The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-10
PROPOSALS Cor carrying the mals Of the Uni

PROPOSALS. :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
will be received at the Contract Office Of the Post
Office Department. in the city of Washington, un-
til a. IN. Of the Eth Of September next, to be de-
No. b7iI. From vicksburg. by warrenton,
Grand Gulf, St. Joseph's, Rodney, Water Proof,
Natchez, Fort Adams, Red River Landing, ~.
.nans
Plaqucmine, Ibervile. Bayou Goua, New River.
Donaldsonville, Tureaud, Convent. Bonnet Care,
Edgar, Taylor. and Logan's Landing, to New
from LIST October TO lst July and tri-wsekly resi-
due of year.
Leave vicksburg daily, except Wednesday. at
Arrive at New Orleans in so hours by p. m.
Leave New Orlesns daily, except Sunday, at 3
p. m.
Arrive at vicksburg in so hours ty Z Pm.
a week service, the Sunday trip going down, and
the Wednesday one returning, will be consiaefeo'
NOTES.
The contracts are to be executed by the fret OF
September next. Should the Department appoint
travelling agents for the route they are 2. 70 DC con-
trips not performed, and fines imposed Ior 'hose
not run agreeably to contract. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract fur repeated
failures; or for violating the Post Office laws nc
allows pro rata extra pay for additional stock
made necessary by the change, and one months
EXTRA pay on a be
distance be greater than advertised. The mails
are to be taken into and from the Poet Ofhces
named; also, to and from any Offices tnat may DC
established within quarter Of mile OF the river,
during the contract term. The bids should be
guaranteed by one or more responsible individu-
ais, and the suf6ciency of the guaranty duly
certified They should be addressed to the Second
A nj CSeneral. endorsed
Proposals. for route SILL" The contracts are to
be executed by the 18th day OF November next,
and will be in the form Except In the respects
herein particularly mentioped) 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 Prop"sa or we
] 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, oy .he
| 18th of March next, and the service to commence
if required. on the first day Of July thereaHer'
The contracts in that case to be executed oy the
| fret of June next.
| Form, efa Guaranty.
.The undersigned -. guaranty that, if the
bid of - for carrying the mail on route S'7ll
| be accepted by the Postmaster General, he Cor
they, as the case may beg shall enter into the con-
tract required by the Postmaster General prior TO
| the 18th day Of November next, with at least Two
good and sufficient sureties."
Form Of Certificate.
/ 1.-THE undersigned, Postmaster Of --. cert-
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 bid in any Of its essentia
| terms is tantamount to a new bid, and cannot be
received, so as interfere with the regular COM
petition, after the last hour for receiving bids.
N. X. HALL, Postmaster General.
Posr OFFICE DEPARrMENT, July ~, 1852.
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