Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-03-05

charge, on mail lines admitting Of such 'aahs
ance. CONVEY.
4. Mail agents are to be conyevsa
charge on the principal railroad and g.. "l'hce
lines, where the size of the mails and tho .sanoO&
Of the officers will require their epploymaO0nb
the departments and in that ease n sane en' By
partment for the asserting and safe-keeninrs" aes
mail is to be provided by the contractor. ne, hs
direction of the department &s
0. In all casee there is to be a forfeitn,.
pay OF the trip. when the trip is not run lie
ture OF at least one.fourth part of it when IL 'Ost
nng or arrived is SO far behind time as to lo fdH
connexlon with depending mail and fo,e se lie
of due proportion of it when grade sc epe E
is rendered inferior to that in the contra, sese
forfeitures may be increased into penal,;o ihee
err amount, according to the nature or g. u hgh I
of the failure and the importance of the 51ency
! 6 Fines will be imposed, unless the dns '
cy be satisfactorily explained in due time
ing 10 take from. deliver at, post or NJ ri. /
mail, any part of it; for SUFFERING II - The
injured. lost or destroyed; for convsv;n oe Wet
place or manner that exposes it to ma
loss, or injury; for refusing after demaarJ eualON
vey mail by any coach, railroad cor - con.
boat, which the contractor regularly nm. S'ean'
route beyond the specified number Of ch 'as
contract, aud for arriving at the time go III 'He
for setting up running an express to -, and
commercial intelligence in advance of tho %R
penalty will he exacted equal to Quarter ,Da''
T. The Postmaster General mayaDnul n pay
tract for repeated failures; for VIOLATING ,t con-
office laws; for disobeying the insructions %S
department; for refusing to discharge VI us
when required by the department; for assi~ a'fe
the contract without the consent OF the possns
ter General, or for setting up or running s"iiaS
press as aforesaid. e.
8. The Postmaster General NAV alter ,ho
tract, and alter the schedule he ALLOWING 'Ol'
rata increase OF compensation, within the -. pO
tons imposed by law, for the additional sor,;a" c'
qulred, or tor the increased speed. if tho o,nII
ment OF additional stock or carriers is rpn1ornt'
cessary nut the contractor may, in rsuch caso ~
lInqufsh the contract. on timely notice. if he ~
fers 1t to the change. The Postmaster Ger r
may anhul the contract or curtail the se,yice al
pay when he wishes to dispense with the serv'o.
in whole or IN part, or place higher or daaraS'
grace OF service on the route, he allowing on.
hiohtn extra pay on the amount dispensed with
.. ne payments VIII be made through draft.
on post offices or otherwise, after the expiration :,
November. "u
TO- The distances are given accordins ~ H.
| ha. =
lowed, should they prove to Be greater than ;s'I
veftised if the places are correctly named
ii. The Postmaster General is prohibited /,
law from knowingly making contract for ~
transportation of the mail with any person wb'
shall have entered into any combination. or nro
posed to enter into any combination. to nrevsn,
the making OF any bid for a mail contract Inv srr
other person or PERSONS or who shall have mad,
any agreement, or shall have given or performaI
or promised to give or perform, any consdera,im
TO do. or not to DO, anything whatever to indpc.
any other person not to bid for mail contract
| particular attention is called to the 2Sth section
OF the act OF 1886, prohibiting combinations ia
prevent bidding
IL. bid received after time to wit: the 10Th
| Mafcn next, at . m, or without the guaranty re-
CURED by law, or that combines several routes in
| one sum OF compensation cannot be consiJeraI
IN competition with regular proposal not 3D.
judged 10 be extravaeant.
-. bidder may offer. where the TRANSPORTATION
ca led tor In the advertisement is Difficult, or im
Parcucaoe at certain seasons to substitute. au in
Terror mode OF conveyance, or TO ntermit service,
sPecihed number of days, weeks or months. He
| may propose 10 omit an office that's inaccessible
Vi Is ',ot on Tue stage road, the railway, or at
steamboat landing, as The case may be or he NAV
o1er 10 substitute an inferior mode of supplying in
SUCH cases. He may propose different DAYS end
hours of departure and arrival. provided NO mora
running time is asked, and it is obyious ,ba, M
mail connexion or other public accommodated !,
prejudlced. He may ask for more runniuq tim.
10 the trip, during specified number of davs .,
certain seasons of peculiarly bad roads; hut be.
yond these changes proposal for service diff rem,
from the advertisement will prevent its being con.
sdered in competition with a regular bid not set
aside Tor extravaganza; and where bid contains
any OF the above alterations. their disadvantages
VIII be estimated Ill comparing it with other pro.
posals
IA, There should be bu, one route bid for in
proposal.
10. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
hidders name and residence, and the name ofcmh
member OF the firm, where company ofFrs
should be distinctly stated-also the mode of con-
veyance. if higher mode than on horseback Is
intended.
10. The hid should he sent under seal. address
ed to the First Assistant Postmaster General. with
" Mail proposals. in the State of -" written
onthe face of the letter and should he despatchd
IN time to be received by or before the 10Th March
next at 9 clock, M
i ~. The contracts are to be executed by or be
fore the ST J5uy next. -.
-. POstmasterS at Offices situated Upon or neal
railroads. but more than eighty rods from depot,
will. Immediately after the lst April next. rrpot
that fact to the department, stating their exac dis
lance from the railroad depot and how otherwise
supplied with the mail, to enable the Postmaster
General TO direct the proper supply to he made
from the railroad Ivy mail messengers, from and
after the LIST July next.
l9. Under the act of 81 March, is45. the route
is to be let to the lowest bidder, rendering suf.
cient guarantees for faithful performance, without
othe reference to the mode of transportation than
may be necessary TO provide for the due CELEBRITY,
certainty, and security of such transportation.
When the lowest bid proposes mode of con-
veyance that is inadequate for the route in respect
to the certainty security, and celebrity ofthe mails
, not be entitled to the route.
20. When the Did does not name mode Of
conveyance, it will be taken and understood to be
for the lowest mode of conveyance to wit on horse
back. When it proposes to carry according TO
the advertisement. and no mode of conveyance IS
stated for the route in the advertisement, it Willie
considered as offering only for horseback convey
ance.
4 2l. Since the passage of the act Of March
ls45, new description of bid has been received
d 1t specifies no mode of conveyance. hut engages(
carry the mail with certainty celebrity. and secun
&c ty, using the terms of the law. These bids ard
called, from the manner in which they are desg
d mated on the books of the department, "star BIDS
1t has been decided. after mature consideration
4 that bid proposing specific mode ofconyeyaDcS