Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-12-14
UNITED STATES MAIL.
ALABAMA

POsT OT2rCE DEPARTMENT. NOV. y, lSJo.
PROPOSALS. FOR CARRYING THE mails
Il Of the United states from the 18th day 9 Feb
ryrary lSJ5 to the 3Gth day Of June, 1855, inclu-
slve, on the following route in the STATE or
ALABAMA, and IN the time and manner spoct-
fed, viii be received AZ the Contract Orncs OF the
Post Once Department, in the city OF Washing
ton, un:I p. m, cf the 10Th January, 1855, to be
7UaNFrosn Montgomery, by Steep Greek, For,
Deposit, Buuer springs, CokeIville, Clai-
borne. and Gainest0wn, 20 Mobile, 268 miles
and back, daily, With side supply Of Green
vile daily, and OF Tintlalah, Hickory Grove
Sandy Ridge, anu Kirkyille ri-weekly; the
Transportation between Montgomery and
Claiborne TO be performed IN double line
Of fOIr-hoYse coaches, with the privilege,
when the roads arc bad, Of using four horse
horse mail wagons, Of sufficient capacity to
carry whatever NAH may be daily received
at Montgomery or Claiborne; and between
Claiborne and Mobile In such claszes Of
steamboets as may Oe suitable In speed, size
and structure, for tbe regular performance
oY the service ct al seasons Of the year, to
be under tive anti.e and exclusive control Of
the accepted bidder or bidders, 50 that no
ueacbesaf couneII0n shall occur either way
b. reasH1 of any othg person or persons bav-
IL. right 10 regulate or intsrffTe with the
arrivals and dsSaItuIes Of the said steam
bots.
AIdvs At Mobile " 8 hdp1s, Sya gam
Leave Mobile daily at IL a. IN, from 1st No
n vemoer to Ist June, and at = a N residue Of
the year
Arrive in Montgomery In 8 hours, by IL m,
from lst November To lst June, and by o
m residue Of the year.
NOTE
, No nav will be made for trips not performed,
and for each OF such omissions not satisfactorily
e,nlaIned three times the pay Of the trip NAV be
5sductei Por arrivals so far behind time as to
hreak conrexiOn with depending mails, and not
Hrrffeiently excused, One-fourth Of the compensa-
ZION Tor the trip is subject to forfeiture. Fines
,.,,T he Imposed, unless the delinquency be
-roynntIv and satisfactorily explained by certih-
20 ~ nostInasters the ahdavits Of other cred
sxbIe nersons for negleetins 10 take the mail from
:, most Office; for suffering IL to be injured
5000 robbed or lost; and for refusing, AFTER
Ido11s1i 70 convey the mail as frequently as the
..-actor runs or IL concerned IN running, We
49, On the route. The Postmaster General may
Ia,,I the contract for repeated failures TO run
ans-.hIy 20 contract, or for disObeying the post
gyys M instructions OF the department. The
00HS,nss,er General Iaay alter the schedule He
Io. &c order an increase OF service by allowing
Ii41J o, a Dro TatI increase ON the contract pay.
rnsv also eurtail or discontinue the service In
O. in part at pro yata decrease OF pay, IL he
49, one months extra compensation on the
a.snt of service dispensed with. The bids
t,no,S he addressed 10 the Second Assisan Post
snO.a- General superseded "MaH Proposals
liz Izsnun - The contracts to be executed and
,,<..d ., 20 the department by or before the ioth
~ PsbTuary, 1856. For further particular as 70
s,.ions 70 be Incorporated in the contracts bid
,,,.v see pamphlet advertisement for convey
Soal the nails IA Alabama, alssiSsPPi' AfkhhSss
IL -, "a aai Texes, OF 1874.
'1di''@- - JAMES CAMPBELL,
., a. ., p,pztnfaste< tSSaffa.