Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-04-18

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route. beyond the specified numb<r Of trips in
~ caaepcts sntsors Of srfiviss aixke ssSesset
Asd Tor sstbnx up or running IN express to trans-
NIT coAmerciM intelligence IN advance Of the
mel. penalty viii b. sxsctsd tqail 10 ! quar-
4 m fossm.si.er General may .o !. .h@ con.
tract Tor repested failu!es for violating the po.t.
Once laws for diaobeying ta isstrsc t;ons Of The
tdspAstMents for refusing to discharee . carrier
when reqsissd by the department; inr assigning
tthe contract Wsth~ut the canssnt Of the Postmas.
ter General. or for setting up sr RI nning an ex-
press a Aforesaid. is ID Ch 20
~ =. The Postmaster &c rersl may after the con.
tract. aud alter the schedule, he allowing pro
rata increase Of wishia the est.ic-
t,ons imposed by law. for the additional service
required. or Tar the Increased speed. IL the en-
Ployment of additionai stock a. carrie r. IS render.
ed necessary; but The contractor may ia sue Il
case. ren9nish the contract, on timely notice, II
he preters It 10 ne change. The Postmaster
t(eneralsmay siso discontinue o. csrtail the SER
zee. he c'lowns one month"; sstra pay on the
/ s. The lpsy msnts viii BE- rssde through drafts
on post Offices or otherwise, after the expration
Of each quarter, say IN February, May, August
and November. ss,t vffs..sr ~
L 0CCOrClng
best Information; bat no increased paw " III lie al,
lowed. Should they prove TO be greater than is
| advertised. il the places are correctly named.
ii. The Postmaster General is prohibited nv
law from knowingly making a contract for the
| transportation Of the mail with any person Who
shall have entered into any rombin nation, or pro.
posed 70 enter into sny COW bination, 10 prevent
| the making an. bid for a mail contract by auy
other person Or sre or Who shall have ma IL
any agreement; Or shall have given or performed,
Id a-ac~<~ - n N.aa
| ton to do. or not to do, anything whatever to
induce any other person not 10 bid for mail con-
tract Particular attention il called ID tne 18th
section ofthe az. Of 1885, prohibising csnibina
tions 10 prevent Bidding. rs 4 Vi y, s',,ss I'd
-. bid received after time TO vii. the aOth
April next, at a m. without the guarantee re.
luired by iaw, or that combines several route. in
one Gum of mpensaton. cannot be conside red in
competition With irregular proposal, not sdjudged
1 to he extrav agant. y 'a* y
lcaiied for in the advertisement is difficult or i'm
practscabte ut certain seasons. to substitute an
inferior mede of conveyance, or Ia intermit ser.
vice specified number Of DAYS weeks. or months.
He may propose toomit Office that is inaccessi-
Die. or - not on the stage road. the railway, al
| steamboat landing as the csee may be or he
nray offer to substitute inferior mode of supply
in such cases. He may propose life re Mt DAYS and
honrs ofdeparture and arrival, provided o more
running time Is asked. and It !. obvious that no
matt connection or other public accommodation is
prejudiced. He may ask for more RI aiming time TO
the trip. during specified number Of DAYS at Ger.
tain seasons Of pc Gu srly bad roads Eut beyopd
these changes. proposal tor service different from
the advertisement will prevent its beiay consider
co In competition with regular Did. not set aside
ter cxtravagance; and where bid contains any of
the above alterations, their DISADVANTAGES will be
estimated IN comparingi il with other proposals.
"a. Thcfe should be but one route bid Tor in a
proposal.
Is. The route. the service. the yesrIy nay. the
bidders name and residence and the name of each
me mber Of the firm, where cp,nnany offers should
pc distinctly stated-aieo the mode Of CONVEYANCE
u higher mode. than on horse back is intended
The following may be used as form for the bid,
where no change from the aauerissemsnt is co n.
tempiaftd by The bidder.
IL Tor we. ms the case may be hereby propose
10 carry the mail on Mo- from to
--. agreeahty to advertisements. for$
| per annom' sOheerve. TINT where the bidder in
tends 10 oiler any Other mode Of conveyance than
horseback be should stats il in terms in the bid
| 10. The following is the form Of the guar.
aaty which should be flied. the first blank
With the name Of the enarantor, the second
with that Of the bidder, and the third and
fourth with the beginning aud terminatinc
poless OF the. route; and after being dated,
should be signedby the guarantor. who n, ust
be shown4by the written certificate Of post.
master, or cher equally satisfactory tes,i.
monlal. 70 be man of property, and able 10
make good his euaranty. This guaranty. 90
cel 1.n, shonid accompany each bid.
"Ihe undereigned------.ru that
- -------.sif his bid 70. carving tho mail
rom -- to --,be accepted by The
Postmaster General, -shall enter in,o
on obligation prior TO the frsi day Of July
next, with good and sufficient suri,ies, To-
perform the service proposed TTfEs
~. The bid should be sent under seal, ad.
dressed 70 the First Assistant Postmaster
General. with snail Proposals ia the State
OF -----" written on she face Of the let
received BY or before the 30th April next, al
9 o'clock, N. f.sa slfi 74ee tsa
> 49, The contracts arc to be executed be-
fore the LIST July nexts a#
>yi0.eS Pcstmssters at Offices situated upon or
nenr faiifoads, hut more than eighty rode
ffomsa depot, wilimmediatety after the 10Th
May next, report that fact TO the department,
stating their exact distance from the rallroad
depot, and how other wise supplied with the
mail. 10 enable the Postmaster General to al .
rect the proper ssspply 70 BE- made from the
railroad ny mail Messengers, from and after
90. Uader the set Of Sd March, lS45. the
route is to be let 10 the lowe.t bidder, ten
daring sufficient gasrantes for faithful per-
-
tormance. without other reference to the
mode Of transportation than may be n.ces.
sary 10 provide for the due celcritv, certain.
~, and security Of each transportation. And
the new contractor 70 NOT required 10 pur-
chase out, or take alta valuation the stock or
vehicles Of the previous contractor.
When the lowest bid proposes mode Of
conveyance that is inadequate Tor the route
in respect TO the certainty, security, and CO.
Ierity Of the mails, aside from any accommo.
dstion for travel, il will not be emitted 10 the
route. 5000 1851 s@5
q. When the bid docs no. name 4 mode
OF convey vance, it will be taken add under.
stosd 10 be Tor the lowest mode - convey.
ance, to wit. On horseback. When il MO.
,poses 70 carry according 10 the advertise
men.s and 60 mode Of conveyanee is stated
for the route in the advcrtiseme MT, il will be
considered a. offering only for horseback
conveyance. When the advertisement use,
the term "conyeyance in ,wo-horse coaches.
or in four-horse coaches arc invited, - or
proposals to carry in two-horse coaches
will be sonsidered," or the like expressions
In the bid, according TO the ad, erusc m en,,,
will not be understood az referring to the
mode mentioned in such invitation !. IL the.
bidder intends to propose for the mode OF
conveyance stated in the invitation he ahonld