Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-03-07

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But beyond these charges, proposal for ,e,.;.
different from the advertisement will preveu, !.
being considered in competition with pevrs.
bid, not set aside for extravagance; and wbs,.
bid contains any Of the above alteration, ,S.'
disadvantages will be estimated 10 com,arin. |:
with other proposals.
IA. There should be but ono route bid n, !. +
a proposal. \
Is. The route. tho sevice, the yearly u.x a.
bidder's name aud residence, and the nam. !.
each member of the firm, wherea COMPANY oa.s
should be distinctly stated-also the mode Of =.
yeyunce, if higher mode than on horsebaeI !: |
intended.
Tho following may be used as form 70, a. |
bid, phere no change from the adrertisement i a |
iemplaied BY The bidder.
81 for we, as the case may be. hereby prom.
10 carry the mail on Mo-, from-to-I
npreeabIy to advertisement, for S-per anuum !
Observe, that where the bidder intends 10 AL.
any o,irer mode OF conveyance than hor,ohss
he should state il in Terms in The bid.
lG. The following is the form Of the guenD,,
which should be filed, tho first blank with n.
name Of the guarantor, tho second with ,ha, =
the bidder, aud the third and fourth with the ~ |
ginning and terminating points of the route ,M
after being dated, should be signed by tho Quaus F.
tor, who must be shown BY the written ceftGc,s
of postmaster, or other equally satisfactory L, t
timonlal TO be man ofproperty, and able to mai, |
good his guaranty. This guaranty, so certihs,
should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees tha.--
if his bid for carrying the mail from -
be accepted BY the Postmaster GencuI
- shall enter into m obgtion prior ,olhe 6u '
day Of July next, with good and sufficient surelis,
to periosn tho service proposed.
8 Dated -"
II. Tho bid should be sent under seal, q.
dressed to the First Assistant Postmaster GsnenL
with "Ma Proposals in tho State of -
written on the faco Of tho letter; and should h
despatched in limo to be received by or befon!h
30ih April next, at 8 O'Clock, am.
1S. The contracts are 10 be executed hdn
the lst July next.
~. Postma.ers a, offices situated upon or ns,
railroads, but more than eighty rods from dem
will, Immediately after the 10Th May next. rpad
that fact TO the department, stating their end
distance from the railroad depot, and how olbH
wise supplied with the mail, to enable the Pa,
master General 10 direct the proper supply lob
made from the railroad by mail messengep fra
and after the lst July next.
| 90. Under the act Of Sd March, 1915 ID
route is 10 be- Let to the lowest bidder, tendenq
sufficient guarantees for faithful performance, ws
out other reference 10 the mode Of transporata
than may be necessary 10 provide for the 10
celerity, certainty, and security Of such ranspG
,ation. And the new contractor Is not Ieouud
to purchase out, or take at valuation the soa
or vehicles OF tho previous contractor.
When the loves. bid proposes mode Of co..
veyance that is inadequate for the route in y
spcct to tho certainty security, and celery ofa
mails, aside from any accommodation for tra's.
it will no, be entitled 10 the route.
81. Whcn,he bid does not namc mode Of CO..,
veyance, it will be taken and understood 10 b
for the lowest mode of conveyance, to wit a
horseback. When it proposes to carry uccofdY
to the advertisement. and no mode Of conveyancsu
stated for the route in the Advertisement, will tees
! sdered as offering only for horseback convsyaDce
When the advertisement uses tho term "conrsy
ancein two horse coaches, or in four.horse eoass
es are invited, or proposals to carry 10 two.hon
coaches will be considered" or the like exprs
sions in The bid, .according to the advertisement
will not be understood as referring TO the mod
mentioned in such invitation. II the bidder 10
tends 10 propose for The mode of conveyance sil
ed in tho invitation he should name it in terms
his bid.
%. Since the passage of tho act of March
lS45. n new description Of bid has been receVai
1t specifies no mode of conveyance. but engagan
carry the mail with certainty ,celerty,and secemt
using carry tho terms Of the law. These bidn
called, from the manner in which they are de'
mated on the books ofthe department, "star bils
Il has been decided, after mature considenln
that bid proposing specific mode ofconveyala
Of as high grade us two.horse coach transport
lion is to be preferred to the star bid. The eI~
rieuce Of the department enables il to lay d'n
the following rules. viz:
When the mail on the route is not so large ms
require Iwo.horse coach conveyance, star os
if the lowest, will be preferred TO the speci1c uS
90. When the mails are oSsuch size as 10 reD0a
j, necessary expcdient in reference to them ao =:
toprovide two-horse coach conveyance, thesPse'.s
bid, though the highest, will be preferred 70
star bid. to the extent ofa moderate difereaa
the compensation, in cnse the difference is no'ss
as to interfere with the policy of the new e
which looks TO reduction in the COS! Of n.s
poriaiion. Exceptions, however, rnay be allow
where the star bid 10 made by the present y.
OF tho stock on ihe route, and il is manifest lna'
reasons for preferring the specific bid do n0s =
in his cnse.
"a. On routes of the highest class, where y.