The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-27

DROPOsALS Dr. carrying the mails Of the Uni
y ted States in steamboats, from the 18th day OF
November next to the first day Of July, 1854, on
the route IN mss.pP and ana
Office Department, in the city Of Washington, I'M
til a. IN. of the 18th Of September next, to be de.
cided by the following day:
No. SILL From Vcksburg, by Warrentqn,
Grand Gulf, st. Joseph's, Rodney, Water Proof,
Natchez, Fort Adams, Red River Landing, st.
Francisville, Waterloo, Port Hudson, Lobdelps
Store, Baton Rouge. Brulee Landing. Manchac,
Plaquemine, lberville. Bayou Goula, New River,
Donaldsonville, Tureaud, Convent, Bonnet Care,
Edgar, Taylor, and Logan's Landing, to New
Orleans, 374 miles, six times week, and back,
from Let October to lst July, and tri-weekly resi-
Leave vicksburg daily, except Wednesday at
pm. s as
Arrive at New Orleans in so hours by 6 p. m.
Leave New Orleans daily, except Sunday, at
p. m. .g' ar..v- ar =
Arrive at Yicksburg in SO hours by D. IN.
Proposals to omit, during the period Of six times
a week service, the Sunday trip going down. and
NOTES. 1r
The contracts are to be executed by the first of
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 perior%sd and fines imposed pos for those
General may annu 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
arc to 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
ais, and the suficiency Of the guaranty duly
certified. They should be addressed to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General, endorsed EMAIL
Proposals. for route 5.7li." The contracts are to
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
pensatiOn proposed il deemed too high; 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 first day Of July thereafter,
The contracts in that case to be executed by the
first of June next. ~# go -.
Form ofa 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, as the case may be) shal enter into the con-
tract required BY the Postmaster General prior to
good and sufficient sureties."
Dated -. (Signed.)
Form Of Certificate.
+ "The undersigned, Postmaster of -, certi-
es 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." (Signed.)
Dated --. "
| A modification of bid in any of it's essential
| terms il tantamount to new bid, and cannot be
| received, as to interfere with the regular COM
petition, after the last hour for receiving bids
l e.. N. X. HALL, Postmaster General.
Posr OFrroE DEPARTMENT, July %, 1852.
| July A-w4w