The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-31


and Tor seus,og ass demand TO convey The mail a. ffe
queay "a The contractor runs OF Is concerned IN running
coach or steamboat on route
The Postmaster Gene raj uay snnul the contract or
peaed failures 10 ageeaoy 70 contract for disooey-
Ing the Office laws, the Instructions o tho depart
nen Tor refusing to discharge carrier when required by
The department 20 for assigning The contract Without
the assent Of the Postmaster General for running ex
Aforesaid OF Tor transporting persons packages
conveying msilable matter out Of the mail
T. The Postmaster General may order increase Of
service by allowing therefor pro increase
speed he allowing within ils resuictions Of the law.
pro 'aa increase OF pay los the additional stock or csreH
OF speed fenqnish the by giving prompt
notice 10 lhe department mat he prefers doing 50 10 carry
log The order into effect Tue Postmaster General may also
cusil discontinue the SERVICE pro decreass Of
pay, II he allow months extra compensation the
lie interests do not the same, dosSss 10
supersede II Ny different grade Of transportation Hs may
also chsngc Tho times OF arrival ana departure (pIo-
vidcd he does not cunail the running ume) without In.
Payments viii be nado for tho SO rvce through drafts
posnaste otherwise after tho expiration OF each
qnarersay in February, May, August, and November
81 The distances gwen ding best inform
a,ion increased pay will he allowed should they
greater than advertised The points 10 DO supplies be cor
TO- The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
knowingly making contract for the transportation Of the
with any person who sha have entered into, pro-
posed ino, any combination prevent the making
any bid Tor mail contract by other person
sons, no shall have made any agreement, shall have
given performed, or promised 10 give or perform any
conside whatever do nythng what
bid Tor mad contract Particular attention is called The
18th section Of the OF 1886 prohibiting combinations 10
IL bid received after time. viz, a. OF the 81 April,
1854 without The guarantee required by law, tina,
combines several routes In OF compensation can
not be considered IN competition with regular proposal
reasonable in amount
II bidder may offer where the transportation called
for by the advertisement Is difficult or practcabe at
tain substitute inferior mode fconveyancc,
internit service specified number Of days, weeks
or months lie may propose to omit an inaccessible Of
flee, not ON The stage or railroad, at steamboat
landing, the may be he may oer 10 substitute
an niefor mode OF supply In such cases lie propose
different, times Of arrival and departure. provided more
runnpg time rs asked, and no mail connexion pejudiced
He ask additional running time for The trip, during
specified number Of days. in seasons OF very bad roads
but beyond these changes proposal Tor service differing
from that called for by the advertisement will be con-
sderd competition with regular bid reasonable in
amount. Where bid contains such eration their
disadvantages viii be estimated IN comparing with 9th
TO- Tnere should be but bid ior in proposal
H. The route The service the yearly pay the name and
frm company offers should be distinctly stated
aso the mode Of conveyance IA higher mode Than horse
back be Intended
Is Tue bid should be under seal, addressed the
Second Assistant Postmaster General, subscribed Mai
and the suciency OF tho guarantos certified (see forms
and should DC despatched In lime to be received by be-
fore ., a m, Of the Sd OF April 1854.
IL The To be executed and returned to the
department By or before the Isl OF Jny, 1904
H. Under the OF March o. 1915, the routes TO BIO
let the lowest bidders rendering suicent auaranes
without other reference the mode of transportation than
lily Of such transportation When The bid proposes
conveyance inadequate the due celebrity,
IS When The bid does specify mode OF conveyance
also, when proposes carry according TO the advertise
meni bat without such specification 1t VIII be consider
cd as a pr posal Tor horseback service.
10 Since the passage OF the act Of March lSl5 new
description of bid has been received 1t does not specify
mode OF conveyance but engages TO take The entire mai
each Trip viva celely. certainly and security, using the
terms the law. These bids styled from manner
which they designated the books OF the depart
ment. aar 6as" The experience OF the department en-
abies 1t TO lay down the following rules WIS
When mail the route is not so large as 10 require
twohorse coach conveyance, star bid II the lowest Will
always be preferred to the SPECIFIC bid.
When mails OF such size and weight to rem
der ssay reference them alone. provide
horse coach the specc bid though the high
est or coach service ii adndped to be- entirely sufficient
difference not such 10 interfere with the policy OF the
law Of isio which. 70 reduction IN The cost Of trans
porstlon. Exceptions, however, be allowed where
the bad made the OF the stock used on
the route 10 the performances of coach service.
steamboat Is required by the and i'm
poance of mails and tho specific bid adjudged suf
De, necessary, carried TO greater extent OF difference
ths on the Inferior coach routes
~ modification OF bid, in any oil its essential terms,
tAnaroun 10 new bis. and cannot DO received so as
to interfere with regular copsuon aitsr the last hour set
for receiving bids.
81 Posnssuers are 10 be careful not to certify the suIi.
cheney OF suretes without knowing thai
they OF sufficient responsibility and all bid
de and sureties distinctly notified that
failure enter into perform The contracts Tor the
vice proposed The accepted bds ne legal Liabilities
will be enforced against them.
~ The contacts will be substantially In the here
used IN ths Department. except IN the srecs par
tcnafy mentioned those Instructions and steamboat
routes will be TeqaTed 10 deliver the mails
post offices ends the routes and into all The
immediate post Offices
% Present contractors and persons epari
equally 18th oers procure suaranors and GER
ufc.es Of ih. sailcieney Ia The forms above
JAMES CAMPBELL.
Postmaster General.
Posr orrIcs DrrAnrnxsr, October H. 1883.
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