Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-04-25

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| convey amailby any coach. railroad car or steam,
boat. which the contractors regularly runs on the
roete. beyond the specified number Of trims IN
the contract land Tor not arriving Il the time set
Ard for setting up or rnnning express to trao.-
nit commercial intelligence in advance of the
mail, penalty will be exactsd equal to quar-
| tiers paw.
1 z. The Postmaster General may nnnul the con-
tract for repeated failures; for violating the most.
office laws; for disobeying the INSTRUCTIONS OF the
depa, tment for refusing to discharge a carrier
when required by the department; for assigning
the contract without the consent Of the Posta,as.
ter General, or for settng up Or running an ex-
press as Aforesaid.
8. The Postmaster General may alter the con
tract. and alter the schedNle, ne allowing a pro
rata increase ct conversation. within the rest-ic.
tons imposed by law, for the additional service
required. or for the increased ipeed. If the en-
p!oyment OF additional stock or carriers is render.
ed necessary; but the contractor may in such
ease, renqnish the contract on timely notice, If
he prefers it to the change. The Postmaster
Geaeral may also discontinue or curtail the ser.
vice. he allowing one months extra pay on the
amoant dispensed with.
/ g. Thespasnients 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 70 the
best information; but no Increased pay will he al.
lowed, should they prove 10 be greater than is
!
IL The Postmaster General Is prohibited nv
law from Knowingly making a contract Tor the
transportation OF the mail with aty person who
shall have entered into any combination, or pro-
posed to enter into any cor bination, to prevent
/ the making c...i. bid for mail contract bv any
| other person or persons, who shall have ma ie
any agreement. or shall have given or pe.formed
or promised 10 give or performed my considera.
| ton to do. or not to do, anything whatever to
induce any other person not TO bio for mail con-
L trnr lar af IL Nu.t.
section of the at Of 1885, prohibiting combina
| tons to prevent bidding.
n. bid received after time, to wit: the 3o,h
| April next. at Ia ~. or without the guarantee re-
lnired by law. or that combines several routes in
| one sum OF compensation. cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal, not adiudged
1 to he extrayagant
/ 10. bidder NAV offer. where the transportation
called for in the advertisement is difficult or i'm.
! practicable at certain seasons to substitute IAN
inferior mode OF conveyance, or to intermit SER
vice specified number Of dsvs. weeks, or months
He may propose to omit Office that il iraccessi.
BE- or is not on the stage road the railway or at
a steamboat landing, as the case may be or he
may offer to substitute Inferior ono lie Of supply
in such cases. He may propose different DAYS and
hours OF departure and arrival, provided o more
running time is asked. and il is uEyious that no
mail connexion or other public accommodation Is
lprtjudiced. He may ask FOR running time TO
the trip, during specified number Of DAYS at Ger
tain seasons of pecaliariy bad roads. But beyond
these changes proposal for service different from
the advertisement will prevent its being consider
ed IN competition with regular bid. not .taside
for extravaganza; and where bid contains any OF
the above alterations their disadvantages will be
estimated in comparing it with other proposals,
i Ia: There should be but one route bid for in a
proposal.
Is. The route. the service. the yearly nav. the
bidders name and residence. and the name ofeach
ne mber of the firm. where comsanv offe re shouyd
i Stated-also tha 40. Foo
II higher mode than on horseback is intended
i lhe following may be used as form for the bid
Where no change from the advertisement is co n.
templated by the bidder.
/ ~ or We. as the rase NAV be hereby propo.e
10 carry the iiiail ON No@---. from - TO
--. agreeablv to advertisement for 4
per annam observe. that where the bidder in
tends to offer any other mode Of CONVEYANCE than
horseback be should stat. it in terms in the bid
10. The following is the form of rho ruar
an,y which should be flied. the first blank
with the name of the guarantor. the second
with that of the bidder, and the third and
fourth with the bsginning AID terminating
points OF the route; and after being dated.
should be signed by tt e guarantor, who must
be shown by the written certificate of post
master, or o.her equally satisfactory testi-
monial, TO be man of property, and able tc
make good his guaranty. This puatanty. so
cerlhed. should accompany each bid
"lhe undersi gned-- that
l-. if his bid 70. carving the mai,
| rom - TO --- be arcepted by the
Postmaster General, shall enter into
an obligation prior TO the frs. day Of July
next. with good and sufficient sur;ties, 4,
peli0rm the service proposed.
II. The bid should be sent under seal, id.
dressed to the First Assistant Postmaster
General. with "Mail Proposals in the State
4 ~ w Ia, r. l..
ter; and should be despatched in time to be
received by or before the 50th April next, at
8 o'cluck, m.
Is. The contracts arc to be executed be-
fore the LIST Julvnext
/ 10. Postmasters at Offices situated rpop Of
near railroads; but more than eighty rods
from depot, will Immediately after the 10Th
May next, report that fact to the department.
stating their exact distance from the vn,lroad
depot, and how otherwise supplied with the
mail. 10 enable the Postmaster General to di
rect the proper supply to be made from the
railroad by mail messengers, from and aftef
the lst July next.
/ 20. Under the oct Of Sd March, 1916. the
/ route Is TO be let to the lowest bidder. ten
daring sufficient guarantees for faithful per.
formance. without other reference to the
MODE OF transportation than may be n.ces-
sary 10 provide for the due celerltv. certain.
~, and 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 the lowest bid proposes mode OF
conseyanc that is inadequate for the route
In respect 10 the certainty, security, and ce.
lerity OF the mails, aside from any accommo.
datlon for travel. it will not be entitled 10 the
route.
q. When the bid does not name mod
OF conveyance, il will be taken and urfd err
stood 10 be tor the lowest mode of convey
ance, to wit. on horseback. When il GRO.
poses to carry according to the advertise.
ment. and &c mode Of conveyance is stated
tor the route in the advertisement. il will he
considered as offering only for horseback
conveyance. When the advertisement uses
the term s'convey ance in ,wo-horse coaches.
or IN tour horse coaches arc invited.n or
proposals TO carry in two.hvrse coaches
will be sonsidered," or the like expressions
in the bid, s.accordIng to the ad. ertisement,
will not be understood as referring to the
mode mentioned in such invitation If the
bidder intends TO propose for the mode Of
conveyance stated in I'll. invitation. he should
nnme it in terms in his bid.
Y Since the passage Of the act Of March
81, l845, new description Of bid has bee
received. 1t specifies no mode of convey
snces but engages TO carry the mail with
certainty, celerlty, and security, using the
terms oil the law. These bids are called.
from the manner in which they are desipna-
ted on the books OF the department. "srAR
BIDso Ii has been decided. after mature