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

FOREIGN MAILS.
Il ted States from the lat OF July, 1851, TO 3Oth
June, 1855, the following route win be rec eived
at the Contract Office Of the Post Office Depart
ment. in the city Of Washington, until 10 in. 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;
10 Havana, in the Island Of Cuba, go miles.
twice month and back, in steamships
Leave Charleston on the lst and 18th OF each
Arrive at Havana by the 9Th and the Goth of the
same month; ~ ~ -
Leave Havana on the sth and ed of each
month; ..t-
Arrive at Charleston by the 18th and 27th Of
/ same month. it t'it
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, viii also be con-
l sidercd. =,
Proposals for more frequent conveyance wilibo
| considered. . ~
The proposals should set forth the size rate, and
description OF the vessel, with sufficient particu-
arity 70 enable the decision TO be made on the ad
vice Of the proper officers Of the naval service whe
her the same ia or il not convertible into ship OF
war. And special notice is hereby given, that,
agrccably to the provisions Of the Congress OF
Sd March, 1915, those proposals (being acceptable
in other respects) viii be preferred which shall
stPuIale to deliver the steamship or shps 70 se 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 on their their
of delivery, TO be ascertancd by four appraisers.
appointed twoby the President the United States.
and two by the owner or owners, with an umpire,
in of disagreement, to be appointed by the
President of the United States.
The bidder may embrace in his offer stipulation
70 carry an agent Of the Post Office Department
Such stipulation may induce preference to be
given in favor Of bid equal in other respects over
| a bid not containing il.
ceptcd bidder and by his sureties, by before the
first day of July next. The contract is TO provide,
/ among other things, that the pay OF the trip ia
to be forfeited when the trip is not performed.
and not mere than three times the pay OF the
trip when the trip is not run, and no suffcient
excuse for the failure is furnished, and due
proportion Of it when grade Of service is rem
dcred inferior to that specified in the contract;
| aud that fines may be imposed, unless the de-
for falling to take from, deliver into, the post
Office Mt the port of landing the mail belonging
thereto, any part Of said mail; for suffering the
mail or any part Of T. to be wet. injured lest. or
that cxposcs il to depreciation loss, or injury; for
1 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 not arriving
at the time set; also for transmitting intelligence,
or furnishing the means OF transmitting inteili-
gencc in advance of the mail Tho Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fall
urea; for violating the post office laws; for dsobey-
ing tho insructions ofth Department.; for refusing
to discharge carrier when required by the De
partment; for assigning the contract without the
consent of the Postmaster General, or fer 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 inn
posed by law, for the additional service required
or for the increased speed, if the employment oil
additional stock carriers ia rendered necessary
1 but the contractor may, IN such case: rciinquish
the contract. timely notice, if he prefersitto the
change. The Postmaster General may also dis
continue or curtaii the service, he allowing one
/ mouths 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 each
member Of the firm, where company ofers.
should be distinctly stated in the proposals..
Firm for a bid ,chere no change from adrey-
tisen,ent Is contemplated by the bidder.
"I (or we, as the case may be) there write tina
name names in FULL Of there state the residence
resdences hereby propose to carry the a, on
az often as the Postmaster Generals advertisement
for proposals the sanc, dated February 3. 1851,
l requires in the time stated in the schedule con-
| taincd in such advertisement, and by the follow
i ing mode of conveyance, to wit Here state how
il Ss TO be conveyed, for the annual Of there
Il write out the sum in words at full length.l r+
Il Dated tSigned1 40
The following is the form Of the guarantee which
should be filled, the first blank With the name of
the guarantors; the second with that of the bidder
i 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, other equally satisfactory testimonial.
to be men of property and able to make good their
\ guarantee. This guarantee, so certified, should
l accompany each bid: .s %
"The uiidersigned ----0- guarantee that ----,
il his bid for carrying the mail from ------ to
i ---- 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-
1 posed. sl5 se6 ,,fsi 4s.esl 4,
Dated [Signed]
Form Of Certificate.
! The undersigned, postmaster Of --, certifss
l 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
j anty. 1850 g. ~ esFg ISigned1
L Dated oon
The bid should be sent under seal to the Fret
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words Mail
| Proposals-foreign nails written ON the face OF
the letter; and ehould be despatched in time TO be
Il received bv or before the 9Th day of Nav next,