The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-05-12

the SERVICE at pro rata decrease Of pay, allowing
months extra compensation the amount dispensed
with, whenever, in his opinion, the public interests
do not require the same, or in case he desires to su-
percede it by different grade OF transportation.
g. PAYMENTS will be made for the service by COL
lection Of, drafts on, postlnasers. otherwise,
after the expiration of each quarter-say in February
Nav, August, and November.
10. The distances & ven according to the best
should they be greater than advertised IL the points
to be supplied he correctly stated. Bidders must in
form themselves on this point.
IL. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the Transports.
ton of the mails with any person who shall have
entered into, proposed to enter into any conbina
ton to prevent the making OF any bid for mail con.
tract by any other person or persons, who shall
have made any agreement, or shall have given or
performed, promised to give or perform, any con-
sideraon whatever, to do, not to do, ANYTHING
whatever, in order induce any other person per-
sons not to bid for mail contract Pa tcuar attcn
ton is called the 18th section Of the act Of 1886,
prohibiting combinations to prevent bidding.
IL. A bid received after time, viz: 9 a. m, Of tn
10Th Of April 1884, or without the guarantee required
by law, or that combines several routes in OF
compensation, cannot he considered in competition
with regular proposal reasonable in amount.
The words sswth due celebrity, certainty and secu
Lid'
l3 Bidders should, in all cases, first propose for
service strictly according to the advertisement and
them if they desire, separately for different service
and if the regular bid be the lowest offered for the
advertised SERVICE the other bids may I've considered
if the alterations proposed are recommended by the
ostmaste,s and citizens Interested, il they shall
appear manifestly right and proper.
ii. There should be but route bid for in a
pro ,osal.
Is. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
and sidence Of the bidder and those of each
member of firm, where company offers, should be
distinctly stated also, the mode OF conveyance, II
higher mode than horseback be intended The words
with due celebrity certainty, and security, inserted
indicate the mode Of conveyance will constitute
| ss star Ld.''
l6 The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
to the Second Assistant Postmaster General super
scribed sc Mail Proposals in the State OF -"
1t should be guaranteed, and the suiciency Of the
guarantors certified, (see FORMS, and should he DIES
patched in time to lie received by before 9, m,
of the 10Th Of April, 1854.
! II. The contracts to be executed and returned
to Il Department by before the lst of July, 1854
Is. Pos.as ters at Offices railroads, but
more than eighty rods from STATEN, will, immedl-
atey after the 10Th of April next, report their exact
distance from the nearest station, and how they are
otherwise supplied with the mail, to enable the Post
master General to direct a mail messenger supply
from the 1t of July next.
10. Section IS Of an act Of Congress, approved
March B. lS45. provides that contracts Tor the trans
portation of the mail shall be let, &c in every case, to
the lnwest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for
eithfl performance, without other reference to the
mode of such transportation than may be necessary to
provide for the due celebrity, certainty, and security
of such transportation Under this law new
description Of bids has been received. 1t does not
specify mode of conveyance, but engages to take
the entire mail each trip with celebrity, certainty and
security, using the terms of the law. These bids
are styled from the manner in which they are dcsig
mated the books of the Department. ''star bids, "
and they will he construed providing for the entire
mail, howcrer large, and whaerr may be the mode Of
Conveyance necessaryto insure its cery, certainty and
security.
| Snch bids will therefore be accepted in preference
to higher bids for specific modes OF conveyance on
routes where the lowest mode of conveyance Chat
is, on horseback) is known to be insufficient.
In all where the lowest g. AIDE of service is
believed to be insufficient, the lowest bid will he nc
cepted. if duly guaranteed, in preference to "sar'
or specific bid.
When the lowest bid is not star bid. and speci-
! fes either mode inadequate mode Of convey
ance, it will not be accepted, but set aside for spe
cihc bid proposing the necessary service.
| When the bid does not specify mode OF convey
ance, also when it proposes to carry s'accOrding to
the advertisement but without such specification
it will be considered proposal for horseback SER
vice.
90 modification of bid, in any Of its essen
tia TERMS is antamount to a lid, and cannot lie
received. to interfere with regular competition
after the last hour set for receiving bids.
Fl. Postmasters to be careful not to certify
the suicency of guarantors sreties without know
ing that they persons Of sufficient responsibility
and all bidders, guaranors, and suretics distinct
ly notified that, failure into perform
the contracts for the service proposed for in the ac-
ceped bids, their legal liabilities will be enforced
against them.
o. The contracts will be substantially in the forms
heretofore used in this Department, except in the
respects particularly mentioned in these Instructions
and all railroad and steamboat the cOntrac
tors will he required deliver the mails into the post
Offices at the ends Of the and into all the inter-
mediate post Offices not more than eighty rods from
the railroad or landing.
q. Present contractors, and persons known at
the Department. must, equally with others, procure
guaranors and certificates Of their suliciency SUBJ
stanially in the forms above prescribed. The cerf-
icatcs of suficency must he signed by postmaster
| or Judge or clerk of a court of record.
i Postmastcrs at the ends of routes on which they
think the present mode of conveyance inadequate,
will weigh the mail each trip for six successive weeks
on weekly routes, and three weeks other routes,
and report the result by the 10th April, 1854.
JAMES CAMPBELL,
43 12t Postmaster General.
Post Office Department, January 9, 1854.
UNITED STATES MAIL.