Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-04-25

of days, at cer'ain seasons Of Decnr
But beyond these charges, a p,ooa
different from the adver,isemsn, ' ~
being considered in competition %
bid, not set aside for exlray,.ao.
bid contains any Of tho above ~.
disadvanloge will be estims,:s;a
with other proposals..
IA. There should b but oos n,
q proposal. . rrnar g...g..
Is. Tho route, the sevice, Ii. :,
bidders name and residence, al \,
each member Of the firm, where ! -,
should be distinctly s,aied-aI,o Il. Il
veyance. il . higher mode ,han o. h
intended. -H.a.
The following may be used 4,
bid, pAere no change from he ad,,,,;'
iemplaied by the bidder.
~ or we, as the case may be,lh.,
10 carry the mail on Mo-, fm~
agreeably to advertisement, for -
Observe, that whore the bidder ;.,'.
any ether mode Of conveyance H.,
he should state it in terms in ,bs M
l8. The following is the form a 4.
which should be filled, the first b,sI
name Of the guarantor, the secoud !,
the bidder, and the third and fourth
ginning and terminating points Of h, !
after being dated, should be synedh, n
tor, who must be shown by the wri,ir
Of aposimaster, or other equally a,,,1
,imon,al to be a man of property, and NJ
good his guaranty. This guaranty, J
should accompany each bid.
The undersigned - guar,u,;.
IL his bid for carrying the mail from
be accepted BY the Poctm,,,r
shall enter into an obig.iou u,;s
day Of July next, with good md suficrs
10 perform the service proposed.
"Dc:ed
II. The bid should be sent uuds,
dressed to the First Assistant Po .lnasu
with "Mail Proposals in the Slele d
written on the face Of the letter aN
despatched in time 10 be received By Or
30lh April next. at o o'olock, an.
l6. Tho contracts are 10 be szsrt
the lst July next.
10. Postmaiers at Offices situated au
railroads, but more than eighty roisfn
will, Immediately after the ION Msy d
that fact to the department, stating
distance from the railroad depot, an
wise supplied with the mail, to enabs
master General to direct the proper q
made from the railroad by mail me.ea
and after the lst July next.
20. Under the net Of Sd Msrch,
route is to b. let to the lowest Oidder,
sufficient qua antics for faithful perform
out other reference 10 the mode Of lnn
than may be necessary to provide d
celerity, certainty, and security Of suci |
tation. And the new contractor mI
TO purchase out, or take al q yalualia I
or vehicles Of the previous contractor
When the lowest bid proposes a naA|
veyance that is inadequate for the n
spect TO the certainty security, and cesl
mails, aside from any accommodates
it will no, be entitled to the route.
81. Whenthe bid does not name nd
veyance, it will be taken and undsns
for the lowest mode Of conveyance, VI
horseback. When il proposes to cayt
to the advertisement, and no mode Of cosS
stated for The route in tho ADVERTISEMENT 4
sidered as offering only for horseback os1I
When the advertisement, uses the term
ancein two horse coaches. or in four.hcI
es are invited" or proposals to ocarynH
coaches will be considered" or the hhl
SONS in The bid, .accordinc to the adVsh1
will not be understood as referring 10 Y
mentioned in such invitation. II The
tends to propose for the mode Of con'er'
ed in the invitation he should name 1t ~
his bid.
%. Since the passage of,he act Of
lS45. a new description Of bid has bees |
lssPecifes no mode Of conveyance. bull
carry the mail with certainty ,ceie rilyad11
using carry The terms Of the law. Thsn
called, from the manner in which they
mated on the books ofthe department,
II has been decided, after mature CO.
that bid proposing specific mode ofds1
of as high grade as two horse coacai1
lion is to be preferred to the star bid. I
rience Of the depu rtment ennbles i "
The following rules, viz:
When the mail on the route is Lot y "
require two.horse coach conveyance,
If the lowest, will be preferred to the spse'
%. When the mails ure ofsuch sin ~
!. necessary or expedient in referencs'o =
to provide two-horse coach conveyanes.
bid, though the highest, will be Prs!nsss..
star bid. TO the ex,en, ofa moderais d':'
the compensation, in case the difference y
as to interfere with the policy Of w
which looks too reduction 10 tho -
portation. Exceptions, however, nay
where the star bid is made by tho PFC n
Of the stock on the route, and j, Is maal'..' !
reasons for Preferring the specific We