The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-24

Of the compensation for the trip subject to orfare
Deduction msy also be ordered for grade of perform
peated denquencies Of the kind herein specified enaru
ed penalties proporoned the nature thereof and the
Importance of the mail may be made
For leaving behind, or throwing off the malls or .n
portion Of them for the admission of passengers or for
being concerned in setting up running an express CON
veying commercial intelligence ahead of the mail quar-
5. Fines will be imposed, unless the denouencv ho
promptly and satisfactorily explained by Certificates If
postmasters the adavts of other credtabe persons
for failing TO- arrive IN contract time for negectng to
take the mail from, deliver it into post Office for
suffering it lowing either to the unsuitableness of the
place or manner 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 or steamboat ON
| route. W
g. The Postmaster General may annu the contract g.,
failures to run agreeaby to contract for dis
obeying the post Office laws, the instructions of b
Department. for refusing to discharge carrier ubon NO
quired by the Department to do so for assonin a.
contract without the assent of the Postmaster Genera
for running an express aforesaid or for
persons or packages conveying maiabe matter ont of
the mail. Wv "
Z The Postmaster General may order an increase 90
service on route by allowing therefor pro rata
on the contract pay He may also order an increase Of
speed, he allowing within the restrictions of the law
rata increase opay for the additional stock or CARRIERS
any The contractor may, however in the case of in
crease speed renquish the contract by giving prompt
notice to the Department that he prefers doing SO to
rying the order into effect The Postmaster General
also curtai or discontinue the SERVICE at pro rata de-
crease OF pay If he allow months extra
on the amount dispensed with whenever in his onnion
the Puoc interests do not require the same in case he
desires to supersede it by different grade of trans
portation
g. Payments will be made for the service by collections
OF or drafts on postmasrs otherwise after the exn
ration OF each quarter-say in February, Nav August
and November
g. 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 he
piled be correctly stated
H. 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 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 performed promised to give or
PERFORM any consideration whatever or to do or not to
do any thing whatever in order induce any other per-
son or persons not to bid for mail contract Particular
attention Is called to the 18th section of the of 1885,
prohibiting combinations to prevent bidding
H. A bid received after time viz the 18th of Anril
$685. at M or without the guaranty required by law
or that combines several one sum of
ton cannot be considered in competition with regular
proposal reasonable in amount
H. bidder may offer where the TRANSFORMATION colod
for by the advertisement is difficult or mpracticabe at
certain seasons to substitute inferior mode of
ance OF to intermit service specified number days
weeks or months He may propose to omit an inacces
sibe office not the stage or railroad or of a
steamboat landing as the case may be- he may offer
to substitute an inferior mode of supply in such cases
lie may propose different times of arrival and departure
provided no running time asked and no mail com
nexon prejudiced He may ask additional running time
for the trip during specified number of DAYS in seasons
of very bad roads but beyond these changes pronos
for service differing from that called for by the advertise
ment will not be considered in competition with regular
bid reasonable In amount Where bid contains any
such alterations their disadvantages will be estimated in
comparing it with other proposals
one ute for in
a. The route the service the yearly pay the name and
residence Of the bidder and those of each member firm
where company offers should be distinctly stated also
the mode OF conveyance if higher mode than horseback
be intended.
To- The bid should be under SEAL addressed to the
Second Assistant Postmaster General superscribed Mail
Proposals IN the State of 1t shoud he ouaranfed
and the sueiency the guarantors certified see orms
and should be dispatched in time received hy or be-
fore A. M, of the 4th April, 1853
10 The contracts are to be executed and returned to
the Department by or before the lst of july 1853
H. Under the act of March 3d. 1916 the routes are TO
be let to the lowest bidders rendering sufficient guarantees
without other reference to the mode of than
may be necessary for the due ceerty certainty and Sc
cury OF such transportation When the lowest bid pro
poses mode of conveyance inadequate to the due cee
ry, certainty, and security of the mails it will not be
accepted
Is. When the bid does not specify a mode of oonvev
ance, also when proposes carry according to the a
verusement but without such specification it will be
considered as proposal for horseback service
10. d mouucatlon OF DID, IN any of its essential
terms is tantamount to bid and cannot be received
SO as to interfere with regular competition after last
hour set for receiving bids.
20 Posmasters to be careful to certify the suf
ciency of guarantors sureties without knowing that
they are persons of sufficient responsibility and all bid
ders, guaranors and sureties distinctly notified that
on failure to enter into perform the contracts the
service proposed for the accepted bids til cir legal liza
bilities will be enforced against them
IL Contractors are required to take the mails from,
and deliver them into, the Offices at the ends Of
and all intermediate Offices; and steamboat railroad
lines into intermediate offices than Gig hty rods
from the landing or station.
% Present contractors and persons known at the De-
partment must equally with Others procure guarantors
and certificates of their suciency substantially in the
forms above prescribed The certificates of suc iency
must be signed by postmaster, judge or clerk of
court OF record S. d. HUBBARD
Postmaster General.
Posi- OFFICE DEPA RTMENT, FEBRUARY g 1853
Office is hereby given that the undersigned viii apply
to the Commissioner of the General Land Office at the
City of Washington the 9Th day March next for the is