The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-12

DPOPOsAIs for carrying the mails of the Uni
June, 1885, tho following route, will he received
at the Contract Office OF the Post Office 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 tho manner and time herein specificd
From Charleston, South Carolina; siet
By Savannah, Georgia, and Key West. Florida;
TO Havana, in the sls!snd Of Cuba, 60 miles,
l1, twice month and hack, in steamships. ll
3 Leave Charisston e ~ LIST and 18th Of each
Arrive At Havana - the 9th and the 2oth of the
Leavs Havana ON the 9Th and 22d of each
month; e4slfsS .sial
q Arrive at Charleston by the 18th and 27th of
Same month. ~ y
Key Biscayne. Miamis as)d Key vaccas. (eiiher
one or ALL are invited.
Proposals for commencing at New York, Savan-
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans will also be
Proposals for more frequent conveyance will be
considered IN II
The proposals should set forth the size, rate and
description of the vessel with sufficient particu-
farity to enable the decision 10 be made the ad
vice Of the proper officers of the naval services whe
thcr the same is IL not convertible into ship of
war. And special notice is hereby given, that.
Sd March. lsa5. those proposals {being acceptable
in other respects) will be preferred which shall
stpuate to deliver the steamship or ships to be pro
vided for carrying said niaiis to the United States.
or TO their proper officer, demand made, for the
purpose of being converted into vessel vessels
Of war; the United States being bound, ON their
part to pay tho fair full value thereof at the time
of delivery, TO bo nacertained by four appraisers,
appointed, by the President United States,
and two by the owner or owners, with an umpire,
in case Of disagreement. to be appointed by the
President ofthe United 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 his discretion.
Such stipulation may induce preferences to be
given in favor Of bid equal in other respects over
Articles Of contract are to be executed by the
cepted bidder and BY bis surctes by or before the
first day Of July next. The contract is to provide,
among other things, that the pay of tho trip 10
to be forfeited when the trip il not performed,
and not more than three tines the pay of the
trip when the trip is not run, and no sufficient
excuse for the failure is furnished, and due
proportion of it when a grade Of service is rem
dcred inferior 10 that specified in the contract;
and that fines may be imposed, unless the de-
linquency be satisfactorily explained in due time,
for falling TO take from, to 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 IL to be wet injured, lost or
Gt Il place
refusing, after demand made, to convey a mail by
any additional steamshipor vessel run by the con-
tractor on the route, over and above tho 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-
gcnce, In advance Of the mail The Postmaster
Generni may annui the contract for repeated fail
ures; for violating the post Office laws; for deobey-
ing the OF the Department. for refusing
| to discharge carrier when required by the De-
partment; for assigning the contract without the
up or running an express AZ aforesaid.
Inc postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, be allowing pro rata in
crease ol compensation, within the restrictions i'm
orto the increased speed, II the employment OF
additional stock or carriers u rendered necessary
but the contractor may IN sucn case rciinquisn
the contract, on timely notice, no prefers u to the
change. The Postmaster General may also dis
continue Or curtaii me service, he allowing one
months extra pay on tue amount dispenseo with;
The route. the service, the yearly pay, tho BIZ bid
member Of the irm, where company offers,
should be distinctly stated in the proposals..
| Form FIR n bid ,pLere M cbnnce fron, nd,er
'se"'e"s = cc''seMPsd'ea Oy t"e D'aae'.
81 (or we, as the case may be) there write the
name in full of there state the residence
or resdencesl hereby propose to carry the mail on
inc Tou'e A.. rom Cnarles.oh g. 70 hasana
al often as the postmaster 6eneraIs advertisement
Tor proposals on the same, uateo feoruary ., iooi
requires, In the tune stated In the scheuuIe con-
tanned IN such advertisement, and by the follow
ing MODE OF conveyance, 70 VII here state now
is 10 oe conveyed ior the annual sum OF mere
write out the sum In words at iuii icngth.l
Dated lSignedI
The following IA the form Of the pu,rantec. which
ehonld he Oiled the frat hlank vith The name If
,bc ntors. The second with bat of The h;dder
nnd ,ha th;rJ And fourth With The bco;nn;n1 ma
tcrn;nat;no no;nte nf the route. and after Sc;nr
dated. shoSld ba signed bv the euarantor. who
a.s. <. S,, X az -;,,..n % certS7fcata nTa 80.
.ass- =. ~.ha. yr,.iI,, - sst;sSsctnrv t.st;,,a;ai
IN he men of nronertv and ablo TO make mood their
guarantee. This E guarantee SO certified, should
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