The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-13

PROPOSALS for CARRYING the MAILS
= OF the United States in steamboats, from the
10th day OF January next to the 30tb day of June
1865, on the following route, will be received at
the contract Office of the Post Office Department
in the city of Washington until a. m of the Sth
day OF December next, to be decided by the fol-
lowing day. s.a - :. -
a5o3 From New Orleans by Pensacola, ApaIachi-
cola, st. Marks, Cedar Keys, and Tampa,
Leave New Orleans on the Sd and 18th of
each month; ~. - e#t.I-.5
Arrive at Key West on the 10th and 24th.
Leave Key West on the 18th and 25th of each
..' month; s,a. ... .. ,.......
Arrive at New Orleans on the 18th and 3Oth.
proposals are invited for trips once in three
weeks, leaving New Orleans on the lat and 2lst.
NOTES.
Articles of contract are to be executed by the ac
cepted bidder and by his sureties by or before the
10th day OF January, 1852 The contract is to pro-
vide, among other things, that the pay of the trio
% n De forfeited a when the trip Is ns Of ths eI
when the trip is not run, and sufficient excuse
for the failure is furnished, and dine proportion
of it when grade of service is rendered inferior
to that specified in the contract; and that fines
may be imposed, unless the delinquency be salts
factorfly explained in due time: foNfaing 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 mail, or any part of
1t, to be wet, injured, ost, destroyed; for con-
veying 1t in place or manner that exposes il to
mand made, to convey mail by any additional
steamship or vessel run by the contractor 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 furnish
ing the means of transmitting intelligence, in adj
vance Of the mail. The Postmaster General NAV
annul the contract for repeated failures; for vo-
lating the postoice laws; for disobe wing the in
structions 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 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 for any increased service requred
but the contractor may, in sunh case, renquish
the contract timely notice. If he prefer it to the
change. The 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 a company offers,
ehouid be distinctly stated in the proposals.
Form for a Bid ,chere no change from ADDER
tisement IS contemplated by the Bidder.
Cor we, as the case may be,) there write the
name or names in full of There state the residence
or resdencesl hereby propose to carry the mail on
the route from New Orleans to Key Vest as often
as the Postmaster Generals advertisement for pro-
Posals on the same, dated November 3, 1852, re-
quires, in the time stated in the schedule contained
In such advertisement, and by The following mode
Of conveyance, to wit: Here stnts how it Is to be
conveyed, j for the annual sum of There write out
the sum in words at full length
Dated -~-. TSigned.
The following is the form of the guaranty, which
| should be feI, the first 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 after being
dated, should be signed by the guarantor, who
must be shown, by the written certificate Of post
master, or other equally saSsiSst tory testimonial
their guaranty This guaranty, 50 certified, should
accompany each bid:
The undersigned - guaranty that -,
1t bis bid for carrying the mail from ---- to
------ be accepted by the Postmaster General,
shail 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 sufficient suretes, to perform the service
proposed
Dated -. [signcd
Form Of Certificate
"The undersigned, Postmaster of ----, ccrti-
fies that he is well acquainted with the guaranors
| above named, and their property, and that they
are sufficient and able to make good their guar =
| anty."
Dated ----. ..... [Sgned.I
The bid should be sent under seal to the Second
| Assistant Postmaster General, and the words
EMAIL Proposals" written on the face of the letter;
and should be despatched in time TO bo received
by or before the Sth day OF December next, which
will be the Inst day for receiving proposals under
| this advertisement.
Posi- OrrioE DEpARTMEsT, November 3, 1852.
| .a.- S. ID. HUBBARD,
! Nov 4-law4w Postmaster General.