Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-04-11

d,aeren, from the advertisement will preve,, .
wing considered in competition with pe,,.
hid. no, sci aside ior rSlravogance; and wh.,s
I'D contains any OF the above alteration, ~ ~
Disadvantages will be estimated u compa,,.
with other proposals. . =
IA. There should be bu, one route BID 4.
proposal. 300 ...rry, r........ 4
Is Tho route. the sevice, tho yearly m, 4,
bidders name aud residence, and the nan,
each member of the firm, where company ~.
should bo distinctly slated-aso the mode Of ,' ~
yeyance, if higher mode than on horselo,I
intended. -... t..H r. r....-
Tho following may be used as form 70, !,
hid, chere no change from the adrertisemsni /, !
terapiated by The bidder. .,-. ~. ...-
81 for We, as the case may be. hereby Dro,,
to carry the mail on No.. from--ior
nureeaby 10 advertisement, for s-per appun
| Observe that where the bidder intends 10 os]
any other mode Of conveyance than horSs,|
he should state it in terms IN the bid.
| lG. The following is the form Of the guanp|
which should be filled, the frs, blank with n
name of the guaran,or, the second with ,ha,
the bidder, and the third and fourth with n y
ginning and terminating points of the rouls; n
after being dated, should be signed by the ,us \
tor, no must be shown by the written cen6sl
of a postmaster, or other equally salIsRac,o-y
limonlal to 10 man of property, and able h
good his guaranty. This guaranty, so cees
should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that
if his bid for carrying the mail from II
- bo accepted by the Postmaster Gei
- shall enter into an obIg,ion prior ,o,h
day Of July next, with good and sufficient su,
to perform the service proposed.
" Dated -
II. The bid should be sent under sea-.
dressed to the First Assistant Postmaster Gen,
with Mail Proposals in the State Of -
written on the faco Of the letter and shoui
dispatched IN time 10 be received by or befOn
3Olh April next. at 0 O'Clock, am.
Is. The contracts are 10 bc executed ks
the lst July next.
10. Pos,ma.ors a. Offices situated uponc n
railroads. but more than eighty rods from ED
will. Immediately after the l0lh May next, rs
that fact TO the department.. stating their u
distance from the railroad depot, and how Oh
wise supplied with the mail, TO enable The
master General 10 direct the proper supply .
made from the railroad by mail messenges d
and after the ist July next.
20. Under the act of 3J March, 1876
route is to be lot to the lowest bidder, rnber
sufficient guarantees for faithful performances
out other reference 10 the mode of transports
than may be necessary 10 provide for the
celebrity, certainty, and security of such iraan
laion. And the new contractor IS not Iecud
! 10 purchase out, or take at valuation the sd
or vehicles Of the previous contractor.
When the lowest bid proposes mode Of q
veyance that is inadequate for the route 10
spcct 10 the certainty security, and ceIerity Of
mails, aside from any accommodation Tor tad
it will not be entitled TO the route.
81. When the bid does not name mode ola
voyance, it will be taken and understood 10
for tho lowest mode Of conveyance, 10 VII
horseback. When il proposes to carry accord
/ TO tho advertisements and no mode of conves ana
stated Tor the route in the advertisement, will bed
srdercJ as ofirrDg only for horseback convsynH
W hen the advertisement uses the term 'coG~
anCeln two Eorse coaches, or in four horse ee
cs are invited or proposals 10 carry IN twO,ha
coaches will be considered" or The like elF
sions in The bId. accordlng to the advertisers
will not BE- understood as referring to the N
mentioned IN such invitation. If the bidder
tends 10 propose for the mode Of conveyance
ed in the invitation he should namo i, in term
his bid.
| ~. Since the passage Of tho act of March
1913. new description Of bld has been rece'r
II specifics no mode of conveyance. but ens'g
carry the mail with certainty ,ceIerity and secu1
using carry tho terms Of tho law. These BIDS
called, from the manner in which they are %
mated on the books ofthe depa arlment. "sfdr W.
1t has been decided, after mature CONSIDERS
that n bid proposing a specific mode of convey
OF as high grade as two.horse coach transP
lion is TO be preferred to the star bid The
ricnco of the department enables it to 10y
the following rules, viz:
When the mail on the Route is not so largt
require lwo-horse coach conveyance, snf
If the lowest, will be preferred TO the specihe
23. When the mails are Of such size asi ~
it Necessary or cxpedient in reference to lhen'e
toprovide two-horso coach conveyance, the,Ps
bid, though the highest, will be prsfsrsd y
star bud. TO the extent ofa moderate difefeass
the compensation, in case the difference Is 90,
as to Interfere with the policy Of the new
which looks TO a reduction in the cost OF "
Portntion. Exceptions, however, may Do sw.
where the star bid is made by the Preseni. ?.
Of the stock on :he route, and il Is manlfes lM
reasons for preferring the specific bid do 0"
in his case. r
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