Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-12-20
United STATES MAIL.
ATaRAMA

POsT Or7IcE DEPARTMENT. Nov. g. 1865.
PROPOSALS FOR CARRYING ThB mails
4 Of the United States from the 18th day Of Peb-
Tuary, 1853, TO the 30th day Of June, 1853, inclu-
sive, on the following route in the STATE OF
ALABAd dA, and in the time and manner sPeci-
fed, will be received at the Contract OLics of the
POst Once Oeparment, in the city OF Washing
ton until p 10. OF the 1Dta January, 1886, TO be
decided ON the rex; day:
Deposit, Butler Springs, Cokerville, Clai-
borne. and q Jamestown, TO Mobile, 3o6 miles
and back, daily, with side supply Of Green
sandy Ridge, and kirkville Hi- weekly; the
trans sportAtIon between Montgomery and
Claiborne TO lie performed In double line
OF four horse coaches, with the privilege,
when the roads arG bad, OF using four horse
horse mail wagons, Of sufficient capacity to
carry whatever mall May be daily received
az Montgomery or Claiborne; and between
Claiborne and Mobile in such classes Of
steamboats as may be suitable In speed, size
and structure, for the regular performance
Of TIC service a. all seasons Of the year, y
be under the satire aud exclusive control Of
ths accepesd bidder or bidders, so that no
breaches Of soazsxion shall occur either way
ipg rtcht 20 regulate oT Interfere with tbs
arrivals aud Departures Of the said steam
baats.
Lave Montgomery daily at4kpm
Arrive at Mobile In g hours, by AZ am
Leave Mobile daily al IL q. N, nom LIST No
vember TO lst June, and at = q u residue Of
the ysaT
ffen lst November to LIST June. ane BY p
m residus sf tbs ycar.
NOTE.
No paw viii he made Tor trips not performed,
and for each Of such omissions not satisfactorily
explained three times the pay Of the trip may be
deducted. For arrivals SO Tar behind time as TO
break onnexisR with depending mails, and not
sufficiently excused, Ons- fourth OF the compensa-
don for the tTip IL subject 70 forfeiture Fines
will be imposed, unlexs the delinquency be
promptly and satisfactorily explained Dy certa-
cates of poEtmzste-s the a1davits OF other cred
liable persons for neglecting TO take the mall from
or into post O3cs; FOR suffering II 10 be I'M Hed,
DESTROYED, robbed or lost and for refusing, after
demand, 10 convey the mail as frequently as the
contractor runs, or Is concerned in running, We
biclex On the route. The Postmaster General may
snuuI The contract for repeated failures TO run
z0r,ssbIy 70 contract, or for disobeyng the post
Sses ~. ~ instrrct(ons OF the department' fne
PostI.asler General may alter the schedule. He
msy also order an increase or service by allowing
theyefor Dro rata increase on the contract pay
He may also curtail or discontinue the service In
whole or IN part, pro rata decrease of pay, II he
alloy one months extra compensation on the
amount c( service dispensed With. The bids
shCuId be addressed TO the Second Assistant Post
master General, superscribed "lddtI PToposafs
for AI1BanG % The contracts TO be executed and
returned to the department by or before the l3th
~ Frbruary 1855 For further particulars as TO
Conditions 10 ie incorporated In the oont-ats bid
6ers NAV see pamphlet advertisement for convey
inc the nails in Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas,
I,G1Isiana and Texas, Of 1854.
JAMES CAMPBELL,
nov sid4w RlstnaSter General