The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-04

MAILS TO GALVESTON.

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MAILS TO GALVESTON.
PROPOSALS to carry the mais of the Unite,
i Siaics from the LIST OF March, 1886 to the 28tl
OF February, 1850, with right TO the department /,
extend to the goth of June, 1885, from Mem Orleans
IN Louisiana, 10 Goiresion an 1rras, 450 miles an,
back, will he received at the Contract Office Of tn
Post Office Department, until the 25th day Of Jan
uary, 1886, to be decided by the 3lst day of sal,
January.
| Leave New Orleans every Saturday at 10 a. 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
veyance, whether by steamship or sailing-packet
and set forth the size, rate and description of tn,
vessel, with sufficient particularly 10 enable thu
decision TO be made, on the advice of the proper
officers Of the naval service, whether the same is OF
is not convertible into shp-of-war And specia
notice Is hereby given, that, agreeaby to the pro
| visions OF an act of Congress, approved March Sd
lS45, those proposals (being acceptable in othel
respects) will be preferred which shall engage ia
carry the mail in a steam ship or ships, and shall
stpuate 10 deliver said ship 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 ap.
| praisers-apponte two by the President of the
United States, and two by the owner or owners
with an umpire in case of disagreement, to be ap.
pointed by the President of the United States.
The bidder may propose different schedule Of
days and hours Than the one above specified. lie
may ask for an annual sum of compensation; or in
lieu thereof certain proportion of the hostages ac-
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
QdV of March The ia In de
among other things, that the pay of the trip is be
forfeited when the trip is not performed, and due
proportion when grade Of service s rendered in
feror to that specified in the contract; and that fines
may be imposed, unless the delinquency be salts
factorily explained in due time for failing to take
from, or to deliver into, the post Office at The port OF
landing, the mail belonging thereto, or any part OF
said mail; for suffering the mall any part of it, to
be wet injured, lost, destroyed; for conveying il
IN place or manner that exposes il to depreciation,
oss, 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, or furnishing the means of trans
hitting intelligence, in advance of the mail The
Postmaster General may annu 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
the consent Of the Postmaster General or for setting
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 or
for the increased speed, il the employment Of ad-
dional stock or carriers is rendered necessary; but
the contractor may, in such case, relnqush the con-
tract, timely notice. if he prefers it to the change
The Postmaster General may also discontinue or
cartail the service, he allowing months extra
pay on 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 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 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, TO be a man
Of property, and able to make good his guarantee.
This guarantee, so certified should accompany each
bid:
"The undersigned ---, guarantees that ---,
nls 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 sureties, to perform
the service proposed.
dated --- y
The bid should be ssnt 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 to be
received by or before the 25th day of January next
which will be the last day for receiving proposals
under this advertisement
G. JOHNSON,
Postmaster General.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Washington, October IL, 1845.
p. S.-lf the bidder shall not consider himself
able, prepared, to commence service as early as
the lst 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