Washington telegraph., 1850-04-10

ejt,ire of due proportion Of when a grade of
eryice is rendered inferior TO that in the contract
These fofieitures may be increased into penalte.
4 higher amount, according to the nature or fre.
:uericy Of the failure and the importance Of the
nail.
6. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, for falling
10 take from deliver at, post Office, the mai.
Or any part of il: suffering il to be wet injured
lost, or destroyed; or conveying II IN place or
manner that Exposes IL to degradation, loss or in
Jury: for refusing after demand to convey man
by any coach, railroad car, or steamboat, which
the contractor regularly runs on the route beyond
the specified number of trips in the contract, and
for not arriving at the time set; and for setting up
or running an express TO transmit commercial in.
teIiigence in advance of the mail, penalty vii,
be exactej equal 10 quarters pay.
7. The Postmaster General msy annul the con.
tract for repeated falures for violating the DOS,
office laws for disobeying the instructions Of the
Department.; for refusing to discharge carrier
when required by the Departments; for assigning
the contruct without the consent ofthe POSTMASTER
General or for setting up or running express as
aforesaid.
8. The Postmaster Gene raj may alter the con-
tract, and alter the schedule, he allowing a p,o
rata increase Of compensation, within the res,rie.
tons 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
r-linquish the contract, timely notice, f he Ore
fers it to the change The Postmaster General
may annul the contract curtail the service and
pay. when he wishes TO dispense with the service
in whole or in part, o. place higher different
grade of service on the route, he allowing one
months extra pay on the amour, dispensed with
9. The payments will be made through drah.
on post Offices otherwise, after the expiration
OF each quarter-say in February, May, Angus,
and November.
10. be distances are given according 10 IN.
best information: but increased pay will be al.
lowed, should they prove TO be greater than is ad.
vertis-d, ifIhe places are correctly named.
IL. The Postmaster General is prohibited he
law from knowingly making a contract for III.
transportation of the mail with any person who
shall hav" entered into any combination, or pro
posed to enter into any combination, 10 prey.pi
the making Of aiy bid ior IN all contract BY spy
other person or persons, who shall have mace any
agrermrnt, or shall have given o, performed. or
promised 10 give or p-riorm, any consideration 10
do, or not to do, anything Whatever to induce any
other person not TO bid for mail Contract Par
tcular attention is called to the 2sth section of the
act of 1886, prohibiting combinations to pleven,
bidding.
April next, at iOa IN, without the guaranty re-
quired by law, or tina; combines several routes in
one sum OF compensation, cannot BE- considered
IN competition with regular proposal not ad.
judged TO be eXtravaeant.
l3. A bidder may offer, where the iranspcr.
talon called FOR in the advertisement is difficult
or uprart!rabl- at certain seasous, 10 substitute
an inferior mode OF conveyance, or to interim,
service a specified number OF days, weeks or
m"nihs. TIE may propose to omit an oifc.
that is inaccessible, or ls not the stage road
the railway, or at a steamboat Landing as the
case may be; or he may offer to substitute an
inferior mode Of supply in such cases lie may
propose different days and hours Of departure
and arrival, provided more running lime is
asked, and II Is obvious that mail connexion
or other public accommodation is preiudicvG -
tie may ask for more running time 10 the uip,
during a specified humber of DAYS al crrian
seasons OF peculiarly bad 'edss H., h. ,,. H.
changes proposal for service tirreni rom the
advertise ement will prevent Its beng CONSIDERED
IN competition with regular bid not sci ASIDE
or exiravaganc-; and where a bid contains any
of the above alterations. their di>advanlsg g,s
viii b- estimated in comparing it with oiHer
proposals
IA. There should BE- but one route b;d iOr a
a proposal.
5. Tn- route the ser.ice, the yearly pay,
the bidders Tame ano residence, an. the name
Of ZACH M mb-r OF the firm, where company
Offers. should BE- distinctly stated; also The nOde
Of conveyance, IL higher mode than horse.
b.ck : Intended
l6 The lid should BE- sent uuGeE sesl. 9ddres-
Sed - the F;rsi Assistant PosinsasIe- Geaera.,
with =" Mail Proposals IN name ihe State and
IeEutary,l written On the face OF the letter ana
Should b. cIspStched IN Time to be r-ceyeG BY or
beiuFe the 10Th ApTi next, al 10 O'Clock A. w.
L should be guaranteed and i:,. suificicncy Of the
guarauiors should be duly certified lSee iurms.)
IL. The contracts are TO be executed by or
fore the lst July next.
Ie- POs,msstrrs at Offices situated upon or near
railroads, bat more than eighty rods from depot,
viii immediately after the lth May next, rrpor
that faci 10 the Department. stating their exact
distance from the railroad depot and how other
wise supplied with The mail. To- enable .he Post
master " a, IA 10 uirvoi the proper supply 10 be
made from the railroad BY mail messengers irum
and after the lst July next
~ Under the act OF March 3, lS45, the route
10 be let 10 the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
uaraniles Tor faithful performance without other
'-iefehce 10 The mode OF Transportation than may
be necessary 10 provide for the due ceerty. cer-
a'nty, and security Of such transportation.
When the lowest bid proposes mode Of con-
Veyance that Is inadequate for the route IN respect
:" e certainly security and ceerIty oil the mails,
as or irom any accommodation for travel, ii will not
b. rntItied 10 the route
2u. Hh-n The bid does not name mode OF con-
vryanee, It viii be taken and understood to be for
'h- lowest mode Of conveyance, to wit, on horse
eacs- "h II Proposssto To carry according to the
advertisement, and no mode ol conveyance lsslai-
"a ior the route IN the advertisement, il will be
eDno'a~r~d -s offering only for borse baek convey
ance
u. Since the passage of the act of March 3,
io'o' new description of bid has been received
specihes N" mode of conveyance, but en-
cages 10 carry the maIl with certainly. celerity,
a"o security, using the terms OF the law. These
buds are called, from the manner in which they
Gesignated on the books of the Department, "ssT
o'as- II has been decided, after Mature con-
s'oeration' that a bid proposing specific mode Of
conveyance OF as high grade as two horse coach
aa @ ah'spona,ion is to be ,r-ferred to the star BID
Ihe experience of the Department, enables Ito
lay down the following rules viz.