The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-10

IT, The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
to the First Assistant Postmaster General, with
EMAIL Proposals in the State Of -" written
the face of the letter; and should be despatched
in time to be received by or before the 3Oth April
next, at Q o'clock, m.
H. The contracts arc TO be executed before the
LIST July next
10. Postmasters at Offices situated upon or near
railroads. but more than eighty rods from a depot,
will, immediately after the 10th May next, report
that fact to the department, stating their exact dis.
lance from the railroad depot, and how otherwise
supplied with the mail, to enable the Postmaster
General to direct the proper supply to be made
from the railroad by mail messengers, from and af-
ter the LIST July next.
20. Under the act of Sd March, l545, the route is
to be let to the lowest bidder, rendering sufficient
guarantees for faithful performance, without other
reference to the mode Of transportation than may
be necessary to provide for the due CELEBRITY certain
ty, AMI security of such transportation. And the
new contractor Is not required to purchase out,
take at "a valuation the stock vehicles of the pre-
vious contractor.
When the lowest bid proposes mode of convey
ance that isinadequate for the route in respect TO
the certainty security and CELEBRITY of the mails aside
from any accommodation for travel, it will not be en-
titled to the route,
81. When the bid does not name mode OF
conveyance, 1t will be taken and understood to be
for the lowest mode of conveyance, TO wit on horse
back, When it proposes to carry according 10 the
advertisement, and mode Of conveyance is stated
for the route in the advertisement it will be consd-
cred as offering only for horseback conveyance
When the advertisement uses the term ''convey vance
in two.horse coaches, or in four-borse coaches
invited or proposals carry in twohorse coaches
will be considered" or the like expressions in
the bid according to the advertisement will moi
be understood referring to the mode mentioned IN
such invitation. II the bidder intends TO propose
for the mode of conveyance stated in the invitation
he should name it in terms in his bid
60 Since the passage Of the act OF March 81,
lS45 new description of bid has been received
1t specifies no mode Of conveyance, but engages TO
carry the mail with certainty celebrity, and security
using the terms Of the law. These bids are called
from the manner in which they are designated on
the books Of the department, "sar bidsn II has
been decided, after mature consideration, that bid
proposing specific mode Of conveyance Of as high
a grade as two-horse coach transportation is to be
preferred to the star bid The experience Of the
department enables it TO lay down the following rules
VIZ:
When the mail on the route is not so largo as to
require two-horse coach conveyance, star bid, il
the lowest will be preferred TO the specific bid
%. When the mails are Of such size AZ tc
render il necessary or expedlsnt in reference
to them alone to provide two-horse coach con
veyance, the specific bid, though the highest
will be preferred to the star bid, 10 the ex
tent Of moderate difference in the compensa
ion, in ease the difference il not such A. 70