Washington telegraph., 1853-03-09


er creditable persons for falling to- arrive in con-
tract time; for neglecting to take the mail FROM
or deliver it into post Office for suffering 1t low
ing either to the unsuitablcness Of the place or
manner Of carrying it) to be injured, DESTROYED
robbed, or lost; and tor rcfreinr after demand to
convey the mail as frequently as the contractor
runs or is concerned in running coach. car. or
steamboat. on route.
G. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures TO run agreeabv 70 con-
tract; Tor disoteying 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 of the Postmaster General: for running
an express as aforesaid; or for transporting per-
sons or packages conveying maiable matter out
of the mail
z. The Postmaster General NAV order an in.
crease Of service on q route by allowing therefor
apro rata increase on the contract pay. He may
also order an increase Of speed. he allowing with
in the restrictions Of the law BRO rata increase
OF pay for the additional stock or carriers If any,
The contractor may however, in the case of in
of speed, relinquish the contract by irving
prompt notice to the Department that he prefers
doing 50 to carrying the order into effect. The
Postmaster General may also cuItail or discon-
tnne the service at pro rata decrease ofpav 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 ne desires to supersede 1t bv different grade
OF transportation.
S. Payments will be made for the service by
collections of or drafts on postmasters or other
wise, after the expiration Of each quarter-sav in
February, May, August, and November
2. The distances are given according to 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 by
law from knowingly making contract for the
transportation of the mails with any person who
snail have entered into, or proposed to 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 given or performed, or promised to give
or perform. any consideration whatever or to do
or not TO do any thing whatever. in order to in
duce any other person persons not to bid for
mail contract. Particular attention is called to
the 2sth section Of the act Of 1896. prohibiting
combinations to prevent bidding.
Ill "A bid received after time. viz. the fth Of
April. 1853. at m. or without the guaranty re-
CURED by law. or that combines several routes in
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal reasonable in
amount.
T. a bidcer may offer, where the traneporta-
ton called for by the advertisement is dificnt or
nnpFactlcablc al certain seasons to substitute an
inferior mode Of conveyance or to intermit service
a specihcd number Of days, weeks. or mouths
lie may propose to omit an Inaccessible Office or
one not on the stage railroad. or at a stea boat
landing. as the case may be; or he may offer 10
substitute an inferior mode of supply in such cases
lie may propose different times ni arrival and de-
| parture, provided no more running time j. asked
and no mail connexion prejudiced. lie may ask
| additional running time for the trip during
! specified number Of days, in seasons OF verv bad
roads: but beyond these changes a proposal for
service differing from that called for by the ahver-
| tisement will not be considered in competition
with regular bid reasonable in amount. Where
bid contains any such alterations. their disad-
vantages will be estimated in comparing il with
| other proposals.
| 13. There should be but one route bid for in a
| proposal
II. The route, the service, tho yearly pay, the
| name and residence Of the bidder, and those of
each member OF firm, where company offers,
should De distinctly stated also the mode OF con-
veyance, if higher mode than horseback be in
| tended.
| l5. The bid should be sent under seal. addressed
/ to the Second Assistant Postmaster General. 81
| prescribed Mail Proposals in the State of--.r
1t should be guaranteed and the suficiency Of the
guarantors certified, tsee iorins,) and should be
| dispatched in time to be received by or before 0
A. NJ, OF the 4th April. 1853.
| lG. The contracts are to be executed and re-
turned to the Department by or before the Ist Of
July, 1853.
Ii. Under the act Or March u. I545. the routes
are to be let to the lowest bidders rendering suiic-
| lent guarantees. without other reference To the
mode Of transportation than may be necessary, for
! the due celerity certainty. and security Of such
! transportation. When the lowest bid proposes a
mode Of conveyance inadequate to the due celer-
ty, certainty, and security Of the mails il will not
/ be accepted.
ls. When the bid does not specify a mode oi
conveyance, also when it proposes To carry accord
ing to the advertisement, but without such speci-
! fcatlon, it will be considered as proposal for
| horse back service.
10. modification ola bid, in any OF its essen
tial terms, Is tantamount 10 i new bid and cannot
| be received as to interfere with regular competi-
| ton, after the last hour set for receiving bids
20. PoStmasters are To- be careful not to certify
| the suliicicncv ot guarantoTs sureties withou.
knowing that they are persons OF sufficient respon-
sibityi and all bidders. guarantors. and sureties
| are distinctly notified that on a failure to enter
into or perform the contracts lor the service pro-
posed for in the accepted bids their legal liabli-
| ties will be enforced against them
2l. Contractors are required to take the mails
from. and deliver them into, the Offices AZ the ends
| Of routes and all intermediate Offices; and Or
| steamboat and rail road lines into intermediate
Offices rot more than eighty rods from the landing
or station.
| % Present contractors and persons known at
! the Department must, equally with others pro-
guarantors and certificates of their suficiency
| substantially in the forms above prescribed. The
certificates Of suicienry must be signed by post
master, or q judge or clerk 81 court of record.
| S. d. HUBBARD,
! Postmaster General.
! Post Office Department FtJ. 2, 1853, 9-4w.