The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-14
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, !
Contract Office, Nay %, 1850.

DROPOSA FOR CARRYING THE,
i Mails of the United States from the first day OF
October, 1850, to the 30th day of June, 1854, incu
sve on the following route. the time hereinafter
stated, (the mode of conveyance to be specified by
the bidders will be received at the Contract Of
flee Of the Post Office Department, in the city OF
Washington, till 10 O'Clock, a.. m, of the 18th day
of July, 1850, to be decided the next day:
ARKANSAS
No 1924. From Batesvie at a. m, once a
week, on Saturday;
BY Pleasant Island, Elizabeth, Clarendon, Rea-
gan's Bluff, and White River;
To Napoleon, by 10 u. m on Monday;
Thence at p. In. Monday;
By Bolivia, Miss, Victoria, Mconia, Ark, Old
town, Delta, Miss, Helena, Ark, Sterling, Wal
nut Bend, Council Bend, Commerce, Miss. Blues
Point, Ark, Grayson, and Elm Grove;
To Memphis, Tenn, by a. IN. Wednesday;
And back to Napoleon between 9 a m. Thursday
and IL IN. next day;
Thence at 8 p. M Monday;
70 Batesvilc by IL IN. Thursday.
With an additional weekly trip between Napo-
leon and Memphis, leaving Napoleon at p m.
Friday, and arriving at Memphis by a. m. Sun
day, leaving Memphis at 8 a. IN. Sunday, and
arriving at Napoleon by II m. next day
For notes sec general advertisement and the fol
lowing, viz
FORM FOR A BID
Vhae change from advertisement is contemplated
by the bidder
al Tor we as the case may bc) there write the
name names in FULL of there state the residence
OF hereby propose 10 tne Oh
No - from - 10 - often as the advertise
requires in the time stated in the schedules,
and by the lowing mode Of conveyance, TO wit:
Here state how it is TO be conveyed,] for the an
nual sum OF s."
Dated
Form Of a guaranty TO accompany each bid
"The undersigned there insert the name of the
guaranor or guarantorsl guarantees that there in
sert the name Of bidder or names of bidders, as the
may bel il his (or their bid for carrying the
mail from - TO - be accepted by the Post
master General shall enter into an obligation prior
to the 18th day of August xt with good and suff
cient sureties, to perform the service proposed"
Dated
Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned postmaster Of -, ccrtifes
that the guarantors above named sufficient and
able TO make good their guaranty.
The bid should be sent under seal, addressed TO
the First Assistant Postmaster General, with email
Proposals in name the State and Territory, u
vritteron the face OF the letter. and should be de-
spatched in time 70 be received byor before the 18th
day of July next, at 10 O'Clock IN. IL should be
guaranteed, and the sufficiency Of the guarantors
should be duly certified.
bidder may offer, where the transportation
called for in the advertisement il difficult or i'm
practicable atcertain seasons, 10 substitute infe-
rior mode OF conveyance, or TO intermit service a
specified number of days, weeks, or months. He
may propose TO omit office that is inaccessible,
or is not the Stage road, the railway, or at a
steamboat landing, az the case may be; or he may
offer TO substitute an inferior mode OF supply in such
cases. He may propose different days and hours
Of departure and arrival, provided more running
time is asked and il is obvious that mail con-
nexion other public accommodation Is prcju-
| diced. lie may ask for more running time TO the
trip, during specified number Of days, at certain
seasons Of peculiarly bad roads; but beyond these
changes proposal for service different from the
advertisement will prevent its being considered in
competition with regular bid not set aside for 4
travagance; and where a bid contains any Of the
above alterations their Disadvantages will be esi-
mated in comparing il with other proposals.
J. COLLAMER,
May 23-law4w Postmaster General.