The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-14

DROPOSALS .or carrying the mails Of the Uni
L ted States in steamboats, from the 10Th day OF
the following route in Mississippi and louisiana
will be received at the Contract Office OF the Poet
Office Department in the city of Washin e ton, un,
til a. IN. of the 18th of September next, to be do
cided by the following day:
No 57ll From Vicksburg. by Warrenton,
Grand Gulf, St. Joseph's, Rodney, Water Proof,
Natchez. Fort Adams, Red River Landing, ST.
Francisvilie, Waterloo. Port Hudson, Lobdell's
Store, Baton Rouge, Brulee Landing. Manchac,
Plaqnemine, Iberville, Bayou Goula, New River
Donadsonville, Tureaud, Conv' mt, Bonnet Care,
Edgar, Taylor, and Logan's Landing, to New
Orleans, 374 miles, elk times a week. and back,
from let October to lst July, and triweekly resi-.
due of year. ..a -.... #'rr,..a e. ... 7es.
Leave vicksburg daily, except Wednesday at
4p.m. "
Arrive at New Orleans in so hours by D. m.
Leave New Orleans daily, except Sunday, at s
p. m.
Arrive at vcksburg in so hours by D. m.
Proposals to omit, during the period of elk times
the Wednesday one returning, viii be considered.
| a NOTES. g"
The contracts are to be executed by the first of
September next. Should the Department appoint
travelling agents for the route they are to be con-
veyed Tree OF charge. Deduction will be made for
trips not performed and fines imposed for those
| not run agreeably to contract. The Postmaster
General may annul 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
are to be taken into and from the Post Offices
named: also, to and from any offices that ma y be
established within quarter Of mile of the river,
during the contract term. The bids should be
| guaranteed by one or more responsible indivdu
| ale, and the sufficiency of the guaranty duly
certified. They should be addressed to the Second
| Assistant Postmaster General, endorsed small
Proposals for route 5,7ll." 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,. ..... .. "--
decline to accept any of the proposals. if the COM
pensation proposed is 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, the first day of July thereafter,
The contracts in that case TO be executed by the
first of June next. a .... ...,.E ....
Form ofa Guaranty.
"The undersigned - guaranty that, II the
bid Of --- for carrying the mail on foute S III
be accepted by the Postmaster General. he for
they, as the case may be) 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 -. (Signed.)
"Ea Form Of Certificate.
"The undersigned, Postmaster of -, CERT.
es that he 10 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 is tantnmount to new bid, and cannot be
received so as to interfere with the regular COM
petition, after the last hour for receiving bids. .
N. X. HALL, Postmaster General.
Posr OrFicE DEPARTMENT, July %, 1852.
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