Washington telegraph., 1853-03-16

certlhcates ofpostmasers, the atfdavits Of 9th
er creditable persons for failing to arrive in con-
tract time; Tor neglecting to take the mail from
or deliver it nto post Office; for suffering IL tow
ing either to the uHsuitableness of the place or
manner of carrying it to be injured DESTROYED.
robbed. or lost and Tor refusing after demand To
convey the mail as frequently as the contractor
runs, or is concerned in running coach. car or
steamboat, on route.
g. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures to run arreeablv to con-
tract; for discheying the post office LAWS or NJ
instructions of the Department; for refusing to
discharge carrier when required by the DEPART
ment to do SO; for assigning the contract without
tire assent ofthe Postmaster General: Tor running
an express as aforesaid; or for transporting per-
sons or packages conveying maiable matter out
Of the mail
7. The Postmaster General NAV order a. IL.
crease oT service on route by allowing therefor
apro rata increase on the contract pay. He NAV
also order an increase of speed he allowing with
in the restrictions oi the law. pro rata Increase
OF pay for the additional stock OF carriers n any
The contractor may, however, in the case of in
crease OF speed, relinqIish the contract by giving
prompt notice TO the Department that he prefers
doing so 10 carrying the order into effect The
Postmaster General may also curtail or discon-
time the service at pro rata decrease of paw if he
allow ore months extra compensation On the
amount dispensed with. whenever in his opinion.
the public interests do not require the same. or in
case he desires to supersede it by different grade
OF transportation.
s. Payments will be made ior the service bv
collections Of or drafts on postlnasiers or other
wise. after the expiration Of each Guarter-say in
February, May, August. aud November
n. The distances are given according to the best
information; but no increased pay Will be allowed,
should they be greater than advertised, if the
points to be supplied be correctly stated.
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law from knowingly making a contract for the
transportation Of the mails with any person who
shall have entered into, proposed ~ enter into
any com mbination to prevent the making Of anv
bid for mail contract by any other person or per
sons, or who shall have made any agreement or
shall have gwen or performed, or promised to give
or perform. any consideration whatever or to do.
or not to do. any thing whatever. Ill order ~ III
duce any other person or persons not to bid for
mail contract. Particular attention i called 10
the 2oth section Of the act OF 1896 prohibiting
combinations 70 prevent bidding
III. a hli received after time viz the ifh Of
April lSj3. at Q a NJ. without the guaranty re-
fuired by law. or that combines several routes in
one sum o! compensation. cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal reascnab ble in
| amoGnt.
l.. A bidder may Offer. where the transporta-
ton called tor by the advertisement i difficult or
lmpracticabe at certain seasons. to substitute an
INTERIOR Rode oi conveyance, or to neTmit service
n specified number ol days. weeks or months -
he may propose TO omit an inaccessible office or
one not On the stage Ut railroad Or AZ steamboat
landing as the case may be: or he may offer to
substitute an inferior mode Of supply in such cases
He may propose different times u arrival ana de-
parture, provided no more running time i, asked.
and no mail conneNion prgludiccd. He NAV ask
additional running time for the trip. during
specified number of days, in seasons OF very bad
H.. ltH41. u III.
service differing from that called for bv the adver-
tiscncnt will tot be considered III competition
with regular bid reasonable in amount Where
bid contains any such alterations. their disad-
van:ages will be estimated III comparing it with
other proposals.
~. There should De but one route bid for in
proposal.
II. The route. the service the yearly nav. the
name and residence OF the bidder and those Of
each member Of firm. where company offers
should tie distinctly stated: also the mode ol con
veyance, If higher mode than horseback be in
tended
II. The BID should be sent under seal addressed
to the Second Assistant Postmaster General. SUI
prescribed 'M I'LL Proposals in tie State oi--n
1t should be guaranted, aud the suliciency of the
Euarantors certified, lscc iorms) and should be
dispatched IN time 81 be received by OF before o
A. H., of the 4ti April 1855.
10. The contracts are to be executed and re-
turned tc the Department by OF before the lst of
July. 1883
II. Under the act OF March d. 1915 the routes
are to be let to the lowest bidders rendering sufc-
lent guarantees. without other reference To the
mode Of transportation than may be necessary. for
the due ctlerty, certainty. and security OF such
transportation. When the lowest bid proposes
mode Of conveyance inadequate to the due celeri-
iy, certainty and security of the mails, II will not
be accepted.
-. When the bid does nut specify mode of
conveyance, also when it proposes 70 carry accord
ing to the advertisement, but without such speci-
hcation, 1t Will be considered as a proposal for
horse back service.
I9- modification ola biz. in any oi- its essen
tial terms, is tantamount to a new bid, and cannot
bc received m to interfere with regular compati-
tion. after the last hour set for receiving BIDS
~. Postmasters are to be careful not TO certify
the suilclency ci guarantors or sureties without
knowing that .hey are persons OF sufficient reSpon-
sbillty; and n bidders guarantors. and sureties
are distinctly notified that on q failure q enter
into or perform the contracts for the service pro-
posed for In the accepted bids their legal Iiabili-
ties viii be enforced against them.
2l. Contractors are required to take the mails
from and deliver them into. the Offices at the ends
m routes and All intermediate Offices and or
steamboat and rail road lines into intermediate
Offices not more than eighty rods from the landing
Or station.
% Present contractors and persons known at
the Department must. eqnay with others, pro-
cure guarantors and certificates Of their suiiciencv
substantially in the iorns above prescribed. The
certificates of su!liciency must bc signed by post
MASTER OF Judge or clerk Of 4 court of record.
S. ID. HUBBARD,
Postmaster General
Post Qgcc Department, Ffb ?, 1853, 9-iw.