The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-12
FORM FOR A BID

ne undersigned (postmaster, judge or clerk OF
of record, as the may be certes that he is well
quanted with the above guarantors and their property,
that they of property and able make good the
guaranty.
/ Dated TSiqned1
| INSTRUCTIONS,
Embracing conditions to be incorporateip the con-
tracts to the extent the Department may proper.
|. Seven minutes allowed TO each intermediate Office
when not otherwise specified for asserting the mails but
railroad and steamboat routes there to be delay
than IS sufficient for exchange of the mail bags.
On routes where thu mode of conveyance admits of it
the special agents of the Department also post office blanks
mail bags locks and keys, are to be conveyed without
| charge.
8. On railroad and steamboat lines British and Canada
mails, when offered be conveyed without additional
pay also the route agents of the Department for whose ex
elusive while travelling with the mails commodious car
or apartment in the centre of properly lighted warmed
and urnshed and adapted the assor men and
due security OF the to be provided by the contractor
under the direction of the Department.
A. No pay will be made for trips not performed ard for
each OF such omissions not satisfactorily explained three times
the pay OF the trip may be deducted For arrivals far be-
hind time break connexion with depending mails and
not sufficiently excused onefourth of the compensation
the trip subject forfeiture Deduction may SO be
dered for grade of performance inferior to that specified
the contract For repeated denquencies the kind herein
specified enlarged penalties propooned the nature there
of and the importance Of the mail, may be made.
B. For leaving behind, throwing off the ma u.s. any
portion of them for the adms ion of passengers for being
concerned in setting up running express conveying
commercial intelligence ahead of the mall quarters paw
may be deducted. a...s s..s 81
g. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be prompt
and satisfactorily explained by certificates of postmasters
or the adavs of other credtab PERSONS for failing to ar
rive in contract time for neglecng take the mail FROM or
deliver it into, post office for suffering it, lowing either to
the of the place of carrying
injured destroyed robbed lost and for refusing, after de-
mand, to convey the mail frequently the contractor
is concerned in running, COACH car stea mboa
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T. The Postmaster General may annu the contract for re-
peaed failures ageeably contract for disobeyng
the post office laws the instructions of the Department
for refusing to discharge carrier when required by the De
partmen to do for assigning the contract without the
of the Postmaster General for running express
aforesaid for transporting persons packages
maiable matter out of the mail.
g. The Postmaster General may order increase service
route by allowing therefor pro increase on the
contract pay He may also order increase of speed, he
Allowing within the restrictions of the law pro rata in
of pay for the additional stock carriers if any
The contractor may however, in the of increase of speed
renqush the contract by giving prompt notice the Depart
men that he prefers doing carrying the order effect
The Postmaster General may also curta discontinue the
SERVICE at pro rata decrease of pay he allow months
extra compensation the dispensed WITH whenever
in his opinion the public interests do require the same
or In in he desires to supesede by different grade of
| transportation.
g. Payments will be made for the vice through drafts on
postmasters otherwise after the expiration of each
say in February, May, August and November.
TO- The distances given according to the best inorma
ton but increased pay will be allowed should they great
e than advertised, if the points to be supplied be correctly
stated.
H. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
knowingly making contract for the transportation of the mails
with any person who shall have entered no proposed
enter no any combnaonto prevent the making any bid
for mail contract by any other person persons who
shall have made any agreement shall have given per-
formed promised to give or perform any consideration
tn do fn dn hnn phot in
order to induce any other person persons to bid for
mail contract Particular attention called to the 18th
ton of the act of 1885, prohibiting combinations prevent
bidding.
IL. bid received after time viz the 18th of April 1853
at ga m, without the guaranty required by law or that
combines several routes in compensation be
in competition with regular proposal reasonable
| in amount.
b. bidder may Offer where the transportation called for
by the advertisement difficult mpacticabe at certain sea-
sons to substitute an inferior mode of conveyance
tern service specified number of days. weeks months
He may propose to omit inaccessible Office, or one not
on the stage railroad, at steamboat landing as
the case may be- he may offer substitute inferior
mode OF supply IN such cases. He may propose different
times OF arrival and departure provided more run
ming time is asked, and mail connexion preudced He
may ask additional running time for the trip during spec
he'd number of days, in of very bad roads but
beyond these changes proposal for service differing from
that called for by the advertisement will not be considered in
competition with regular bid reasonable in
Where bid contains any such alterations their disadvanta
ges will be estimated in comparing with ether proposals
a. There should be but route bid for in proposal
3D. The route, the service, the yearly pays the name
and residence of the bidder and those of each member of
firm, where company offers, should be distinctly stated
also the mode of conveyance if higher mode than horse
1 back be intended
It, The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed to the
Second Assistant Postmaster General superscrbed Mail
Proposals in the State of .' 1t should be guaranteed,
and the suciency of the guaanors certified (see forms
and should be dispatched time be received by before
| 9 A. M. of the 4th April, 1853
IT, The contracts be executed and returned to the
Department by rbefore the lst of July 1858.
/ IT, Postmasers at Offices on or near railroads, but
more than eighty rods from depot, will, Immediately af-
the 4h April next report their exact distance from depot
and how they otherwise supplied with the mail
able the Postmaster General direct mail messenger sup
ply from the LIST July next.
49, Under the act of March 1885, the routes are to be let
to the lowest bidders rendering sufficient guarantees without
other reference the mode of transportation than may be ne
cessay for the due CELEBRITY certainty, and security of such
transportation When the lowest bid proposes mode of con-
veyance inadequate the due CELEBRITY certainty and secu
rity of the mails, it will not be accepted.
90 When the bid does specify mode of conveyance
also when proposes to carry according the advertisement
but without such specification it will be considered as
proposal for horseback service
81 Since the passage OF the of March g. l845
description of bid has been received does specify
mode OF conveyance but engages to take the entire mail each
trip with CELEBRITY, certainty, and security, using the terms of
the law These bids styled from the manner in which
they are designated the books Of the Department sar