Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-03-07

ton. less, 8r Injury; iorrefnsing after demand I
convey a mail ~ sny coach. railroad car. or eteau
boat. which the cpni factor regularly runs on tn
route. beyond the. specified number OF trips u
the contract and for not arriving Al the time set
nit commercial intciIig~hse ii advance OF ths
mail. pe.alty viii Be exatted equal TO quar-
| tiers paw.
:. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract Tor repeated failures; violating the poet
o'ce laws; for disoheving the instructions Of the
depai tMent; for refusing to discharge carrier
when required by the department.; for assigning
the contract without the consent Of the Postmas.
ter General. 81 for setting up Or running % ex-
1 press aflre sa.sl.
3. The Postmaster General a,ay after the con.
tract. and alter the Schedule. he allowing a pro
rata increase of comrensation, within the rest-ic
tons imposed bv law. for the additional service
required. Or for the increased speed. If the en-
pioyment OF additional stock Of carriers is render
ed necessary; but the contractor may in such
case. relnqaish the contract On timely notice, il
| he prefers il to the change. Tie Postmaster
General NAV also discontinue or cirtall the SER
vice. he allowing month. extra pay the
| amount dispensed with.
| 3. The 'payment. viii be made through draft.
on post Offices or otherwise, after the expiration
OF each qnartcr, say in February, May. August
| and Notrth6er.
10. The distances are given according to the
best intormat;oni but no increased pay will lie AL
lowed, Should they prove TO be greater than is
| advertised. II the plates correctly named.
II. TIE Postmaster General is prohibited by
law from knowingly milking contract for the
| transportation Of the mail With a.y ne rson who
shall have entered into aky combination, OF pro-
posed TO enter into any cor bipation, TO prevent
the making Of ans Bid for mail contract Nv any
other par.en Or persons, Oh who shal have made
any agreement. or shall have aiseH or performed.
mr. promised TO give or performed any csnsidera-
ton to do, not to do, anything whatever to
induce any other person not to bid FOR mail con.
tract. Particular attention is called to the 2aih
section Of the at Of 1885, prohibiting combina
| tons to prevent bidding,
| =, A bid received after time, 10 wit: the 30th
April next. at 8 a M. or without the guarantee re-
lnired by law. or that combines several routes in
one sun Of Recommendation. cannot be considered IL
competition with regular proposal, no; adjudged
| to be extravagant
IS, biz oder NAV offer. where the transportation
called fSr In the advertisement is difficult, i'm
practicable at certain seasons. 10 substitute an
infer Tor mode OF conveyance, or to intermit SER
vice specified humber Of DAYS. weeks. or months
tie may propose to omit office that is inaccessi
Bile. or is not on the stage road. the railway, or al
| a steamboat landing. as the csse may be; 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 is asked, and it is obviouS that
mail connexon other public accommod alton il
prejudiced. He may ask for more running time 10
the trip. during specified number Of days, at Ger
|
these changes. proposal for service different from
the advertisement will prevent its being consider
ed in competition NIB Il regular bid not set aside
fer extravaganza; and whefe bid contains any Of
the above alterations, their di.adv. wa, oe
es,n'a n IN COZ" ,arIng it with other proposals.
mere should be but one route bid for in a
proposal.
.. The route. the service, the yearly nay. the
bidder RS name and residence. and the name ofeach
member OF the firm. ~Rste company offers should
he distinctly stated-aiso the mode Of convey ancc.
| u higher itiode than on horseback is intended.
| The following may be used rs form for the bid,
where no change from the advertisement is co
tsm2iated by the bidder.
Il Tor we. as the rsse may be hereby propose
TO carry the mail on MOI. from --to
--. agreeably to advertisement. for 8
per annum.'' Observe. that where the bidder in
tends to offer any other mode Of conveyatre than
horseback he should stats it in terms in the bid.
l6. The following is the form Of the guar
anty 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 b, ginning aud termina ii n 2
points Of the route: and after being dated,
should be signed bv Il e guarantor, who must
be shown by the written certifc tie OF post
maeien or o'her equally satisfactory testi-
mbnial, to be man Of property, and able to
make good his guaranty. This guaranty, 90
certified, should accompany each hid.
"The undersigned--g ina,
--. il his bid 70. carrying tie maj,
from @- 10 be accepted by The
/ Postmaster General, --shall enter into
! an obligation prior TO the frs. day OF Jul,
next, with good and sufficient surities, t.
perform the service proposed.
s.Dated o
II. The bid should be sent Under seal, adj
dressed to the First Assistant Postmas
General, with EMAIL Proposals in the State
o. -----," written on che face Of the let
ter, and should be despatched ia time TO b.
received by or before the 3Oth April next, a
9 o'clock, a m.
l6. The contracts arc to be executed be.
fore the lst July next.
| 10. Postmasters at Offices situated upon o.
near railroads, but more than eighty rod,
from depot, will imme dately after tn g 10Th
May next, report that fact to the department
stating their exact distance from the railroad
J depot, and how otherwise supplied with ths
mail, 10 enable the Postmaster General to al
rect the proper supply to be made from tn.
railroad By mail messengers, from and afte
the 1st July next.
90. Under the act Of 81 March; I845, III.
route is 10 be let to the lowest bidder, ten
dsring sufficient guarantees for faithful per
torrance. without other reference to tn,
mode Of transportation than may be ncces
, sary 10 provide for the due CELEBRITY, certain
~, ans security 0f sucn transportation. Ant
the new contractor is not required to pur
chase out, or take ut valuation The stock o
vehicles Of the previous contractor.
When the lowest bid proposes mode o
convey ance that is inadequate for the rout,
in respect to the certainty, secufity, and ce
lerty Of the mails, aside from any accommo
da,ion for travel. il will not be entitled 70 ths
route.
q. When the bid does not name a mode
} Of convey ance. it will be taken and under
stood to be for the lowest mode of convey
ance, 10 wit: on horseback. When il pro
poses to carry according TO the advertise.
menf. and 10 mode OF conveyance is stated
Tor the route in the advertisement, it will be
cons dered as Offering only for horse back
conveyance. When the advertisement uses
the term Conveyance in ,wo-horse coaches
or in four horse coaches arc invited" OF
sprupusals to carry in tw0-horse coaches
will be considcred,o or the like expressions
in the BID, s.according TO the adv ertisem nt''
will not be understood as referring 10 the
mode mentioned in such invitation. Ii the
bidder intends to propose tor the mode Of
convey ance stated in the invitation, he should
name it in terms In his bid,
q Since the paesage Of the act of March
Sd, i845, q new description Of bid has been
received. II specifies no mode Of convey-
snce, but engages 10 carry the mail with
certainty, cclerIty, and securityy using the
terms OF the law. These bids are called q,
from the manner in which they are desgna-
ted on the books OF the departments, s1srAR
BIDS" Ii has been ue;idcd, alter mature
consi deration, that bid proposing specif
| re mode of cOnyeyance OF aS hiuh a ora de u