Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-10-15
PROPOSALS

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For carrying Mails ofthe United States
on the following Pest Roads, will be
received at the General Post Office, in
the city Of Washington, mil The / 5th
of .Novem Der meet
IN ILLINOIS,
For transporting, on horse back, the
mail from Jacksonville, in Morgan coun-
ty, Illinois, by Beardstown, in Schuyler
county, TO Quincy, in Adams county,
and back the same route, once every Two
weeks.
NOTES.
/. The Postmaster General may ex-
pedite the mails and alter the times Tor
arrival and departure, at any time dur
ing the continuance OF the contract, he
paying an adequate compensation for an
extra expense that may be occasioned
thereby. And he reserves The right TO
aordge any contract made under Tbs
advertisement when he thinks it proper,
and to deduct from the compensation at
the ratio paid under the contract, Tor les
sening the duties OF the contractor
2. fen minutes shall be allowed for
opening and closing the mail, at all OIL
tces where no particular time is speci-
fed.
g. For every thirty minutes delay,
unavoidable accidents eXcepted) in ar
irving after the time prescribed in any
contract, the contractor shall forfeit five
dollars; and, if the delay continue until
the departure of any depending mail,
whereby trip is lost, forfeiture OF dou-
BILE the amount allowed for carry ing the
mail one trip, shall be incurred, unless
it shall be made 10 appear that the delay
was occasoned by unavoidable acci-
deut in which case the amount Of pay
for Trip will be forfeited.
4. Persons m aking proposals, are re-
CURED 10 stale their prices by the year.
Those who contract will receive their
pay quarierly-in the months OF May,
August, November, and February, one
month after the expiration OF each guar
Ter.
S. No other than free white person
shall be employed TO carry the mail.
6. Whers the proposer intends tc
convey the mail il the body OF a stage
carriage, he Is desired to state il in his
proposals; aud the stage mus, be OF sui
fclent size, unless otherwise expressed,
conveniently convey seven passen
gers.
7. Every proposer may oHr in his
bid, 10 make improscneot in the trans
porlation OF the mail, IRON the terms IN
vted, either as TO the mode OF transport
ing 1t, the speed required, or the ire
quency Of the trips per week-which
shall receive Cue consolidation.
The number Of the post route shall
be stated IN every bid, and the proposal
must be sealed and directed 10 The Ge-
neral Post Office, and endorsed Pro.
hosafs."
Strict attention must be given TO the
endorsement, as it is not intended to
break the seal OF any proposal, until the
dme for receiving bids shah have eX
pired.
8. The Postma ster General reserves
10 himself the right of declaring any
contract at an end, whenever one failure
happens, which amounts 10 the loss oi
"Trip
g. The distances stated are such as
have been communicated 10 luls office,
and some OF them may be incorrect On
this subject the contractor must inform
himselt--the department will mol be an
swerable Tor any mistake.
10. No bid shall be Withdrawn after
the time for receiving bids shall have ex-
pred, and should any person refuse TO
lake the contract at his bid, he shall be
beld responsible to the Department for
the difference between his bid, and that
at which the contract shall DE made.
The assignment of bny contract without
the consent OF the Pos master General
shall forfeit it--and in all cases where
application to make transfer is made,
the terms must be fully stated.
JOHN M'LEA
Postmaster General.
Post,Ofice Department, {
18Th August 1925. )