The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-04-23
FOREIGN MAILS.

FOREIGN MAILS. ls'
4 ted Statss from the lst Of July 1851, TO Both
June 1850, on the following route, will bc received
at the Contract Office of the Post Office Depart
ment, In the city of Washington, until 10 a. 10. of
the 9th May, 1851, Ito be decided by the 18th OF
sIay.) in the manner and time herein specified:
From Charleston, South Carona;
BY Savannah, Georgia, and Key West, Florida
TO Havana, in the 1sland Of Cuba, so miles,
twice q month and back. in steamships.
Leave Charleston on the lot and 10th Of each
month";; .u.eG i Estr
Arrive at Havana by the 9th and the goth Of the
same month;
Leave Havana on the sth and 22d Of each
Arrive al Charleston by the 18th and 27th 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 con-
Proposals for more frequent conveyance will be
The proposal, shoud set forth the size, rate, and
description Of the weasel, with sufficient partcu-
iarity 70 enable the decision to be made on the ad
vice OF the proper officers of tho naval service, whe
ther the same il or is not convertible into ship OF
war. And special notice is hereby given, that
agrceaby to the provisions Of the act Of Congress OF
in other respects) will be preferred which shall
spuate to deliver the steamship or ships to be pro
vided for carrying said nails to the United States,
or to their proper officer, demand made for the
purpose Of being converted into weasel or vesees
of war; the United States being bound, on their
part to pay tho fair full value thereof at the time
appointed two by the President Of the United States,
and two by the owner or owners, with umpire.
in case Of Disagreement, to be appointed by the
President of the United Ssatcs.
The bidder may embrace in his offer a stipulation
to carry an agent of the Post Office Department
with the mails, or he may omit it, at his discretion
Such stipulation may induce preference to be
given in favor Of bid equal in other respects over
bid not containing it.
Articles Of contract to be executed by the ac-
ccptcd bidder and by his suretes by or before the
among other things, that the pay OF the trip is
to be forfeited when the trip is not performed
and not more than three timcs the pay OF the
trip when the trip Is not run, and no sufficient
excuse for the failure is furnished, and a due
proportion Of il when grade of service is rem
dcrcd inferior to that specified in the contract;
linlnency be satisfactorily explained in due time
for falling to take from, deliver into the post
office at the port Of landing the mail belonging
thereto, or any part Of said mail for suffering the
mail, or any part OF it, to be wet, injured, lost,
destroyed; for conveying 1t in place or manner
that exposes Il to depreciation, loss injury; for
refusing, after demand made, to convey a mail by
any additional steamship or vcsscl run by the CON
tractor on the route, over and above the specified
number Of trps in the contract, and for arriving
at the time set; aso for transmitting intelligence,
gcncc, in advance Of the mail. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
ures; for violating the post Office laws; for disobey
ing tho instructions Of the Department.; for refusing
to dischargca carrier when required by the De,
partnient; for assigning the contract without the
consent OF the Postmaster General or for setting
up or running an exprcss "a 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,
ov fart ihrn
additional stock or carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such case, relinquieh
the contract timely notice, if he prefers 1t to the
change. The Postmaster General may also dis
continue or curtail tho service, he allowing one
months extra pay "a. the amount dispensed with.
| The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid.
member Of the frnl. where a company offers,
should be distinctly stated in the proposals..
Firm for bid ,cherc no change from aIrer-
tisen,ent is contemplated By The bidder.
81 Cor we, as the may bc) there write the
name names in FULL Of there state the residence
Or rssidence hereby 70 carry the mail on
often the Postmaster General q adver tisement
for proposals on the same, dated February g. 1851,
requires, in the time stated in the schedule con-
ing mode of conveyance, to wit: Here state how
il = TO be conveyed for the annual of there
write rite % out the sum in words iS. ns full length.l
should be filled, the first blank with the name of
the guarantors; the second with that OF the bidders
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,
to be men Of property. and able to make good their
guarantee This guarantee, so certified, should
accompany each bid: ~ i N Fl5
"The undersigned ----- guarantee that -,
If his bid for carrying the mail from to
----- be accepted by the Postmaster General,
--- shall enter into the contract required by the
Postmaster General, pursuant TO such bid, prior to
the lst day Of July next, with at least two good
and sufficient sureties, to perform the service pro-
posed.
Dated fSignedl
Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster Of --, certfes
that he IL well acquainted with the guarantors
above named and their property, and that thew
are sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty. ieit TSignedl
Dated
The bid should be sent under seal TO the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words .'Mail
ProPoeas-foreign mails" written the face OF
the letter; and should be despatched in time 10 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 or 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 first day of July, 1s5l but if the bidder shall
not consider himself able prepared to put the
service in operation on or about that day, nc will
The contract term will expire with the voyage
ending on or about the 3oth day Of juno, 1885.
~ N N. X. HALL
Postmaster General.
Poer Orricr DErARrAEsr, Feb q, 1851.
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