Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-03-21

of dnvs, at certain seasons OF peculiarly hal
Ru, beyond these charges, proposal n,
d;fIsrent from the advertisement will p,.'
beine considered in competition with ,
b;6. no, set aside for extravagance; and ~
hid contains any Of the above alterations q
d;..dvnn,apes will be estimated in comD., 8
with other proposals. .la
IA. There should be but one route bid T..
a proposal.
bidders name and residence, and the n,m,
each member Of the firm. where COMPANY a.
should be distinctly stated--aso the mode of !.
yeyance, il II higher mode than on horseb.,s il
intended. OIL. yG
The following may be used rs form "a, A.
hid. uhere no change from the adrsrlisemesi /,
ismplaied by The bidder.
~ for we, as the case may be-. hereby pror,.
to carry the mail on No.. from-ioW
ooreeably to advertisement, for S-per anuum
Observe that where the bidder intends to oR..
ony other mode of conveyance than hor,eba..
he should state il in terms in the bid.
| l6. The following is the form Of the guarsu,
which should be filled. the first blank with "A.
name of the qua arantor, the second with that !,
the bidder. and the third and fourth with the h,
ginning and terminating points Of The route ana
after being dated, should be signed by the guaran
tor. who must be shown by the written crrli6c,,
of postmaster. or oher equally satisfactory ,.
,imonlaI to be man of property. and able to max,
good his guaranty. This guaranty so csrtked,
should accompany each bid.
"Tbe undersigned ~ guarantees that
if his bid for carrying the mail from IL
be accepted by the Postmaster GencnI
- shall enter into an bligt"n prior to the fra
dav Of July next. with good and sufficient surete,
to perform the ice proposed.
dated -"
II. The bid should be sent under seal, ad
dressed to the First Assistant Postmaster Genernl
with Mail Proposals in the State Of -"
written on the fnce of the letter and should !,
despatched in limo to be received by or before Ii.
3Orh April next. at O'Clock, am.
| lS. The contracts are 10 be executed befor
the Is, July next.
/ 10. Postum .ers Offices situated upon or n..,
rnilronds. bu, more than eighty rods from depot,
will Immediately after the 10Th May next. report
that fact TO the department., s,nting their exact
distance from the railroad depot, and how other
wise supplied with the mail to enable The Post.
master General 10 direct the proper supply TO b
made from the railroad by mail messengers, from
md after the lst July next.
20. Under the act of Sd March, 1915, the
route is to be- let to the lowest bidder, rendering
sufficient qua rnntes for faithful performance with.
out other reference to the mode of Transportation
than may be necessary 10 provide for the due
ceIer,y, certainty and security of such transpor.
iation. And the new contractor Is not required
10 purchase out, or take nj n valuation the stock
or vehicles OF the previous contractor.
/ When the lowest bid proposes mode Of con.
veyance that is inadequate for the route in 70.
spect to the certainty security, and ceerly Of The
mails, aside from any accommodation for travel,
| it will not be entitled to the route.
81. When the bid does not name mode Of coc.
vcyance it will be taken and understood to bs
for the lowest mode of conveyance, to wit: on
horseback. When it proposes to carry according
to the advertisement, and mode of conve, ance i
stated for the route in the Advertisement will be
siderei as ofi,'rIng only for horseback conveyance
| When the advertisement uses the term '.convey.
anceln two horse coaches. or in four.horse coach
invited, or "proposn Is to ca rry in two horse
coaches will be considered" or tho like expires
SONS in he bd :'accordng to the advertisement
viii not be understood as referring to tho mode
mentioned in such invitation. If the bidder in
tends to propose for the mode of conveyance s,a,
ed in the invitation he should name il in terms in
his bid.
%. Since the passage ofthe act of March 81
lS45. n new description Of bId has been received
1t specifies mode of conveyance. but engages te
carry the mail with certainty ,ceIerty and security
using carry the terms Of the law. These bids ars
called, from the manner in which they are desig
mated on the books fthe department. "star bids u
1t has been decided after mature consideration
that a bid proposing specific mode of conveyance
of as high grade MS two.horse coach transporta.
ton is to be preferred to the star bid. The expo.
rlence Of the department enables it 10 lay dowa
the following rules, viz:
When The mail on the route is not so large rs 10
require two.horse coach conveyance. a slar bid,
If the lowest, will be preferred to the specific bid.
%. When the mails ire Of such sizo as 10 render
IT necessary or expedien. in reference to them alone
toProvide two.h"rso coach conveyance, the specific
bid, though the highest, will be preferred to the
star bud. to the extent ofa moderate difference 10
the compensation. in case the difference is not such
as to interfere with the policy OF the new law,
which looks 10 a reduction in the cost Of lrnns.
portation. Exceptions, however, may be allowed
where the star bid is made by the present owner
OF the stock on the route, and tits manifest that the
reasons for Preferrng the specific bid do not exist
in his case.
"a. On routes Of the highest class, where four.
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