The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-13
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

PROPOSALS. FOR CARRYING THE MAILS
il Of the United States from the lst day of August
1850, TO the 30th day Of June 1854, inclusive, on
the following route, and in the time hereinafter
specified (the bidder specifying the mode Of con-
veyance,) will be received the Contract Office Of
the Post Office Department, in the city Of Wash
ington, until 10 of the Let day of July, 1885,
to be decided the same day.
MISSOURI
No. 1865 From independence, Missouri, by Fort
Kcarny, Fort Laramie, Fort Bridger, Fort Smith,
Salt Lake, Fort Hall, Fort Boise, Grand Ronde, and
The Dalles, TO Oregon City, Oregon Territory,
900 miles and back four times year;
Leave Independence ON the LIST day Of July, DC.
tober, January and April in each year at 8 a. m;
Arrive at Oregon City in 10 days thereafter by
p. IN.
Der, January, and April in each year at a m;
Arrive at Independence in % days thereafter by
b p. IN.
Proposals to carry the mail upon the most direct
route from Independence, by Salt Lake, to Oregon
City will be considcrcd; also, separate proposals.
for much Of the foregoing service, either on the
most direct road or by the forts named az lies be-
tween Independence and Salt Lake and between
Salt Lake and Oregon City, will be considered;
also, for service 10 Salt Lake and back twelve times
a year, leaving Independence and Salt Lake on the
first day Of each month and arriving at the other
end Of the route ON the last day Of same month;
and also for eight trips year.
Proposals TO commence the route at Kane, Iowa,
or at St. Josephs, Missouri, instead Of Indepen-
dence, will be considered
For notes general advertisement and the fol-
lowing, viz;
FORM FOR A BID
Where no change from adooiisoneni "a contemplated
By Dts bidder:
81 Tor we the may bel there write the
name or in full Of there the residence
or resideDcesl hereby propose 10 carry the mail
No. -- from - TO - a. often a. the adver-
tsement requires, in the time stated in the scbed-
ules, and by the following mode Of conveyance. 10
wit Here state how II s 70 be conveyed for the
annual sum Of g."
Dated
Form qfa guaranty 70 accompany each bid
''Tbe undersigned there insert the name Of the
Ruarantor guarantOrsl guarantees that there in
scrt the name Of bidder or namcs Of bidders AZ the
case may be u II his Tor their bid for carrying the
mail from - 20 --bc accepted by the Post.
master General shall enter into an obligation prior
90 the first dayof August next, with good and suf-
cient sureties, TO perform the service proposed"
Dated
Form Of Certificate
The undersigned, postmaster Of ----, certiies
that the puaranofs above named are sufbeient and
able 10 make good their guaranty.
Dated
The bid should Be sent under seal, addressed 10
the First Assistant Postmaster General with "Mail
Proposals in [name the State and Tcrriiory"l writ
ten on the face Of the letter; and should be de-
spstched in time be received by before the LIST
day Of July next, at 10 O'Clock, m II should be
GUARANTEED and the suffciency Of the guarantors
should be duly certified.
A bidder may offer, where the transportation
called for in the advertisement is difficult or inn
practicable at certain seasons 10 substitute an in
ierior mode Of conveyance, or 90 intermit service
specified number Of days, weeks, or months. He
may propose to omit office that l. 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 an inferior mode Of supply in
such cases. lie may propose different days and
hours Of departure and arrival, provided no more
running time is asked, and IL u obvious that no
mail come xion or other public accommodation Is
preiudiccd. lie may ask for more running time 10
tain seasons Of peculiarly bad roads, but beyond
these changes a proposal for service different from
the Advertisement will prevent its being considered
in competition with regular bid not set aside for
cxtravsgance; and where bid contains any Of the
above alterations their Disadvantages will be esti-
mated in comparing Il with other proposals.
j. C0LLAMER, Postmaster Gen.
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