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

PROPOSALS. for CARRYING the MAILS
Il Of the United States in steamboats, from the
18Th day OF January next to the 30th day Of June,
1866, ON the following route, will be received at
the contract Office of the Post Office Department,
in the city OF Washington, until a. m of the 9th
day OF December next. TO be decided by the fol,
s5Os From New Orleans by Pensacola, Apalachi-
cola, St. Marks, Cedar Keys, and Tampa,
"a, to hey West. So
Leave New Orleans on the Sd and 17th OF
,s Arrive at Key West on the 10th and 24th.
Leave Key West on the 18th and 25th Of each
Arrive al New orIcans on the 18th and soth.
Y Proposals are invited for trips once in three
weeks. leaving New Orleans on the lst and 2lst.
NOTES. tia
Articles of contract are to be executed by the ac-
ceped bidder and by his suretics, by before the
18th day OF January, 1853. The contract s to pro-
yide among other things, that the pay Of the trip
is 10 be forfeited when the trip is not performed,
and not more than three times the pay of the trip
when the trip is not run, and no sufficient excuse
for the failure 10 furnished, and due proportion
of it when grade of service is rendered inferior
to that specified in the contract; and that fines
may be imposed, unless the delinquency be salts
factorily explained in due time: for failing to take
Of landing the mail belonging thereto, or any part
Of said mail; for suffering the mail, or any part Of
it, to be wet injured, os, or destroyed; for con-
veying It in place or manner that exposes it to
j
mand made, 10 convey mail by any additional
steamship or vessel run by the contractor on the
route, over and above the specified number of trips
in the contract, and for not arriving at the time
set; also for transmitting intelligence, or furnish
ing the means of transmitting intelligence, in ad-
vance Of the mail. The Postmaster General may
lating the post-ofice laws; for dsobeying the in
structions of the Department.; for refusing to dis
charge a carrier when required by the Depart
ment; for assigning the contract without the con-
,knft hn aknrN En~
or running an express aforesaid ~ So
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the scbedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease of compensation within the restrictions inn
posed by law for any increased service required;
but the contractor my, in such case, relinquish
the contract timely notice, If be prefer II to the
change The Postmaster General may ALEC dis
continue or curtail the service, he allowing one
months extra pay on the amount dispensed with.
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
ders name, and residence, and the name Of each
member of the firm where a company offers,
should be distinctly stated in the proposals.
Form for Bid uhere no change from ADDER
tisement is contemplated By the Bidder.
] Cor we, as The case may be,) there write tho
names in full of there state the residence
or residences] hereby propose to carry the mail on
the route from New Orlcans to Key West as often
as the Postmaster Generals advertisement for pro-
posals on the same, dated November 3, 1852, re-
qures, in the time stated in the schedue contained
in such adver tisement, and by the following mode
conveyed,] for the annual sum of There write out
the sum in words at full length go ~
Dated 49,. ~ ,l.' [Signed.
The following is the form of the guaranty, which
should DO filed, the fret blank with the name of
the guarantors; the second with that of the bidder;
and the third and fourth with the beginning and
terminating points of the route; and, after being
dated, should be signed by the guarantor, who
must be shown, by the written certificate of post
master, other equally satisfactory testimonial,
to be men OF property, and able to make good
their guaranty. This guaranty, 80 certified, should
accompany each bid: ,lH4 s.
The undersigned ----- guaranty that -------,
il his bid for carrying the mail from ----- to
shall enter into the contract required by the Post
master General, pursuant TO such bid, prior to
the 18th day OF January next, with at least two
good and sufficient surcties, to perform the service
proposed. sF g,FSe & ~s.t
Dated -----. [signed.l
Form Of Certificate.
'sThe undersigned, Postmaster of ----, certi-
ies that he ia we'll acquainted with the guarantors
above named, and their property, and that they
sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty"
The bid should be sent under seal to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words
email Proposals. written on the face Of the letter;
and should be despatched in time TO be received
by or before the 9Th day of December next, which
will be the last day for receiving proposals. under
THE advertisement. ss
PosT OFFICE DErARrMENr, November 3. 1852.
s. ID. HUBBARD,
Nov 4--law4w Postmaster General.
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