Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-19

lucky, mount vernon, lnQlapa- Onl0ntOwn, Men,
lucky, Raleigh, Shawneetown, Illinois Caseyville,
Kentucky, Cavein Rock Illinois, Elizabeth. Golcon.
Ia, Smithland, Kentucky, Paducab, Metropolis City,
Illinois, Hillerman, and Caledonia, to Cairo, 1sS
miles and back daily, in "suitable and safe steam
boats"
Leave Evansville daily at ii m;
Arrive at Cairo next day by IL m;
Leave Cairo daily at m;
Arrive at Evansville next day by lam
No. 5l02g-Wdy Line.
From St. Francisville, Louisiana, by Waterloo,
Hermitage, Port Hudson, Lobdel's Store, Baton
Rouge, Bruly Landing, Manchac, Plsquemne, her
vile, Bayou Goula, New River, Donsldsonve,
Tureaud, Convt mt, Edgars, Bosnet Csrre, Taylor's
and Logan's Landing, to New Orleans, lie miles
and back dai v, In suitable and safe steamboats,
Leave st Frsncisvie daily at am;
Arrive at New Orleans next day by Gam;
Leave New Orleans daily at m;
Arrive at st. Francisyie next day By l0 "A.
Proposals may BE- made for the express and way
lines between Louisville and New Orleans in one
sum or for each route separately. For the connect
ing line between st. Louis and Cairo distinct bids
should be offered.
No. 4s29.-Cbnnectiag Line.
From st. Louis, Missouri, by Carondelet, Jeff-rson
Barracks, Jacksonville, Illinois, Herculaneum, Mis-
souri,, Selma, St. Genevieye, Chester Illinois, Balm
bridge, Missouri, Cape Girardeau, Commerce, and
Ohio City, to Cairo, illinois, To miles and back
daily, In suitable and safe steamboats,"
Leave st. Louis daily at an;
Arrive at Cairo next day by am;
Leave Cairo daily at s ana;
Arrive at st. Louis next day by O..
The department may require the supply Of any
other offices on the way and connecting lines at its
pleasure.
The service must be performed in suitable and
safe steamboats,, of the very best class In
of low water smaller boats may be used but thew
must be of equal quality and of sufficient power to
make the trips in the time mentioned, d to be
used only during such time Of low water.
Route agents may be employed on each boat, ar
for their accomm odation and for the safe keeping
asserting and making up the mails, a suitable aud
convenient room or rooms must be assigned, 20 be
under the exclusive control of the agent.
The agents are to be appointed aud paid by the de
partment, but they 10 be conveyed and provided
for by the contractors free of charge.
Local agents will be app inted and paid by the de-
partment at the points named in the express and
connecting lines and the termini of the way lines
viz St. Louis, Louisville, Evansville Cairo, Mem
phis, Napoleon, Visksburg, st Francsyine and New
Orleans; at all other places messengers, convey
the mails to and from the boats at the landings and
the post Offices are to be employer and coDpeusa ed
by the contractors; but they to be supervised
and directed bv the local other agent of the de-
rartmen and TO be discharged che aged at any
time when requested by the Postmaster General for
good and sufficient reasons.
In case Of accident to the boats of ether the ex-
press, way. connecting lines by which said boat
may be detained, he mail and agents to be
ferred to the first passing the same way whether
such boat be or be not msi boat. belong or
not to the same contractor TO be carried its
ination and delivered free of charge to the depart
ment.
Special agents OF the departments are 70 be con-
veyed free of charge, on exhibition Of their credeB-
| tails. Also blanks, mail locks and mail bags.
No extra pay will be given should the distance On
either OF the routes prove To be greater than stated
The proposals must be guaranteed by two or more
responsible individuals, and the guaranty duly
tilted by postmaster or judge, or clerk of court
Of record.
Tho dens rtm6nt roeorras tho ,;h, - -o;D.. 49,
bid which may be deemed extravaganza and also to
set aside lower bids in favor of higher ones unless
| the most unquestionable evidence be presented Of
the entire sufciency and responsibility of the par
ties bidding, and of their guarantors.
Bidders, in preparing and submitting their propo.
sails individuals in consenting to become guarantors
and postmasters in certifying to tn ir suficiency
are requested to bear in mind that the object of Con.
gress i'm enactng the law, and of the department in
executing it, is to obtain regular ana reliable iu.s
OF mail packets on this important thoroughfare ar
irving and departing at fixed times at the PRINCIPAL
points all the year round and that strict coupli-
ance with the contract obligations will be demanded
The whole number of boats required for the SER
vice accepted to each contractor must be provided
before the contract will be considered as commence
and they will be subject t the inspection of an agent
or agents appointed by the Department who will
certify to each by NAME that they are of sufficient
size, strength, quality and capacity and in all re-
spects 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 so to be employed will be subject TO
like inspection and acceptance
Bidders and guarantors are referred, for the pro-
visions of law on the subject of their liabilities to
the 9th section Of the :" Act to change the orpsn
zstion of the Post Office Department" approved JIM
ly 3, 1886. -
Articles Of contract are to be executed by the Az
cspted bidder and by his suretes by or before the Isl
day OF November, 1854 The contract is to provide,
among other things that the pay of the trim to he
forfeited when the trip is not performed and not
more than three times the pay of the trip when the
trip is not run, and sufficient excuse for the fail
ure is furnished, and due proportion of it when a
grade Of service is rendered inferior to that specified
in the contract and that fines NAV be imposed nm
less the delinquency be satisfactorily exp aimed in
due time for failing to take FROM deliver into
the post office at the port of landing the mail be-
longing thereto, or any part of said MALL for suffer
ing the mail, or any part Of it. to be wet Injured
lost, or destroyed for conveying ii in place or man.
n-r that exposes it TO depreciation loss or injury.
Tor refusing. after demand made, to convey a mail
by any additional steamboat run by the contractor
OH the route, and above the specified number of
trips in the contract, and for not arriving at the
time set; also for transmitting intelligence, or fur
nishing the means Of transmitting intelligence in
advance of the mail The Postmaster General may
annul the contract for repeated failures for violating
the post office laws; for dsobeying the instructions
OF the Department. for refusing to discharge car
rer when required by the departments for assigning
the contract without the consent of the Postmaster
General, for setting up or running an express
aforesaid. fs-.-
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 |
The Postmaster General may also discontinue or cnr
tail the service, any part Of it. he allowing on
months extra pay on the amount dispensed with
The route, the service the yearly pay the bidders,
name and residence, and the name Of each member
Of the firm, where a company offers should ba AZ
tinctly stated In the proposals. N'- N Nc uis-
p s-ass FORM OF BID.
ISor wei :" of -, propose 10 carry tn.
mails on route No., from To- 49, .a