Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-02-14

email Proposals in rname the State or territory'
written the the face Of the letter; and should be
dispatched in time to be received by or before
the 10th April next, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. 1t
should be guaranteed, and the sufhciency Of the
guarantors should be duly certified, tsee forms. }
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 nth May next, report
that fact to the Department. stating their exact dis
lance from the railroad depot, and how otherwise
supplied with the mail, to enable the Postmaster
the railroad by mail messengers, from and after the
LIST July next.
10. Under the act Of March 5, 1s45, the route is
to be let to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
guarantees for faithful performance, without other
reference to the mode Of transportation than may
necessary to provide for the due celebrity, certain
ty. and security of such transportation.
When the lowest bid proposes mode Of convey
ance that is inadequate for the route in respect to
the certainty, security, and CELEBRITY Of the nails
aside from any accommodation for travel, 1t will
not be entitled to the route.
20. When the bid does not name mode OF
conveyance, it will be taken and understood to be
for the lowest mode Of conveyance, to wit, on
horseback. When it proposes to carry according
to the advertisement, and no mode or conveyance
is stated for the route in the advertisement, 1t will
be considered as Offering only for horseback con-
veyance.
u. Since the passage Of the act of March 3, lsA5,
a new description OF bid has been received. 1t
specifies no mode Of conveyance, but engages to
carry the mail with certainty, celebrity, and securi-
y using the terms of the law. These bids are cal
led, from the manner in which they are designated
on the be IS Of the Department, "star bids" 1t
has been decided, after mature consideration, that
bid proposing specific mode of conveyance OF as
high grade as two-horse coach transportation is
to re preferred to the star bid. The experience OF
the Department enables it to lay down the follow
ing rules, viz:
When the mail on the route is not so large as to
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 to render necessary or cxpedient in reference
to them alone to provide two horse coach convey
ance the specific bid, though the highest, will be
preferred to the star bid, to the extent Of node-
rate difference in the compensation in case the diff
ference is not such to interfere with the pohcy or
the new law, which looks to reduction in the cost
Of transpor.ion. Exceptions, however, may be
allowed, where the star bid is made by the present
owner of the stock on the route and 1t is manifest
that the reasons for preferring the specific bid do
not exist in his case.
%. On routes Of the highest class, where four
horse coach steamboat transportation is requlr-
ed the size and importance of the mails, the pre-
ference for the specific bid will be, If necessary,
carried to greater extent of difference than on the
inferior coach routes subject, however, to the ex-
ceptions above stated.
~. A modification of bid, in any of its essen
tial terms, is tantamount to new bid, and cannot
be received, SO to Interfere with regular COM
petition, after the last hour set for receiving BIDS.
]. COLLAMER, Postmaster General.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT, January 1850.
- no. FOR CALIFORNIA.
AA CASES superior thick Boots, Davenports
AkO make, of ali kinds, both long legs and medI-
length, just the Boots for that trip, warranted
TO stand and mistake, for sale cheap by the case
or pair at the shoe store of R. s. ADAMS
jan "a, 80 Main street
MEDICAL BOOKS.
TIME subscriber would respectfully inform Ply
/ sicians, anu others that he has now on hand, a
very large stock of Medical Books. and that he is
prepared to furnish them at very low prices.
ian "a, $50 ABRAHANI@ Book store
DENC1Ls: fine assortment Of Carpenters PEN
L ellis at (ian24 ABRAHAMs' Book store
TNGRAVINGs: roo steel cngravings, very fine,
Il suitable for Scrap Books; 1000 coiored LItho-
graphs, for sale very cheap, by the dozen Or single
one st ABRAHAMS,
ian 2.,,5o Burlington Book store
TOLD PENS: cheaper than ever at
II jan 81, $50 ABRAHAMs Book store
TLEGANT BOOKS: suitable for Presents, will
Il now be sold very low at ABRAHAMS
ian "a, $50 Burlington Book store
TTARRIsON'S Columbian INKS, 900 doz. blaci
IL and blue; 100 dog red; 90 dor' eops.nsi 20 aa'
Carmna; for sale at less than USUAL prices at thu
book store Of (ian $4,000 ABRAHAM AVS
DLANK BOOKS, OF every size and description
/ DIE sale at (jan d, '5o) IF A1RAHAM'
| KNOX INSURANCE COMPANY, Capital zoe, 900
| JNIRE, MARINE AND LIFE INSURANCE, Van
| r. cennes, indiana, G. NJ. Allen, Secretary; N. 1
| Eldridge, Treasurer; r. N. Carnan, President.
| nurlinrton. Jan. 24,5o JNC G. FOOTE, Agent
| Notice.
will offer for sale, on the 26th OF February next
| i ct Huron, the 10th Section, on Huron Island.
| lam oath 1850. WIN. WALKER.
School Fund Commits sioner.
CASH WANTED.
4 Ii persons indebted to me either by Note O.
! n Book account, will please call and settle TIL
same by the LIST March next, as must have my &C
counts closed up (jan 24,'5o) WIN WALhEl
TRUSTEES SALE
OF Land at Public Vendue. BY virtue Of dees
" OF trust, to me executed, by Alexander Elem
| ing and Catherine Fleming, duly recorded in tbs
Recorders office for Louisa State Of Iowa; vii
ON the 18th day OF February, A. d. 1850, hetweei