The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-04
PROPOSALS. for CARRYING the MAILS


PROPOSALS. for CARRYING the MAILS
Il Of the United States in steamboats, from the
18th day of January next to the Both day Of June,
1855. the following route, will be received at
the contract Office of the Post Office Department,
in the city Of Washington, until a. IN of the 9Th
day OF December next, to be decided by the fol-
lowing day. ...
1908 From New Orleans by Pensacola, ApaIachi-
cola, st: Marks, Cedar Keys, and Tampa,
Leave New Orleans on the Sd and 18th OF
each month;
Arrive at Key West on the 10th and oath.
Leave Key West on the 18th and 25th of each
.. month; .. ...
Arrive at New Orleans on the 18th and 30th.
Proposals are invited for trips in three
weeks. leaving New Orleans on the lat and 2lst.
NOTES.
Articles Of contract are to be executed by the
cepted bidder and by his sureties, by before the
18th day OF January. 1853 The contract is to pro-
vide, among other things that the pay of the trip
10 be forfeited when the trip ia 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 is 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
factoriy explained in due time: for failing to take
from, to deliver into, the post office at the port
of landing the mail belonging thereto, or any part
of said mail; for suffering the mail, any part OF
it, to be wet, injured, lost, destroyed; for con-
veying it in place or manner that exposes it to
depreciation, loss or injury for refusing, after de
mand made, to convey a mail by any additional
steamship or vessel run by the contractor the
route and above the specified number of trips
in the contract, and for not arriving at the time
set; aso for transmitting intelligence, or furnish
ing the means Of transmitting Intelligence, in ad
vance Of the mail. The Postmaster General may
nnul the contract for repeated failures for vic.
lating the office laws; for dsobeying the in.
sructions Of the Department; for refusing to dis
| charge a. carrier when required by the Depart
ment; for assigning the contract without the con-
sent Of the Postmaster General, or for setting up
or running an express as aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease of compensation within the restrictions i'm.
posed by law for any increased service required;
but the contractor may, in such case, relinquish
the contract timely notice, If he prefer ii to the
change. The Postmaster General may also dis
continue curtail the service, he allowing one
months extra pay on the amount dispensed with.
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
member of the firm where company offers,
ehould be distinctly stated in the proposals.
Form for Bid aDhere no change from ADDER
tisenlcnt is contemplated by the Bidder.
Tor we, as the case may be,) There write the
name names in FULL of there state the residence
the route from New Orleans to Key West as often
as the Postmaster Generate advertisement for pro
posaIs on the same, dated November 3, 1852, re-
quires in the time stated in the schedule contained
In SUCH auVcTIiec"cu', uuu W suC ioiioWiuS houe
of conveyance, to witt Here state how it ia to be
conveyed j for the annual sum of there write out
| the sum in words at full length ..a
Dated ---. tr.- [Signed.
The following is the form of the guaranty, which
should be 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, or other equally satisfactory testimonial,
| to be men of property, and able to make good
their guaranty. This guaranty, 30 certified, should
| accompany each bid
The undersigned - guaranty that -,
- be accepted by the Postmaster General,
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. "a '.'.'
Dated -------. .-.....:. [signed.l
Form Of Certificate.
H"The undersigned, Postmaster of -, certi
fes that he is we'll acquainted with the guarantors
| above named, and their property, and that they
are sufficient and able to make good their guar
| anty."
Dated -. [signed
The bid should be sent under seal to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words
EMAIL Proposals" written the face of the letter.
| and should be despatched in time to DO received
by or before the 9Th day of December next, which
will be tho last day for receiving proposals under
this advertisement.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, November 3. 1852.
... IS. S. D. HUBBARD,
Nov 4-law4w Postmaster General.
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