The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-17

DRoPOsALS for CARRYING tho MAILS
= OF the United Staics in steamboats, from the
ION day OF January next to the 30th day of June,
1900, on tho following route, will be received at
the contract Office of the Poet Office Department.
in the city OF Washington, until q. m of the 9Th
day OF December next, to be decided by the fol-
s5Os From New Orleans by Pensacola, Apalachi-
4''1 !" cola, St. Marks, Cedar Keys, and Tampa,
" 30 to Key West. ID a.s r.ar i. w.. .., L,
Leave New Orleans on the Sd and 18th of
Arrive at Key West on the 10th and 24tb.
Leave Key West ON the llth and 25th of each
Arrive at New Orleans on the nth and 3Oth.
Proposals are invited for trips once in three
weeks, leaving New Orleans on the Let and 2lst
@n .1.a a NOTES. E@1t2a
Articles Of contract to be executed by the ac-
cepted bidder and by his sureties by or before the
10Th day Of January. 1883 The contract is to pro-
vide, 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 paw of the trip
when the trip is not run, and no sufficient excuse
Tor the failure 10 furnished, and due proportion
OF It when grade Of service 10 rendered inferior
to that specified in the contract; and that fines
may be imPosed, unless the delinquency be salts
actorily explained in due times for failing to take
from, or to deliver into the post office at the port
Of landing the mail belonging thereto or any part
OF said mail; for suffering the mall or any part of
It, TO be wet, injured. lost, destroyed; for con.
veying It in place or manner that exposes it to
depreciation, loss or injury for refusing, after de-
mand made, to convey mail by any additional
steamship or vessel run by the contractor on the
IN the contract, and for not arriving at the time
set; also for transmitting intelligence or furnish
ing the means OF transmitting intelligence, in ad
| vance OF the mail. The Postmaster General NAV
annul the contract for repeated failures, for vio-
latlng the post-ofce laws; for disobeying the in
sructions OF the Department; for refusing to dis
charge carrier when required by the Depart
ment; for assigning the contract without the con-
sent OF the Postmaster General, or for setting up
or running an express aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
crease of compensation, within the restrictions inn
posed by law for any increased service required;
put the contractor may, in such case, relnqaish
the contract on timely notice. if he prefer II to the
change Phe Postmaster General may also dis.
continue or curtail the service, he allowing one
months extra pay on the amount dispensed with.
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
der's name, and residence, and the name of each
member OF the firm where company offers,
ehould be distinctly stated in the proposals..
Form for Bid ichere no change from adver-
tisenemt Is contemplated by the Bidder.
(or we, as the case may be,) there write the
name or names in FULL Of there state the residence
se ae i Nss e mail ON
as the Postmaster Generals advertisement for pro-
posas on the came, dated November 3, 1852, re-
quircs, in the time stated in the schedule contained
In such advertisement, and by the following mode
Of conveyance, to wit: Here state how it fs to be
| conveyed,] for the annual sum of there write out
the sum in words at full length .,,'.
The following is the form Of tho guaranty, Which,
should be fled, the frat blank with the name OF
the guarantors; the second with that of the bidders
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, or other equally satisfactory testimonial.
to to be men Of property, aud able to make good
nna rnnfu ;fsol okA
accompany each bd .-..''.... --..
Tho undersigned --- guaranty that -,
ii bis bid for carrying the mail from 10
1890 be accepted by the Postmaster General,
shall enter into the contract required by the Post
master General, pursuant to such bid, prior to
the 18th day Of January next, with at least two
good and snfhcent sureties to perform the service
proposed. - ~. ...,,,
Dated ------. 80 WI. fSigned,l
hDn Form Of Certificatc.rn y,7
"The undersigned, Postmaster ri ------, CERT.
fies that he is we'll acquainted with the puarantors
above named, and their property, and that thew
anty." @'l &a'E p '1.'''"' e4
Dated 49, nftsas .r. b. atg rs;n..,
The bid should be sent under seal to The Second
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words
and should be despatched in time TO DO received
BY or before the 9Th day of December next, which
Will be the last day for receiving proposals under
this Advertisement. ~ 'aissa
rosT oFFiCH DEPARThENT, november 5. 1852.
- tlaf Il. ~ #. S. ID. HUBBARD,
Nov 4--law4w f Postmaster General.
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| at which the Islands were known to the Europeans
down TO the present time; by MacFarlanc,l vol.
Japan and the Japanese, with IL illustrations; by
Talbot Watts, M b. SNt tsgl bHE
Japanese Manners and Customs in the Nineteenth
Century; by Siebold. EH,ftsta "
Sicily, Pilgrimage; by H. T. Tuckerunan.
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