The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-05-02

the service, pro rata decrease Of pay, allowing
months extra compensation on the amount dispensed
with, whenever, in his opinion, the public interests
do not require the same, in case he desires to sue
percede il by a different grade of transportation.
8. Payments will be made for the service by COL
lection Of, drafts on, Iostmasters, or otherwise,
after the expiration Of each quarersay in February,
Nav, August, and November.
10. The distances are given according to the hest
information; but no increased pay will he allowed
should they be greater than advertised if The points
be supplied be correctly stated. Bidders must in
form themselves on this point
IL. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making Il contract for the transporta-
ton of the mails with any person who shall have
entered into, proposed TO enter into, any combna
ton to prevent the making of any bid for mail
tract by any other person or persons, who shall
have made any agreement, or shall have given
performed, promised to give or perform, any
sideraton whatever, 10 do, not 10 do anything
whatever, in order induce any other person per-
sons to bid for mail contract Paiticular acii-
ton il called to the 18th section of the act Of 1886,
prohibiting combinations to prevent bidding.
II. bid received after time, viz: a. M, of III
10Th of April, 1854 without the guarantee required
by law that combines several routes in one sum of
compensation, cannot be considered in competition
with regular proposal reasonable in amount.
< The words ''wth due CELEBRITY, certainty and secu
bM.h 0''N ~ %"
Is Bidders should, in all cases, first propose or
service strictly according to the advertisement, and
then, if they desire, separately for different service
and il the regular bid be the lowest offered for the
advertised service the other bids may be onsde,ed
if the alterations proposed recommended by the
losnasters and citizens interested, or if they shall
appear maniiesty right and proper.
il. There should be but route bid for in
proposal.
Is. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
and 'idence of the bidder, and those of each
member of firm, where company offers, should he
distinctly stated also, the mode of conveyance, If
higher mode than horseback he intended The words
with due CELEBRITY, certainty, and security" inserted
10 Indicate the mode OF conveyance, will constitute
Sc star bid"
l6. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
to the Second Assistant Postmaster General, super
scribed % Mail Proposals in the State of ~
Ii should be guaranteed and the suficiency Of the
guarantors certified, (see FORMS and should he DIES
patched in time be received by or before 9, a. m g,
of the 10Th Of April, 1854.
IL. The contracts are To be executed and returned
TO tie Department by before the LIST Of July, 1854.
IS. PostiDaSters at Offices near railroads. but
more than eighty rods from a station, will, immed-
atey after the 10Th Of April next, report their exact
distance from the station, and how they are
otherwise supplied with the mail to enable the Post
master General to direct mail messenger supply
from the 1st Of July next.
| 10. Section Is of an act Of Congress, approved
March g. IS4j, pro, that contracts for the trans.
portation Of the mail shall be let, in every case TO
the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for
ieithfa performance, without other reference the
mode of such transportation than may be necessary to
provide r the due celebrity, Certainty, and security
Of such transportation" Under this law new
description of bids has been received. Ii does not
specify mode OF conveyance, but engages to take
the entire mail each trip with CELEBRITY certainty and
spp tho tartn- nj f,a l,,r hos hid
styled from the manner in which they desig-
mated the books of the Department. s'star bids, -
and they will be construed providing for the entire
mail, h'retr large, and totatas mag De the mode Of
conrfy4nce neessdryto insure ITS ce1ty, certainty and
security.
Snch bids viii therefore be accepted in preference
10 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 cases where the lowest z: ade of service is
believed t, be insufficient, the lowest bid will be
ccpted if duly guaranteed in preference to "star'
or specific bid
When the lowest bid is not a star bill, and spcc-
fes either no mode inafe3ude mode Of convey
ance, it will not be accepted, but aside for spc-
cihc bid proposing the necessary service.
! When The bid does not specify mode OF convey
ance, also when 1t proposes 10 carry ''accordng to
the ADVERTISEMENT bat without such specifics ton
it will be considered proposal for horseback SER
vice.
20. \ modification OLA bid, ia any OF its cs SEN
tai terms, Is tanamDunt TO new hid and cannot he
received, to Interfere with regular competition
after the last hour set for receiving bids.
Il. Postmasers TO be eflI not to certify
the suciency of guarantors smeties without know
ing that they are persons of sufficient responsibility :
and all bidders guarantor and sureti.s are distinct
ly notified that failure enter into perform
the contracts for the service proposed for in the
cepted bids, their legal liabilities will be enforced
against them.
p. The contracts will I've substantially in the forms
heretofo-e used in this Department, except in the
respects particularly mentioned in these instructions
and on all railroad and steamboat routes the contrac-
tors will be required deliver the lis into the post
Offices the ends of the routes and into all the inter-
mediate post Offices not than eighty rods from
the railroad landing.
%. Present contractors, and persons known at
the Department, must, equally with others, procure
guaranorS and certificates Of their suiiciency sub
stanaly in the forms above prescribed. The certif
Icates OF sulciency must be signed by postmaster
or Judge clerk Of a court of rec lrd.
Postnasters the ends Of routes on which they
think the present mode of conveyance inadeuuates
will weigh the mai! each trip for six successive week
on weekly routes, and three weeks on other routes
and report the result by the l0h April, 1854.
JAMES CAMPBELL,
AZ LIT Postmaster General.
Post Office Department, January 9, 1854.
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