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

| DPOPOsALs for carrying the mails Of the Uni
L ted States from the lsi of July, 1851, TO 3Oth
june 1856, the following route. will he received
ment, in the city Of washington, until 10 q. m. of
the 9Th May, 1851, Ito be decided by the 18th of
May.) in the manner and time herein specifcd
From Charleston, South Carolina;
| By Savannah, Georgia, and Key West, Florida,
To Havana, in the Island Of Cuba, 670 mles,
| twice month and back, in steamships
| Leave Charleston on tho lat and 18th Of each
Arrive at Havana by the 9th and the 2Oth Of the
same month;
| Leave Havana on the 9Th and 22d of each
Arrive at Charleston by the 18th and 9th of
Proposals to touch at St. Augustine. Indian Key.
Key Biscayne. or Miami and Key Vaccas, (either
one or all,) are invited.
| Proposals for commencing at New York. Savan-
nah, Pensacola, or New Orleans, will also be
sidered.
| Proposals for more frequent conveyance will be
considered
The proposals should set forth the size, rate, and
hrity to enable the decision to be made on the ad
vice of the proper officers of the naval service. who
ther the same is or is not convertible into ship of
war. And special notice is hereby given. that;
Sd March, lS45, those proposals (being acceptable
in other respccts) will be preferred which shall
spulate to deliver the steamship ships. to be pro
vided for carrying said mails to the United States.
or to their proper officer, on demand made, for the
purpose of being converted into vessel or vessels
1 Of war; the United States being bound. on 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 ofthe 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 agent of the Post Office Department
Such stipulation may induce preference to be
given in favor Of bid equal in other respects
| q bid not containing it.
Articles Of contract are to be executed by the ac
cepted bidder and by bis sureties, by or 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 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 it when grade of service is rem
and that fines may be imposed, unless the de-
linguency be satisfactorily explained in due tIno
for failing 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 it, to be wet injured, lost,
destroyed; for conveying it in place or manner
that exposes 1t to depreciation, loss injury; for
refusing, after demand made, to convey a mail by
any additional steamship 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 intelli-
gencc, in advance Of the mail The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
ures; for violating the post Office laws; for disobey
ing the instructions ofhe Department.; for refusing
to discharge carrier when required by the De-
partmcnt; for assigning the contract without the
consent Of the Postmaster General or for 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 i'm
posed by law for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed. if the employment Of
additional stock carriers Is rendered necessary
the contract on timely notice. If he prefers 70 the
change. The Postmaster General may also dis
continue or curtail the service, he allowing ONT
months extra pay on tho amount dispensed with:
The route, the service, tho yearly pay, the bid.
der's name and residence. and tho name of each
member of the firm, where company offers
should be distinctly stated in the proposals..
Form for bid Uhere no change from aduer-
tiscnsnt is contemplated by The bidder.
al (or we. as tho case may boy there write tho
name names in FULL Of There state the residence
or resdences] hereby propose TO carry the mail on
the route from Charleston to Havana,
as often as the Postmaster Generals advertisement
for proposals the same, dated February 3. 1851,
requires in tho 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 j for the annual sum OF there
write out the sum in words at full Iength.l
Dated fSigncd]
The following is tho 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, other equally satisfactory testimonial,
TO be men Of property and able to make good their
guarantee This guarantee, so certified, should
accompany each bid:
''The 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 sureties, to perform the service pro-
Dated GSignedl
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. lSigned1
Dated t
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words " Mail
Proposals-foreign mails' written ON the face of
the letter. and should be despatched in time to be
received by or before the 9Th day Of May next,
which will be the last day for receiving proposals
under this advertisement. a
The acceptance or non-acccptance of the bids
will be determined by the 18th day Of May next
The service is to commence with the trip nearest
to the rst day of July 1857 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 tho 3oth day Of June. 1855.
| Postmaster General
Posr OrricR DEPARTMENT, Feb. 3, 1851
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