The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-13
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, }
Contract Office, May %, 1850 :
n II n u ElLR CARRYING THE

II Il o 20 AIS FOR CARRYING THE
/ Mails of the United States from the first day of
October, 1850, to the 30th day of June 1854, inclu
sve, the following route, III the time hereinafter
stated, (the mode OF conveyance to be specified by
the bidders) will be received at the Contract OF
fec of the Post Office Department, in the city of
Washington till 10 O'clock, a. m, of the 10Th day
of July, 1850, TO be decided the next day:
ARKANSAS.
No. 1924 From Batesve at a. IN, 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 III. 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. IN. Wednesday;
And back TO Napoleon between 9 a. IN. Thursday
and IL IN. next day;
Thence at p. IN. Monday;
To Batesville by ~ III. Thursday.
With additional weekly trip between Napo-
leon and Memphis, leaving Napoleon at p. IN.
Friday, and arriving at Memphis by , a. III Sun
day, leaving Memphis at a. m. Sunday, and
arriving at Napoleon by II m. day.
For notes see general advertisement and the fol-
lowing, viz
FORM FOR BID
Where change from advertisement is contemplated
by the bidder:
IL (or we as the case may be) there write the
name or names in FULL of here the residence
residences hereby propose 10 carry tue mail on
No. - from - TO - often as the advertise
ment 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,l for the an
nual sum of s."
Dated
Form Of a guaranty 10 accompany each bad.
''The undersigned There insert the name Of the
guarantor or guarantorsl guarantees that There in
sert the name Of bidder names of bidders, the
case may bel il his Tor heir) bid for carrying the
mail fror 10 he ed nv he
master General shall enter into obligation prior
TO the 10Th day of August xt, with good and suf-
cient suretes, to perform the service proposed"
Dated
Form If Certificate
The undersigned, postmaster Of e, certifes
that the guaranors above named are sufficient and
able TO make good their guaranty.
Dated
The bid should be sent under seal, addressed TO
the First Assistant Postmaster General, with "Ma
Proposals in [name the State and Territory,"l
written on 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. Ii should be
guarantied and the suhiciency 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 nie
ror mode Of conveyance, or 10 intermit service a
specified number Of days, weeks, or months. He
may propose 10 omit office that IL inaccessible,
or il not 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 more running
time is asked, and il is obvious that no mail CON
nexion or other public accommodation II preju-
diced. He may ask for more running time 20 the
trip, during specified number Of days, at certain
seasons Of peculiarly bad roads; but beyond these
changes a proposal for service different from the
advertisement will prevent it, being considered in
competition with a regular bid not set aside for
trayagance; and where bid contains any Of the
above alterations their Disadvantages will be cst-
mated in comparing IL with other proposals.
j. COLLAMER,
May 23-lawfw Postmaster General.