The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-08

Department in executing it, ia to obtain regular
and reliable lines of mail packets on this impor.
tant thoroughfare; arriving and depart at fixed
times at the principal points all Ia a year round
and that strict compliance with the. contract OBJ
legations will be demanded. sasa'oY'haA
The whole number of boats required FOR the
service accepted 80 each contractpr,. must be pro
vided sbefore 1the contract will be considered aa
commenced; and they will be subject to the in
spection of an agent or agents, appointed by thu
Department, who will certifyto each by name that
they are of sufficient size, strength, quality, and
capacity, and in adj 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service can be withdrawn without the assent OF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, for the
provisions of law the subject of their liabilities,
to the 9th section of the sAct to change the or
ganizaton of the Post Office Department" APP
proved July 3, 1886. see s.eA
1t is desirable that the service go into operation
on the LIST July, 1858, but the commencement may
be postponed until the 1st October succeeaing ii it
be absolutely necessary and is request. ID In any
event the contract will expire on the Both June.
1857. sg43sy fsas4,s @ rs
Articles of contract are to be executed by the &C
cepted bidder and by his suretes oy or before The
first day of July, 1853. The contract is 10 provide,
among other things, that the pay of the Trip isto
be forfeited when the trip is not performed, and
not more than three times the pay OF the trip when
the trip ia not run, and sufficient excuse for the
failure is furnished, and due proporti tom OF
when Grade of service is rendered in eror.yto
that specified in the contract; and that fnssnnay
be imposed, unless the delinquency be satsfacto-
rIy explained in due time; for falling 10 take
from, or TO deliver into the post office at the port
of landing the mail belonging theIeto, Ser, any
part of said mail for suffering the small, or any
part of it, to be wet injured, lost, or destroyed
for conveying it in place manner that exposes
tito depreciation, loss, or injury; for refusing, at
ter demand made, to convey mail by any addI
afa lhpai hyyf no cnnfra tor he
route, and above the specified number OF trips
in the contract, and for not arriving at the time
set ALEC for transmitting intelligence, or furnish
ing the m, of transmitting intelligence, in adj
vance of the mail. The Postmaster General may
annul the contract for repeated failures; for vic
lating the post office laws for disoheying the in
structions of the Departments for refusing to dis
charge carrier when required by the Depart
ment; for assigning the contract without the con
sent of the Postmaster General, for setting up
or running an express as aforesaid. .E.lg fEEfas
3 The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing a pro rata in
crease Of compensation, within the rest 1ictions
imposed by law for any increased service required.
The Postmaster General may also disc ontinue or
curtaii the service he allowing one months extra
pay on the amount dispensed with s,ta
I. The route, the service, the yearly pay the bid
der's name and res dence, and the name of each
member of the firm where a. company .eff-rs,
ssould be distinctly stated in the proposals..
81 Form of Bid 5 an
|: Cor we,) -, of -, propose to carry the
mails on route No. -, from 49, to L., agree
ably to the advertisement of the Postmaster Gene
raj, dated 3st December, 1852, and by the follow.
ing mode of conveyance, viz; oeis& i So
r s- for the annual sum of ~ dollarsyIl1
Dated. aiaI diva hne ~ tlySgned.
Form of a Guaranty % 81 s
The undersigned undertake that if the foregoing
bid for carrying the mail on route No.i--- be ac.
cepted by the Postmaster General, = the bidder
SHALL prior to the1stday of July, 1853, enter into
the required obligation to perform the service pro
posed, with good and)suficient sureties.
Dated hna(Signed7by two guarantors)
.--- h Form of Certificate. arsIq
a5 The undersigned, postmaster of scertifes
that he is well acquainted with the above,guaran-
tors and their property, and that they are men of
property and able to make good their guaranty.
% "@ Dated. h5aafH 5rzsy $40 q. Signed. 7oi
Proposals should be addressed, sealed, to the
Second Assistant Postmaster General, and it is
particularly important that they be marked on the
face of the letter Proposals, River Mails."9
.E@@a' S, ID. HUBBARD s4
Postmaster General.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Dec. 81, 1852.
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