Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-03-14

But beyond these charges, a proposal
different from the advertisement will
being considered in competition with ~,
bid, not set aside for eStravagance; and
bid contains any Of the above alter,,;o,
Disadvantages will be estimated in COM.
with other proposals.
IA. There should be but ono rou,o hi
a proposal.
Is. The route, the sevice, the YEARLY :.
bidders name and residence, and the y.
each member Of the firm, where componv
should 10 distinctly stated-also the mod.
veyance, if higher mode than on borset
intended.
The following may be used as form !,
bid. ,chere no change from tie adrertiseme,,
icmpiaied by the bidder.
II for we, as the case may be. hcrebv =.
to carry The mail on Mo-, rrom-rr
ngreeably to advertisement, for s--pe- ann,
Observe, that where the bidder intend, II
any other hode Of conveyance than bo,..
he should stnte il in terms in The bid.
lG. The following is the form Of the ,,,,
which should be filed, the first blank wiS
name Of the guarantor, the second with Il.
the bidder, and tho third and fourth with A.
ginning and terminating points of the route.
after being dated, should be signed by the sn,
Tor, who must be shown by the written cer;s1
Of postmaster, or other equally salissac,orv
limonIal 10 be man of property, and able 10
good his guaranty. This guaranty, so cer]
should accompany each bid.
..The undersigned - guarantees thai.
if his bid for carrying the mail from
- be accepted by the Postmaster Ge,a
- shall enter into an obligtion prior lo,he
day Of July next, with good and sufficient sun,
to perform the service proposed.
"Dated -"
II. The bid should be sent under seal
dressed to the First AssisIaD, Postmaster Geus
with "Mail Proposals in the State of u
written on the face Of the letter and shou
despatched in timo TO be received by or beior
3Olh April next, at 0 O'Clock, m.
lS. The contracts are TO be executed b
the lst July next.
10. Postma!ersnt offices situated upono,
railroads, but more than eighty rods from /.
will. immediately after The 10Th May next, IL
that fact TO the department, stating their
distance from the railroad depot, and how d
wise supplied with the mail, to enable The
master General 10 direct the proper supply
made from the railroad by mail messengers,
and after the LIST July next.
20. Under the act Of Sd March, 1876,
route is to be let 10 tho lowest bidder, lende,
sufficient guarantees for faithful performance,v
out other reference to the mode of transporn,l
than may be necessary 10 provide for he
celebrity, certainty, and security of such trans
tation. And the new contractor IS not rsau
TO purchase out, or take at valuation the sd
or vehicles Of tho previous contractor.
When the lowest bid proposes mode of 4
veyance that is inadequate for the route n
sPoct to the certainty security, and ceIerly Of
mails, aside from any accommodation for ,lI
it will not be entitled to the route.
81. When the bid does not name q mode Of 4
veyance, it will be taken and understood 10
for the lowest mode of conveyance, to Wit
horseback. When it proposes to carry accodl
to the advertisement, and no mode Of conveying
stated for the route in the advertisement will bed
sidered as offering only for horseback conyeysn|
When the advertisement. uses :ac term .csss.,55
ancein two horse coaches, or in four. horse ei133
cs are invited. or proposals to carry in twohuI
coaches will be considered" or the like eIprd
sons in the bid. "according to the advertisemsnI
will not be understood as referring to the nd
mentioned in such inviialien. lf the bidder
tends TO propose for the mode of conveyance Sd
ed in the invitation he should name il in terms
his bid.
%. Since the passage the act of March
ls45. new description Of bid has been recei's
Ispeciiies no mode Of conveyance. but eng,gs
carry the mail with certainty ,ce!er!y and secaaE
using carry the terms of tho law. These baa
called, from the manner in which they are del
mated on the books the department, "star VIZ
1t has been decided. after mature consideiaa
that bid proposing specific mode ofconvers
of as high grade us ,wo.horse coach .raHspot
lion is to be preferred to the star bid. The sIP
rienco Of the department enables ii to lay ds
the following rules, viz:
When the mail on the route is no, so large %
require iwohorse coach conveyance, a star =
If the lowest, will be preferred 10 the specific y
%. When the mails are Of such size as 10 re9e
it necessary or expedient in reference TO lhemin
toprovide two-horse coach conveyance, thesprI
bid, though the highest, will be preferred pu
star bid , 10 the extent ofa moderate differeses
the compensation, in case the difference is no',&
as to inierfere with The policy of the new =
which looks 10 reduction in the Of trl
poftation. Exceptions, noweyer,n ie a's-i
where the star bid is made by0tio ,,sns css
Of the stock on the route, and it is mD st ihai
reasons for preferring the specific bid 10 % e
in bis case.
"a. On routes Of the highest class, where !: ;