Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-03-28

tson, less, Or injury orrefasing afaer demand to
convey pail by any coach, railroad CAR or steam
boat. which the contractor regularly rams on the
route. beyond the specified number Of trips IN
the contract; and for not arriving At the time Set
NIT tommercisi intelligence ID advance Of the
mail. a penalty will be exacted equal 70 quar-
ter's paw. esaaT4 .Ha
=. The Postmaster General may snnul the con-
tract tor repeated failures; for violating the post
depas tmeRt; for refusing to discharge carrier
when required by the department; for assigning
the contract without the consent Of the Postma'-
ter General. or for setting up or running an ex-
press as aforesaid. 80 fs4
8. The Postn,asier General NAV after the con.
tract. and alter the schedule. he allowing pro
rata increase Of conversation, within the est,ic.
tons imposed BY law. for the additional service
required. or for the increased speed. IL the en-
psoyment OF additional stock or carriers Il render
ed necessary: but the contractor may in such
rase, re'inqnsh the contract. timely notice. II
he prefers it to the change. The Postmaster
General NAV also discontinue or curtsil the SER
vice. he allowing one months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with ~
9. sTheipayments will be made through drafts
on post Offices or otherwise, after the expiration
Of each quarter, say in February, May, August
and November.
10. The distances are given according to the
best information; but no increased paw will be al
lowed should they prove TO be greater than is
advertised. IT the places are correctly named.
IL TIE Postmaster General is prohibited by
law from knowingly making a contract for the
transportation of the mail with ATTY person who
shall have entered into anv combination, or pro-
posed to enter into any coordination, to prevent
the making Of an. bid for mail contract by any
other person persons or who shall have ma lie
a. rVson N hal hor~ al
or promised to give or performed any censidera-
ton to do, or not to do, anything whatever to
induce any other person not 10 bid for mail con
tract. Particular attention is called 10 the 2Sth
section of the at OF 1885. prohibiting combna
tons to prevent bidding.
2. bid received after time, to wit: the 3Oth
April next, at . m. without the gnara ntee re-
luired by law, or that combines several routes in
one sun OF compensation, cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal, not adjudged
to be extraraSant.
IS. Abidder NAV Offer, where the TRANSFORMATION
called for in the advertisement is difficult or I'M
practicable at certain seasons. to substitute an
inferior mode of conveyance, or to intermit SER
wee specified number Of davs. weeks. or moaths.
tie may propose to omit office that is inaccessi-
Die, or IS not on the stage road. the railway. al
a steamboat landing as the case may be or he
may offer to substitute an inferior mole of supply
IN such cases. He may propose ifferent day sand
hours Of departure and arrival. provided more
running time is asked and il is obvious that no
mail connexion other public accommodation is
prtjndiced lie may ask for more running time TO
the trip during specified number of days. at
tain seasons of peculiarly bad roads But beyond
these changes, proposal tor service de, ea from
the advertisement will prevent its being consider
ed IN competition with regular Did. not set aside
Ter extravaganza; aud where bid contains any OF
the above alterations, their disadvantages will be
estimated IN Comparing il with other proposals.
ID. There should be but one route bid for in a
proposal.
10. The route. the service. the yearly nav. the
member OF the firm, where a Company offers should
De distinctly ststed-also the mode Of conveva nee
u higher mode than on horseback is intended.
The following may be used a. form for the bid.
.chere no change from the adrerfisem ent is co n
tempiafed by the bidder
II FOR we, the case NAV bel hereby, propose
10 carry the mail on Mo-. from TO
-. agreeablv to advertisement for &
per annam." Observe. that where the bidder in
tends to offer any other mode of conveyance than
horseback be should state it in terms in the bid
10. The following is the form Of the GUAR.
an,y which should be filed. the frs. blank
with the name of the guarantor. the second
with that of the bidder, and the third and
fourth with the bsginning ard Terminating
points OF the route; and after being dated,
should be signed bv the guarantor, who must
De shown by the written certificate Of post
master, or o'her equally satisfactory teeth
monial, to be man of property. and able to
make good his guaranty. This guaranty, so
certified. should accompany each bid.
"Ihe undersigned--gu tha,
.--. if his bid 70. carving the mail
rom - TO --- be accepted by the
Postmaster General, -shaii enter into
an obligation prior to the frsi day of July
next, with good and sufficient surities, to
perform the service proposed.
t.Dated -,
II. The bid should be sent under seal, ad.
dressed to the First A ssistau, Postmaster
General. with snail Proposals in the State
OF ----," written on she face of the let
ter; and should be despatched in time toebe
received by or before the 30ih April next, at
9 O'clock, m.
: 10. The contracts arc to be executed be.
fore the lst July merit.
10. Postmas,ers 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 cxact distance from the railroad
depot. and how otherwise supplied wi IN the
mad. 10 enable the Postmaster General to di :.
rec. the proper supply to be made from the
faA:"ad by mail messengers, from and after
the Is. July next.
20. Under the act of Sd March, l845, the
iCutc 10 " DC let 10 the lowest Oid0ers ten
dsring sufficient guarantees for faithful per-
tormance.. without other reference TO the
mode OF transportation than may be neces-
sary TO provide for the due celcr,tv, certaia-
~, and securlty Of such transportation. And
the new contractor is not required 10 pur-
chase out, or take at a va.uat,on the stock or
veh' cles OF the previous contractor.
When the lowest bid proposes mode Of
conveyapc that is inssequate for the route
in respect to the certainty, security, and CO.
ierity Of the mails, as,o' from any accommo.
dation for travel. it will not be entitled to the
route. sst s
q. When the bid does not name mode
OF conveyance. it will be taken and UNDER
stood TO be for the lowest mode Of convey.
ance, to wit: on horseback. When il pro.
poses TO carry according TO the advertise
ment. and TO mode OF conveyance is stated
tor the route in the advertiseme MT. it will be
considered as offering only Cor horseback
conveyance. When the advertisement uses
the term ''convey ance in wo-horse coaches.
or In tour-hors &C aches arc invited.o or
proposals to carry in two-horse coaches
will be considered,' or the like expressions
In the ord, s'according to the adv erttsemen,.,
will not be understood as referring to the
mode mentioned in such invitation. Ii the
bidder intends to propose for the mode of