Washington telegraph., 1850-04-24

feiture of at least one-fourth part Of !, -
running or arrival is 20 far behind Tina ".u The
the counexion with depending mail. ana " ,@e
feiture Of a due proportion of il when go, iof.
service is rendered iuferor to that in the Of
These forletures may be incree esed into nsna,et aet
OF higher amount, according to the naturs lives =. s
quency Of the failure and the importance os ne re
mail VI 'he
8. Fines will be imposed unless the del;,,n
be satisfactorily explained in due time. e.,
to take from or deliver at, post offcs ~ 'ai'ng
or any part of IT. for suffering it to be wet. ;n~.' a
lost, or destroyed; or conveying il in Ju'e0 ,Js
manner that exposes il to depreciation Ios p'aee OF
jury; for refusing after demand to convs,' VI u.
by any coach, railroad car, or steambo,,' 1maa
the contractor regularly runs on the rou,e "'"cn
the sPecined number Of trips in the con,,,o, 'Ouo
for not arriving at the time set; and for and
or running an express TO transmit comms,s;g up
!ei'gence IN advance Of the mail, pena,v IN ~,
be exacted equal TO quarters paw. vi"
Z. The Postmaster General NAV anpul n.
tract ior repeated failures; for violating ,L. .On
Department.; for refusing to d;scbarO. VI The
when required by the Department: for ss.er sa'her
the contract without the consent of tbs p, shg
General, or ior setting up running an e,nr.as
aforesaid. -" eAPfess as
o. lhe postmaster General NAV alter a..
tract, and alter the schedule, he allou,;n. 'Vn'
rata increase OF compensation, within Tho pro
tohs imposed by law, for the additional sa1''
Ieqoreo or ior the increased speed if the sr,'
"eh' OF additional stock or carriers is ,.nt!
Iry' ou' 'he contractor may, in sucb Co..
rf. Tue Ionract, on timely notice if he No..
the hsss9Es Ths g. General
pay. when he wishes to dispense with the serve"
'h wno'e or IN part, o. place higher or dife,s,,
g'aoe VI service on The route, he allowing ON.
hon'n Is extra pay on the amount dispensed wah
| D. ne payments will be made through draN.
on post offices or otherwise, after the e,n;,,,"s
Of each quarter-say in February, Nav A"Oa Ann"Us
and November. ''su"
l0 4 he distances are uivep accord;,, =,
pes' Information; but no increased pay will be al.
lowed should they prove 10 be greater than is ,d
vertised, ifihe places correctly named '0>
| ii. The Postmaster General is probib;,,s,. l..
law from knowingly making a contract q, ~
transportation Of the mail with any person nh
sha'l nav" entered into any combination. or NO
posed to enter into any combination. 10 n,sran,
the making oi ahy bid for mail contract BY anv
other person or persons, who shall have maos 49,.
agreement, or shall have given or per(ormss =.
promised to give or perform, any consideration 10
90, or not to do, anything whatever TO induce anv
other person not 10 bid for a mail cop,rac, p
ticular attention is called 10 the 2Sth section of ~.
act Of 1886. prohibiting combinations 10 msysn,
bidding. f''"'
IL "A bid received. after time. to vii. the lc,b
AprI' next, at ~ m, without the guaranty -.
quired by law, or that combines several rouirs IN
one sum OF compensation, cannot be considered
IN competition with regular proposal no, ad
Judged TO be extravagant.
10 bidder may offer, where the ,ransnor-
tatlon called for in the advertisement is dtfcu,
or impractIcable at certain seasons 10 substitute
an inierof mode Of conveyance, or 10 in,ermi
service a specified number Of days, weeks nr
months tie may propose to omit AN Office
that is inaccessible, or is not ON the stare road
the railway, or at a steamboat landipo as lbs
case may be; or he may offer to substitute an
INFERIOR mode OF supply in such cases. He may
propose different days and hours of departure
and arrival, provided no more running Time Is
asked, and II is obvious that no mail connrxion
or other public accommodation is premdicet :
lie may ask for more running time TO the trip,
during specified number of days a, eer,.n
seasons Of peculiarly bad roads; but beyond these
changes proposal for service different from the
advertisement will prevent its being considered
Ia competition with regular bid moi set asds
tor extravaganza; and where a bid contains any
OF the above alterations their DISADVANTAGES
will be estimated in comparing il with other
proposals.
Ia. There should be but one route bid for in
a proposal.
ID. Ihe route the service, the yearly pay,
the bidders name and residence and the name
OF each member Of the firm, where a COMPANY
offers, should be distinctly stated; also the mode
OF conveyance, if higher mode than on horse.
back is intended
IT, The bid should be sent uuder seal. sddres
sed to the FIRST Assistant Postmaster General.
WIN Mall Proposals in name the State aud
Territory written on the face of The letter auJ
should be dispatched in lime 10 he received by or
oeiore ihe 10th April next, at 10 o'clock A. w.
IL should be guaranteed, and the sufciency Of the
guarantors should be duly certified tSee FORMS
-. The contracts are 10 be exec uted by or be.
fore the LIST July next.
10. f'ostmasters al offices situated upon or near
ranroads' but more than eighty rods from depot,
WIN immediately after the nth Nay next report
'na' iac' 10 the Department. stating their exact
distance from the railroad de pot, and how other.
wise supplied with the mail. TO enable .he Post
master General to direct the proper supply to be
made from the railroad by mail messengers, from
and after The LIST July next
~. Under the act Of March 3, IS45 the route
u 10 De lei TO the lowest bidder, rendering sufficient
guarantees for faithful performance, without other
reference to the mode of Transportation than may
De necessary to provide for the due ceenty. Ger,
'a'nay' and security of such Transportation.
"heh the lowest bid proposes mode Of con.
veyahce That is inadequate for the route in respect
totne certainty, security, and celerily OF the mails.
ASIDE from any accommodation for travel, i, will not
be entitled 10 the route
2O. When the bid does not name mode Of con-
veyance, 1t will be taken and understood to be for
the lowest mode Of conveyance, to w.t. on horse-
oacH. When It proposes to carry according to the
aoveHIsement and no mode of conveyance issta,-
ed ior The route in the advertise ment it will be
considered as offering only for horseback convey
ance.
81 "a since the passago Of tho act Of March .,
,o4o' new description of bid has been received
II sPec'hes N" mode of conveyance, but en-
cages 10 carry the mail with certainly. ceeny'
ana security using the terms Of the law These
bids are called, from, the manner in which they are
oes'gnatsd on the books of the Department, "sfar
o'as. 1t has been decided, after mature con.
slderatlon, that bid nronosinn a sneci6c mode Of