The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-10

Of the compensation for the trip subject to forfeiture
Deduction may also be ordered for Grade Of perform
anee inferior to that specified in the contract For "a
peated denquences Of the kind herein specified enlarc
60 to the nature thereof and the
Importance of the mail, may be made.
For leaving behind, throwing off the mails or any
portion OF them for the admission of or for
being concerned IN setting running an express con-
veying commercial intelligence ahead of the mail omar
ters pay may be deducted.
s. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinouencv b
promptly and satisfactorily explained by Certificates of
postmasters the adavis Of other creditabe
for failing to arrive in contract time for negletn ~
take the mail from, deliver it into post Office for
suffering it lowing either to the unsutableness of the
place of carrying t} to be injured DESTROYED
robbed, lost and for refusing, after demand to CON
Vey the mail as frequently the contractor runs or is
concerned in running, coach, car, steamboat ON
| route. ~
g. The Postmaster General may annul the contract for
repeated failures to agreeaby to contract for dis
obeyng the post office laws, the instructions of the
for refusing to discharge carrier when re-
CURED by the Department to do so; for ASSIGNING the
contract without the of the Postmaster General
for running an express aforesaid or for Transporting
persons or packages conveying maabe matter out Of
the mail. W
T. The Postmaster General may order an increase Of
service route by allowing therefor pro rata increase
on the contract pay He may also order increase of
speed he allowing, within the restrictions of the law
rata increase for the additional stock or carriers
if any The contractor may however the case of in.
crease of speed renqush the contract by giving prompt
notice to the Department that he prefers doing SO to car
rying the order into effect The Postmaster General may
also curta discontinue the service at pro de-
crease of pay if he allow months extra compensation
on the amount dispensed WITH whenever in his opinion
the public interests do not require the same case
desires to supersede it by different grade of trans
portation.
8. Payments will be made for the service by collections
OF or drafts on postmasters otherwise the exp
ration of each quarter-say in February May August
and November
The distances given according to the best nfor
nation; but no increased pay will be allowed, should
they be greater than advertised if the points to be
piled be correctly stated.
TO- The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
knowingly making contract for the Transportation of the
mails with any person who shall have entered into or
proposed to enter into any combination to prevent the
making OF any bid for mail contract by any other per-
son or persons who shall have made any agreement
or shall have given or performed promised give or
perform, any consideration whatever to do to
do thing whatever in order to induce any other
son persons not to bid for mail contract Particular
attention is called to the 2Sh section the act of 1885,
prohibiting combinations to prevent bidding.
IL. bid received after time viz the 4th Of April
1885, at M or without the guaranty required by law
or that combines several routes in of compensa
ton, cannot be considered in competition with regular
proposal reasonable in amount
IL bidder may offer, where the transportation called
for by the advertisement is difficult mpracticabe at
certain seasons to substitute inferior mode of convey
ance, or to ntermit service specified number of DAYS
weeks, months He may propose to omit an inacces
sble office, or not on the stage railroad or at
steamboat landing as the may be he may offer
to substitute an inferior mode of supply in such cases.
He may propose different times of arrival and departure
provided no more running time asked and no mail con-
nexion preudiced He may ask additional running time
for the trip, during specified number of DAVIS in seasons
OF very bad roads, but beyond these changes proposal
for service differing from that called for by the advertise
ment Will not be considered competition with regular
Unreasonable in amount. Where bid contains any
such alterations their disadvantages will be estimated in
comparing 1t with other proposals
10 There should be but route bid for in proposal
"a 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 of conveyance higher mode than horseback
be intended.
15 The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed to the
Second Assistant Postmaster General superscrbed Mail
Proposals in the State f. 1t should be guaranteed
and the suciency of the guaranors certified see forms
and should be dispatched in time to be received by be-
fore A. NJ of the 4th April 1863
10 The contracts to be executed and returned to
the Department by or before the 1st of July, 1863
H. Uhder the act of March 3d. 1885, the routes
be let to the lowest bidders rendering ciet guaranes,
without other reference the mode than
may be necessary for the due celebrity certainty and
curlty OF such transportation When the lowest bid pro-
poses mode of conveyance inadequate to the due cele-
rty certainty and security of the mails, it will be
accepted.
Is When the bid does not specify mode of convey
ance also when proposes to carry according to the ad
vertsement but without such specification, it will be
Considered as q PROPOSAL for horseback service.
19. modification of d bid, in any of its essential
terms is tanamount to bid and cannot be received
as to interfere with regular competition after the last
hour set for receiving bids.
20 Postmasters to be careful not to certify the suf
hcency of guarantors sureties without knowing that
they persons of sufficient responsibility and all bid
ders guaranors and sureties distinctly notified that
failure to enter into perform the tracts for the
service proposed for in the accepted bids tn cir legal liza
bilites will be enforced against them.
q. Contractors required to take the mails from
and deliver them into the Offices at the ends of routes
and all intermediate Offices and steamboat an railroad
lines into intermediate offices not than Gig hy rods
from the landing or station.
o. Present contractors and persons known al the De-
parment must equally with Others procure qua rantors
and certificates of their suciency substantially in the
forms above prescribed The certificates of sufc ency
must be signed by postmaster judge clerk of
court Of record S. D. HUBBARD
Postmaster Genera
Posi- OFFICE DEPA RTMENT, FEBRUARY 2, 1853
NOTICE hereby given that the undersigned will apply
to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, the
City of Washington the 9Th day of March for the is
suing of certain land certificate authorized the act of
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