Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-02-28

dation Is Pre)ud'ced. ne may ask "a,
ming time to the trip, during o ,pec,s.s
of days, at cerlain seasons of pecuIi.,,sa
But beyond ,hesa charges, proposal =
different from the advertisement win @
being considered in competition
bid, not set aside for eItravapaucs. a..
bid contains any Of tho above alt.rs
Disadvantages will be estimated in .'s
with other proposals.
IL. There should be bu, ono rou,. q,
a proposal.
Is. The route. the sevice, tho ys.,,,.
bidders name aud residence, and M.
each member Of the firm. where CONN.
should be distinctly stated-also the rnos I
vsyance, ii higher mode than on ho,..a
intended.
The following may be used as form
bid, ,chere no change from tie adrsrtisn,s
tempiaied BY The bidder.
II Tor we, as the case may be- hsrebs
to carry the mail on Mo-. fromE
agreeably to advertisement. for S-ur,,
Observe that where the bidder intend, :
any other mode of conveyance than bo,.
he should state it in terms in The bid,
l6. Tine following is the form Of ,hs ,m
which should be filled, the first blank n,
name OF the guaranioI, iie second with h
the bidder, and the third and fourth vabs
ginning and terminating points Of the rou,..
after being lated, should be signed by the ,s
tor, who must be shown by the written c,rs
Of d postmaster, or other equally sa,ishc,,
limonIal 10 be a man Of property, and able b.
good his guaranty. This guaranty, so csrI
should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees thai.
if his bid for carrying tho mail from
- be accepted by the Postmaster Gen
-. shall enter into un obiglion prior lot,
day Of July next, with good and sufficient u,s
to perform tho service proposed.
Dated -"
IL. The bid should be sent under s,l
dressed TO .he First Assistant Postmaster Gen
with "Mail Proposals in the State Of y
written on the faco OF the letter and shqy
despatched in limo 10 be received by or be6n,
3Olh April next, at o O'Clock, am.
l6. Tho contracts are 10 be executed =
the lst July next.
ID. Pos,ma:ersa, Offices situated upon0
railroads, but more shan eighty rods froma i
will. immediately after the 10Th May next! |,
!!.a: fac; 10 the department, stating Their I
distance from the railroad depot, and how I
WISE supplied with the mail, To enable The
master General TO direct the proper supply
made from the railroad by mail messenger,
and after the lst July next.
90. Under the act OF 81 Marh, 1875
route is to be let TO the loves, bidder. eud.
sufficient guarantees for faithful performance,
out other reference 10 the moie Of iranspor,
than may be necessary to provide for lh
celebrity, certainly, and security Of such tran
lation. And the new contractor Is no, REQ
10 purchase out, or take al n valuation the
or vehicles Of the previous contractor.
When tho lowest bid proposes mode Of
veyance that is inadequate for The route
spoct to the certainty security, and celerl,y 0
mails, aside from any accommodation for II
il will no, be entitled 10 the route.
81. When the bid does moi name mode Of
voyance, it will be taken aud understood ,
for the lowest mode Of CONVEYANCE, to vi
horseback. When il proposes to carry acco
to the advertisement, and no mode Of conveyar
stated for the route in the advertisement, will b,
sidered rs off-rng only for horseback convoy
When The advertisement uses tho term "coI
anceln Two horse coac hes, or in four. horse c,
es are invited" OF proposal to carry in two
coaches will be considered," or the like ex
sIons in he bid, :.according to the advertiser
will not be understood as referring to the
mentioned in such invitation. If the bidd'
tends TO propose for The mode of conveyance
ed in the invitation he should name i. in teri
his bid.
90. Since the passage ofthe act of Marc
lS45. new description Of bld has been recs
1t tspecifes no mode Of conveyance. but enga
carry the mail with certainty ,celeriiy and sec
using carry the terms Of tho law. These b'
called, from the manner in which they are
mated On the books ofthe department, 'star
!, has been decided, after mature consider
that bid proposing specific mode ofcoayeJ
OF us high grade as two.horse coach transf
lion is 10 be preferred to the star bid. The
rIence of the department enables il TO lay
the following rules, viz:
When the mail on the ronte !. not so large
require two-horse coach conveyance. star
If the lowest. will bepreierred to the specific
%. When the mails are of such size as 10 re
II necessary or expedient in reference to ihemi
toprovide lwo-horse coach conveyance, thespe
bid. though the highest, will be preferred :
star b'd. to the extent ofa moderate different
the compensation. in case the difference is not
as to interfere with the policy Of the new
which looks to a reduction in the cos, Of Y
Portntlnn- Exceptions. however, may be aih
where the star bid is made by the preseu. o.
OF the stock on the route, and il is manifest tho