trans
hitting intelligence, in advance Of the mail. The
Postmaster General may annul the contract for re-
peaed failures; for violating the post Office laws; for
disobeying the instructions of the department.; for
refusing to discharge a carrier when required by
the department; for assigning the contract without
consent POSTMASTER SIenerais or LOT
up or running an express, as aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing a pro rata in
crease of compensation, within the restrictions i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required,
for the increased speed, il the employment of adj
ditona stock carriers is rendered necessary; but
the contractor may, such case, relinqush the
tract, timely notice. if he prefers it to the change
The Postmaster General may also discontinue or
curtail the SERVICE he allowing one months extra
pay the amount 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 tie firm where company offers, should
be distinctly stated in the proposals.
The following ia 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
showH 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:
"The undersigned ---, guarantees that ---, !
his bid for carrying the mail from ---- TO 49, be
accepted by the Postmaster General, -- shall en-
ter into obligation prior to the LIST day Of March
next with good and sufficient sureties, to perform
the service proposed
stDated --."
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words small
proposals. Galveston mail, !" written on the face OF
the letter, and should be despatched in time 10 be
received by before the 25th day of January next
which will be the last day for receiving proposals
under this advertisement.
C. JOHNSON,
Postmaster General.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
Washington, October ii, 1645.
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