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tsins any OF the above alterations their Disadvantages VIII
be estimated ia comparing il with other proposals.
a. There should be bat one route bid for IN pro-
posal. an,
Is The route the service the yearly pay, the hdde,
and residence and the of each member OF me
hrm where company offers, should be distinctly f"'eu
also tho mode conveyance If higher mode Than on
horseback Is intended
10 The bid should be sen under SEAL addressed 10 me
First Assistant Postmaster General with Mail Proposals
the State OF r written on the lace Of The letter. anu
be despatched In TO be received by or oe orc voc
5,h February nexi az 10 O'Clock, should be guar-
aned and the efficiency Of The soaran1os should DC duy
II The contract. are 10 be executed by before the lot
of July next slas
10 Postmsters at Off situated upon railroads,
bu, Than eighty rods from depot wil, immediately
after the slh February next report that fact 10 the depart
ment stating their exact distance ffom me railroad pepa'
how otherwise Supplied With the mall to enable inc
General to direct q proper supply 10 be made
from the railroad by mail messengers from and after The Isl
OF July ext 80, ,
10 the lowest bidder rendering sufficient for faith
full performance without ouer reference to the mode OF
than be necessary TO provide Tor The que
celeriy certainty, and security OF such transportation
When the lowest bid proposes specific mode OF convey
ance thut is for the In respect 10 the Ger
tanty security ana CELEBRITY of tho mails, aside from any
for travel, twill not DC entitled to tho route
i - When the hid does not namo mode of conveyance,
it will and understood to be for the lowest mode Of
conveyance TO wit, ON horseback. When proposes to
carry Grating the ADVERTISEMENT and no mode Of con-
vance stated for the route IN the ADVERTISEMENT WIN
be considered offering only for horseback conveyance
81 Since the passage OF the act OF March g. 1919, a
ne on OF bid has been received II specifies no
mode Of convey ance but engages to carry the mail with
certainty, CELEBRITY, and security using the terms OF ne Jaw
These bids are Called from the manner IN which they are
des gnatcd on the books Of the department. sfaf oids
TIE experience of the department enables to lay down
/ the following rulcs VIE: 8e a4.
When the mali the route is not so large as to require
two horse couch conveyance, bid IL the lowest VIII
| always be preferred to the specific bid
When the mails Of such size and weight as 70 render
l n in In Ia
coach the specific bid though the highest
for coach SERVICE adjudged TO be entirely sufficient Tor
such interfere with the policy OF law oil
lS45 which looks reduction IN the cost OF
Exceptions however, may be allowed, where mo star pa ~
made by the OF the stock now USED on me oue III INC
performances of coach service
On Of the highest class where four-orsc coach or
s,eamboa, transportation 10 required by Inc SIZE anu import
auce of the mnls and the specific bid adudgeu cnrey
sufficient for the toue the preference for the SPECIFIC bid VIII
carried TO greater extent OF difference man
on the inferior coach routes
o. modification of bid in any of Its essential terms
tantamoun bid and cannot BE- received so us 10
interfere with regular compenon after the last hour set 'r
II receiving bids !.
tho suciency of guaratos suetes without knowing
that they persons Of sufficient responsibility and all
bidders guaran'ors, or sure!es are distinctly nounu a ~
failure perform the contracts Tor the service
proposed the accepted bids their legal liabilities will be
enforced against them.
"a The contracts will be substantially in the forms here
ticua,ly mentioned these instructions and conditions
ID and steamboat routes the contractors vii
be required to deliver the mails post offices at The
ends Of and into oil the edac post offices
not more Than hty rods fom the railroad OF landing
25 Present contractors and persons known at the de-
must equally with others, procure guarantors and
certificates Of their su iiency substantially In the forms
above prescribed The certificates of suciancy must be
sis ned by postmaster, Judge clerk Of court
rec I'd. N, II. HALL, POSTMASTER Ieneral.
! p ST OrTIcr DEPARTMENT, September ~, 1851.
I5s Postmasters will be careful 10 preserve This
ual the ronres and upon II all alterations OF
which they shall be officially informed.
oasters will not permit the mails TO be carried
on days other hou,s than those here set down
without, the written order Of the department.
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