The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-18
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Contract Office, May %, 1850.

Contract Office, May ~, 1900.
DROP OSALS FOR CARRYING TIRE
i Mails of the United States from the first day of
October, $780, the Goth day of June, 1854, inclu-
sve, the following route, IN the time hereinafter
the bdders,) will be received at the Contract Of
flee of the Post Office Department, in the city of
Washington, till 10 O'Clock, m, of the 10Th day
of July, 1850, to be decided the next day:
ARKANSAS.
No. 1924. From Batesville at a. m, once
week, on Saturday;
BY Pleasant Island, Elizabeth, Clarendon, Rea-
CAMS Bluff, and White River;
To Napoleon, by 10 a. m on Monday;
Thence at p. m. Monday;
By Bolivia, Miss, Victoria, Laconia, 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. m. Wednesday;
And back to Napoleon between 8 a. IN. Thursday
and II IN. next day;
Thence at p. IN. Monday;
To Batesville by - M Thursday.
With an additional weekly trip between Napo-
leon and Memphis, leaving Napoleon at p. IN.
Friday, and arriving at Memphis by 2 a. Sun
day, leaving Memphis at a. m. Sunday, and
arriving at Napoleon by IL m. next day
For notes see general advertisement and the fol-
lowing, viz:
FORM FOR A BID
Where no change from advertisement is contemplated
by the bidder:
81 (or We as the case may beg there write the
names in full of there state the residence
or residencesl hereby propose to carry the mail on
No. - from - To - as often as the advertise
ment requires, in the time stated III the schedules
and by the lowing mode of conveyance, TO wit:
Here state how it is to be conveyed,l for the an
nual sum of s."
Dated
Form Of a guaranty 10 accompany each bid.
The undersigned There insert the name of the
guarantor guarantorsl guarantees that there in
sert the name of bidder names of bidders, the
case may bel il his Tor their bid for carrying the
mail Il ON - to - be accepted by the Post
master General, shall enter into an obligation prior
to the 18th day of August ext, with good and suff
cient sureties, to perform the service proposed"
Dated
Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster of ---, certifcs
that the guarantors above named sufficient and
able to make good their guaranty.
Dated
The bid should be sent under seal, addressed to
the First Assistant Postmaster General, with EMAIL
Proposals in [name the State and Territory
written the face Of the letter; and should be de-
spatched in time 10 be received by before the 18th
day Of July next, at 10 O'Clock a IN. IL should be
guaranteed, and the sufficiency of the guarantors
should be duly certified
A bidder may offer, where the transportation
called for in the advertisement IL difficult or i'm
practicable atcertain TO substitute nfe
rior mode of conveyance, or to intermit service a
specified number of days, weeks, or months. lie
may propose 10 omit an office that is inaccessible,
or is not on the stage road, the railway, or at n
steamboat landing, as the case may be; or he may
offer substitute inferior mode OF supply in such
cases. He may propose different days and hours
Of departure and arrival, provided running
time is asked, and il is obvious that no mail CON
nexion other public accommodation is preju-
diced. He may ssk 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
travagance; and where bid contains any Of the
above alterations their Disadvantages will be csti-
mated in comparing II with other proposals.
J. COLLAMER,
MAY 23-law4w Postmaster General.