Washington telegraph., 1853-03-02

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tract time; for negecting to take the mail from,
deliver it into post office for suffering it low
ing either to the unsuitableness Of the place or
manner of carrying it) to be injured. DESTROYED
robbed, or lost; and for refusing after demand to
convey the mail as frequently as the contractor
runs, or is concerned in running, a coach car, or
steamboat. on a route.
6. The Postmaster General may an,iul tbe CON-
tract for repeated failures to rim agree1by to CON-
tract; Tor disobeying the post Office laws or the
instructions of the Department; for refusing to
discharge carrier when required by the DEPART
ment to do so; for assigning the contract without
| the assent oftbe Postmaster General: for running
an express as aforesaid; OF for Transporting per-
sons or packages conveying mailable matter out
of the mail.
7. The Postmaster General may order an in.
crease of service on route by allowing therefor
a pro rata increase on the contract paw He NAV
also order an increase OF speed. he allowing. with
in the restrictions of the law pro rata increase
of pay for the additional stock or carriers If anv.
| The contractor may, however in the case of in
crease of speed, reinlnish the contract by giving
prompt notice to the Department that he prefers
doing so to carrying the order into effect. The
Postmaster General may also curtail or discon-
tnue the service. at pro rata decrease of paw if he
allow one 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 for the service hv
collectors of or drafts on postmasters or other
wise alter the expiration of each Quarter-say in
February May. August, and November.
8. The distances are given according 10 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
| 10. The Postmaster General is prohibited bv
law from knowingly making a contract for the
| transportation OF the mails with any person who
shall have entered irto, proposed 10 enter into
| any combination 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. promised 70 give
or perform. any consideration whatever or 70 do.
or not to do. any thing whatever in order 10 in
duce any other person OF persons not to bid for a
mail contract Particular attention is called to
| the 2Sth section of the act of 1886 prohibiting
combinations TO prevent bidding.
| II. A bid received after time viz the ith o.
! April, 1883. at m or without the guaranty re-
quired by law, or that combines several routes in
one sum OF compensation. cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal reascna bic in
| amount.
II. A bidder may offer, where the transporta-
ton called for by the advertisement is difficult or
mpracticable at certain seasons TO substitute an
inferior mode OF conveyance, or TO ntermit service
| specified number OF days, weeks or months
He may propose to omit an inaccessible Office. or
one not on the stage or railroad. at steamboat
landing as the case may be; or he may offer TO
substitute an inferior mode supply in such cases
lie may propose different times Of arrival and de-
parture, provided no more running time j. asked.
| and no mail connexion preiudced. He may ask
additional running time for the trip. during a
| specified number of days in seasons of very bad
| roads: but beyond these changes, a proposal for
| Il .L.,A,, IIalr Il.
| tisement will not be considered in competition
| with regular bid reasonable in amount. Where
a bid contains any such alterations. their disad-
! vantages will be estimated in comparing it with
other proposals.
13. There should be but one route bid for in a
| proposal
| IA. The route, the service. the yearly nav. the
name and residence Of the bidder and those OF
each member of firm, where a company offers
should be distinctly stated; also the mode OF con-
| veyance, If higher mode than horseback be in
| tended
| Is. The bid should be sent under seal addressed
to the Second Assistant Postmaster General. su-
prescribed Mail Proposals in the State o. y
1t should be guaranteed and the sufiiciency of the
guarantors certified, (see forms) and should be
dispatched in time to be received BY or before 0
A. NJ. of the ith April, 1853.
! l6. The contracts are to be executed. and re-
turned to the Department by or before the Ist OF
July, 1853.
| H. Under the act Of March 31 1915, the routes
are to be let to the lowest bidders rendering snic-
lent guarantees. without other reference 10 the
mode OF transportation than may be necessary for
the due ceierlty, certainty, and security oi such
transportation. When the lowest bid proposes q
mode OF conveyance inadequate to the due ceeri-
ty, certainty, and security OF the mails it will not
| be accepted.
mo- tha hid InoS
conveyance also when il proposes to carry accord
ing to the advertisement, but without such speci-
ication, it will be considered as proposal for
horse back service.
TO- A modification ofa bid. in any OF its essen
tla terms, is tautamount to new bid. and cannot
be received as to interfere with regular competi-
ton, after the last hour set for receiving bids.
20. Postmasters to be careful not to certify
| the sufilcency OF guarantors sureties without
knowing that they are persons OF sufficient respon-
sibility and all bidders, guarantors, and sureties
are distinctly notified that on failure to enter
into or perform the contracts for the service pro
posed for in the accepted bids their legal liabi-
ties viii be enforced against them.
| 81. Contractors are required to take the mails
from, and deliver them into the Offices at the ends
of routes and all intermediate Offices: and or
steamDoa and rail road lines into intermediate
Offices not more than eighty rods from the landing
or station.
% Present contractors and persons known al
the Department must, equally with Others PRO
cure guarantors and certificates of their suificiency
substantially IN the forms above prescribed. Tie
certificates OF suiciency must be signed by post
master, or Judge or clerk OF q court Of record
S. d. HUBBARD,
Postmaster General
Post O5fce Department, FEB. ?. 1858, 9-lw.