The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-15
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, }
Contract Office, May %, 1850. :

DROPOsA For CARRYING THE
Mails of the United States from the first day of
October 1850, to the Both day of June, 1854 inclu
sive, ON the following route, in 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 Batesville at a. M, once a
week, on Saturday;
By Pleasant Island, Elizabeth, Clarendon, Rca.
CAMS Bluff, and White River;
TO Napoleon, by III a. III. on Monday;
Thence at p. Monday;
By Bolivia, Miss, Victoria, Lacona, 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. III. Wednesday;
And back to Napoleon between 8 a. IN. Thursday
and IL IN. next day;
Thence at p. IN. Monday;
To Batesville by IL m. Thursday.
With additional weekly trip between Napo-
Icon and Memphis, leaving Napoleon at p IN.
Friday, and arriving at Memphis by 2 a. IN. sun
day, leaving Memphis at n. IN. Sunday, and
arriving at Napoleon by II m next day.
For notes see general advertisement and the fol-
lowing, viz:
FORM FOR A BID
Whers change from advertisement is contemplated
on the bidder:
al Tor we as the case may be) There write the
names in full of There state the residence
residencesl hereby propose TO carry the mail on
No. - from - TO - as often as the advertise
ment requires, in the time stated in the schedules,
and by the lowing mode Of conveyance, to wit:
Herc state how 1t 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
guarantor or guarantors guarantees that there in
sert the name of bidder names of bidders, the
may bel il his Tor 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 next with good and suf-
cient sureties, to perform the service proposed"
Dated
Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster Of -, certi6es
that the guarantors above named are sufficient and
able TO make good their guaranty.
Dated
The bid should be sent under seal, addressed 10
the First Assistant Postmaster General with "Mail
Proposals in tname the State and Territory,"l
written the face OF the letter. and should be de-
spaehed in time 10 be received by before the 18th
day Of July next, at 10 O'Clock m. II should be
guaranteed, and the sufficiency Of the guarantors
should be duly certified.
bidder may offer, where the transportation
called for in the advertisement is difficult or i'm.
practicable certain seasons, substitute ine
rior mode Of conveyance, or 10 intermit service
specified number of days, weeks or months. lie
may propose 70 omit office that is inaccessible
or is not on the stage road, the railway or at a
steamboat landing, as the case may be; or he may
offer 10 substitute inferior mode OF supply in such
cases. He may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided no running
time is asked, and Il lie obvious that no mail con-
neSion 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 it, being considered in
competition with a regular bid not set aside for
| md uvhe ufaiu aT tt.s
above alterations their Disadvantages will be csti.
mated in comparing IL with other proposals.
| J. COLLAMER,
May 23-law4w Postmaster General.