The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-10

DROPOsALs for CARRYING the MAILS
i Of the United States in stea mboats from the
18th day OF January next to the 30th day of June,
1855, on the following route, will be received at
the contract Office of the Post Office Department
in the city of Washington, until a. m of the 9th
day Of December next, to be decided by the fol-
$500 From New Orleans by Pensacola Apalachi.
cola, 81 Marks, Cedar Keys, and Tampa,
Leave New Orleans on the Sd and 18th Of
each month;
Arrive a Key West on the 10th and 24th.
Leave hey West on the nth and 25th of each
Arrive at New Orleans on the 18th and aOth.
Proposals are invited for trips once in three
weeks. leaving New Orleans on the lst and 2lst.
NOTES. So
Articles of contract are to be executed by the ac-
cepted bidder and by his sureties by or before the
18th day OF January, 1863. The contract is TO pro-
vide, among other things, that the pay of the trip
10 10 be forfeited when the trip is not performed,
and not more than three times the pay of the trip
when the trip 10 not run, and sufficient excuse
for the failure 10 furnished, and a due proportion
OF It when grade of service lie rendered inferior
TO that specified in the contract; and that fines
may be imposed, unless the delinquency be salts
factoriy explained in due time: for failing to take
from, or to deliver into, the post Office at the port
OF landing the mail belonging thereto or any part
Of said mail; for suffering the mail, or any part Of
1t, to DC wet, injured, lost or destroyed for con-
veying II in place or manner that exposes il to
depreciation loss, injury; for refusing, after de-
mand made, to convey mail by any additional
steamship or vessel run by the contractor on the
route, over and above the specified number of trips
in the contract, and for not arriving at the time
ing the means of transmitting intelligence, in ad-
vance Of the mail. The Postmaster General may
annul the contract for repeated failures; for vio-
ating the post-officc laws; for disobeying the in
structions of the Department; for refusing to dis
charges carrier when required by the Depart
ment; for assigning the contract without the con-
sent Of the Postmaster General, or for setting up
or running an express as Aforesaid. rlaa 54ass
I. The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease of compensation, within the restrictions i'm
posed 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 ds.
continue or curtai the service, he allowing one
months extra pay on the amount dispensed with.
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
der's name, and residence, and the name of each
member OF the firm where company offers,
should be distinctly stated in the proposals.
Form for Bid ,chere no change from ADDER
iisement is contemplated by the Bidder.
Il Tor we. as the case may bc,) There write the
name or names in full of there state the residence
or residencesl hereby propose to carry the mail on
the route from New Orleans to Key West often
as the Postmaster Generals advertisement for pro-
posals the same, dated November g. 1862, re-
qures, in the time stated in the schedule contained
in such advertisement, md by the following mode
OF conveyance, 10 Wit: Hefe state now ~ Ia TO DC
conveyed,l for the annual cum Of Ihero write out
the sum in words at full length
Dated ------. ISigned.
The following ia the form of the guaranty, which
should be filet, the fret blank with the name of
the the second with that OF the bidders
and the third md fourth with the beginning and
terminating points Of the route; and, after being
dated, should be signed by the guarantor, who
must be shown, by the written certificate of post
master, or other equally satisfactory testimonial.
to be men of property, aud able to make good
their guaranty This guaranty, so certified, should
accompany each bid:
The undersigned - guaranty that 49,,
------ be accepted by the Postmaster General,
shall enter into the contract required by the Post
master General, pursuant to such bid, prior to
the 18th day OF January next, with at least two
good and sufficient sureties, to perform the service
proposed. 80 r.4el
Dated 49,. [Signcd
.ag Form Of Certificate.
"The undersigned, Postmaster of -------, cert-
es that he is well acquainted with the guarantors
are sufficient and able to make good their guar
aniy.'
& Dated ---- tSirnedl
The bid should be sent under seal to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words
Z" Mail Proposals" written the face Of the letter;
and should be despatched in time to be received
by or before the 9Th day Of December next, which
will be the last day for receiving proposals under
this advertisement.
PosT OrFIcR DEPARTMENT, November 8. 1852.
t as S. ID. HUBBARD,
Nov 4-law4w Postmaster General.
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at which the Islands known to the Europeans
Down to the present time; by MacFarlane, vol.