The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-14

Department In executing Il, Ii to obtain regular
and reliable lines Of mail packets on this impor.
tant thoroughfare, arriving and departing Ct hxed
times at the principal points al thsyear round
and that strict compliance with the contract OBJ
legations will be demanded. 9assA
I The whole number of boats required for the
service accepted 10 each contractor. must be pro
vided before the contract will be considered a.
commenced, and they will be subject to the In
spection Of an agent OF agents, appointed by the
Department, who will certify to each by name that
they are Of suficient size strength, quality. and
capacity, and in all respects adapted to the duty
to be performed. No boat once accepted into the
service can be withdrawn without the assent of
the Department. and any new boat proposed to be
| employed will be subject to like inspection and
Bidders and guarantors are referred, fof the
provisions law on the snbject of their liabilities,
to the 9Th section of the fsAct to change thsor
ganization Of the. Post Office DepartM Ap
proved July ;, 1855. 81 81 II .ssss All atsss
1T ls desirable that the service go into operation
on the let July, 1853, but the commencement may
be postponed until the 1st October succeeding II It
be absolutely necessary and is requested. In any
event the contract will expire onthe s0th June,
1867. astI5fsas sfs III sg spg8sY ID S E
Articles of contract are 10 bsesscnted By the &c
cepted bidder and BY bis surstes, BY Or before the
first day Of July 1852 The contract il to provide.
among other things that the pay Of the tip to
| be forfeited when the trip il not performed, 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 proportion Of
when grade Of service is rendered inferior to
that specified in the contract and that, fines may
be imposed, unless the Delinquency be satisfacto.
rily explained in due time; for falling 70 take
from, or to deliver into the post ONCE at the port
part Of said mail, for suffering the mail, or any
part of it, to be wet, injured, 0st, or destroyed
Tor conveying 1t in place or manner that exposes
to depreciation, loss, or injury for refusing, a
ter demand made, to convey a mail by any addl-
tonal steamboat run blythe contractor gonk the
route, over and above the specified number of trips
in the contract, and for not arriving cat the time
set also for transmitting intelligence, furnish
ing the means of transmitting Intelligence in adj
Vance of the mail The Postmaster General may
annnl the contract for repeated failures for VIC
lating the post Office laws for adisobeying the in
structions OF the Department.; for refusing toEdis
charge carrier when required by the Depart
ment; for assigning the contract without the con.
sent OF the Postmaster Generals or for setting up
or running an express aa aforesaid. asssAs
the Postmaster General may alter the contract.
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease of compensation, within the restricfions
imposed by law for nyincreased service required.
! The Postmaster General may nalso discontinue or
curtail the service, he allowing one months extra
pay onlthe amount dispensed with. a
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,
4 should be distinctly stated in the proposals. sal
Form Of Bid.
! ], .(or we,, -4a, Of *, propose tocarry the
mails OF, route No. 49,, from --1 to Ii ,asree'
ably to the advertisement of the Postmaster Gene
rail- dated 3lst December, 1852, and by the follow
ing mode of conveyance, viz:
- for the annual sum of -- dollars.
Dated. Signed. s
/ Form Of Guaranty.
The undersigned undertake that il the foregoing
bid for carrying the mail on route No. - be &C.
shail. prior TO the lst day 1861 enter into
the required obligation to perform the service pro