Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1846-02-11

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ever to induce any other person not TO bid
for mail contract, Particular attention is
called 10 the 2eih seciioa Of the act Of 1886,
prohibiting combinations TO prevent hdd ng
l2 A bid received after time, TO vii: the
Som April next, al m, or without the
guarantee required by law, or that combines
several routes in one sam Of compensation.
cannot be considered in competition with d
regular proposal, not adjndged 10 be extra
VACANT.
b. A bidder may offer, where the trans
pOraiion called fur IN The advertisement IS
difficult or impraeticable al certain seasons.
10 substitute an inferior mode Of convey
ance, or 10 int rmt service "a specified mum
Der OF days. weeks, or months, He may
propose to omit an office that is inaccessible.
or i, not ON the stage road. the railway. or
al steamboat lanuIng. as the case may be;
or he may offer to substitu. an inferior
mode OF supply IN such cases. He may pro
pose different days and hours OF departure
and arrival, provided no more running time
is asked, and II is obyioua that no mail con-
nexion or other public accommodation is
prejudiced. He may ask for more running
time to tae trip. during specified number
oil days, at ceriain seasons o! peculiarly bad
roads. But beyond these changes, a propo-
sal for spr.ice different from the advertise
ment will preyenttits being considered IN
competition with regular bid, no, sci aside
for extraysgence; and where bid contains
any Of The above alterations, their disadyan-
tages will be estimated in comparing il with
other proposals
Ia There should be bu, one route bid
for in proposal.
10. lie Iouie, the service, the yearly
day, The bidders name and residence, and
the name of each member Of the firm, where
a company offers, should be distinctly sla1ed;
also the mode Of conveyance, il: higher
mode than on horseback is intended.
The following may be used as a form FOR
the bid. ,chere no change from the edrertise-
ment is contemplated by fhe bidder,
II or we. as the Case may be hereby
propose to carry the mail on No. from
--t 10 -, agreeable 10 advertisement,
for 8 per annum " Observe, thai where
the bidder intends TO offer any other mode oil
conveyance than horseback, he should STATE
II IN terms in The bids.
l6. The following is the form OF the
guaranty which should be filed, the first
blank with the name o. Inc guaransor. the
second with tea! OF the bidder. aud The third
aud fourth with the beginning and termina,
ing points ct the route; and alter beng dated,
saould be signed by the guaranior, who
must be shown by me written certificate oil
a postmaster or other equally satisfactory
testimonial. to be man of property, and
able 10 make gpud his guaranty. This guar
amy, SO certified, should accompany each
bid.
"'rhe undersigned -- guarantees that
-, il his bni for carving The mail from
TO ---- be accep'sd by the Post
master General, shall enter into an
Obligation prior % 'ae first day OF July next,
with good and sufficient surelies to perform
the service proposed.
"Da,ed -"
H. The bid should be sen, under SEAL ad-
dressed 10 the First Assistant Postmaster
General, wnh "Mai! Proposals In the
Stale Of -" written on the face of the
letter; and should be despatched in time TO
he received by or before the 30th April next,
at 9 O'Clock, a m.
Is The contracts are 10 be executed be-
fore the Isl July next
49, Pusinlaslers al Offices situated upon or
near railroads. but more than eighty rods
from depot. will lmnleGia'eiy alter The 10Th
May nexi, report tina, Iacl to The department,
stating their exact distance from the railroad
depot. and how Otherwise supplied with the
mail, 10 enable the Postmaster General TO
direct The proper supply to be made from
the railroad by mail messengers. from and
after The LIST July next
20. Under the ac, Of Sd March, 1916, the
route is TO be let 10 the loves, bidder, tend
erlng sufficient guarantees for faithful per.
furmance. without other reference 10 the
mode OF transportation then may be neces
ssry 10 provide for The due CELEBRITY, certainty
aud security of such transportation. And
the new contractor is not required TO pur-
chase out, or take at a valuation the stock
or vehicles OF the previous contractor.
When a lowest bid proposes mode OF
conveyance that is inadequate for the route
in respect 10 the certainty, security and ce-
lerily of The mails, aside TOR any accommo.
da,iun for travel, il will no, be entitled to the
route.
81. When the bid does no, rame mode
Of conveyance. it will be taken and under.
stood to be for the lowest mode of convey
ance, TO Wit: on horseback. When it pro-
poses 10 carry according TO the ADVERTISE
meni. and no mode Of conveyance is stated
for the route in the advertisement, il will De
considered as offering only for horseback
conveyance. When the advertisement uses
the term conveyance IN two horse coaches,
or in four hour coaches are invited or pro :
posas 10 carry IN Uohor>e coaches will be
considered" or the like expressions in the
bid, "according 10 the advertisement will
not be understood as referring TO 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
II in terms in his bid.
%. Since the passage Of the act Of March
Sd, 1915, new description Q! bid has been
received Ii specifies no rode Of convey
ance, but engages 10 carry the mail with
certainty. celefily aud security. using the
terms of the law These BIDS are called
from the manner in which they are designat-
ed on the books of the department., "srAE
BIDS, II has been decided. after mature
consideration, tha, bid proposing 81 eciic
mode of conveyance of as high grade as
Two horse coach transportation. is TO be pre-
ierred 10 the star bid. The experience OF the
department enables il to lay down the fol
lowing rules. VIZ
Wnen the mail on the route is not so
large as TO require two horse coach convey
ance, star Did, II the lowest, will be prefer
red 10 the specific bid.
90. When the mails are Of such size as
to rem Ter NJ necessary or expedleni in refer
ence TO them alone TO provide two-ho:se
coach conveyance, the specific bid. though
,t,o n irh.st VIII, t,a preisrrsa IN rho star ht,I