The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-19

paid In IulJ. June l0-IaWlSept
DROPOsALs :or carrying the male of the Uni.
I 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 received at the Contract Office Of the Post
Office Department, in the city Of Washington. IN
cided by the following day:
No. 57ll. From Vicksburg, by Warrenton,
G rand Gulf. st. Joscph's, Rodney, Water Proof.
Fort Rsd Hudson
Store, Baton Rouge, Brulee Landing. Manchac,
Plaquemine, IberyiIle. Bayou Goula, New River,
Donaldsonville, Tureaud, Convent, Bonnet Care,
Orleans, 374 miles, six times week, and back,
from let October to lat July, and tri-weekly resi-.
| due of year. -.
Arrive at New Orleans in so hours by 6 p. m.
Leave New Orleans daily, except Sunday, at
Arrive at vicksburg in SO hours by p. m.
Proposals to omit, during the period Of six times
the Wednesday ohe returning, Viii be considered.
NOTES.
The contracts are to be executed by the first Of
| September next. Should the Department appoint
travelling agents for the route, they are to BE con-
veyed free Of charge. Deduction will be made for
| trips not performed. and fines imposed for those
not run agreeably to contract. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated
failures, or for violating the Post Office laws. He
may alier the contract or schedule, provided be
allows pro rata extra pay for additional stock
extra pay on all curtailmenG ordered in the ser.
vice. No extra pay will be made should the
distance be greater than advertised. The mails
are to be taken into and from the Post Offices
named: also, TO and from any Offices that may be
established within quarter Of mile Of the river,
during the contract term The bids should be
guaranteed by one Or more responsible indv lr
certified. They should be addressed to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General, endorsed "Mail
Proposals for route 6,7ll." The contracts arc to
and will be in the form Except in the respects
herein particularly meationed) usually required
: in this Department when the service is performed
The Department reserves 10 itself the right to
decline to accept any Of the Proposals. if the com
pensaon proposed is deemed too high; or to defer
decision thereon until the bids may be submitted
to Congress for direction; the final decision on
such bids to be made, IN the latter case, by the
18th of March next, and the service TO commence,
: if required. the first day Of July thereafter,
The contracts in that case to be executed Ey the
frat Of June next.
Form ofa Guaranty.
The undersigned - guaranty that if the
bid of - for carrying the mail on route ST.
be accepted by the Postmaster General, he (or
they as the case may be) shall enter into the con
tract required by the Postmaster General prior Il
1 the 18th day of November next, with at least two
] good and sufficient suretics."
Dated -. (Signed.)
Form Of Certificate.
!. "The undersigned, Postmaster Of -, cert
fes that he is well acquainted with the guarantori
e above named, and their property, and that they
are sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty.'' (Signcd)
= Dated -.
modification of a bid in any of its essentia
. terms ia tantamount to n new bid, and cannot bt
, received SO as to interfere with the regular com
petition, after the last hour for receiving bids.
!, n. K. HALL, Postmaster General.
- Posr OrFIcE DEPARTMENT, July %, 1852.
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