The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-18
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, }

DROPOsALS FOR CARRYING THE MAILS
of the United States from the LIST day of August,
1850, TO the 3Oth day of June, 1884, inclusive, ON
the following route, and in the time hereinafter
specified, (the bidder specifying the mode of con
veyance,) will be received at the Contract Office OF
the Post Office Department, in the city of Wash
ngton, until 10 m of the let day of July, 1850,
to be decided the same day.
MISSOURI
No. 1865. From Independence, Missouri, by Fort
Kearny, Fort Laramie Fort Bridger Fort Smith,
Salt Lake, Fort Hall, Fort Boise, Grand Rondc and
The Dalles, to Oregon City, Oregon Territory,
900 miles and back four times year;
Leave Independence on the LIST day of July, Oc-
tober, January and April in each yea at 8 a. m;
Arrive at Oregon City in 90 days thereafter by 8
p. IN.
Leave Oregon City ON the lst day of July, octo-
Der, January, and April in each year at m;
Arrive at independence in 90 days thereafter by
3 p.
Proposals to carry the mail upon the most direct
route from Independence, by Salt Lake, to Oregon
City will be considered; also, separate proposals
for much of the foregoing service, either on the
most direct road or by the forts named lies be-
tween Independence and Salt Lake and between
Salt Lake and Oregon City, will be considered;
ALSO for service to Salt Lake and back twelve times
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 10 commence the route at Kane, Iowa,
or at ST. Josephs, Missouri, instead of Indepen-
dence, will be considered.
For notes see general advertisement and the fol
lowing, viz:
FORM FOR A BID
Where no change from advertisement is contemplated
by tte bidder:
81 Tor We as the case may bel there write the
name or names IN full OF there state the residence
or residencesl hereby propose 70 carry the mail on
No. - from -- 10 - often as the adyer-
tsement requires, In the time stated in the sched-
ues and by the following mode Of conveyance 10
witt Here state how il is TO be conveyed1 for the
annual sum Of s."
Dated
Form Of guaranty 10 accompany each bid.
"The undersigned there insert the name of the
guarantor guarantorsl guarantees that there in
sert the name OF bidder or names Of bidders the
may bel If his Tor thcir) bid for carrying the
mail from -- to - be accepted by the Post.
master General, shall enter into obligation prior
TO the first day Of August next, with good and sufi-
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 email
Proposals in [name the State and Territory'l writ
ten the face of the letter; and should be de-
spatched in time 10 be received by or before the st
day Of July next, at 10 O'Clock a. IN IL should be
guaranteed, and the sufhciency 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 TO substitute an in
ierior mode Of conveyance, 10 intermit service
specified number Of days, weeks, or months. He
may propose TO omit an Office that is inaccessible
or IL not on the stage road, the railway, or at
steamboat landing, as the 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 no more
running time Is asked, and il is obvious that no
mail connection or other public accommodation is
prejudiced. He may ask for more running time 10
the trip, during specified number of days, at Ger
tain seasons Of peculiarly bad roads; but beyond
these changes proposal Tor service different from
the advertlsementwll prevent its being considered
in competition with regular bid not set aside for
cxtravagance; and where a bid contains any of the
above alterations their Disadvantages will be esti.
mated in comparing y with other proposals.
J. COLLAMER, Postmaster Gen.
May 22--law4w