The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-12-22

time as to loss the connexion with depending mail and for
fixture ola proportion Of when grade Of service render
ed inferior TO that in the contract These oriees may be in
creased penalties higher amounts according to the nature
or frequency Of the failures and the Importance Of the mall
s. Whenever satisfactorily shown that The contractors,
their carrier agent has left put aside the mail or any
portion oft for the accommodation OF passengers, they shall
forfeit not exceeding quarters pay.
g. Fines will imposed unless the delinquency be salts
facory explained in due lime for failing "a take FROM or
deliver at post Office, the mall OF any part it for saher
ing to be wet injured lost, or destroyed TOR conveying
in place that exposes to depreciation, loss, or
injury for refusing after demand to conveya mail by any
COACH railroad car Steamboat which the contractor regu
ary runs concerned in running the oute beyond the
specified number trips he contract and for not arriving
the time and for setting up or running an express to
transmit commercial inelg in advance of the mail,
penalty will be exected equal TO quarter pay.
a. The Postmaster General may annul theconac for re-
peated failures for violating the post ooa laws; for dis
obeyng the instructions of he Department for refusing to
discharge carrier when equh ed by the DePsmen Tor as
signing the contract without consent oil be Postmaster
General for setting up inning an express as aforesaid
or for transporting persons yng mail mer out of the
mail.
g. The Postmaster alter the contract, and alter
the schedule he allowing pro increase otcompensaon,
within the restrictions imposed by law, for theaddisna
vice required the increased speed heempoymentof
additional stock carriers is REL ,ered necessary bnt the
contractor may the of nce Hsed exped rcnqulsh
the contract timely notice. If prefers 1t 70 the change
The Postmaster General may annu he contraction discontinue
or cua the service andpay when le wishes dsPense with
the service in whole in part or to place higher odseren
grade service the route wheI lever the blc interests
require dsconnuance cura uent Tor other cause
he allowing months extra pay the am'unt Of service
dispensed with.
g. The payments will be made throl Ugh drafts post Offices
otherwise after the expiration OF ea n quarsay m
Iuary, MAY, August, and November
TO- The distances given accodn to the best ineEna
ton but no ncreasedpay will be allowed should they prove 10
be greater than is advertised.
H. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
knowingly making contract for the transportation of the mail
with any person who shall have entered into comkinaie
or proposed to enter into any combon to prevent the
making of any bid for mail conact by any other person OF
persons who shall have made any aeemen or shall have
given performed promised to gvs perform, any
delaon do, not TO do, any thing whatever to induce
any other person bid for mail contract Particular at
enon called TO the 2Sth section OF theact OF 1885, Ioh
biting combinations 10 prevent bidding
I2h bid received after time, ow the 5ll February, 1882
next at M without the guaranty requrd by law, that
combines several in of compensation cannot be
considered in competition with regular proposal not adudged
to be extravaganza
49, bidder may oer where the transportation called for
in the ersement is difficult mpraccate at certain
sons Substitute inferior mode Of CONVEYANCE, or to in
ernit service specified number of days, weeks months
He may propose omit office that's inaccessible or is not
the stage road the railway, or alta Steamboat landing
the may be; he may offer to substitute an inferior
mode of supply in such lie may pDpose different
DAYS and hecrs of departure and arrival ppyded
running time is asked and it is obvious that mail connex
ion or other public accommodation is preudced He may
Time 10 the
Der Of days. certain of pecuiabad roads but
beyond these changes, proposal for servle different from
the advertisement will prevent its being considered in compe
ion with regular bid not set aside for eravagance and
where bid contains any of the above alterations their disad
vaniages will be estimated in comparing it viii ether proposals
ID. There should be but route bid ia in proposal
49, The route the service, the yearly pay, the bidders
and residence and the name of eaa member of the
irm where company offers, should be distinctly stated
also the mode ofconveyance if higher nde than horse
back is intended.
&c The bid should be under SEAL addressed the
First Assistant Postmaster General, with Mail Proposals
in the State of -" written the fac of the letter
and should be dispatched in time be recefed by before
the 5th February next, at 10 o'clock A. M. 1t should
be guaranteed and the efficiency of the garantos should
be duly certified. (See forms
IT. The contracts to be executed by fore the LIST OF
July next.
49, Postmasters offices situated upon ornear railroads,
but than eighty rods from depot will Immediately af
the 9Th February next report that fact to the Department.
stating their distance from the railroad depot aid how
otherwise supplied with the mall to enable the Potmaster
General TO direct the proper supply to be made from be rail-
road by mail messengers from and after the st July next
49, Under the act of March3 IS45, the route be let
the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees FIR faith
full performance without other reference TO the mode trans
poaon than may be necessary provide for the due ey
certainty and security of such transportation.
When the lowest bid proposes aspecc mode Of Conveyance
that inadequate for the route in respect to the ceitaty
cuy and celey Of the nails aside from any aoconmoda
ton for travel it will not be entitled to the route.
20. When the bid does not mode of Conveyance it
will be taken and understood be for the lowest mode Of
conveyance, to wit horseback When it proposes to
carry according the advertisement and mod of convey
ance stated for the in the advertisement will be
considered as offering only for horseback conveyance.
81. Since the passage of the act of March 8, B45
description Of bid has been received II specifies no mode of
conveyance but engages to carry the mail with cetanty
ey and security using the terms Of the law These bids
are called from the in which they designated
the books of the Department ssar bids The experience
Of the Department enables il TO lay down the following rules,
viz
When the mail the is so large Of to require
horse coach conveyance, bid if the lowe will al
ways be preferred to the specific bid.
When the mails are of such size and weight render it
necessary reference them alone, provide
coach conveyance the specific bid though the highest for
coach Service if adjudged be entirely sufficient for the
route will be preferred to the bid in Indifference
is such interfere with the policy of the lawof 1885,
which looks to reduction in the cost of transportation Ex
cpons, however, may be allowed where the star bid is made
by the Of the stock used the route in The per-
formance of coach service.
On OF the highest cass where four horse coach
steamboat transportation required by the size aud import
ance Of the mails and the specific bid is adudged entirely
sufficient for the route the preference for the specific bid will
be, necessary carried TO greater extent Of difference than
the inferior coach routes.
H. modification Of bid, in any Of its essential terms, is
taniamount bid and cannot be received, in
eere with regular competition, after the last hour set o
ceiving bids.
49, Postmasters required to be careful and
fy the suciency Of guarauors suetes without knowing
that they are persons of sufficient responsibility and all bid
ders guarantors or surees distinctly notified that
failure enter into perform the contracts for the service