The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-04-11

provided no more running time is asked ,,a,,
obvious that no mail connexion or o,l,.. nm
accommodation is prejldiced. lie NAV , puolc
more running time to the Tip, during s"s a a
number Of days, at certain seasons Of r.,Hed
bad roads; but hey ond these changes, n,y
for service fterent from the adver,isemra vposa
prevent its being considered in compe,iI;o, Na
a regulat bid not set aside for ext,ayapane. "Na
where bid contains any Of the above atera,aaNm
their disadvantages will be estimated IN camaa
ing it with other proposals. ps''
ia. There should be but one route bid a..
proposal.
Is. The route, the service, the yearly ma, q
bidders name and residence, and the n na,@
each member OF the firm, where a comma"
fers, should be distinctly stated also the ,no'. "
conveyance, il . higher mode than Oh Ior,,s,aa
is intended. WA
Is. The bid should be sent, under sea, ada,..
ed to the First Assistant Postmaster ener, ICY
small Proposals in name the State or Terrio. a%
written on the lace Of the letter; and shoui't
dispatched in time 10 be received by or beloa " y
10th April next, at 10 O'Clock A. Nj. II sboal
be guaranteed, and the sutiiciency Of the p,, .an
tors should be duly certified. Gee FORMS ''
II. The contracts are 10 be executed b. ORR.
fore the lst July next.
I8. Postmasters at Offices situated upon n, ,...
railroads, but more than eighty rods from dsna,
will Immediately after the | Iih of Nav neYt psi
port that fact 10 the Department, stating ths;,,.
act distance from the raj road depot, and h..
otherwise supplied with the mail, 10 enabIs y.
Postmaster General 10 direct the proper SUNNI y
be made from the railroad by mail messen;s,
from and after the first July next. -
TO- Under the act Of March 3, 1916. the rant.
is to be lei to the lowest bidder, tendering sas
cient guarantees for faithful performance, w,bos,
other reference TO the mode Of Transportation NJ,
may be necessary 10 provide Tor the due ceeu,r
certainty and security Of such Transportation
When the lowest bid proposes mode Of "a,
yeyance that is inadequate for the route. in r,
spect TO the certainty, security and celeri,y oh.
mails, aside from any accommodation for travel
it will not be entitled to the route.
90. When the bid does not name mod.
cons eyance, il viii be taken and understood n
be for the lowest mode Of conveyance to wit, .,
horseback. When il proposes TO carry acco,.
ding to the advertisement, and no mode Of con.
yeyance is stated for the route in the advertise.
ment, ii will be considered as Offering only d,
horseback conveyance.
| 81. Since The passage Of the act OF March d
l8l5, new description ofbid has been receive.
II specifics no mode OF conveyance, but ensags
| 10 carry the mail with certainty, CELEBRITY and i.
curly, using The terms Of the law These BID,
are called, from The manner in which they are Il.
signaled on the books Of the Department, .ss
bids" II has been decided, after mature consd.
Grafton, that bid proposing specific mod. d
conveyance Of as high grade as two-horse ccs,a
transportation, is 10 De preferred to the star ba
The experience OF the Department enable it'd
lay down The following riles, viz:
When the mail on the route is not so large "a
to require two-siorse coach conveyance, star I'D,
il the lowest, will be preferred 10 The specific bid
% When the mails are Of such size and weigh.
as 10 render il necessary or expedieni in Ieereu.
10 Them alone. 10 provide two.horse coach cor.
veyance, the specific bid, through the highest.
will be preferred TO the star bid 10 the el.hia
a moderate difference inthe compensation, ntss
the diff renee is not such as TO interfere with IL.
policy Of the new law. which looks to a redueia
in the cost oil transportation. Exceptions, hor.
ever, may be allowed where the star bid i na.
by the present owner of the stock on the foqa
and il Is manifest that the reasons for preeni,
the specific bid do not exist in his case.
%. On routes Of the highest class, where leu.
horse coach or steamboat transportation il u
quired by The size and importance OF the mas
the preference for the specific bid will be, il m
essary, carried TO greater extent Of diifrrsHr
than OH the inferior coach routes; subject, hsg.
ever, 10 the exceptions above stated.
"a modification OF bid, in any OF its esss-
tlal terms, is taniamount 10 new bid, and ca.
not be received so as TO interfere with regsir
competition, after The last hour set for recsrt.
bids
J. COLA MER, Io.tn,aster Genera
Posr-oFTI DEPARTMENT. January. 1850.