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pres. Aforesaid or for transporting person. Or passs..


conveying malaols matter cut Of thu mail.
T. The Posmassr General may order increase Of
vice on route by allowing therefor pro increase
the contract pay lie may aso order increase of speed
he allowing, within tho restrictions OF the law pro
increase OF pay for the additional stock carriers If any
The contractor may however in the Of increase Of
speed relnqush the contract by giving prompt notice
the department that he prefers doing carrying the
der into effect The Postmaster General may aso curai
or discontinue the service at pro rata decrease of pay Il he
allow one months extra compensation on the amount dis
pensed with whenever IN his opinion the public interests
do not require the same in he desires supersed
II by different grade of transportation.
=. Payments will be made for the service by collections
Of or drafts on posmasers otherwise after the expra-
ton of each quarer-say IN February, May August and
November.
g. The distances given according to the best informa-
lion bat no increased pay will be allowed should they be
greater than advertised, # the points be supplied be
10. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
knowingly making contract for the transportation of the
mails with any person who shall have entered nto pro-
posed 10 enter nto combination prevent the making
of any bid for mail contract by any other person per-
sons who shall have made any agreement shall have
given or performed or promised 10 give perform, any
consideration whatever, TO do do, anything
whatever order to induce any other person
not bid for mail Particular attention is called
to the 2sh section Of the act Of 1885, prohibiting combins
| tons prevent bldilng.
IL bid received after time, viz the 9TH Of April 1853
at M without the guaranty required by law, tina
combines several routes IN sum of cnmpen saon,
not be considered IN competition with regular proposal
:, asonable IN amount.
IL. bidder may Offer where the transportation called
for by the advertisement Ia difficult imp actcabe at
seasons substitute inferior node of conveyance
10 ntermt service fled number OF days weeks
months. he may propose omit Inaccessible Office OF
not on the stage aoad at steamboat landing
the may be; or he may off substitute inferior
mode OF supply IN such He may propose different
times OF arrival and departure, provided no more run
ming time is asked and conn+xion pre- JUDGED He
may ask additional running time for the trip, during
specified number of days. IN Of very bad roads
but beyond THESE changes proposal for service differing
a Ihen ter
cred in competition with regular bid reasonable in
Where bid contains any such alterations, their dsad
vantage. will be estimated in comparing 1t with olhs
proposals.
! H. There should be but one route bid for in propo
xai.
H. The route the service tho yearly pay the name and
residence OF the bidder, and those of member of
firm, where company offers, should be distinctly stated
also the mode OF conveyance higher mode than horse
back b. intended
Is The should be sent under seal, addressed to III,
Second Assistant Postmaster General superscrbed Mai
Proposals IN the State Of" Ii should be guaranteed
and the su ienGy OF the 6uarantors certified (see FORMS
and should be despatched DO received by be
} fore 8, a. m, of the 4th April 1883.
Ii. The contra is to be executed and returned II
the department by or before the LIST of July, 1853.
II, Unier the act Of March 81, lSi5, the
be let Tho lowest bidders rendering sufficient guarantee,
without other reference to the mode of transportation tina
may be necessary Tor the due CELEBRITY, certainty and
rty Of such transportation When the lowest bid propo
SEES mode OF conveyance inadequate tho due ceer
ty, certainty, and security Of the mails 1t will be az
cepted
H. When the bid does not specfy mode of convey
also when proposes carry according the adve
semen but without such specifications it will be consdere
as proposal for horseback service.
- modification of bid, any Of it's essential
IL tanamount TO new bid, and cannot be received
to interfere with regular competition after the last hour
for receiving bids.
90 P.stmas,es be careful to certify the suh
cheney of guarantors surees without knowing that the
are persons of sufficient responsibility; and all bidder
guarantors and surees, dsuncty )fed that fa
TO enter into perform the contracts for the service
posed for IN the accepted bids their legal liabilities will
enforced against them.
a. Conractoxp required to take the mails from,
deliver them into, the Offices the ends of and
intermediate Offices and steamboat and rail Dad lin
into intermediate offices not more than eighty rods from
landing or station
az Present contractors and persons known at the d.
pnrtment must equally with others, procure guaranors
certificates of their Euiclency substantially the foru
above prescribed. The certificates of suiciency
signed by postmaster or judge clerk of court
record. s. ID. HUBBARD,
| Postmaster General.
Posi- 0YrIcK DEPARTMENT, FEBRUARY 9 1853. law4