The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-03-10

the Department. for refusing to discharge a carrie
when required by the DeaItnp mt TO do so; Cor rs
sigaing the contract without the Of the Pcs,
master General 'or running express aforesaid
or Tor transporting persons or packages conye, I'M
maifabc matter out OF the mail.
z. The Postmaster General may order an incrca ;,
oil service on route by allowing therefor pro rat;
increase on the contract pay. lie NAV also order al
increase Of speed, he allowing, within the restrictions
OF the law, pro rata increase of pay for the addition
tionai OF stock carriers, If any. The con
tractor may, however, III case oi increase of speed
reln4ush the contract by giving prompt notice to the
Department that he prefers doing so to carving the
order into Effect. The Postmaster General may also
curtaii or discontinue the service, at pro rata de-
crease OF pay, If he allow months extra couipen.
sation on the amount dispensed WITH whenever in
his OPINION, the public interests do not require the
same, or in be desires sapersede il by diff
terent q ade Of transportation.
;. Paynents will he made for the service by col
ecions OF or drafts on postmasters otherwise af-
Ter the expiration OF each qiarteI---say in February
May, August, and November.
y. The distances are gwen according 10 The
best information; but no increased pay will be
allowed, shonld they be greater than advertised
! II the points 10 be Supplied be correctly stated.
lu. The Postmaster General is prohibited by
law from knowingly makinga contract for the
transportation Of the tnalls with any person who
shall have entered into, or proposed 10 enter into
! any combination TO prevent The making Of any
bid for mail contract by any other person or
persons, or who >! nil have made any agreement
or sha"n have given or performed, OF promise to
give or perform, any Consideration whate"er, or
to do, or not to do, anything whatever, in order
to induce any other person or persons not 10 ~
for mai! contract. Particular attention is call
ed to the 2Sth section Of the act of 1896, prohib-
ting combination 10 prevent bidding.
ii. \ bid received after time viz the 4h of
April, 1858, at n III, or without The guaranty
required by law, or that combines several routes
IN one sum Of compensation, cannot be consider.
ed Il" competition with regular proposal reason
able in amount.
l.. 4 bidder may offer, where the trrnsporta-
ton called for by The advertisement is difficult or
impractcable al certain seasons, to substitute an
inferior mode of conveyance, or to intern,t ser
vice specified number Of days, weeks or months
lie may propose 10 omit an Inacces.i bie Office
or one not on the stage railroad or Il, ii steam.
boat Ianiiag, as the case may be; or he may Of
, ioF 10 substitute an inferior mode Cf supply in
such eases. ife may propose different times Of
arrival and departure, provided no more running
time is asked aud no mail connection pre- udiced
He may ask a1ditoai running time for the trip,
during specified number OF days, in seasons Of
very bad roads ia, he, ond these changes, ii pro-
posa for service differing from that Gale for hy
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petition with ii regular bld reasonabi, in amount
W here bid contains any such alterations their
Disadvantages will be estimated in comparing il
with other proposals.
Is There should be but one route bid for in a
proposal.
IA. The route, The service, the yearly pay, the
nane and residence Of the bidder and those of
each member Of firm, where company oilers,
should be distinctly stated also the mode of con-
seyance, if higher mode than horse back be
intended,
10 The bid should pc seut under seal, ad-
dressed 10 the Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
erai, superscribed -" Mai, Proposals in The Stale
Of -" Ii should he guaranteed, and lie
suihc,encJ OF The guaraators certified (see iorns)
and should De dispatched IA time 10 he received
by or before A. NJ, Of The 4,h April, 1853
10. The contracts are to be executed and re-
turned 10 The Department by before the first of
Julv, 1853.
II. Under The act Of March Sd 1915, the routes
to be let IT, the lowest bidders rendering suiii-
cen, guarantees, without other reference 10 The
mode or transportation lnln pay be necessary,
for the dae ceiefjly, certainty, and security Of
such transportation. When the loves, bid pfopo-
SIS "A mode of conveyance inadequate TO the d ue
CELEBRITY. certainty, and security OF the ma.ls, it
wi not Oe accepted.
Is. When he bid does not specify mode Of
conve vance, also when il proposes to carry ac- /
cOrding 10 The advertisement, bu without such
specifications, il will be considered as a propo- /
sal for horseback; service
10. A modification OF Il bid, in any OF its essen ,
tia! terms, Is tantanouni 20 a new bid, aud can /
not he received so rs to interfere with regular
competition, after The las, hour set for receiving
bids
20. P0s:masters are to be careful not to certify /
the suiiIcicncy Of guuran;ees or suretIes without
knowing that they are persons Of sufficient res
possibility aud all bidders. guarantors, and sure
ties are distinctly notified that on failure 10 en-
Ter INTO or perform the contracts for the service
proposed for in the accepted bids their legal ia
Di!lues Wili be enforced agaost them.
Il. Contractors are required 10 take the mails /
from, and deliver them Iute, the Offices at the ,
ends oil routes and al, intermediate offices; and
on steamboat and IA broad lines into intermediate
Offices not more Than eighty rods isom the land
ing or station
p. Present contractors ard persons known at
the Department must. equally with Others pro /
cure guaIanors and certificates oi t,eir suticiency
substantially IN the forms above prescribed. ] Ire 7
C, ilhcttes OF snlnciency inust be signed by Z
postmaster, or Judge or clerk of court If re- .
cord.
s. y. HUBBARD,
Postmaster General.
Posr OFFICE DEpARTMLNT, Feb. =, 1858 /
NOTICE.
EeY mutual consent the firm OF c. X. Rice Co. is
NJ this day dissolved. ~ NJ Rice Is authorized 10
settle all bush Of said firm.
C.R. RICE,