Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-04-11

tion. tsss' Q! iWuiy lot refusing aHer 'oenm0to
cocvey mail by any coach, railroad car, or slesm
bosh which the contractor regularly runs on he
toate. beyond the specified number Of trips ia
the contfset; apd for not arriving al the time set.
Aud for ssttiYE ap running express 10 trans
mid eohatnsvei4l Intelligence in advance Of the
mail. penalty will be exacsed equalto qusr-
l. The Pos,Miasi.r General may annul the con.
tract for repeated failures Tor violating the post.
office laws fnr obeving the instruc tioss of the
depaitme for refusing to discharge carrier
when required BY the department; for assigning
the contract withsut the consent Of the Postnsas-
ter General. or for setting up or running an ex-
press as aforesaid. II
8. The Postmaster General may after the con.
tract. and alter the schedule, he allowing pro
rata increase of comrensaton, within the restric
lions IMPOSED by law. for the additional service
required, or for the Increased speed, If the en-
ploy nj Of additional stock carriers is render
ed necessary; but the contractor may In such
ease. relihqnish the con,ract. timely notice, il
he prefers ii to ise change. The Postmaster
General may also discontinue or curtail the SER
| vice. he allowing cpe months extra pay on The
| amount dispensed with. -
9. The soa yments will be made through drafts
on post Offices OF Otherwise, after the expiration
OF each quarter, say in February, May, August
| and November.
| 10. The distances nre given according 20 the
best Information; but no increased pay will he al
lowed, should they prove to be greater than is
L a.. p
| II. The Postmaster General is prohibited by
| law from, knowingly making contract for the
| transportation of the mail with any person who
shall have entered into any combination, or pro-
posed to enter into any combination, to prevent
the making OF any bid for a mail contract by any
other person or persons or who shalt have ma le
any agre eme mt. or shall have given ,r pef,rr,ed
or promised TO give or performed auy cans;dera
ton to do. or not to do, anything whatever to
induce any other person mol TO bid for mail con.
tract. Particular attention is called TO the 2sth
section of the at of 1886, prohibiting combiua.
| tions to prevent bidding.
p. bid received after time, to wit: the 30th
| April next, at 9 u Or without the guarantee re-
}uired by LAW, o. that combines several routes in
one sim oil Compensation. cannot be considered in
composition with regular proposal, not adjudged
| to be extravagant -
l3, A bidder may offer, where the transportation
called for In the advertisement is difficult or I'm
practicable at certain seasons. to substitute an
inferior mode of conveyance, or to intermit SER
vice specified number of DAYS. weeks. or months.
He may propose to omit office that is inaccessi.
bic, or IS not on the stage road. the railway, at
a steamboat landing, as The case may be or he
may offer to substitute inferior mode cf supply
IN such cases. lie may propose different DAYS aud
hours of departure and arrival, provided o more
running time is asked. and il is obvious that no
mail connexion or other public accommodation is
prejudiced. He may ask for more running time TO
the trip, during speeiied number of days. al Ger
tain seasons of peculiarly bad roads But beyond
these changes proposal for service different from
the advertisement wi, prevent its being consider
cd IN composition With regularbd, not sci aside
Ter extravagance; and where bid contains any of
the above alterations, their disadvantages will be
estimated "A comparing it with other proposals.
IA. There should be but one route bid for in
| proposal.
Is. The toGte. the service, the yearly nav. the
oidde name and Residence. and the name Of each
nieniber OF the firm, where company offers shoud
oe distinctly stated-aiso the mode Of convey ance
It higher mode than on horseback is intended
The following may be used form for The bid.
ternpldted By the bidder
II or we, the case may be hereby propose
to carry the mail on Nos from -------4to
49,, agreeably to advertisement. for :
per anhum.' Observe. that where the bidder in
tends to offer any other mode Of conveyance than
horseback be should stat. it in terms ID the bid.
10. The following Is the form Of the guar
anty which should be filled, the first blank
| win the name OF the guarantor, the second
with that Of the bidder, and the third and
fourth with the beginning aud termina,inc
Poiais OF the route; and after being dated.
should be signed by the guarantor, who must
be shown by the written certificate Of most,
master, or oher equally satisfactory te.ti-
monlal, to be man of property, and able 10
make good his guaranty. This guaranty, SO
certified. should accompany each hid.
"The andersigned----gu that
------2. IT his bid 70. carrying TIE mail
from ---------- TO ----1---- be accepted by The
Postmaster General, -shaH enter into
an obligation prior to the frsi day Of July
next, with good and sufficient suri.ies, to
perform the servics proposed. 80
s.Dated ----A---V ys
II. The bid should be sent under seal, I'D.
dressed to the First Assistant Postmn ster
General. with EMAIL Proposals IN the State
OF --," written on tho face Of the let
ter; and should be despatched in time to be
received by.or before the 30th April next, at
O'Clock, a IN.
Is. The contracts arc to be executed be-
fore the list July next.
10. Postmas,ers at Offices situated UPON or
near railroads, but more than eighty rods
from depot, will imme dia,ely after tho 10Th
May next. report that fact to the Department.;
stating their exact distance from the railroad
depot, and how otherwise supplied with The
mail, to enable the Postmaster General to, dI :.
rect the proper supply to be made from the
railroad by mail messengers, stom and after
the LIST July next. = 4a - tait
20. Under the act Of Sd March, 1916. the
route 10 to- be let to the lowest bidder. ten
dsrfng sufficient gnafdnties fof faithful per-
torrance. without other reference TO the
mode OF transportation than may be neces-
| safy 10 provide for the due celertv, certain
ty, and security Of such transportation. And
the new contractor is not required 10 pur-
chase out, or take at a valuation he stock or
vehicles OF the previous contractor. ttss
When the lowest bid proposes a mode of
conveyance that is inadequate for the route
IN respect 70 the certainty, security, and .ce-
leFlty OF the mails, asids from any accommo-
dation for travel,it will not be emitted to the
route.
81. When the bid does not. name a mode
OF conveyance, it will be taken and under.
stocd 10 be for the lowest mode Of convey
| ance, to wit: on horseback When Il pro-
poses to carry according to the advertise.
ment. and 20 mode Of conveyance is stated
| tor the route in the advertisement. it will he
| considered as offering only for horseback
convey vance. When the advertisement uses
the term sScohyeyaEce in iwo-horse coaches.
or IN touf.hcrse coaches arc invited, =, or
"proposaig TO carry in twO-horse coaches
will be sonsdered}" or she like expressions
| In the bid, s.accnrding to the adv Arrse me M,
will not be understood as referring 70 me
mode mentioned in such invitation. If the
bidder intends 70 propose for the mode Of
Conveyance stated 10 the initiation, he should
name il in terms in his bid,
~. Since the passage Of the act Of March
Sd, l845, . new description of bid has been
| received. 1t specifics no mode of convey
snce, but engages to carry the mail with
| certainty, celebrity, and security. usins the
teTms oi the faw. These bids are called.
from the manner in which they are des;gna.
ted on the books OF the department. ..srAR
BTBs." III has been decided, after mature
cOnS deFatIOn. that bid prOposi no q enoc;f