Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-14

email Proposals in Iname the state territoryl''
written the the face Of the letter; and should be
| dispatched in time to be received by or before
! the 16th April next, at 10 O'Clock A. M. 1t
should be guaranteed, and the sutficiency Of the
| guarantors should be duly certified, (see forms J
II. The contracts are to be executed by or before
| the LIST July next.
/ Is. Postmasters at Offices situated upon or near
railroads, but more than eighty rods from depot,
will Immediately after the 18th May next, report
that fct TO the Department., stating their exact dis
! lance from the railroad depot, ard how otherwise
/ supplied with the mail, to enable the Postmaster
General to direct the proper supply to be made from
the railroad by mail me ssengers from and after the
! 1st July next.
10. Under the act of March 3, 1915. the route is
to be let to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
guarantees for faithful performance, without other
reference to The mode Of transportation til may be
necessary to provide for the due celebrity, certain
! ty and security of such transportation.
When the lowest bid proposes amode Of convey
ance that Is inadequate for the route in respect to
the certainty, security, and celebrity OF the mails,
aside from any accommodation for travel, it will
not be entitled to the route.
30 When the bid does not name mode Of
conveyance. it viii he taken and understood to DC
for the lowest mode Of conveyance, to wit, Oh
hoTseoack. When it proposes 70 carry according
TO The dvertisemcnt. and mode of conveyance
IS stated FOR theroutein the Advertisement, it viii
be considereaas Offering only for horseback con-
veyance.
D
new description OF bid has been received. II
| specifics no mode Of conveyance, hut ENGAGES to
carry the mail with certainly, ,eIeriy and Securi-
", using the terms OF the law. These bids cal
led, from tho manner in which they are designated
on the books OF the Department, ssstar bids, 1t
has been decided, after mature consideration, that
hid proposing specific mode of conveyance of as
hiSh grade as tWo-hofse coach transportation is
Va be preferred 10 the star bid. The experience of
the Department enables il to lay down the follow
ing rules, viz:
When the mail on the route is not so large as 10
require two horse coach conveyance, star bid, if
the lowest, will be preferred To the specific bid.
-. When the mails are Of such size and weight
as 10 render 1t necessary cxpcteat in reference
to them alone, to provide horse coach convey
Race, the specific bid, though the highest, will be
preferred to the star bill, to the extent of mode
rate dlHerence lii the compensate the diff
ference is not such 10 interfere with the policy of
Tie new law, which 'oosS to a reduction in the cost
OF lfansportien. Exceptions, however, may be
allowed where the star bid is de by the present
owner OF The stock on the route, and it is manifest
ula' 1ae reasons for rrefefring the specific bid do
not exist il bis case.
90. On routes OF the highest Glass where f,ur-
morse coach or steamboat transportation is rcGur-
ca by the size and importance OF the mails The pre-
terence for the specific bid will be- ii Necessary,
carried to greater extent Of dirrcaye than on the
Interior coach routes, subject, however, to the en-
ceptioas above stated.
"a. modification OF bid. in anr Of its essen
hal terms, is sant1mount to bid, anu cannot
be received, so as to iatcrefare with regular COM
pe''on, Sfter the last hour set for rec.ving bids.
j. COLLAMER, Postmaster General.
rest OFFICE DEPARTMENT, January 1850.