The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-12

Department in executing it, is to obtain regular
and reliable lines of mail packets on this ir1ipor.
tan. tnoronghiare, arriving and depart at fixed
times at the principal points all the year round
ana That strict compliance with the contract OBJ.
legations will be demanded. etaAitj
The whole number Of beats required for the
service accepted to each contractor. mist be pro
vided before the contract will be cotsidered, as
spectioh Of ah agent or agents, appointed by the
Department, who will certify to each by name that
they are of sufficient sze, 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service can be withdrawn without the assent of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
acceptance zen aa n s1iSsa gsG a Z + 81 hasj
provisions of law the subject 81 their liabilities,
to the 9th seeti9h 0I the fact to change the or
proved July 3, 1886. AA al
It's desirable that the service go into operation
on the let July, 1853, but the commencement may
De postponed until the lst October succeeding, it
be absolutely necessary and is requested. In any
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Articles ofcontract are to be executed by the &C.
cepted bidder and By his sureties by Or before the
hrst day of July, 1853. The contract s to provide
among other things, that the pay of the trip is to
pc 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 10 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 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, OF any
part of it, to be wet, Injured lost, or DESTROYED:
ior conveying it in place or manner that exposes
" 10 depreciation, loss or injury for refusing af-
ter demand made, to. convey mail by any add1-
uonal steamboat run by the, contractor on, the
route, over and above the specified number or trims
in the contract, and for not arriving at the time
set; also for transmitting intelligence or furnish-
ing the ms ans of transmitting intelligence in ad
vance OF the mail. The Postmaster General may.
annul the contract for repeated failures for vic
lating the post Office laws; for disobeying the in
structions of the Departments for refusing to dis.
charge a carrier when required by the Depart
ment for assigning the contract without the con.
sent Of the Postmaster General, or fer setting Dip
or running an express as aforesaid. =siy - =
1he postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing a prO ratn in.
crease OF compensation, within the restrictions
imposed by law for any increased service required.
Inc Postmaster General may also discontinue or
curtali the service, he allowing one months extra
pay on the amount dispensed with. CO.
The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid.
GERS name and res dence, and the name of each
membfr OF the hrm where company offers
should be distinctly stated in the proposals.
AN Form Of a Bid.
i ], Tor WEI --,, of -, propose TO carry the
mails on route No: u from a - to -, agree sa'
ably to the advertisement of the Postmaster Gene
raj, dated Dist December, 1852, and by the follow
ing mode of conveyance, viz: &
- for the annual sum of - dollars. aasuft
Dated, si5s,as rs s1r III S;onod Il
Form of Guaranty. aH 7a
The undersigned undertake that If the foregoing
bid for carrying the mail on route No. - Be &C.
copied by the Postmaster General, the bidder
SHALL prior to the lst day of July 1853 enter into
the required obligation to perform the service bro
posed, with good and sufficient sureties
oetea. -.sf,s (Slgned by two guarantors.)
Form of a Certificate. @ ls s..
The undersigned, postmaster of ------, certifies
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. a.ltsi<;-.S 80. j. Signed.
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.''
~ a11 8Is #u s. D. HUBBARD
ss l81 iasT Postmaster General.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT., Dec. 8l, 1884, taqfg 5
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