Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-02-14

tom. issss ~ injary; for refusing after demand
convey mail by any coach, rairsad car. or ateau
boat. which the contractor regularly runs on tn
roiite. beyond the specified number Of trips il
the contract; and for not arriving Al the time set
I'd for setting up or running sn express to trans
NIT commercial intelligence in. advance Of thu
mail. penalty will be exacted equal to guar.
ter's pay.
I. The Postmaster General may annul the con
tr.ct Tor repeated failures for violating the post
Office laws for disobevins the INSTRUCTIONS OF the
depait'n for refusing to discharge q carrier
when required ~ the department; for assigning
the contract without the consent Of the Postmas.
ter General. Or for Getting up Or running ex.
press ~ aforesaid.
8. The Postmaster General may alter the con.
tract. and alter the schedule. he allowing pro
rata increase Of compensation, within the rest-ic.
tons imposed by law. for the additional service
required. o. for the increased speed. If the en-.
pioyment Of additional stock or carrier IL reader.
ed necessary; but the contractor may In such
case, relinqnish the contract. on timely notice, j
he prefers Il to the change. The Postmaster
General may also discontnse or curtail the ser.
vice. he allowing one months extra pay on the
smoont dispensed with.
3. Thespayments will be made through draft,
on post Offices or otherwise. after the expiration
Of esch quarter. say in February, May, Augus
and Novensber.
10. The distances are given according 10 the
beet information; but no increased pay will lie al
lowed. should they prove 10 be greater than il
advertised, IL the places are correc tly named.
II. The Postmaster General is prohibited by
law from knowingly making a contract for the
transportation Of the mail with ATTY pc rson who
shall have entered into any combination, or pro.
posed to enter into any combination, 10 prevent
the making OF On. bid for mail contract by any
other person or persons. or who shall have made
any agreement. or shall have given or performed
0r promised to give or performed any cansidera-
ton to do. or not to do, anything whssever to
Induce any other person NOT 10 bid for eaai con.
tract. Particular attention is called to the 28th
section Of the at Of 1885. prohibiting combina
tions to prevent bidding.
2. A bid received after time, 70 wit: the 3Oth
April next. at q NJ. or without the guarantee re-
paired by law. or that combines several routes ia
one sum Of compensation. cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal, not adjudged
to be extravaganza.
10, A bidder may offer, where the transportation
called for in the advertisement is difficult or i'm
practicable ut certain seasons. to substitute an
inferior mode OF conveyance, or to intermit SER
vice specified number Of DAYS. weeks. or months.
He may propose tn omit Office that 10 inaccessi-
Bile. or 10 not on the stage road. the railway. al
. steamboat landing the cese may he; or he
may offer to substitute an inferior mode of supply
IN such cases. he may propose different days and
hours Of departure and arrival provided O more
running time 10 asked. and il is obvious that no
natl connexion or other public accommodation 10
pr~judiced. He may ask for more running time TO
the trip. during specified number Of days, at GER
tain seasons ofpecnliariy bad roads But beyond
these changes, proposal tor service different from
the advertisement will prevent its being consider.
ed in competition with regular bid. not set aside
fer extravaganza; and where bid contains any o.
the above atera tons, their disadvantages will be
estimated in comparing i with other proposals.
IA. There should be but one route bid for in 4
proposal.
IS. The route. the service. the yearly pay. the
bidders name and residence and the name Of each
me n,ber OF the firm, where company offers should
De distinctly stated-also the mode Of conveyance
u higher mode than on horseback is intended.
The following may be used as form for the bid
where no change from tho advertssem e1t 70 co n
templatcd 6y the bidder.
II Tor We, IS the ease may be hereby propose
to carry the mail on No.. from --tc
agreeahly to advertisement. for
per annnm." Observe. that where the bidder in
tends to offer any other mode Of conveyance thar
horseback he should stats il in terms in the bid
10. The following is the form Of the guar
snty which should be filed. the first blank
with The name Of the guarantor. the secont
with that Of the bidder, and the third ant
fourth with the beginning aud terminating
points Of the route; and after being dated
should be signed BY the guarantor, " no mt
be shown by the written certificate Of a post
master, or o'her equally satisfactory testi
monial, TO he man Of property. and able t.
make good his guaranty. This guaranty, q
certified, should accompany each bid.
"1he undersign ed gnar an.ies tha
---------. IS his bid 70. carrying the mai
fRngy - - u. ~ !.
Postmaster General, -shall enter int.
an obligation prior to the frs. day Of july
next, with good and sufficient surities, &
perform the service proposed.
II. The bid should be sent under seal, ad.
dressed to the First Assistant Possm astel
General. with "Mail Proposals in the Stat.
OF ---," written on she face Of the let
ter; and should be despatched ia time 10 b.
received by or before the 30th April next, a
3 O'clock, m.
10. The contracts arc to be executed be.
fore the lst July next.
49, Pos.masters at Offices situated upon ol
near railroads, but more than eighty rod.
from depot, will Immediately after til 10Th
May next, report that fact to the department.
stating their exact DISTANCE from the railroad
depot, and how otherwise supplied with the
mail, 70 enable the Postmaster General to di
rect the proper supply to be made from ths
railroad by mail messengers. from and aftel
the LIST July next.
20. Under the oct Of Sd March, ls45, The
route 10 20 be let TO the lowest bidder. ten.
dsring sufficient guarantees for faithful per.
formance. without other reference to the
mode Of transportation than may be neces.
sary 70 provide Cot the due celcr,iy, certain.
y, and security sf such transportation. And
the new contractor 10 not required 10 pur-
chase out, or take at a vaiuanon the stock o,
vehicles Of the previous contractor.
When the lowest bid proposes mode o
convey ance that 10 inadequate for the route
in respect to the certainty, security, and &c,
lerity Of the mails, ASIDE from any accommo
cation for travel, il will not be entitled 10 thu
route.
q. When the bid does not name mod.
OF conveyance, il will be taken and under.
stosd 10 be for the lowest mode Of convey.
ance, to wit: on horseback. Wren il pro
poses to carry according to the advertise.
ment. and no mode Of conveyance 10 stated
tor the route in the advertiseme MT, il will b
considered % Offering only for horseback
conveyance. When the advertisement use,
the term ssconveyance in .wo-horse coaches
or In touf-horse coaches arc inviied,'' OF
proposals 10 carry in two horse coaches
will be considered," or the like expression:
IN the bid, s'according 10 the ads ertlse N ent''
will not be understood az referring to the
mode mentioned in such Invitation. II the
bidder intends TO propose for the mode o
conve anc6 stated in the invitation, he shuuid
name u in ,erms in his bid.
Y Since the passage Of the act Of March
Sd, i645, new description Of bid has been
received. IL specifies no mode Of convey.