The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-06

DRoP0sAIs for CARRYING tho MAILS
OF the United States in steamboats, from the
10Th 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 sth
day OF December next, to be decided by the fol-
s5Os From New Orleans by Pensacola, Apalachi-
cola, st; Marks, Cedar Keys, and Tampa,
Leave New Orleans the I'd and l7th Of
each month; r.egtT sG5
Arrive at Key West on the 10th and 24th.
Leave Key West on the llth and 25th Of each
Arrive at New Orleans on the 17th and 3Oth.
Proposals are invited for trips once in three
weeks. leaving New Orleans on the ist and 2lst,
NOTES. .. I,
Artises of contract are to be executed by The ac-
ceped bidder and by his sureties. by before the
18th day Of January. 1859. The contract ia to pro-
vide, among other things, that the pay Of the trip
10 TO be forfeited when the trip - not performed,
and not more than three times the pay Of the trip
for the failure n furnished, and due proportions
of it when grade Of service Is rendered inferior
to that specified in the contract; and that fnes
may be imposed, unless the delinquency be satis-
hctorily 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, any part
OF said mail; for suffering tho mail, or any part Of
it, TO be wet, injured lost, destroyed; for con-
depreciation, loss, injury; for refusing, after de-
mand made, 10 convey mail by any additional
steamship or vessel run by the contractor on the
route, and above the specified number Of trips
in the contract, and for not arriving at the time
act; also for transmitting intelligence, furnish
ing the means OF transmitting intelligence, in adj
vance Of the mail. The Postmaster General may
annul the contract for repeated failures; for vio-
lating the post-ofice laws for disobeying the in
structions Of the Department; for refusing to dis
charge a carrier when required BY the Depart
ment; for assigning the contract without the con-
cent of the Postmaster General, or for setting up
or running an express as aforesaid. 49, as5 At e
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease Of compensation, within the restrictions inn
posed by law for any increased service required;
but the contractor may, in such case, relinquish
the contract timely notice. if he prefer ii to the
change. The Postmaster General may also dis
continue 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 tghere no change from ADDER
tisement is contemplated by the Bidder.
Cor we, as the case may be,) there write the
name names in FULL of there state the residence
or rcsidences] hereby propose to carry the mail
the route from New OrIeans to Key West as often
the Postmaster Generals advertisement for pro-
posas on the same, dated November 3, 1852, re-
qures, in the time stated in the schedule contained
in such advertisement, and by the following mode
of conveyance, to wit: Here state how it is TO be
conveyed for the annual sum Of there write out
the sum in words at full length ..
The following is the form of the guaranty, which
should be filed, the first blank with the name of
the guaranors; the second with that of the bidder;
and the third and 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, and able to make good
their guaranty. This guaranty, certified, should
accompany each bid: -
The undersigned --- guaranty that $500.
If his bid for carrying the mail from -- 10
-- be accepted by the Postmaster General,
shall enter into the contract required by the Post
master General, pursuant to such bid, prior 10
the 18th day Of January next, with at least two
good and sufficient surctics, to perform the service
proposed. t
Dated ------. [signcd.l \
Form Of Certificate. s.. .,,.
"The undersigned, Postmaster of -------, certi-
above named, and their property, and that they
are sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty." #a}E ~
Dated $3.50. [Signed.l
The bid should be sent under seal to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General, and the words I
" Mail Proposals" written on the face Of the letter;
and should he 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 adv ertiscmcnt. ftr
Posr OFFICE DErARrMENr, November 3. 1852.
S. ID. HUBBARD,s
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