The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-23
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, }
CONTRACT OFFICE, May 20, 1850.
PROPOSALS FOR CARRYING THE MAILS

PROPOSALS. FOR CARRYING THE MAILS
Of the United States from the lst day of August,
$780, to the 3Oth 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 at the Contract Office of
the Post Office Department, in the city of Wash
ington, until 10 m of the lst 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 Ronde, 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 year at 6 a. m;
Arrive at Oregon City in 60 days thereafter by 6
p. m.
Leave Oregon City ON the LIST day of July, Octo-
Der, January, and April in each year at a M;
Arrive at independence in 90 days thereafter by
6p. m.
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 so much OF the foregoing service, either 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 months
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 see general advertisement and the fol-
lowing, viz:
FORM FOR BID
Whre change from advertisement is contemplated
by the bidder:
81 Tor we the case may be) there write the
name in FULL Of there state the residence
or residencesl hereby propose to carry the mail on
No. - from - TO - as often as the adver-
tisement requires in the time stated in the sched
ulcs, and by the following mode of conveyance, to
wit Here state how il is to be conveyed for the
annual sum of s."
Dated
Form Of guaranty 10 accompany each bid.
"The undersigned there insert the name Of the
guarantor or guaranorsl guarantees that there in
sert the name Of bidder or names Of bidders, the
may bel If his Tor ther) bid for carrying the
mail from - To DO accepted by the Post
master General shall enter into obligation prior
TO the first day Of August next, with good and suf
cient sureties, to perform the service proposed"
Dated
Form Of Certificate
The undersigned, postmaster Of -, certiies
that the guarantors above named are sufficient and
able 10 make good their guaranty.
Dated
The bid should be sent under seal, addressed to
the First Assistant Postmaster General, with "Mail
Proposals in fname the State and Terrtory''1 writ
ten on the face Of the letter; and should be de-
spatched in time to be received by before the lst
day Of July next, at 10 O'Clock, m. II should be
guaranteed, and the suuclency oil the guarantors
should be duly certified.
A bidder may offer, where the transportation
called for in the advertisement is difficult inn
practicable at certain seasons, 10 substitute in
terior mode OF conveyance, or 10 intermit service
specified number Of days, weeks, months. He
may propose TO omit office that IL inaccessible,
or Is not on the stage road, the railway, or at
steamboat landing, as the may be; or he may
offer TO substitute inferior mode Of supply in
such cases. He may propose different days and
hours OF departure and arrival, provided no more
running time lie asked and II il obvious that
mail conneyion or other public accommodation is
prcjudced. He may ask for running time TO
the trip, during specified number of days, at Ger
tain seasons Of peculiarly bad roads; but beyond
these changes proposal FOR service different from
the advertisement will prevent lite being considered
in competition with regular bid not set aside for
cstravagance; and where bid contains any Of the
above alterations their disadvantages will be est
mated in comparing II with other proposals.
J. C0LLAMER, Postmaster Gen.
May 22-law4w