The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-03
DROPosALs :or carryleg lhe ma,ls Of the Uni.

DROPOsALS :or carrying the mails OF the Uni
l. ted States in steamboats, rom the 18th day
November next TO the fret dayof July, 1854, on
the following route in Nissirsippi and Louisiana,
will be received at the Contract Office OF the Poet
Office Department. in the city Of Washington, un.
til a. III. Of the nth Of September next, TO be
| cided by the following day:
No Oil. From Vicksbarg, by Warren,on,
Grand Gulf, st. Joseph's, Rodney, Water Proof,
Natcbez, Fort Adams, Red River Landing. St.
Frsncisvilie, Waterloo, Port Hudson, Lobdell's
Store, Baton Rouge. Brulee Landing. Manchac,
Plaquemine, Iberville. Bayou GouIa, NV River,
Donaldsonvile, Tureaud, Conv, mt. Bonunt Care,
Edgar, Taylor. and Logan's Landing, TO New
Orleans, 37l u,ilcs, six times weak and back
from LIST October to LIST July, and tri-weeky resi-
due Of year.
Leave yicksburg daily, except Wednesday, at
4 m. 49,. - xxx.
Arrive at New Orleans in SO hours by p. IN.
Leave New Orleans daily, except Sunday, at 5
p. m. IL . .,
Arrive at vicksburg in so hours by I p. IN.
Proposals to omit, during the period of six times
week service, the Sunday trip going down, and
the wednesday one returning, will be considered.
art NOTES. "#..
The contracts to be executed by the first of
September next. Should the Department appoint
travelling gents for the route they arc to be con-
veyei free Of charge. Deduction will be made for
trips not performed, and fles 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 alter the contract or schedule, provided he
allows pro rata extra pay for Additional stock
made necessary by the change, and one months
extra pay on all Curtailments ordered in the SER
vice. No extra pay will be made should the
distance be greater than advertised. The mails
are 10 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 individu-
ais, and the sutticiency of the guaranty duly
| certified. They should be addressed to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General, endorsed "Mail
Proposals for route s ,7ll.' 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 mentioned) usually required
! in this Department when the service is performed
| in steamboats,. sn o. ..."' '.. .'' ." .'.'
The Department reserves to itself the right to
decline TO accept any Of the proposals. If the COM
pensation proposed 10 deemed too high or to defer
| decision thereon until the bids may be submitted
| to Congress for direction; the final decision
such bids to be made, in the latter case, by the
| 18th of March ne,t, and the service to CONNER nee,
if required. the first day of July thereafter,
The contracts in that case to be executed by the
| fret Of June next. s."".srf
Form eta Guaranty.
1.-THE undersigned - guaranty that, if the
bid of - for carrying the mail on route g. Ill
be accepted by the Postmaster General, he Cor
they, the may beg shall enter inta the CEN
tract required by the Postmaster General prior to
the 18th day of November next, with at least two
| good and sufficient suretes." s.a ,.Ba
Form Of Certificate.
| "The undersigned, Postmaster of ---, certi-
ties 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." 4'.4. ,.s--E ..s.-s. (Signed.)
Dated -. H..
A modification of bid in any of it's essential
| terms is Ia ntamount to new bid, and cannot be
! received, to interfere with the regular COM
petition, after the last hour for receiving bids.
| N. X. HALL, Postmaster General.
Posr OFFICE DEPARrMENr, July %, 1852.
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