The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-20

DRoPOsALs: 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
the following route in Mississippi and Louisiana,
Office Department, in the city Of Washing ton, I'm,
til a. IN. Of the 18th of September next, to be de-
cided BY the following days
No 57ll: From Vicksburg. by Warrenton,
Natchez. Fort Adams, Red River Landing, st.
Francisville, Waterloo, Port Hudson, Lobdell's
Store, Baton Rouge, Brulee Landing. Manchac,
Paquemine, lbeIyille, bayou Goula, New River.
Dona!dsonvie, Tureaud Convent, Bonnet Care,
Edgar, Taylor, and Logan's Landing, to New
Orleans, 374 miles, six times a week, and back,
from let October to lat July, and triweekly resi-
due of year.
Leave vicksburg daily, except Wednesday. at
Arrive at New Orleans in SO hours by 6p.m
Leave New Orleans daily, except Sunday, at 5
Arrive at Vicksburg in so hours by 7 p. m.
Proposals to omit, during the period Of six times
a week service, the Sunday trip going down, and
the Wednes lay enc returning, will 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 arc to be con-
veyed free Of charge. Deduction will be made for
trips not performed, and fncs imposed for those
General may annul the contract for repeated
failures, or for violating the Post Office laws. He
may alter the contract or schedule, provided he
allows pro rata extra pay for additional stock
| extra pay ON all curtailuents ordered in the
vice. No extra pay will be made should the
distance be greater than advertised. The mails
to be taken into and from the Post Offices
named: also, to aud from any Offices that may be
esta bshed within a quarter Of a mile Of the river,
| during the contract term. The bids should be
guaranteed by one or moro responsible individu-
ais, and the sufticiency OF the guaranty duly
certified. They should be addressed to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General, endorsed small
Proposals for route 5,7ll." The contracts are to
and will be in the form Except in the respects
herein particularly nentioned) usually required
in this Department when the service is performed
| in steamboats,.
decline to accept my of the proposals. if the
pensatiou proposed is deemed too high; to defer
decision thereon until the bids may be submitte
| to Congress for direction; the final decision ON
such bids to be made, in the latter case, by the
18th of March next, aud the service to commence,
II required. on the first day Of July thereafter,
The contracts in that case to be executed by the
first of June next.
Form eta Guaranty.
The undersigned - guaranty that, if the
| bid OF -- for carrying the mail on route 5.7ll
| be accepted by the Postmaster General, he Cor
they, the may be) 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 ties."
Dated -. {Signed.)
Form Of Certificate.
"The undersigned, Postmaster of -, certi-
fees 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 it's essential
| terms is tantamount to new bid, and cannot be
| received, to interfere with the regular CON-
petition, after the last hour for receiving bids.
| N. X. HALL, Postmaster General.
Posr OFrIcs DErARrMENT. July %, 1852.
July 24-w4w