The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-15

law. for the additional service required or for the
increased speed, if the employment of additional
stock carriers il rendered necessarily but tho con-
tractor may in such case relinqush the CONTRACT on
timely notice, II he prefers it to the change he
may also discontinue or curtai the service he allow
ing one months extra pay on the amount dispensed
with.
7. The payments will be made through drafts on
post Offices, or Otherwise after the expiration OF
each quarter-say in February, May, August, and
November.
g. The distances are gipen according TO the best ior-
nation but increased pay soin De aloced should
they prone TO be greater than Is advertised, the places
are correctly named.
8. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the trans
poriation of the mail with any person who shall
have entered into any combination, or proposed
to enter into any combination, to prevent the ma
king of any bid for mail contract by any other per-
son or persons, or who shall have made any agree
ment, shall have given or performed, or promised
to give or perform, any consideration to 90, or not
to do anything whatever TO induce any other person
not to bid for mail contract.
10. A bid received after time--to wit the I'D OF
September next, at 8 Nor without the guarantee
required by law, that combines several routes IN
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, not adjudged to
be extravagant.
Ii. A bidder may propose different days and
hours of departure and arrival, provided no more
running time is asked and it is obvious that no mail
connection, or other public accommodation, Is preju-
diced. He may ask for specified number OF days,
for more running time to the trip at certain sea-
sons of peculiar bad roads But, beyond these
changes proposal for service different from the ad-
vertisement, will prevent its being considered in
competition with regular bid not set aside for ex-
travagance and where bid contains any of the
above alterations, their disadvantages will be esti-
mated in comparing it with other proposals.
tb.-a Oh ha h,uta 10 ! fslr in m
proposal
-. 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 a form for the bid,
,chere change from the advertisement Is 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 = per annum"
| IA. The following is the form of a guaranty
which should be filed, the first blank with the
name ofthe guarantor, the second with that of the
bidder; and the third and fourth with the beginning
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,
or other equally satisfactory testimonial, to be man
of property, and able to make good his guaranty.
This guaranty SO certified, should accompany each
bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that - If
his bid for carrying the mail from - to $500 be
accepted by the Postmaster General, -- shall
enter into an obligation prior to the first day of
January next, with good and sufficient sureties, to
perform the service proposed
Dated -"
IS. 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
time to be received by before the 22d September
next, at 9 o'clock p m.
| l6. The contracts to be executed before the
| LIST January next
PosT OfFIcE DEPARTMENT, 18th July, ls45.
C. JOHNSON,
Postmaster General
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