The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-22
FOREIGN MAILS.

| FOREIGN MAILS.
DPOPOsALS for carrying the mails Of the IJ,;-
i ted States from the lat of July, 1851 To 30th
juno, 1885, on the following route, will be received
at the Contract Office Of the Post Office Depart
mcnt, in the city Of Washington, until 10 a. m. of
the 9th May, 1851, Ito be decided by the 18th of
May,) in the manner and time herein specified:
| From Charleston, South Carolina;
BY Savannah, Georgia, and Key West, Florida;
| To Havana, in the Island Of Cuba, 670 lniles,
| twice month and back, in steamships.
| Leave Charleston on the lst and 10th Of each
month;
Arrive at Havana by the 9th and the 20th Of the
| same month";
| Leave Havana the sth and 22d of each
Arrive Si Al 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 con-
| sidered.
Proposals for more frequent conveyance will be
| considered.
The proposals should set forth the size, rate, and
description OF the weasel, with sufficient particu
hrity 70 enable the decsion to be made on the ad-
vice OF the proper officers of the naval service. whe
ther the same is or Is not convertible into ship Of
war. And special notice is hereby given, that.
agreeaby to the provisions Of the Of Congress of
Sd March. lS45. those proposals (bcing acceptable
| in other respects) will be preferred which shall
stipuae to deliver the steamship ships. to be pro
vided for carrying said mails TO the United States
or to their proper officer, demand made, for the
purpose of being converted into vessel or vessels
| Of war; the United States being bound, 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 Unitod States.
| 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 bis discretion.
Such stipulation may induce preference to be
given in favor Of bid equal in other respects over
a bid not containing il.
Articles of contract are to be executed by the ac.
cepted bidder and by bis suretes, by before tho
first day Of July next. The contract ia to provide.
among other things. that the pay Of the trip ia
to be forfeited when the trip ia not performed.
and not more than three times the pay. Of the
trip when the trip is not run, and no Sufficient
excuse for the failure is furnished, and due
/ proportion OF II when grade Of service is rem
dcrcd inferior to that specified in she contract;
and that fines may he imposed, unless the de-
linqucncy be satisfactorily explained in due time.
for failing to take from, 70 deliver into, the post
office at the port of landing the mail belonging
thereto, any part of said mail; for suffering the
mail, or any part OF it, to be wet injured, lost, or
destroyed; for conveying IL in place manner
that exposes 1t TO depreciation, loss injury; for
refusing, after demand made, to convey mail by
any additional steamship or vessel run by the con-
tractor on the route, over and above the specified
number Of trips in the contract and for arriving
|
or furnishing the means Of transmitting inteli-
gencc, in advance Of the mail. The Postmaster
General may annul the contrnct for repeated fail
ures; for violating the post Office laws; for disobey
ing the instructions Of the Department. for refusing
TO discharge carrier when required by the De-
partment; for asaigning the contract without the
consent Of the Postmaster General or for setting
up or running nm 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 im
hula for tlNn
or for the increased speed. if the employment Of
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary
} but the contractor may, in such case, relnquish
the contract on timely notice, he prefers it to The
change. The Postmaster General may also dis
continue or curtail the service, be allowing one
months extra pay ON the amount dispensed with.
der's name and residence, and the name of each
member of the firm, where company Offers
should be distinctly stated in the proposals..
Form. for bid where no change from adver-
tisement is contemplated by the bidder.
"I (or we, the case may be) there write the
name or names in FULL OF herc state the residence
or resdcncesl hereby propose to carry the mail on
the route from Charleston to Havana,
as often as the Postmaster Generals rtsement
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 Here state how
it Is to be conveyed for the annual of [here
write out the sum in words at full lcngth.l
Dated tSignedl
The following s 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
accompany each bid:
} "Ihc undersigned - guarantee that --,
if his bid for carrying the mail from - to
- bo 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 suretes to perform the service pro-
posed.
Dated [Signedl
Form Of Certificate.
| The undersigned, postmaster Of, certifes
| that he is well acquainted with the guarantors
above named and their property, and that they
are sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty. [SignedJ
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words "Mail
the letter; and should be despatched in time to bo
received by or before the 9Th day Of May next.
which wilt 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. 1851 but if the bidder shall
not consider himself able prepared to put the
service in operation or about that day, he will
specify the day Of commencement in his proposals.
| The contract term will expire with the VOYAGE
| ending on or about the 30th day of June, 1855
| N. K HALL
| Postmaster General
Posr OFFICE DErARrMEsr. Feb. 3, 1851.
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