The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-02-24
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FORM FOR A BID

VSAtC HhttfLSc"eeStI 20 1oteseDtP''s
led By Tie bidder.
I(or we, as the case may beg there write tn
e name or names in full Of there state the resi-
dence or resdencesl hereby propose to carry th
mail Oh route No. from to as often a
the Postmaster Generals advertisement for pro
posals on the same, dated February 2, 1853, re-
qulres, in the time stated in the schedules con
tanned in such advertise ment, and by the follow
ing mode Of conveyance, to wit: Here state how
is to be conveyed for the annual sum Of there
write out the sum in words at full length.
!, Dated Signedl
Form ofa Guaranty.
The undersigned undertake that, If the forego-
ing bid for carrying the mail on route No. be
accepted by the Postmaster General, the bidder
shall, prior to the ls day ofJuy next, enter into
the required obligation to performth the service pro-
Dated [Signed by two guarahtors.]
Form of Certificate.
The undersigned POSTMASTER, Judge, or clerk
OF court OF record, as the case may be) certi-
fes that he is W. Il acquainted with the above
guarantors and their properly, and that they are
men Of property and are able 10 make good their
guaranty.
Dated Signed.
INSTRUCTIONS,
Embracing conditions 10 be incorporated in The con
tract 10 The e1tent the Departaentn1ay deemproper.
|. Seven minutes are allowed to each inter-
mediate office when not otherwise specified, for
assortingth the mails; but on railroad and steamboat
routes there is 10 be no more delay than is sut-
fcient for an exchange of the mail bags.
2. On routes where the mode OF conveyance
admits of it. the special MS of the Department
also post office blanks mail bags, locks and keys,
are TO be conveyed without extra charge
3. Nopay will be made for trips not perform
ed; and Tor each of such omissions not satsiacto-
rily explained, three times the pay of the trip
may be deducted. For arrivals so far behind
time as to break connexion with depending mails
ana not sufficiently excused, one fourth OF the
compensation for the trip is subject to forfeiture
Deduction may also be ordered for a grade OF
performance inferior to that specified in the con-
tract, For repeated delinquencies Of the kind
herein specified, enlarged penalties proportioned
TO the nature thereof and the importance of the
mail may be made.
4. For leaving behind, or throwing off the
mails, or any portion Of them, icr the admission
Of passengers, or Tor being concerned in seettng
up or running an express conveying commercial
intelligence ahead OF the mail quarters pay may
be deducted.
5. Fines will be imposed, unless the delin-
; quency be promptly and satisfactorily explained
by certificates of postinasters, the affdavits Of
other cFediable persons, for falling to arrive in
contract time for neglecting to take the mail
FROM or deliver il into, post Offices for suffering
Lit lowing either to the unsuitabeness Of the place
or manner Of carrying it to be injured, destroy
ed. roboed or lost and for refusing, alter demasd
to convey the mail as frequently as the conirac'
tor runs, or is concerned in running coaeh, car
or steamboat. on a route.
G. The Postmaster General may annul the
contract FOR repeated failures TO run agreeably IL
contract for disobeyng the post office laws, ol
the instructions OF the Department; for refusing
to discharge carrier when required by the De-
partment to do so; for assigning the contrac'
without the assent of the Postmaster General
for running an express as aforesaid; or ior trans
porting persons or packages conveying maliaois
matter out of The mail.
T. The Postmaster General may order an in
crease of service on route bg allowing therefor
pro rata increase on the contract pay. ne
may also order an increase of speed, he allowing
within the restrictions of the law, pro rata in
crease Of pay for additional stock or carriers, II
any, The contractor may, however, IN the case
OF increase of speed. Ieliaqush the contract By
giving prompt notice to the Department that he
prefers doing so to carrying the orders into effect
The Postmaster General mag also curtall or dis
continue the service, at pro rata decrease OF pay:
\ 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 1t by a
different grade OF transportation.
g.
tions Of or drafts postmasers or Otherwise alter
the expiration Of leach quarter-say in FEBRUARY, May
August, and November.
formation; hut no increased pay will be allowed,
should they he greater than advertsedi ii the points
to be supplied be correctly stated.
10. The postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transpor-
taion OF the mails with any person who shall have
entered into, proposing enter into. any CONT :
tion to prevent the making of any bid for man CON
tract by any other person or Persons, or VINO shail
have made any agreement, or shall have given OF
performed, promised to give perform, any coh'
whatever to do, not to 10, any thlhs
persons not TO bid for mail contract. Particular
attention is called to the 2Sth section ot the act
of 1896, prohibiting combinations to prevent DID
ding.
H. A bid received afterti viz the 4th OF April
1853, at nine or without the guaranty required
by law thatcombines several routes in one sum
OF compensation, cannot be considered in compeli-
tion with regular proposal reasonable IN amount.
l2 bidder may offer, where the transporta,
tioL called for by the adv vertisement is dineuit or
inpi acticable at certain seasons to substitute an
infer or mode OF conveyance, or to intermt service
may propoae to omit an inaccessible Office, or one
not the stage railroad, or at steamboat LANDING,
as the case may be; OF he may offer TO s9bsllu.e
| an inferior mode OF supply in such cases he may
propose dferentmes of arrival and departure, pro-
vided more running time is asked, and no maii
connexion prejudiced. He may ask additional
running time for the trip, during specineo
number of days, in seasons OF very bad TO ass pn'
beyond these changes, propose for service diff,
tering from that called for by the advertisement
will not be considered in competition with reg
uar bid reasonable in amount. Where bid con,
taips any such alterations their Disadvantages VIII
be estimated in comparing it with other propo-
sails.
| 10. There should be but one route bid for in
a proposal.
ia. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence Of the bidder, and those OF
each member Of firm, where company offers,
should be distinctly stated; also the mode ct con-
vey ance, if higher mode than horse back be IN
tended.
Is. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
Ito the Second Assistant Postmaster General, SUI
prescribed SNAIL Proposals in the State of----."
1t should be guaranteed, and suthciency OF the
patched in time 10 be received by or before
A. NJ, of the 4th April 1853.
4 l8 The contracts are to be executed, and re.
turned TO the Department by or before the lst OF
July, 1883.
| II. Under the act of March Sd, lsi5, the routes
are be let to the lowest bidders rendering sufi-
cient guarantees, without other reference to the
mode OF transportation than may be necessary, fer
1.-The due CELEBRITY, certainty, and security Of such
mode of convey inadequate to the due CELEBRITY,
certainty, snd security Of the nails it will not be ae
cepted.
/ Is. When the bid does not specify a mode of
cony vance, also hen it proposes to carry
cling to the tsement, but without such spec i-
datior il will be considered as proposal for horse
back service.
/ 49, A modification Of bid, in any Of its es
sen.ia terms, is tantamount 10 new bid, and
cannot be received so as tonieriere with regular
competition, after the last hour set to receiving
bids
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