Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-04-19

5. In all cases there is TO be a forfeit
ure of The pay oil the trip when the TRIP
is not run; forfeiture of at least one
fourth part of it when the running or ar
rival is SO far behind time as to lose the
connection with depending mail; and a
forfeiture Of due proportion of it when
grade of service is rendered inferior III
| that in the contract. These lOrieitures
may be increased into penalties of high.
er amount, according To the nature or Ere.
quency of The failure and importance oil
the mail.
6. Fines will be imposed unless the
delinquency be satisfactorily explained
in due time, for failing to take from, or
deliver al, ii post office. the mail, or any
part of it; for suffering it to be wet, inju.
red, lost, or destroyed; or conveying il
in place or manner that exposes il To
depreciation. loss, or injury, Tor refusing
after demand 10 convey II mail By any
coach, railroad car, or steamboat. which
The contractor regularly runs on The route
| neyond The specified number of trips in
The contract. aud for not arriving AT the
time set. aud for setting up or running
an express 10 transmit commercial intel
ligence in advance OF the mail, penalty
| will be exacled equal TO quarters pay
Z. The Postmaster General may annul
the contract for repeated failures; for Vi
olaling the post Office laws; for disobey-
lug the instructioes of the Department:
Tor refusing To discharge a carrier when
required by The Department; for assign
ing the contract without the consent
the Postmaster General, or for setting ND
Or running an express as aforesaid.
3. The Postmaster General NAV alter
the contract, and alter the schedule. he
allowing pro rata increase of compen-
salion, within the restrictions imposed by
law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, if the employ
ment OF additional stock or carriers is
rendered necessary; but the contractor
may. in such case, relinqush the contract,
on timely notice, if he prefers it to the
change. The Postmaster General may
annul the contract or curtail the service
and pay, when he wishes to dispense
with the service, in whole or in part, or
place higher or different grade of SER
vice on the route, he allowing one months
extra pay on the amount dispensed with
8. The payments will be made through
drafts on post offices or otherwise. after
the expiration of each quarter--say in
February, May, August, and November.
10. The distances are given according
to the best information; but no increased
pay will be allowed, should they prove
| 10 he greater than is advertised, if the
places are correctly named.
ii. The Postmaster General is prohib.
tied by law from knowingly making a
contract for transportation of the mail
with any person who shall have entered
into any combination. or proposed to en-
ter into any combination, to prevent the
making of any hid for mail contract
by any other person or persons, or who
shall haze any agreement, or shall have
5iver or performed, or promised to give
% perform, any consideration to do. or
not 10 do. ans hing whatever to induce
dns other person NOT To bid for mail
contract. Particular attention is called
io the 18th section OF the act of 1896,
prohibiting combinations 10 prevent bid
ling.
IL. A bid received after time, to- wit,
The 9th April next, al 10 a IN, or with
out 'he guaranty required by law, or that
combines several routes in one sum of
compen sation, cannot be considered il,
compel ion with the regular proposal
not adjudged 10 be extravagant.
| Is. bidder may offer, where the
transportation called for in the advertise.
nenl is difficult or impracticable at GER
tain seasons, to substitute an inferior
mode of conveyance. or To intermil ser
ice specified number OF days, weeks,
or months. He may propose To omit an
Office i.al is inaccessible, or is not on
The stage road, the railway, or at "A steam.
boat landing, as the case may be-; or he
may offer 10 substitute an inferior mode
Of supply in such cases. He may pro-
pose different days and hours OF depar-
ture and arrival, provided no more run.
ming time is asked, and it is obvious that
nomail connexion or other public accom-
mediation is prejudiced. He may ask for
more running time to the trip, during "A
specified number of days, at certain sea-
sons of peculiarly bad roads; but beyond
these changes. a proposal for service dit
terent from the advertisement will pre-.
vent its being considered in competition
with regular bid not Sc. aside for ex.
travagance; and where bid contains any
of the above alterations. their disadyan-
tages will be estimated in comparing il
with other proposals.
Ii. There should be but one route bid
for in proposal.
Is. The route, the service, the yearly
pay, the bidders name and residence,
and the name Of each member OF The
firm, where company offers, should b.
distinctly stated; also the mode of con-
veyance, if higher mode than on horse
back is intended.
Is. The bid should he sent under
seal. addressed to the First Assistant
Postmaster General, with "Mail PrOp0-