The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-21

DROPOsALS :or carrying the mails o. the Uni.
L ted States in steamboats, from the 18th day Of
November next 70 the frat day of July, 1854, on
Vii Will The d Post
Office Department, in the city Of Washington, IN
til a. m: of the 18th of September next, to be de-
oidsd b The following ko dsy ,v wo,,.,,o,
Grand Gulf. ST. Joseph's, Rodney, Water Proof,
Natchez, Fort Adams, Red River Landing. st.
Francisvilie, Waterloo, Port Hudson, Lobdelrs
Store. Baton Rouge. Bpulss Landing; msn sia.'
Donaldsonville, Tureaud, Convent, Bonnet Carre,
Edgar, Taylor, and Logan's Landing, TO New
Orleans, 374 miles, six times week, and back /,
from let October to lst July, and tri-weekly resi-
due of year.
Leave vicksburg daiIys except Wednesday, at
4p.m.
Leave New Orleans daily, except Sunday, ut
Arrive at vicksburg in so hours by 7 p. m.
Proposals to omit, during the period Of ak times
week service the snday trip Soing down. ar, and
NOTES.
The contracts arc to be executed by the first Of
September next. Should the Department appoint
travelling agents for the route they arc to be con.
| veyed free OF charge. Deduction will be made Tor
trips not performed. and flues imposed for those
General may annul the contract for repeated
fixtures, or for violating the Post Office laws He
| may alter Tie contract or schedule, provided he
allows pro rata extra rsy ior aadnona. SLICK
extra pay on all curtailments ordered IN tbs 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
namcd, 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 responsibie indiv,dH.
certified They should be addressed to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General, endorsed "Mai
Proposals for route 5,7ll." The contracts are to
and will be in the form Except in the respects
herein particularly mentioned) usually required
in this Department when the service is performed
in steamboats,.
decline to accept any of the proposals. ii the com
pcpsation proposed Is deemed too high; or tn defer
decision thereon until the bids may De submitted
TO Congress for direction; the final decision on
| such bids to &c made, in the latter case, by the
18th of March next, and the service to commence,
If required. on the first day Of July thereafter,
The contracts in that case to be exec ted by the
| first of June next.
Form efa Guaranty.
"Thc undersigned - guaranty that, if the
1 bid of - for carrying the mail on route ST.
be accepted by the Postmaster General, he 70,
they, as the may beg shall enter into the
tract required by the Postmaster General prior &c
the 18th day of November next, with at least two
good and sufficient sureties."
Dated (Signed.)
Form Of Certificate.
"The undersigned, Postmaster Of ---. ccrti.
fes that he IL we'll acquainted with the guarantors
above named, and their property, ana that they
are sufficient and able to make good their guar.
anty." (Signed.)
| Dated -.
| A modification of bid in any Of it's essenta
terms is tantamouut to new bid. and cannot be
received, SO as to interfere with the regular COM
petition, after the laet hour for receiving bids.
N. X HALL, Postmaster General.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, July %, 1852.
| July 24-w4w