The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-13

DROPOsALS :or carrying the mails of the Uni
\ ted States in steamboats, from the 10th day OF
November next to the first day of July, 1854, on
the following route in Mississippi and louisiana,
will be received at the Contract Office Of the Post
Office Department, in the city of Washington, IN.
til pa m. of the 18th Of September next, to be de
cided by the following day; " "'..f.- $50
No. Sill. From Vicksburg. by Warrcnton,
Grand Gulf, st. Joseph's, Rodney, Water Proof,
Nntchez. Fort Adams, Red River Landing, St.
Francisville, Waterloo, Port Hudson, Lobdell's
Store, Baton Rouge, Brulee Landing, Manchac,
Piaquemine, lbcrville, Bayou Goula, New River,
Donaldsonvie, Tureaud, Convent, Bonnet Care,
Edgar, Taylor, and Logan's Landing, to New
Orleans, 374 miles, six times week, and back,
from let October to LIST July, and tri- weekly resi-
due of year. ...s ' .' Ee -.
Leave vicksburg daily, except Wednesday, ut
m. .--. ! ,-. .. s.,.
Arrive at New Orleans in so hours by s D. M
Leave New Orleans daily, except Sunday, at
p. m. ft
Arrive at vicksburg in so hours by 7p.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 first of
September next. Should the Department appoint
travelling agents for the route they are to be con.
veyed free OF charge Deduction will be made for
trips not performed, and fines imposed for those
not run agrecably to contract. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated
failures, or for violating the Post Office laws He
may alter the contract schedule, provided he
| allows pro rata extra pay for additional stock
made necessary by the change, and one months
extra pay on all curtailmcnts 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 individu-
| ais. and the suf6ciency 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
and will be in the form Except in the respects
herein particularly montioned) usually required
in this Department when the service is performed
| in steamboats,. ID. H.,e .s .. ..r -.
decline to accept any of the proposals. if the com
pensaton proposed is deemed too high; or 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 therea Ger,
The contracts in that case to be executed by the
first Of June next.
Form efa Guaranty.
''The undersigned 49, guaranty that, II the
bid OF - for carrying the mail on route 5,7ll
be accepted by the Postmaster General. he for
they, as the Gaze may beg shall enter alo the con.
tract required by the Postmaster General prior to
the 18th day Of November next, with ut least two
good and sufficient sureties." "
Dated -. (Signed,l
Form Of Certificate.
eThe undersigned, Postmaster of -. ccrti
fies that he is well acquainted with the guaran tors
above named, and their property, and that the v
are sufficient and able to make good their guar.
any" ... (Signed.)
modification Of q bid in any ofits esscnta /
terms 10 tantamount to new bid, and cannot be
received, 90 as to interfere with the regular com
petition, after the last hour for receiving bids
IS r N. K. HALL, Postmaster General.
Posi- OFFICE DEpARrMEsT, July %, 1874.
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