Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-02-21

But beyond these charges, proposal 70, a..
different from the advertisement will prev.,, i
beine considered in competition with a n...,
bid, not set aside for exlravagancc; and 49,
bid contains any Of the above alteration, \. !
disadvantages will be estimated in compa,,.
with other proposals.
IA. There should DO but one route bill 4. !.
proposal.
Is. The route. the sevce, tho YEARLY nav u
bidders name and residence, and the n,.,
each member of the firm, wherea compapv a. !
should be distinctly staled-slso tho mode Of -
yeyance, ii higher mode than on horseb,rI 1
intended.
The following may be used as form "a, Al
bid, rhere no change from The adrertiseneni /, -
iemplaied BY HE bidder.
II for we, as the case may be, hereby D,oo,
to carry the mail on Mo-, from-io.C
acreeably 10 advertisement, for S-per anpun
Observe that where the bidder intends 10 4.
any other mode of conveyance than horsek.1
he should state i in terms in the bid.
49, rht. following is the form Of the r...
which should be filled, the first blank with +
name of the guarantor, the second with that
the bidder. aud the third and fourth Within
ginning and terminating points of the route; 4,
after being lated, should be signed by the gnn
tor. who must be shown By the written cer.i6s
of a postmaster. or other equally salisactory
timonIal to be man Of property, and able 10 na,
good his guaranty. This guaranty, so ceria
should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that
if his bid for carrying the mail from -
be accepted by the Postmaster Geasn
- shall enter into an obligIion prior lOlb
tlav tf July next, with good and sulllclcnl sulad
TO perform the service proposed.
Dated -"
II. The bid should be sent under sea,
dressed to the First Assistant, Postmaster Csus
with Mail Proposals in the State Of =
written on the faco Of tho letter; and shoua
despatched in limo 10 be received by or before
3O,h April next. at 8 O'Clock, am.
| IS. Tho contracts arc TO DO executed "a
the lst July next.
! 10. Postma!crsa al Offices situated upon1z
! rai!roads. but more than eighty rods from t
will. Immediately after The lOth May next, ID
that fact 10 the department, stating lhers
ulstulstt IFblU u'VVAs "u' Hu"
wise supplied with the mail, 10 enable isF
master General 10 direct the proper supply
made from the railroad by mail me.senser,
and after the lst July next.
20. Under the act of 30 March, lsh
route is 10 be let TO the lowest bidder, MA8e
sufficient guarantees for faithful performance
out other reference 10 the mode of transport
| than may bo necessary 10 provide for Tie
celebrity, certainty. and security of such inlz
,ation. And the new contractor ls moi Ieg
to purchase out. or take at n valuation The
or vehicles OF tho previous contractor.
When tho lowest bid proposes mode d
veyance that is inadequate for the route
spect to the certainty security, and ccIeny d
mails, aside from my accommodation for I'd
il will not be entitled 10 the route.
! 81. When the bid does not name modcd
\ veyancc. il will be taken and undcrstoods
for the lowest mode of conveyance, to W
horseback. When il proposes 10 carry Oecs
I TO the advertisement, and no mode of conycyaz
stated for the route in tho advertisement. wINel
sidered offering only for horseback consesa
I When the advertisement uses the tern "eaa
! ancein two horse coaches. or in four.horeoa
es are invited" or proposals to carry IN twsf
coaches will be considered" or the like ~
slons in The bid, :'nccording to the adyerisend
will not be understood as referring to The
mentioned in such inviialien. II tho bd0s
tends TO propose for The mode of consoyanc
ed in the invitation he should namo il in ted
his bid.
%. Since the passage oftho act Of MaId
lS45. new dcscriptionof bid has been rce
1t specifies no mole of conveyance. but ensl
carry the mail with certainty ,celerity ,nnds
using carry tho terms of the law. These
called, from the manner in which they ore
mated on the books oftho department. "siaf
II has been decided, after mature coBssa
that bid proposing a specific mode OF eoH''ss
Of as high grade us two.horse coach lran5
tion is to be preferred to the star bid. Ihs
renco of the department enables il 10 ~
the following rules, viz:
When the mail on the route is not 50 l'fss
/ require two.hOrse coach cont cyance. s.' y.
/ If the lowest. will bepreferred to the spscla X
| %. When the mails are of such size as
il necessary or expedent in reference to lh'n
to oprovide two-horse coach conveyance, ineT
bid. though the highest, will be prelorr'
star bid. to the extent ofa moderate dne's (,
the compensation. in case the difference Nv N
as to interfere with tho policy Of the n. /,
which looks to reduction in the cost
portnton. Exceptions, however, may
where the star bid is made by the pressa a,, -
OF the stock on the route, and il is manIfes'
reasons for prefcrring the specific bid 90 " .
in his case.