Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-03-21

ttoh, tess, or h)ury for refusing after demand Il
convey majIby ally coach. railroad car, or steam
boat. which the contractor regularly runs on tn,
route. beyond the specified humber OF trips in
the contracts and for not arriving az the time se
Add for setting up Or rnnnibs an express to trans.
NIT commereial intelligence In advance Of the
MAIL penalty will be exscted equal to quar-
tets pay. rs. 4: $3.50
7. The Po.tmaster General may ennul the zoo.
tract TOR repeated failures for violating the post
office laws; for disubesing the nstrue lions OF the
department; for refusing to dischargs a carrier
when rtquirsd ny The department; for assigning
the contract sa,hsut the consent OF the Post,A,.
ter General. Or for setting up Or running an ex.
press az aforesaid.
8. The Postmaster General may alter the cnn.
| tract. and alter the schedule, he allowing pro
rata increase OF CONFEDERATION, within the restric
tons imposed by LAW. forthe additional service
required. or for the increased speed il the eu,-
pioyment ofaddi.onal stock or CARR, r. is render
ca necessary; but The contractor may ia such
case, rei'nqnsh the contract on timely notice, If
| he prefers II to the charge. The Postmaster
General may also discontinue or curtail the ser.
wee. ne allowing months extra nay on the
| amount Dispensed with.
/ 3. Thepayments will be made through drafts
on post Offices or otherwise, after the expiration
| ard November. sssst.' tfet .'sss F'et, - a
l. ~. Inc distances are gwen according 10 the
pest fnformationi but n, increased pay will Ire al
lowed, anoata they PROVE 10 be gt.sterFthan 10
I
/ III. TIE Postmaster General is prohibited hy
law from Knowingly making n contract for the
| transportation OF the mail with a.y ne rson who
shall have entered into any combination, or pro-
posed 70 enter INTO any coordination, to prevent
the making OF any, bid for mail contract by any
other person Or rsrsoas. or " ho shall ha ve ma 4r
any agreement, or shah have given or re,frrf,-t,
Or promised 70 give or performed an, csnsitlera-
Won 70 90, or not 70 do, anything whatever to
indece any other person not 10 hid Tor mail con.
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section Of the at CT 1885, prohibitin. cou.bina
| tons TO prevent bidding
2, bid received after time, to wit: the 3Oih
April next. OF a Nv. or without the eanra nice
| CURED by law, or that combines several routes In
one sum of compensation cannot be cousle red in
competitionsti'ha regular proposal. no, adjudged
to be ektravagant 2
10. bidder may Offer. where the transportation
practicable at cer.afl seasons. TO substitute an
interior mode of conveyance, or to interniit SER
vice asprcihed number of DAYS. weeks. or mouths
ne may propose 70 omit an Office that is inaccessi
pie, Or = not On the stage road the railway, or ut
steamboat landing as the cese may be; or be-
may oiier to substitute an inferior mo ie Of supply
IN such cases. He may propose different DAYS aud
hours OF departure and arrival, provided o more
running time is asked. and il is obvious that no
mail connexion or other public accommodation il
prejndced. He may ask for more running time 10
the trip. during specified number OF days, at Ger
tam seasons of peculiarly bad roads But beyond
ihess ehars proposal for service different FROM
ne advertisement wiil prevent its.bfiug considtr-
60 ~ competition With q regular Did NOT .tnside
Tor extravaganza; and where a bid contains any OF
the above alterations, their dvantages will be
estimated IN comparing it with other proposals
~. There should be but one route bid for in a
proposal.
IS. Ihe route. the service, the yearly nav. the
bicdt RS name and residence. nd the name Of each
me miner oil the'rm. where coIunany offers hoard
De distinctly stated-airo the mode Of CONVEYANCE.
II higher mode than on horseback is intended.
The following may be used as form for thu. bid.
f0here no change from the adrs+tisement is co :
tem2iated By the.biddeY st.
| II Tor We. asthe 'ase may be hereby propose
10 carry the mail ON No.. from Ito
---. agraeablv to advertisement for s
per annum.'' Observe that where the bidder in.
tends % offer any other mode Of conveyance than
horseback be should stat. II 10 terms in III. bid
10. The following is the form Of the guar.
anty which should be filed. the. first blank
with the name of the euarantor, the second
with that Of the bidder. and the third md
fourth with the % ginning and termimatn 2
points ct the route; and after being dated,
should be signed by tee euarantor, who m st
be shown by the written certificate of a post
master, OF o.hef equally satisfactory teeth
monla', 70 he a man Of property. and able TO
make good his guaranty. This guaranty, 50
certified. should accompany each bid.
"Ihe ned------guafan,ies tina,
----. II bis bid for carrying the mail
from ------- 10 ------ be accepted by the
Postmaster General. ---shail enter into
: an obligation prior to the fra. day Of July
next, with good and sufficient surities, {;
perform the service proposed, a2ae a
i ~. The bid should be sent Under seal, al.
dressed to the First Assistant Postmaster
General. with "Nail Proposals in the State
OF --,' written on she face Of the let.
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received by or before the 30,h April next, al
9 o'cluck. "a. j. 7-A Fa "
Is. The contracts arc TO Be executed be.
fore the lst Julvnext. ata# +sts s.
/ 10. Pestmasters at Offices situated ueon ri
near RAILROADS., but more than eighty rod.
from depot, viii Immediately after the 10Th
J, May next, report that fact 10 the department.
stating their exact distance from the ilroac
; depot, and how otherwise Supplied with the
mail. 10 enable the Postmaster C e crai to tli
, rect tag proper supply 10 be made from the
railroad by msi messengers, from and aftel
the lst July next s VIZ 80. Ss4E9
90. Under the act Of Sd March, IS45, ths
route. Is TO be let 10 the lowest bidder, ten
daring sufficient anaranties for faithful per
J tormance. without other .relerehce 10 thu
mode OF transportation THAI may be neces.
; sary TO provide Tor the due ceerltv, certain
ty, ana security Of such tran sportation. AND
chase out, Or. take at a valuation The stock q
vehicles OF the previous contractor.
Il When the sleywest bid pEdaosss q s,ode o
convey afce that is Inadequate Cor the rout,
in respect TO the certainty, security, and ce
lerlty Of the mails, ASIDE from aay acconmo
cation Tor travel, il will not be ent.led 10 ths
route.
q. When the bid docs not name mod
: Of convey ance, it will be taken and und or,
stosd 70 be Tor the low est rode of Convey
ancs, to wit: on horeeba When u pro
poses tolcarEy according to the advertise.
ment. and 20 mode OF conveyance fs.s,aiec
Tor the route in tire Advertisement, IL wifi b,
considered as offering only for horseba III
i conveyance. When the advertisement use.
the term s'conveyance in rwo-horae coaci,es
/ or. In tpnr horse coaches arc inyitcd.r ~
proposals TO carry in two,horse COACHES
will be considered," or the like expression.
IN The bid. s'accOrdlng 10 the ads erfieemeuti
will not be understood as referring to The
pode mentioned, in each. insitation. lf The
bidder intends TO propose for the mode oil
i conyey apse stated In the invitation, hc should
name itjn ierms IN his bid. 4 e
II a.. iSince the passage Of the act Of March
I'd, ISa5, Anew description Of b. d has been
received. .sek specifies po mode Of convey
ance, tui csgsgse 10 carry the mail wilt,
certainty, ctlerl,y, and secnri.y, using. the
terms OF the law. These hiEs nre called
from the manner in which theY4are designa.
, ted on the books Of the department. ,.srAH
BIDS" Il has been desidad, alter mature
cvnsi derstion, that Did proposing . spscif
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