The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-03-15

rers, if any. The contract NAV however in
the case ofincrease of speed, relinquisb the con.
tract by giving prompt notice 10 the Department
that ne prefers doing so TO carrying the order
into effect. The Postmaster General nav also
curtail or discontinue the service, at pro rata
decrease OF pay, allowing onihs extra
com ensation 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 different grade of Transports
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9. Payments will be made for The service bv
collection OF, or drafts on, postmasters, or 9th.
wise, after The expiration OF each quarter-say
in February, May. August, and November.
~. 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 s,ated.
Bidders must inform themselves or this point.
II. The Postmaster General is prohibited hy
law from knowingly making a contract for the
transportation of the mails with any person bo
shall have entered into, or proposed to enter into,
any combination to prevent the making of nv
bid Tor mail contract by any other person or
persons, or who shall have made any agreement
I OF shall have given or performed, or promised
10 give or perform, any consideration whatever
or 10 do, or not to do, anything whatever, in or.
ger 10 INDUCE any other person or persons not To
bid for mail contract. Particular attention i
prohibiting combinations TO prevent bidding
IL. A bid received after time. viz. Q ~
OF the nth OF April, 1854, tr without the omar
anee required by law, or that combines sever,
routes IN one sum of compensation, cannot he
considered in competition with regular pro.
posal reasonable in amount
10 Bidders should, in all cases, first pronoso
Tor service strictly according to the advertise
ment, and then, if they desire, seyaro,ci, s.,
diiferent service; and if the regular bid he Tho
| lowest offered for the advertised serv;ce H.
other BIDS may be considered if the alterations
proposed are recommended by the postmos,ers
and citizens interested, or if they sLall annear
manfestly right and proper.
/ IA There should be but one r,ute hid Co. :,
proposal. ~ -
10. The route, the service. the yearly nav.
the name and residence of the bidder, and those
OF each member OF firm, where a compan Of
iers, should be distinctly stated also. the moaa
OF conveyance, if a higher mode than horseback
be intended. The words swith due celer;iv
certainty, and security" inserted to Indicate the
mode OF conveyance, will constitute "star Lid.',
10. lhe bid should be sent under seal. nd
dressed to the Second slant Pos,maste, O.
neral, superscribe d." Mail Proposals in the State
OF - 1t should be guaranteed. and The
suthciency OF the guarantors certified Isoo
toic,s,) and should be despatched in time 10 be
received by or before 8, a. M, Of the 10th of
April, 1854. -
II. The contracts are TO be executed and re.
of July, 1854. 80
Is. Postmasters at Offices on or near railroads
but more than eighty rods from station. will
immenlateiy after the 10th of April next. report
their exact distance from the nearest station and
no" iney are otherwise supplied with the mail.
TO enable the Postmaster General to direct mail
messenger supply from the LIST of July next.
~. oecton 10 OF an act OF Congress, approy-
ed March =, lo45, provides that contracts for
the transportation of the mail shall be let {. in
every case, to the lowest bidder rendering sniff
Client guarantees for faithful performance. with.
out other reference to the mode OF such trans
pof'at'oh man may be necessary TO provide for
the due CELEBRITY, certainty, and security OF sucI,
transportation Under this law new descrip.
ton OF DDS has been received 1t does not spe-
Guy 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 thew
are designated on the books OF the Department.
"star 0ids, and they will be construed as pro-
vldIng for the entire mail, houerer large. and
acAnterer may DC Tic made Of conreyancc neccs.
sary 10 insure its "ccicyity, certaiaty and secu-
rity'
Such bids will therefore be accepted in pre.
ference 10 higher bids for specific modes of
conveyance on routes where the lowest mode
OF conveyance (that is, on horseback, y is known
to be insufficient
In all cases here the lowest grade of service
Is believed to be sufficient, the lowest bid will
De accepted, it duly guaranteed, in preference
to "star" or specific bid
When the lowest bid is not star bid. and
specihes either no mode, or an inadtquaic mode
OF conveyance, it will not be accepted, but set
ASIDE Tor specific bid proposing the necessary
service.
| When the bid does not specify a mode of con-
veyahce, also when it proposes TO carry sac
cofdn9 TO the advertisement, but without
such specification, it will be considered as pro-
posa for horseback service
~. A modification Of bid, in any Of its es-
sential terms, is tantamount 10 a new bid and
cannot be received, 10 interfere with regu-
lar competition, after the last hour set for re-
ceiving bids.
u. Postmasters are TO be careful not to cert-
~ the sufhciency of guarantors sureties with
out Knowing that they persons Of sufficient
responsibility, and all bidders, guarantors, and
sure'ies are distinctly notified that, on a failure
to enter INTO or perform the contracts for the ser,
wee proposed for i'll the accepted bids, their lie.
gal liabilities will be enforced against them.
~. The contracts will be substantially in the
forms heretofore used in this Department ex
cept IN the respects particularly me niioned in
these Instructions; and on I'LL railroad and steam.
BOAT routes The contractors will be required Ii.
deliver the mails into the post offices at the ends
OF the routes, and into all the intermediate post
Offices not more than eighty rods from the rail
road or landing.
| 20. Present contractors, and persons known
at the Department, npst, equally with others,
procure guarantors aud Ger tfcates of their sur
hc'ency substantially IN the forms above pre-
scribed. The certificates of suficiency must be
signed by postmaster, or Judge or clerk of
a court OF record.
| Fostmastcrs at the ends OF routes on which
they think the present mode of conveyance iu-
adequate, will weigh the mail each trip for six
successive weeks on weekly routes, and three
weeks on other routes, and report the result by
the 10th OF April, 1854.
JAMES CAMPBELL,
Postmaster General.
| PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
January 8, l554.-IawI2w