The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-11

PROPOSALS. !or carrying the mails Of the Uni
Il 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 ofaoe Of the Post
Office Department, in the city Of Washington, I'M
til a. m. of the 18th Of September next, to be de-
odsd b y7 the following Hso day Nv
Grand Gulf.-St. Joseph's, Rodney, Water Proof,
Natchez, Fort Adams, Red River Landing, st.
Francisville, Waterloo, Port Hudson, Lobdell's
Paquemine, Iberville. Bayou Gouia. New River,
Donaldsonvile, Tureaud, Convent, Bonnet Care,
Edgar, Taylor, and Logan's Landing, to New
Orleans, 374 miies, elk times a week, and back,
from let October to lst July, and triweekly resi-
due of year.
Leave vicksburg daily, except Wednesday, at
4p.m.
Leave New Orleans daily, except Sunday, at
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 Wednesday one returning, will be considered.
NOTES.
| September next. Should the Department appoint
travelling agents for the route, they to be
| veyed free Of charge. Deduction will be made for
trips not performed, and fines imposed for those
| not run agreeably to contract TbN> Postmaster
| General may annul the cOntract repeated
failures, or for violating the Post Office laws. He
| may alter the contract or schedule, provided he
allows pro rata extra pay Tor additional stock
extra pay on all curtaiments ordered in the ser.
vice. No extra pay will be made should the
distance be greater than advertised. The mails
| arc to be taken into and from the Post Ohices
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 suficiency OF the guaranty duly
certified. They should be addressed to the Second
| Assistant Postmaster General, endorsed small
| 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 mentioned) 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 proposals. if the COM
pcnsaton proposed is deemed too high; or to defer
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, by the
18th of March next, and the service to commence,
if required, on the frat day of July thereafter,
The contracts in that case to be executed by the
first Of June next.
Form ofa Guaranty.
"Ihe undersigned guaranty that, II the
bid of ---- for carrying the mail on route 81 IL
| be accented by the Postmaster General he for
they as the 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." -.-.
Dated -. ut (Signed.)
Form Of Certificate. ...- =
| "The undersigned, Postmaster of -, certi
fies that he is we'll acquainted with the guaraptor,
above named, and their property, and that they
are sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty." (Signed)
Dated --. .
A modification of a bid in any of it's essentia
| terms ia tsntamount to q new bid, and cannot b,
! received, IA to interfere with the regular com
petition, after the last hour for receiving bids.
| N. X. HALL, Postmaster General.
Posr OrrIcE DEPARTMEsT, July %, 1852.
July 24-w4w .t .E