The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-25

EMAIL Proposals in the State of ---," written
on the face of the letter; and should be despatched
in time to be received by or before the 3Olh April
next, at 9 o'clock, a m. . U
IL: The contracts are to be executed before the
LIST July next .r<s .. Is .u., .. p. r
10. Postmasters at offices situated upon or near
railroads, but more than eighty rods from depot,
will, Immediately after the 10Th May next, report
that fact to the department, stating their exact dis
lance from the railroad depot, and how otherwise
supplied with the mail, to enable the Postmaster
General to direct the proper supply to be made
from the railroad by mail messengers, from and af-
ter the LIST July next. l7..E .4,.H .#ngs
60 Under the act of I'd March, I845, the route is
TO be let to the lowest bidder, rendering sufficient
guarantees for faithful performance, without other
be necessary TO provide for the due celebrity
ty, AMI security Of such transportation. And the
new contractor is not required TO purchase out, or
take at valuation the stock vehicles of the pre-
vious contractor. . ...' -
When the lowest bid proposes mode Of convey
ance that Is inadequate for the 10 respect TO
the certainty security, and celebrity of the mails aside
from any accommodation for travel Il will not be en-
titled to the route. ...
81 When the bid docs not name mode O,
conveyance, it will be taken and understood to be
for the lowest mode Of conveyance, TO witt on horse
back. When IT proposes 10 carry according TO the
advertisement, and no mode Of conveyance is stated
for the route in the advertisement it will be consid-
cred as Offering only for horseback conveyance
When the advertisement usos the term Conveyance
in two horse coaches or in four-borse coaches are
invited" proposals to carry twohorse coaches
| will be considered" or the like expressions in
the bid, according to the advertisement" win no,
be understood as referring 10 the mode mentioned in
such invitation IL the bidder intends to propose
for the mode Of conveyance stated in the invitation,
| he should name IL in terms in his bid :
70. Since the passage of the act Of March Sd,
ls45, new description OF bid has been received.
ltspecihes no mode Of conveyance, but engages to
carry the mail with certainty, CELEBRITY and security,
using the terms OF the law. These bids are called
from the manner in which they are designated on
the books Of the department, "aar bidsn Il has
been decided, after mature consideration that bid
proposing specific mode Of conveyance of az hieI,
grade as two-horse coach transportation is to be
preferred to the star bid. The experience Of the
department enables il to lay down the following rules
lviz. ,-t t..4 rU." .l. .u.s'
| When the mail on the route is not 30 large as Ia
require two-horse coach conveyance, q star bid, il
the lowest, will be preferred to the specific bid
/ %. When the mails are Of such sire az "a
render il necessary or expedient in reference
to them alone to provide tvo-horse coach con.
lveyanee, the specific bid, though the highest
will be preferred to the star bid, 10 the ex.
tent Of unoders,s difference In the eompenssl
lion, 10 case the difference 10 not such as "a