The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-08-07
DROPOSALs or carrying the mails Of tn" Cui

DROPOsALs: or carrying the mails Of tn" chi.
ted States in stcamboats from the i5th day o
November next to the fret day OF July, lS5I on
the following route in Mississippi, and Lou,-ara
will be received at the Contract Office the Post
Office Department, in the city Of Washington, IN.
I'll a, m oil me l7!h OF September next, to be- dc.
cided by the following day
No Sill. From Vicksbnrg. by Warren'on,
Grand Gulf, 50 Josepb's, Rodney, Water Proof,
Natchez. Fort Adams, Red River Landing, St.
Francisville, Waterloo. Port Hudson. LohdeI's
Store, Baton Rouge. Brulee Landing, Manchac
Plaquemine, IberviIle. Bayou Goula, New River.
Donaldsonville, Tureaud. Convent Bonnet Clrre,
Edgar Taylor, and Logan's Landing, Ia New
Orleans, 374 miles, six times a week, and back,
from Let October to LIST July, and trweekly resi-
due of year.
Leave vicksburg daily, except Wednesday, at
+P.m.
Arrive at New Orleans in 80 hours by pm.
Leave New Orleans daily, except Sunday, alto
p. m.
Arrive at vicksburg in so hours by I D. 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.
The contracts are to be executed by the fret of
September next Should the Department appoint
travelling agents for the route, they arc to be con-
veyed free Of charge. Deduction will be made for
trips not performed, and faes Imposed for those
not run agrccably to contract. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated
failures, or tor violating the Post Office Laws He
may alter the contract or schedule, provided be
alOW5 rata extra pay Tor aCOlt1onuI euh Is
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 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
guaranteed by one or more responsible iidvidu-
ais, and the sutlicency of the guaranty duy
certified. They should be addressed to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General, endorsed Mail
be executed by the 18th day of November next,
and will be in the form Except in the respects
herein particularly mentioned) usually repaired
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 deemed too highs or to DIT fer
decision thereon until the bids may be submitted
to Congress for direction; the final decision
such bid. to be made. in the latter cusc, Ivy the
l5h OF March next, and the service to c"nIn' nee,
II required, the first day Of July thereafter,
The contracts in that case 10 be executed by the
first of June next.
Form 9}a Guaranty.
THE undersigne - guaranty that, if the
bid Of for carrying the mail ON route Sill
be accepted by the Postmaster General, he Cox
tract required by the Postmaster General prior to
the 18th day Of November next, with at least two
good and sufficient sureties.
Dated -. (signed.)
Form Of Certificate.
"The undersigned, Postmaster of -, ccrti-
fies that he is we'll acquainted with the guaSantors
| above named, and their property, aud that they
| are sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty." (Signed.)
Dated -.
A modification Of bid in any OF its essep tia
terms is tantamount to a new bid. and cannot be
received, 30 as to interfere with the regular COM
petition, after the last hour for receiving bids.
! N. X. HALL, Postmaster General.
| PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT., July %, 1852.
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