The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-28
Extract from the act Of Corgress Of Sd March,
1916. section Is. .#4

s.And be it further enacted. That il shall be the
duty Of the Postmaster General, in all future let
tngs of contracts for the transportation Of the mall
to let the same in every case. to the lowest bidder
rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful per-
formance, without other reference to the mode of
such transportation than may De necessary 70 pro-
such transportation; nor shall any new contractor
hereafter be required to purchase out, or take at
valuation, the stock vehicle of any previous con-
tractor for the same route"
No. Bidders will be careful TO read the forms and
instructions appended to this advertisement. They
are requested to state in their proposals the mode
tie size and weight OF the nails or the speed call
ed for in the schedules, shall require 1t, the con-
tracts will be made for coach, steamboat, or rail-
road conveyance, as the case may be; and, conse-
quently such routes will be let to bids proposing
such mode of conveyance. In all other cases. the
routes will be assigned to bids proposing the cheap
est mode of transportation.
Co Railroad companies are specially notified
that their regular bids are to be understood in
cluding the supply Of each Office on the line of
their respective roads, not over quarter OF mile
from depot. Separate proposals for offices more
than quarter Of 4 mile off will be considered.
PROPOSALS for carrying the mails of the Uni
ted States from the lst day of July, 1851 to the
received at the contract Office of the Post Office
Department, in the city of Washington, until 9 a.
m of the 3Oth day OF April, 1851 10 be decided by
the lst day Of May 1881 on the routes and in the
5225 From HopkinsviIe at 10 p m, tri-weekly,
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday;
BY Long View, Oak Grove, Ringgoid, New
Providence, Clarksvillc, Macadoo, Fredo-
mia, Thomasville, Fiser's bS Roads, and
Sycamore Mills;
To Nashville BY p m next day, 7S miles;
And back between m Monday, Wednes-
day, and Friday. and 2 p m next days.
1927 From Hopkinsville at . m, tri-wcekly,
Tuesday. Thursday, and Saturday;
By Belleview, Csdi1. Canton, Golden Pond,
Farm, and Milburn;
To Columbus by q IN next day, l0l miles,
b And back between p IN Sunday, Tuesday,
and Thursday, and 8 p m next day.
NOTES.
Each proposal should be accompanied by a guar
anty, signed by one or moro responsible persons,
in the following manner, viz:
The undersigned -- guaranty that --
- be accepted by the Postmaster General shall
enter into an obligation prior to the first day of
July next with good and sufficient surctics 10 per-
form the service proposed"
This should be accompanied by the certificate of
Postmaster, other equivalent testimony, that
the guarantors are men Of property, and able to
make good their guaranty.
The proposals. should be sent to the Department
scaled, endorsed Proposals for route No. -"
and addressed to the First Assistant Postmaster
General.
For the prohibition of bids resulting from combi-
nations, and the terms and conditions which the
contract ia to be made, the last annual advcr
tisemcnt. N. X. HALL,
Postmaster General.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, March s, 1851.
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