The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-11
FOREIGN MAILS.

PROPOSALS for CARRYING the mails Of the Uni
L ted States from the LIST Of July, 1851, to sOth
June, 1885, the following route will be received
at the Contract Office of the Post Office Depart
ment in the city OF Washington, until 10 a, IN. OF
the 9th May, 1851, (to 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;
To Havana, in the Island Of Cuba, go miles
twice month and back, in steamships.
Leave Charleston on the lat and 10Th OF each
| month;
Arrive at Havana by the 9th and the 2oth of the
same month;
Leave Havana on the 6th and 22d of each
Arrive at Charleston by the iath and 9th Of
same month.
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 con-
sidered.
Proposals for more frequent conveyance will be
considered.
The proposals should set forth the size, rate. and
description Of the vessel with sufficient particu-
rity to enable the decision to be made on the ad-
vice OF the proper officers of the naval service, whe-
ther the same ia is not convertible ship OF
war. And special notice 10 hereby given. that,
Sd March, ls45. those proposals (being acceptable
in other respects) will be preferred which shall
stipulate to deliver the steamship ships to be pro
vided for carrying said mails 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 the fair full value thereof at the time
of delivery, to be ascertaned by four appraisers,
appointed two by the President ofhe 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 a stipulation
to carry an agent of the Post Office Department
with the mails, he may omit it, at his discretion.
Such stipulation may induce preference to be
given in favor of bid equal in other respects
a bid not containing il.
Articles of contract are TO be executed by the ac-
cepted bidder and by his sureties by before the
first day Of July next. The contract is 70 provide,
among other things, that the pay Of the trip ie
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 q grade Of service is rem
dered inferior to that specified in the contract;
and that fines may be imposed, unless the de-
linquency be satisfactorily explained in duo time
for failing to take from, or to deliver into the posi-
Office at the port of landing the mail belonging
thereto, or any part of said mail; for suffering the
mail, or any part Of it, to be wet injured lost, or
destroyed; for conveying il in place manner
that exposes it 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 annui the contract for repeated fail
ures; for violating the post Office aws for disobcy
ing the lnstructons OF the Department. Tor refusing
to discharge carrier when required by the De
partment; for assigning the contract without tht
consent Of the Postmaster General, or for setting
up running an express aforesaid
The Postmaster General may alter the contract
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease OF compensation within the restrictions in
or Tor the Increased speed. II the employment o
additional stock or carriers 10 rendered necessary
but the contractor may IN sucn case. rennquisl
change The Postmaster General may also dis
continue or curtail tne service, ne ailoWing p on
months extra pay ON the amount dispensed with;
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
member of the firm, where a company offers
should be distinctly stated In the proposals.
Form for bid ,cherc mo change from adver
t;:emenf - confe,n,Ioted h, f6e b;J,Ier
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''I Tor we, as the case may beg There write tn
name or names in FULL of there state the rcsidcnc,
or residcnccs hereby propose 70 carry the maii OF
the route from Charleston 70 Havana
Tor proposals on the same, dated feDruary ., 1901
requires, In the tune stated IN tne scneaule con
tanned IN such adverusement, ana 4y 'ne ioiiow
ing moae OF conveyance 10 wiz mere s'ase nov
10 TO be conveyed ior the annual sum OF lner
write out the sum IN words at Iuil lengthI
n Dated loiRnedJ
Tho folIowinr is tho form of the 0llarantce which
ebonld he f,ied The frst blank With the name q
the guarantors: the second with that of the bidder
and The third and fourth with the beginning ant
tsr,nnotnn no;nts of The ronte: and after bc;n,
dated shoSSld he signed bv the ruarantor. VIII
.ss t.' ~ .SSa az ,.r;,,s, nor,5tica 20 nf ~,
, s ss ~ a. .hJ go. H., sa,isfsctoru test;mnrp;sI
70 hc men of nronertv' and ablc TO make rood thei
guarantee. This guarantee SO cer'ihed' shoui'
0coTTnapany Tap y!I eacn piu; ,r.n,oo.h.,
ns ~; & &nnders'gnca ,hg guaran'sc ara; eeo .nal .
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