The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-24
THE UNION.

demand to convey mail by coach railroad steamboat
fed number of trips in the and for arriving at the time
intelligence advance penalty will be exaesed equal to
The Postmaster may contract for repeated
ires for violating the post office laws Tor sseyins the M
when required by the department for assigning the contract with
The Postmaster General alter the contract and alter the
rsseOns imposed BY ' a~ for the sadtioDa required
carriers rendered necessary such
the on timely notice he prefer; a. 70 .h1
the service and when he wishes dispense with the service IN
the route he allowing pay the amount dis
The payments will be made through post offices
after the expiration OF each quare-say IN February
TO- The distances according the be. iniormon but
than pay T be so0a es Ps'' De
a. The Postmaster General, prohibited law from knowingly
no na ha into % 81
Contract b. ax h 10 prevent ne m Who shs, Nave made
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SAs e.sn aS s o the
Ia bid received after time, the i.h April next at m
or without the required OF that combines several
routes in OF be considered compe
bidder may Offer %S tSe called
,a Interior mS 81 or to nsrm service
ehea number CT days weeks mouths He may propose to omit
or at steamboat landing the he he may offer to
an y and H Has ss and
running time asked that mail connex
more running time to the trip during specified number Of days a,
proposal service will its
s in S With regular bib n1 set
tons their disadvantages win be estimated in comparing with
IA. There should be but bid for in proposal
Tss aa the s sss ssss
offers should be distinctly aedaso the mode of convey
TO- The sd be @ s to The
wrttsn on the faes Of the letter. should be
time TO be received by before the h April next al o'clock
should be duly cef lied '' tsse iorms4
upon railroads but
report department stating their distance
to enable the General 10 direct the proper supply
made from the railroad BY mail messengers from and alter the Isl
- the March, HAS, the route TO be let to the
without. other references 10 the mode Of thar
When the lowest bid mode that made
Of the mails aside from accommodation for travel will no
20 When the bid does mode of it will be
taken and understood to be for the lowest mode Of
a no mode Of stated Tor the route II
81 Since the the act 81 March s o.
engages to the mail with certainty celebrity and security
they designated books department,
bid proposing specific mode Of high grade
transportation be preferred the star bid
The of enables lay down the follow
ing rules, viz:
When large require two horse
coach bid the lowest Will be preferred to thu
| specific bid.
the and weight render il
expedien them alone provide
the specific bid though the highest
will be preferred the bid TO the extent moderate differ
the difference not such TO IN
with policy OF the law, which looks reduction
in The of transportation Exceptions however, be al
bid by the of the
and manifest that the for precrrine
the specific bid do not exist in his
of the highest class where fourhoe coach OF
steamboat required by The and Importance
for the specific hid will be
difference the inferior coach
subject the exceptions above stated
modification of bid of its essential tan'a
bid be received interfere with
guar competition hour for receiving bids
C.JOHNSON Postmaster General
Posr Orrics DEPARTMENT, Dec H. lsfS
Dec. 23-lawl2w