The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-12-31

sons, or VINO Shall nave mAuc any AKrccWehb Vi
shall have given performed, or promised TO give
or perform, any consideration to do, or not TO do.
anything whatever to induce any other person not
to bid for mail contract. Particular attention Is
called to the 18th section OF the act OF $780, PROM
biting combinations To prevent bidding.
49, On coach routes where the present contractor
shall be superseded by underbidder. who may
not have the stage property requisite Tor The per-
Torrance ofthe contract he shall purchase from The
present contractor such of his coaches teams, and
harness belonging to the route shall be needed,
and may be suitable for the service, ut FAIR yslua-
ton, aud make payment therefor by reasonable IN
stalments as his pay becomes due, unless the pre-
sent contractor shall continue to run stages on the
route Should they not sgree to the suitableness
OF the property, the terms or the security, esch
may choose person who may appoint third. anil
their decision shall be final; or the Postmaster Gen
elai will name the umpire. Should the under6idder
fail to comply, his bid will be offered to the con
tractor; but should he decline il, the proposals OF
the underbidder will be accepted Internationally.
The underbidder should give early notice Of his In
tenton take not to take the stock, and II the
latter, OF his reasons; and the present contractor is
to determine, on the first application, whether he
will sell IL or not.
Ia. A bid received after time, to wit: the 18th
April next vt m, or without the guarantees re-
CURED by laws that combines several routes IN
one sum OF compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, not sdjudged
to be exravagant.
Is. A bidder may offer on coach, railroad. or
steamboat routes where the transportation ~ DIM
cult mpracticable al certain seasons. to substi
tuIc horse Wagon conveyance, or to intermt ser
vice specified number of days. weeks, or months.
He may propose omit an office that is inaccessible,
or is not on the stage road, the railway, or ut y
steamboat landing, as the case may be, or he may
offer TO substitute inferior mode of supply II
such He may propose different days and hours
Of departure and arrivsl, provided no more running
time asked and it is obvious that mail connection
other public accommodation is prejudiced. lie
may ask for more running time to the trip, during
specified number of days. at certain seasons Of Pc
culisry bad roads. But beyond these changes, pro-
posal for service different from the advertisement
will prevent its being considered in composition
with regular bid, not set aside for extravaganza ;
and where bid contains any of the above altera
tons, their disadvantages will be estimated in com
pairing it with other proposals.
l6. There should be but one route bid for in
proposal.
II. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
bidders name and residence, and The name OF each
member of the firm, where company offers, should
be distinctly stated
The following may be used as form for the bid
,chere change from the advertisements contemplated by
the bidder:
81 Tor we, as the case may be- hereby propose
to carry the mail on No. -, from - To-,
agreeably to advertisement, for 5 per annum "
IL. The following is the fern Of the guaranty
which should be filled, the first blank with the
name of the guarantor the second with that Of the
bidder and the third and fourth with the begin
ming and terminating points of the route and after
being dated, should be signed by the guarantor,
who must be shown by the written certificate OF
postmaster, other equally satisfactory testimo-
nial tc be man of property, and able to make
good his guaranty. This guaranty, SO certified,
should accompany each bid
"rhe undersigned - guarantees that --,
il his bid for carrying the mail from -to-
be accepted by the Postmaster General, - shall
enter INTO obligation prior to the first day of
July next with good and sufficient sureties, to per-
form the service proposed.
"Daied -"
10. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
to the First Assistant Postmaster General, with
" Mail Proposals in the State Of -" written on
the face of the letter; and should be despatched in
lime to be received by before the 5th April next,
at O'Clock, a. IN.
90. The contracts are to be executed before the
LIST July next.
Il. Pos,masten at offices situated upon rail-
roads, but than eighty rods from depot will
Immediately after the 10Th May next, report that fact
to the Department stating their exact distance from
the railroad depot, ard how otherwise supplied with
the mall TO enable the Postmaster General to direct
the proper supply to be made from the railroad by
mail messengers, from and after the LIST July next.
C. wICKLIFFE.
Posr OrrcE DrrARrMEsr, Dec. 26, 1874