The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1841-01-27

tract and al'er the schedule he allowing pro rata
increase of compensation, within the restrictions
imposed by law, Tor the additional service roqured
or Tor the increased speed II the employ yment Of ad-
ditOna stock carriers y rendered necessary but
the contractor may ~ such case renbqnish tie con.
tract on tiine notice If he prefors il To the change
He may also discontinue or curtad the service he
allowing one months extra pay on the amount dis.
pensed with.
10 The payments will be made through drafts
on post Offices otherwise after the expiration OF
each quarter, cay IN February. May, August and
Noyeubcr
IL The distances given according to the
best information but no Increased pay will be a +
lowed should they prove 10 be greater than is adyer
tsed II the places are correctly named.
IL The Postmaster General ~ prohibited by
law from knowingly making contract lor the iraus-
portaton Of the mail with any person who shall
have entered INTO any combination, 10 prevent the
making Of any bid for mail contract By any other
person or persons, or WHO shall have made any q.
grecmcut. or shall have given or performed, Or
promised 10 give or perform. any consideration 10
do or not 10 do, any thing whatever 10 induce any
other person not to bid for mail contract.
l3 On coach routes where the present conirac-
tor shaI! be superseded by under.hdder, wiO
may not have tie stage property requisite for the
performance Ci the Contract he shall purchase from
the present contract for such Of bis coaches teams
and harness belonging to the route shah be- need
81 aud may be srita,c for The teryIce "a, fair yni
hhlbli anu MAKE Pa tlhElu HfftIOf uy ItdNOHhb'
instruments, as ms pay becomes due, unless The
present contractor shall continue 10 run stages on
Tie route. should they not agree as To- the sula-
blens's OF the property. The tcrms, the security.
each may choose person " ho may appoint thlrd,
and thor decision shall he final ; or the Postmaster
General viii name the umpire. Should the under.
bidder l1 10 comply, his hid viii be offered 10 The
contractors bat Should he decline H. the proposals
Of the uuderbidder Will be accepted uncomfortable
The underbIdIcr should give early notice OF his IN.
icnhOn 10 take or not D take the stock and # the
latter Of hl- reasons; and tho present contractor is
TO de'glnno, on the first application, whether he
VIII sell II OF not
II A bld received after tine, TO wit; the 10Th
hpnl next at p. m, or without the guarantee
quted by law on that combines several routes IN
one sum Of compensation cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, not ad Judged
TO be cN,rayagant
II 4 bidder may offer on coach, railroad or
steamboat routes whore that transportation - diff
cult or HnpRcucauo at certain seasune to ubstmte
morse or wagon conveyance or 10 lntermlt service,
asTccIiicd number Of days, weeks or months lie
may propose to omit an Office that Is naccesfblC
OF IL not on the stage road, the railway or at a
steamboat landing, as the case may be, or be may
0HcT To substitute an inferior mode Of supply IN
such cases lie may propose different day- aud
hours OF departure aud arrival. provided no more
running time Is asked and it Is obvious that ue
mali connection or other public accommodations j.,
preIHdicedt ilc may ask for specified number of
days Tor more running time 10 the mp at certain
seasons OF peculiar bad roads. Eut beyond these
changes, proposal for service different from the
advertisement " Ill prevent It's beng considered IN
competition with regular bId; not st aside Tor ex
traNHggHCe auJ where bId contains any Of the a.
hovc alterations; thelr disadvantages will he estlma-
ted IN comparing it with other proposals
H. There should be bot one route bid for in q
proposal.
II. The route the service, INC yearly pay the
bidders nuole and residence and ;ho name of each
member Oi Il hrm where a company Offers should
be distinctly stated
II. The following il the form of the guaranty
winch should be fled the inst blank with the maine
OF the guarautor the second th that of the bidder
and the th'rd aud fourth with the beginning and ter
minaiIug points Of the route aud after being dated
should he signed by the guarautor, who must be |
shown by the written certificate Of postmaster, 10
be man of property, aud able 10 make good his
guaranty. This guUrauiy, 50 certified, sh"nid ac-
company each bid,
The undersigned - guarantees that t---
II his hid for carving the mail from - TO --
ba accepted by The Postmaster General shall enter
INTO an obligation prior to the 10Th day o June next
with good and sufficient sarctcs to perform the ser
wee proposed
" Dated
The bIl should be sent uuder seal, addressed 10
the First Ass stint Postmaster GcueIal, with Mail I
Proposals in tho State Of written Oh the /
face OF the letter. and should be dispatched in time
10 be received by or before the 10Th April next at ,
. clock, p. III.
20 The contracts are 10 be executed before the /
10th June next. JOHN NJ NILES. T
posr OrrrcE DEPARTMENT, !
Dec 22d, ls4O.