The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-16

su.siss. 70 perform the service proposed"
Dated
Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster Of csrtiHss thai ,hs
guarantees above named sufficient and able iamake good
thsir guaranty. M st e eat VII
Dated 5t* N
INSTRUCTIONS.
l. Seven minutes allowed for opening and closing the
malls q al offices where no particular lime 10 spessd but
ON railroad and steamboat routes htre be no delay
than y necessary 70 devsEa and receive the bass. 8.
The mail y % be conveyed in preferences passengers
and to their entire EXCLUSION IL weight and bulk require it,
Post Office blanks mail bags and the special agents Of
the Department. the exhibition Of their osdenas are to
be conveyed without further charge, mail lines admitting
Of such conveyancs. ~ M 8si~
principal railroad and steamboat lines where The sze of the
mails and the number Of the offices will seqns their employ
men By the Department and in that case separate apart
msnt Tor the asserting and o. he mail i pro-
yded By The contractor under direction Of the Department
o. Ia oil there is to be forfeiture Of the pay Of the
trip whsn the trip 10 not aforsurs Of
part OF when he running arrival far behind time -
e 0ss the connsxion with depending mail and forfeiture
pf due proportion Of when gnads Of service Is rendered
inferior u that In the contract These foreitues may in
sessdnto penalties Of higher amount according the nature
% frequency d the failure and the Importance Of the mail
D. FINES will be imposed uness the delinquency be sats-
actorly explained in due ie fur failing 70 take Iom or
deliver At post Office, the maA any part Of il fo suffer-
ing Il % bs vel, injured, lost oFdssroysd; conveying
10 place Or manner that exposes TO depreciation loss
injury FOR refusing after demand 10 convey na by any
coach raroad steamboat which the contractor rsgu-
larry the beyond tho specified number frpsn
the contract and for arriving the time 81 and for
setting up or running express to transmit commercial
seigence in advance Of the mail, penalty viii BE- sxaced
equal to a quarters pay. sb
The Postmaster General may annul the contract for
Pested failures for violating the post oce laws, for dis
discharge carrier when required by the Department for as.
signing the contract without the a the Postmaster
Genera or Tor setting up running express aforesaid
Ihs Postmaster General may alterthe contract and alter
the schedule he allowing pro compensation
within the restrictions imposed by law for the additional SER
vice required for the increased speed the epoymentof
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor may In such relnquh the contract on timely
notice. ne prefers Il to the change The Postmaster Gene
raj may snnul the contract cural the service and pay
when he wishes dispense with the service in whole or in
part place higher different grade Of service on the
route he allowing one monhs extra pay the amount dis
g. The will Be made through drafts on post offices
or otherwise, after The expiration Of each in Feb
ruary, May, August, and November.
TO- The distances given according the informa
ton but increased pay will BE- allowed should prove to
be creator than advertised if the places correctly named
H. The Postmaster General u prohibited BY law from
knowingly making contract for the transportation Of the mail
with any person who shall have entered into any combination
or proposed to enter into any combination prevent the
making Of any bid for mail contract by fny other person
persons who shall have made any agreement shall have
given or performed, or promd to give perform any
deraon % do not TO do any thing whstever nduce
my other person not to bid for mil contract Particular a.
tenton called to the 2sh section Of the act Of 1885, proh
biting combinations 70 prevent bidding.
H. bid received after time to wit the 18th April nert
10 without the guaranty required by law or that com
bnes several in sum Of compensation cannot be
considered In composition with the regular proposal ad-
Judged TO be extrsvaganl
49, bidder may Offer where the transportation called for
IN The advertisement difficult impracabe 1t certain
sons 70 substitute inferior mode Of conveyancs OF to in
ernit service specified number Of days wseks or months
He propose to omit Office thai naccssbe or Is not
on the stage road the railway, 1t steamboat landing
me case may be be may offer substitute an inferior
mode Of supply In such He may propose dHeren,
days and hours Of departure and arrival provided no more
running time Is asked and Is obvious that no mail sonnex-
ION o. othsr public accommodation l. Prsudced He may
ask for more running time the nip, during specified num-
Der Of days a certain Of peculiarly bad roads but
beyond these changes proposal ssrvice different from
the advertisement win prevent s being considered ID compe-
tton With regular bid Get aside for extravaganza and
whore bid contains any Of the above attentions er dead
vanages will Be estmaed In comparing with other proposals
- There should be but one rouss bid for In proposal
To- The route, the servics the yearly pay, the biddsrs
hrm, where company ofs should Be- distinctly stated
ALSO The mode q conveyance, higher mode than horse
back h intended
IT, The bid should Be sent under ssal addressed 10 the
Firss Assistant Postmaster Gensra with email Proposals.
In nsms the Bate territory T. written on the face Of the
letter and should BE- dispatched In time 70 be received by or
before the 18th April next 81 10 o'clock A. NJ Il should
b GUARANTEED and the efficiency Of The gusantors should
BE- duly certified. (see forms
H. The contuts to be executed BY or before the st
July next. sT' ~
IT, Postmasers Offices situated apon or near railroads
but more than eighty rods from depot win Immediately az
sr the llh May next report that fact the Department
stating their exact distances from the railroad depot and how
otherwise supplied with the mail, to enable ths Postmaster
General TO direct the proper supply 70 Be made from the rail-
rosd By mad mssssnssrs from and after the lst July next
IT, Under The sct Of March g. ie45 he roots u 70 be let
70 the lowest bidder rendering sufficient gusrsnss r faith
fol performance, without other references mode Of
Portaon ibsn may b necessary provide cv the due CELEBRITY
certainty, and security Of such transportation
When The lowest bid proposes mode Of coaveyancs that
inadequate Tor the route In respect the certainty security
and cc'ery Of the msa aside from any accommodation Tor
travel, Il will not be entitled 10 the route s1 ~
20 When the BID does not mode Of conveyance, Il
Conveyance 10 Wit, horseback. When Il proposes to
carry scoorng the advertisement and no mode a convey
ance u stated for The route In the advertisement Il win Be-
considered % ofsrins only for horseback conveyance
I'll. since the passage Of the Of March g. fel5 new
description Of bid hes hen received II specifies no mode Of
Conveyance but engages carry the mail with certainty
lerity, and security, using the d the law These bids
are called, from the IN which they are desnsted on
the books Of the Department aa bids" II has been de-
csded, aer mature consideration that bid proposing spe-
cc mode Of convsysnce o. high sss twohose coach
transportation b 20 b preferred The bid The expert
ence Of the Department enables to lay down the following
When the mail the not % large "a to require
two hosss cosch ceuveyaocs bid the lowest will be
preferred 10 the specific bid sssEn