The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-02

l EOAEIdN
PROPOSALS for carrying the mails OF the Uni
| i ted States from the 1st Of July, 1851, to 30th
June, 1856, the following route, will he received
mcnt, in the city of Washington, until 10 a. m oi
the OH May, 1851, ITO be decided by the 10Th OF
| Nav y In the manner and time herein specifed;
From Charleston, South Carolina;
BY Savannah, Georgia =, and Key West. Florida,
70 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 10th ofthe
same month;
| Leave Havana on the sth and 22d Of each
Arrive Ss at Charleston by the ls.h and a7th of
| Proposais 70 touch at st. Augustine. Indian Key.
Key Biscayne. or Miami, and Key Vaccas' (ei'ner
Proposals for commencing at New York, savan-
nah, PensacoiA, OF New Orleans, will also be con-
Proposals for more frequent conveyance viii be
The proposals., should set forth the ssc, rate, and
description of the vessel, with sufilcient pertcu-
hrity 70 enable the decision to be made on the ad
vice of the proper officers Of the naval service whe-
ther the same 10 or is not convertible into ship o.
war. And special notice 10 hereby given, that,
Sd March, IS45. those proposals (being acceptable
in other respects) will be preferred which shall
spuate to deliver thestcamship az ships 70 DC pro
vided for carrying said mails to the United states,
to their proper officer, demand made, Tor the
purpose of being converted into vessel or vessels
| 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 Of the United States,
and two by the owner or owners, "1ih an umpire,
| in OF disagreement, to be appointed by the
| President Of the 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
given IN favor Of bid equal in other respects over
| bid not containing it, ~
Articles of contract to be executed by the ac-
eepted bidder and By bis soreties by or before the
| 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 mo sufncicns
excuse for the failure il furnished, and due
proportion of it when grade Of service is rem
dered, inferior to that specified in the contract;
lnquency be satisfactorily explained in due tirnc.
for fang to take from, to deliver into, the Post
Office at the port of landing the mail belonging
thereto, any part Of said MALL for suffering tbs
mall or any part of it, to be wet. injured, lost,
| destroyed; for conveying il in place or manner
that exposes il to depredation loss, or injury; Tor
refusing, after demand made, to convey mail by
any additional steamship vessel run by the con.
tractor the route, over and above the speclhed
number Of trips in the contract and for not arriving
at the time set; also for transmitting inteiilgenGe
/ or furnishing the means Of transmitting intclli-
| gcnce, in advance Of the mail. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
ures; for violating the post office laws for disobcy
ing the instructions ofthe Department. for refusing
| to discharge carrier when required by the Dc
partment; for assigning the contract without the
consent OF the Postmaster General, or fer 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, Tor the additional service lequrea;
additional stock carriers Is rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such case, relinqush
the contract on timely notice. II nc 70 ,ne
change. The Postmaster General may also dis
4 continue curtail the service, be allowing one
months extra pay on the amount dispensed with:
| The route, the service, the yearly pay, the brd
| der's name and residence, and the name OF cHch
member Of the firm, where company offers.
should be distinctly stated in the proposals.
| Form for bid iuhcre no change from ADDER
/ tisement Is contemplated by the bidder.
"t tor we, an the case may be) there write tho
name or names in full Of there state the residence
hereby 20 IaaI the s on
as often as the Postmaster General advertisement.
for proposals the same, dated February 8, 1901,
requires, in the time stated in the schedule CON
| taincd in such advertisement, and by the follow
! ing mode of conveyance, to wit: [Hcrc state how
it Is to be conveyed for the annual sum Of lhero
write out the sum in words at full iength.J
Dated lSiKnedl
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| should be filed the fret 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, alter beng
dated, should be signed by the guarantor. who
must be shown. by the written certificate OF a post
! MASTER or other equally saisiactory testimonial,
to be of property, and able to make good their
| guarantee. This guarantee, 30 ccrtit'ed, should
accompany each bid:
s'The undersigned -- guarantee that ----,
if his bid for carrying the mail from ------ to
| - be accepted by the Postmaster General,
| - shall enter into tkc contract required by the
Postmaster General, pursusnt to such bid, prior to
| the LIST day of July next, with at least two good
and sufficient suretcs to perform sse service pro-
| posed.
| Dated lSigned1
Form Of Certificate.
/ The undersigned, postmaster of --, certifes
| that no is we'll acquainted with the guarantors
| above named and their property, and that they
! are sufficient and able to make good their guar
| anty. tSignedl
The bid should be sent under seal to the First
Assistant Postmaster General and the words Mail
i Propoeals--foregn 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
4 under this advertisement. 80
The acceptance non acceptance OF the bids
will be determined by the 10th day Of May next
| The service is TO commence with the trip nearest
to the first day of July, 1856 but if the bidder shai
| not consider himself able or prepared to put the
service in operation about that day, he will
specify the day Of commencement in his proposals.
| The contract term viii expire with the voyage
ending on or about the aoth day Of June, 1859.
| Postmaster General.
Posr OrrIcx DEPARTMENT, Feb. 3. 1851.
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