The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-11
FOI,ElaN MAILS.


| DPOPOSAI.S for carrying the mails Of the Uni
Il ted States from the lat Of July, 1851, to 3Oth
June, 1855, ON the following route, win he received
at the Contract Office Of the Post Office Dcpart
ment, in tho city Of Washington, until 10 a. IN of
the 9th May, 1851, (to be decided by the 18th of
May.) in the manner and time herein specified:
From Charleston, South Caroline;
by Savannah, Georgia, and Key West, Florida;
TO Havana, in the Island Of Cuba. 67O miles,
twice month and back, in steamships.
Leave Charlestou ON the Let and 18th Of each
Arrive at Havana by the 9th and the Goth of the
month; t sr
Leave Havana on the sth and 22d of each
month;
Arrive at Charleston by the 18th and 27th of
Proposals to touch at st. Augustine, Indian Key.
Key Biscayne, or MsAId, and Key vaccas, (either
Proposals for commencing at New York, Savan-
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans. will also be con-
| sidercd.
Proposals. for more frequent conveyance will be
| considered. "a
The proposal, should set forth the size, rate and
description Of the weasel, with sufficient partcu-
arity 10 enable the decision to be made on the ad-
vice Of the proper officers Of the naval service whe
ther the u 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
stpulate to deliver the steamship ships, to be pro
vdcd for carrying said mails. to the United States,
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purpose Of being converted into vessel vessels
Of war; the United States being bound, their
part TO pay the fair full value thereof at the time
appointed two by tho President of 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.
The bidder may embrace in his offer stipulation
| to carry an agent Of the Post Ofhce Department
with the mails, or he may omit it, at his discretion
Such stipulation may induce preference to be
~-s. thor ~ta
a bid not containing It.
Articles of contract are to be executed by the ac
ccptcd bidder and by bis surctics, by 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. is NOT run, and no sufficient
excuse for the failure is furnished, and duo
| proportion of ii when n grade OF service is rem
dcrcd inferior to that specified in the contract;
and that fines may be imposed, unless the de-
| lnquency be satisfactorily explained in due tifnc
for failing take from, to deliver nto the post
| office Mt the port Of landing the mail belonging
thereto, any part Of said mai for suffering the
mail, any part of it, to be wet, injured, lost or
that exposes il to depreciation, loss injury; for
refusing, after demand made, 10 convey mail by
any additional steamship or vessel run BY the con
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 the means Of transmitting inteli-
\
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
urcs for violating the post office laws; for disobcy
ing the instructions Of the Department.; for refusing
to discharge carrier when required by the De-
| partmcnt; for assigning the contract without the
consent of the Postmaster General, or fer setting
up or running an express as aforesaid.
| The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease OF compensation within the restrictions inn
posed by law for the additional service required,
or fnr the increased speed. if the employment Of
additional stock carriers ia rendered nee casary
but the contractor may, in such case. rcinquish
the contract, timely notice he prefers II to the
change. The Postmaster General may aleo dis
continue or curtail the service, he allowing one
months extra pay Oh the amount dispensed with.
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
ders name and residence, and tho name of each
should be distinctly stated in the proposals.
Form for a bid rhcre no change from aducr-
tisemcnt Is contemplated by Tie bidder.
al Cor we, as the case may bc) there write the
name mes in full of there state the residence
or residcncea] hereby propose to carry the mail on
the route from Charleston to Havana,
as often as the Postmaster General advertisement
for proposals on the same dated February 5, 1851, ,
requires, in the time stated in the schedule con-
taincd in euch advertisement, and by the follow
ing mode of conveyance, to wit There state how
it is to be conveyed, for the annual sum OF there
write out the sum In words at full lcngth.J
| Dated [Signed1
The following is the form of the guarantee, which
should be hlled, the hrst blank with the name oil
the guaranors; 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.
to be men of property, and able to make good their
guarantee. This guarantee, certified, should
| accompany each bd
''Thc 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 surctics, to perform the service pro-
| posed
Dated IsigncdI
Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster Of -, certi6es
| that he is we'll acquainted with the guarantors
| above named and their property, and that they
arc sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty. (Signcdl
Dated
The hid should be sent under seal to the First
| Assistant Postmaster General, and the words email
Proposals--foreign mails" written the face of
the letter; and should be despatched in time to be
| received by or before the 9th day OF May next.
| which Wilt be the last day for swvriying 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, 1885, but If the bidder shall
not consider himself able or prepared TO put the
scryice 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 Both day Of june. 1865.
N. X. HALL,
| Postmaster General.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Feb 3, 1851.
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