The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-09
FOREIGN MAILS.

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can act to provide for tri. monthly mail frsn
| New Orleans to Vera Cruz via Tampico ant
back, in steam vessels.
"Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatipes Of the United States Of america in Con
and ne s hereby authorized and directed to enter
| into contract for term of five years, and for
| sum not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars
| year, with such person or persona may ofIe,
sufficient and satisfactory security, after due pub
lie notice, for the transportation of the mails Of the
United States, upon the best terms for the United
States, three times month from New Orleans, via
| Tampico, to Vera Cruz and back, in steam vessels
Of not less than eight hundred tone burden, of the
best form OF construction adapted to the navigation
Of the southern waters, the to be ready in the
shortest possible time
PROPOSALS
Will be received at the Contract Office of the Post
Office Department, in the city of Washington I'M
til 3 O'Clock p. m. Of Monday, the Sd day of Janu-
| airy next, Ito be decided by the 9th of the same
| monthly for conveying the mails of the United
| States, for five years from the fifteenth of Feb.
cited: ''''' '' hummer anu ''n' ne'e'n Spe-
| From New Orleans, Ua.,) by Tampico, (Meri.
COZ to Vera Cruz about 900 miles and back three
| times month, in steamships. Time allowed
from port to port to be three days; the schedule
| (subject to approval of the Postmaster GENERALLY
| to be proposed by the bidder.
| Proposals to carry in four days, each way, will
| also be considered. 49, -... -
Proposals to omit Tampico by mail line, and
supply, tri.monthly, by side vessel, in due
nexion, will be considered, in the event of it's being
shown to be impracticable to enter that port with
the steamships Of the line ...s ...7
Proposals will also be considered for the extern.
| sion of two of the above trips from Vera Cruz to
Acapulco, by suitable and safe land conveyance,
thence by steam vessels to San Francisco and backs
The time in passing from Vera Cruz to Acapulco
| not to exceed one hundred twenty hours Give
days) and vice versa. and between AGA pulco and
San Francisco not TO exceed eight days. ...
Proposals are also invited for semi monthly trips,
to be performed each way in not exceeding seven .
teen days, from New Orleans. via Tappico, Vera
Cruz, and Acapulco, to San Francisco and back, in
steamships, &C., as above. Also for two additional
| trips from New Orleans via Tampico and Vera
Cruz to Acapulco and back, to run in not exceed
ing eight days each way, and in due come ZION
with the semi-monthly trips of the mail steamships
Of the present line between Acapulco and San
Francisco. e.'' ... 90. .8.' f
Proposals will also be considered for four trips
month from New Orleans, via Tampco, Vera
| Cruz, and the city OF Mexico, to Acapulco and
back; and for the extension of two Of those trips
70 san francisco by steemshiPs' the ether two to
line, 30 dc to give TO California weekly mail. The
| time between New Orleans and San Francisco not
| to exceed seventeen days. In every instance each
OF the three sections of the line between New Or
| leans and San Francisco should be bid for sepa-
| ratey.
Under the act of March 3, 1851, the service be
tween San Francisco and Vera Cruz is to be for
the right of continuing it one year longer at same
terms. ~
=. In regard to. hat part of the service between
Vera Cruz and Acapulco, the bidder will be
into contract that he has full privilege and autho
rty to execute in the terms OF the contract the
vice herein called for without interference, and in
accordance with treaty stipnlations.
In regard TO the steamship part of the service on
the route between New Orleans and Vera Cruz,
the proposals should set forth the size, rate, and
description of the vessel. (Which must be of not
less than eight hundred tons burden,) and in
gard to the service between San Francisco and
Acapulco, the proposals should set forth descrip
ton OF the vessel with sufficient particularly to
enable the decision to be made on the advice OF the
proper officers Of the naval service, whether the
same is or ia not convertible into q ship of war.
And special notice is hereby given that, agreea.
bly, to the prov of the act of Congress of Sd
March, 1915, those proposals for the hast described
section OF the route (beng acceptable in other re-
spects) will be preferred which shall stpuatc to
deliver the steamship ships, to be provided 70 r
carrying said mails to the United States their
proper officer demand made, for the purpose of
being converted into vessel or vessels of war; the
United States being bound, their part, to pay
the fair full value thereof at the time of delivery,
| to be asccrtained by four appraisers, appointed,
two by the President of the United States, and two
by the owner owners, with umpire, in case
OF disagreement, to be appointed by the President
Of the United States.
The laws this subject are the 7th section Of
the act of March 3, 1915, and the third section Of
the act of June 81, lS4S to which bidders arc re-
ferred. #. a.E ".. >...
The bidder may embrace in his offer stipua
ton to carry an agent of the Post Office Depart
ment with the maii-, or he may omit it, at his dis
cretien. Such stipulation may induce preference
to be given in favor of bid equal in other respects
over a bid not containing it.
BY the second section of the act Of March 3, 1915,
il ie required that contracts for the of
the mail from the United States to foreign ports
shall be made with American citizens, and the
mail transported in American vessels by American
citizens. ~ p. ...
accepted bidder and by bis suretics, by or before
the fifteenth day of February, 1858. The contract
ia to provide, among other things, that the pay of
the trip lie to be forfeited when the trip ia per
formed, and not more than three times the pay of
the trip when the trip is not run, and sufficient
excuse for the failure is furnished, and due pro-
portion 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
sati factory explained in due time; for failing to
take from. or to deliver into, the poet Office at the
port OF landing the mail belonging thereto, or any
part OF said mall for sufering the mail, or any
part of it, to be wet injured, lost destroyed; for
conveying it in place or manner that exposes it
to depreciation loss, or injury; for refusing, after
dema nd made, to convey mail by any additional
steamship, vessel, vehicle by the contractor
on the route over and above the specified number
of trips in the contract, and tor not arriving at the
time set; also, for transmitting intelligence, or
furnishing the means OF transmitting intelligence,
in advance of the mail. The Postmaster General
may annul the contract for repeated failures; for
violating the post Office laws; for disobeying the
instructions OF the Department.; for refusing TO
dischorgea carrier when required by the Depart
ment; for assigning the contract without the con
sent Of the Postmaster General for setting up
running IN 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
imposed by law for any increased service required;
but the contractor may, in such case, relinquish
the contract timely notice, if he prefer it TO the
change, The Postmaster General may also dis
continue or curtail the service, he allowing one
months extra pay on the amount diapensed
with.
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the hid
der's name and residence, and the name Of each
member OF the firm, where a company ofiers, should
odistinctly stated in the proposals,