The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-03
FOREIGN. NAILS.

FORElGN MAILS.
L ted States from the lst Of July, 1851, to 30th
June, 1885, the following route, will be received
at the Contract Office of the Post Ofice Depart
ment, In the city of Washington, until 10 a. m. of
the 9th May, 1851, Ito be decided by the 10Th of
May.) in the manner and time herein specified:
From Charleston, South Carolina;
BY Savannah, Georgia, and Key West, Florida,
To Havana, in the leland Of Cuba. SO miIcs'
| twice . month and back in steamships.
Leave Charleston on the lst and 10Th Of each
Arrive at Havana by the 9th and the goth of the
same month";
Leave Havana the 9Th and 22d of each
Arrive Ssai Il Charleston by the 18th and 9th Of
Proposals to touch at st. Augustine, Indian Key,
Key Biscayne. or Miami. and Key vaccas, (either
Proposals for commencing at New York, Savan-
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans, will also be
sidered.
Proposals for more frequent conveyance will be
considered.
The proposals should set forth the size, rate, and
description Of the vessel with sufficient particu-
hrity to enable the decision to be made on the ad
vice Of the proper officers of the naval service whe
ther the same is is not convertible into ship of
war. And special notice is hereby given, that,
agreeaby to the provisions of the act OF Congress OF
Sd March. ls45, those proposals. (being acceptable
in other respects) will be preferred which shall
stipuate to deliver the steamship ships 10 be pro
|
or to their proper officer on demand made, for the
purpose OF being converted into vessel or vessels
Of war; the United States being bound, on their
part, to pay the fair full value thereof at the time
of delivery, to be ascertained by four appraisers,
appointed two by the President of the United States
| and two by the owner or owners, with an umpire,
in case Of disagreement, to be appointed by the
| President OF the United States. 1921
The bidder may embrace in his offer stipulation
to carry an agent Of the Post Office Department
with the mails, or he may omit it, at his discretion.
Srct tIr1r1Iu uk1cv Urvr tn he
given in favor OF bid equal in other respects
a bid not containing il.
Articles Of contract are to be executed by the nc
cepted bidder and by his sureties, by or before the
first day of July next. The contract is TO provide,
among other things, that the pay Of the trip is
to be forfeited when the trip is not performed.
and not moro than three times the pay Of the
trip when the trip ia not run, and no sufficient
excuse for the failure is furnished, and due
proportion of it when grade Of service ia rem
dcred inferior to that specified in the contract;
and that fines may be imposed, unless the de-
linqucncy be satisfactorily explained in due tiIno
for failing to take from, to deliver into the post
thereto. or any part Of said MALL for suffering The
mail, or any part of it, to be wet, injured, lost,
destroyed; for conveying il in a place or manner
that exposes it to depreciation, loss, or injury; for
refusing, after demand made, to convey a mail by
any additional steamship or vessel run by the
tractor on the route, and above the specified
number Of trips in the contract, and for not arriving
at the time set; also for transmitting intelligence
or furnishing tho means of transmitting intelli-
gencc, in advance of the mail. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
uree; for violating the post Office laws; for disobey
ing the instructions offhe Department.; for refusing
TO discharge q carrier when required by the De-
partmcnt; for assigning the contract without the
consent OF the Postmaster General, or for setting
up or running an express AZ aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease Of compensation, within the restrictions i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, If the employment of
additional stock or carriers s rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such caso. rslinquish
change. The Postmaster General may also dis
continue or curtail the service, he allowing on
4 months extra pay on the amount dispensed with
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
der's name and residence, and the name of eacl
member of the firm, where company offers
should be distinctly stated in the proposals..
Form for bid where no change from udcc,.
tisement is contemplated by The bidder.
81 (or we, AZ the case may be) there write the
name names in FULL of there state the residence
or residencesl hereby propose 70 carry the mail on
az often as the Postmaster Generals advertisement
for proposals. the same, dated February 3, 1851,
requires, in the time stated in the schedule con-
tained in such advertisement, and by the follow
ing mode Of conveyance, to wit: THere state how
it is to be conveyed for the annual of there
write out the sum in words at full length]
Dated ISgnedl
The following is the form OF the guarantee, which
should be filed, the first blank with the name of
the guarantors the second with that Of the bidder;
and the third and fourth with the beginning and
terminating points of the route; and, after being
dated, should be signed by the guarantor, who
must be shown, by the written certificate of post
master. or other equally satisfactory testimonial,
be men of property, and able to make good their
guarantee. This guarantee, 30 certified, should
accompany each bid:
"The undersigned --- guarantee that -,
if his bid for carrying the mail from to
- be accepted by the Postmaster General,
l- shall enter into the contract required by the
Postmaster General pursuant to such bid, prior to
and sufficient sureties, to perform the service pro-
posed.
!. Dated [Signed]
Form of Certificate.
J The undersigned, postmaster of f-, certiies
that he is well acquainted with the gnarantors
above named and their property, and that they
are sufficient and able to make good their guar
AI Dated ~
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words Mail
Perpendicular mails'' written on the face oi
the letter; and should be despatched in time to be
received by or before the 9Th day of May next
which will be the last day for receiving proposals
under this advertisement.
| The acceptance non acceptance OF the bids
will be determined by the 18th day of May next.
The service is to commence with the trip nearest
to the frat day of July, 1851; but If the bidder sha
service in operation about that day, he will
specify the day Of commencement in his proposals
The contract term will expire with the voyage
ending or about the 3oth day Of June. 1855.
Postmaster General.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT., Feb. ;, 1851.
THE PLANETARY SYSTEM, by Nichol vol.
Il London, 1851.
Moscly's Lectures Astronomy at Kings Col
lcge vol. London, 1850.
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