The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-02-18
THE UNION.

demand TO convey mail by any coach railroad steamboat
ned number Of trips arriving
Intelligence mail penay equal
The may annu the repeated
lail1rs for violating the post office dssheyng the
required BY the department, for assigning the contract with
our consent oil the Postmaster General for setting rum
Tbs Postmaster General may and alter the
imposed y a@ for the sddioDai qnrd
necessary but The may in such
r the contract on timely notice he prefer. II to the
the service and when he wishes dispense with the service in
the route he allowing months pay the dis
The payments will through drafts post
se ,hs expiration Of each quaer-sa, IN FEBRUARY
TO- The distances given according the best information but
no pay WI be should they prove TO be greater
A. The Postmaster General prohibited law from knowingly
VINO na entered into any proposed to enter
contract by other shall have made
any any or shall have given or performed or
any Gas, person mot to @ Tor mail
proh'o,ing combinations to prevent bidding 80.
routes in one sum Of compensation be considered
10 bidder may offer whre the transportation called for in the
or to ntermit service sps
ee% number Of days wse or months He may TO omit
steamboat andns the bei he offer 10
pose days spartue ana arrival provided
asked obvious that mail
ion or other public accommodation is peudeed He ask for
more running time to the TIP during specified number Of days at
proposal service will prevent
for and where bid Contains the
tons their disadvantages will be estimated in comparing with
i There should be bu, route bia for in proposal
residence name each firm
ancs if higher mode thn On HORSEBACK is intended
6 The bid should be sent under seal addressed the First
on letter. despatched
should be aud the suicency of the
IT, The to be executed by before the July
than eighty rods from depot Will immediately after the oath April
next Ispor that tact the me stating their sNast distance
to enable the Postmaster General to direct the proper supply be
10 Under the act of Sd March 1915 is let the
bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful perform
without other reference to the mode Of transportation than
be provide for the due CELEBRITY certainty and Sc
for the in the certainty security Celebrity
Of the mails aside from any accommodation for travel will not
When the bid does not mode of win be
s When 1T carry sSGE route n '
the advertisement it will be considered as Offering only for horse
a. Since The passage the act March is description
received specifics mode of but
he sT hs the h WIN @ are om
in which they are on , books of the ha
bid specific Of S Of a nigh gt aa
twohorse coach is TO 10
experience Of the department enables to lay down the follow
ing rules
the not large require twohorse
bid the lowest will be preferred to the
specific bid.
- such and weight to render it
expedn reference to them alone to provide
the specific bid though the highest
will be preferred to the star bid to the extent OF moderate differ
compensation the difference such to
policy of the law which looks to reduction
in transportation Exceptions, however be al
bid by the OF the
the and manifest that the for preferng
he specific bid do not exist in his
Of the highest class where coach or
transportation required by the sire and Importance Of
preference for the specific bid will be necessary
greater Of difference than the inferior coach
to the exceptions above stated
modification of bid, Of its essential terms is tana
bid received interfere with
guar competition hour for receiving bids
c. JOHNSON, Postmaster General
Posr OrficE DEPARTMENT, Dec. iS, 1913.
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