The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-11
DRoPosALs or carrying the malIs Of the Uni

DROPOSALS. or carrying the mails OF the UNI
L ted States in steamboats, from the 18th day Of
November next to the first day OF July, 1854. on
the following route in Mississippi and Louisiana,
will be -eceived at the Con- ract Office OF the Post
Office Department, in the city Of Washington. IN
til a. m. Of the 18th Of September next, to be de-
No. Sill. From vicksburg. by warrenton.
Grand G off, St. Joseph's, Rodney, Water Proof,
Natchez, Fort Adams, Red River Landing, So.
Erancsyi!le Waterloo Port Hud an aosdsis
Plaquemine, Ibervile. Bayou Goula, New River,
Donaldsonville, Tureaud, Convent, Bonnet Carrie,
Edgar, Taylor, ana Logan's Landing, to New
from let October to lst July, and tr-weekly resi-
due of year.
Leave Vicksburg daily, except Wednesday, at
Arrive at New Orleans in so hours by 8 Pun.
Leave New Orleans daily, except Sunday, at 8
p. m.
Arrive at vicksburg in 80 hours by 7 p. m.
a week service, the Sunday trip going down, and
the Wednesday one returning, will be considered.
NOTES.
The contracts to be executed by the first OF
September next. Should the Department appoint
travelling agents for the route, they to be con-
veyed free 81 charge Deduction will be made for
trips not performed, and fines imposed Tor those
not run agreesbly to contract. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated
failures, or for violating the Post Office laws He
allows pro rata extra pay for additional stock
made necessary by the change, and one months
extra pay On all curtailments ordered in the SER
vice. No extra pay will be made should the
distance be greater than advertised. The mails
to be taken into and from the Poet Offices
named: aso. 10 and from any offices that may be
established within quarter Of a mile OF the river,
during the contract term. The bids should be
guaranteed by one or more responsible individn-
ais, and the suficiency Of the guaranty duly
certified. They should be addressed TO the Second
Assistant Postmaster General, endorsed ''Mail
Proposals for route SILL" The contracts are to
be executed by the 18th day of November next,
herein particularly mentioned) usually required
in this Department when the service is performed
in steamboats,.
The Department reserves to itself the right to
decline to accept any Of the proposals II the com
pensatop proposed s deemed too high; or to defer
decision thereon until the bids may be submitted
TO Congress for direction; the final decision on
ouch bids to be made, in the latter case, hy the
18th Of March pext, and the service TO commence,
If required. the first day of July thereafter,
The contracts in that case to be executed by the
first Of June next.
Form ola Guaranty.
1.-THE undersigned - guaranty that, If the
bid of - for carrying the mail ON route SIN
be accepted by the Postmaster General, he Cor
they, the case may beg shall enter into the CON-
tract required by the Postmaster General prior to
the 10Th day Of November next with at least Two
good and sufficient sureties."
Form Of Certificate.
"Thc undersigned, Postmaster of --. certi-
es 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." (Sgned.)
Dated -.
A modification Of a bid in any of it's essential
| terms is tsntamount to a bid, and cannot be
| received, to interfere with the regular com
| petition, after the Last hour for receiving hide.
| N. X. HALL, Postmaster General.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMESr, July p, 1852.
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