Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-04-05

Arrive at Swift Island Post Office same day BY m;
Leave Swift island Post Office Thursday at D.
Arrive at Abemarie same day by "A ps M. s, iss
sols From Madison miles and back
Leave Greensborough Wednesday at 8 a. M,
Z Arrive at Madison same day by p M;
Leave Madison Thursday az a. ms
Arrive at Greensborough same day by p.sm
to commence at HilIsdale.
Bidders will name intermediate ofices
'Ol4 fFsm Wilmington; BY Upper Town Greek bridge 70
Leave Wilmington Tuesday and Saturday at a. rn4
Leave snnithyile Monday and Ffidsy vi 4. M.
Arrive at Wilmington same day By p m.
INSTRUCTIONS
Entdcaag conditions 10 be Incorporated IN the co1frdtts t.
the extent the Deoartaael4t mag doom qrope,..
Seven minutes are allowed to each Intermediate Office
No pay will be made for trips not performed; and
for each of such omissions satisfactorily explained,
walls SO far behind time as to break connexion with depend
ing mails and not sufficiently excused onefourth of the
ton viii also be ordered Tor of pefofance infsrior
eies Of the kind herein speeed enlarged penalties
toned to the nature thereof and the of the mail
For leaving behind or throwing Off the mails or any
portion of he for the admission OF passengers for be-
ing concerned IN setting running an express convey
ing commercial intelligence ahead of the mall quarters
pay may be deducted.
promptly and satisfactorily explained By se5eaes OF post
failing arrive contract timc for negieeng take the
mail from, deliver IL nto post Office for suffering it
(owng either sunsuabencss the place
Of carrying m be injured destroyed robbed and
refusing demand convey the mail frequently
as the contractor runs for other purposes.
The Postmaster General may annu the contract for
peated failures to agreeably contract; for dsobey
the Post Office laws the instructions of the depart
men for refusing to discharge carrier when reqnred by
the department do for assigning the contract without
the assent of the Postmaster Generals for running an
conveying mailable matter of the mail
Tine Postmaster General may order increase of SER
vice route BY allowing therefor pro rata increase ON
departures without increase pay provided
curail the amount of running tme. He may also ord
of the law pro rata increase Of pay for The additional
stock carriers any The contractor mays however,
ing prompt the department that he prefers doing
so to carrying the order into effect The Postmaster Geu
era also curta discontinue the SERVICE at rata
decrease of pay allowing one months extra compensation
% the GT4s m o wh tS IN ms
desires to supersede by different grade OF transpora
tion 7E ye
Z. Payments will be made for the service by collections
fron drafts posasers otherwise after the ex-
piraton of each quarer-say in February May August
The distances given according the best informs
tom but no increased will be allowed should they DO
greater than advertised if the points 10 be supplied bs
correctly stated Bidders must inform themselves On this
The Postmaster General is prohibited by Law from
knowingly making the transportation of tho
mails with any person who shall have entered into,
posed to enter into any combination to the making
sons or who shall have made any agreement or shall have
given performed promised to give perform, any
whatever, order induce any other persons
not to BID for mail contract Particular attention is
called to the 18th section of the act of 1885, prohibiting
blatons to prevent bidding. trf
April 1864, without the guarantee required by law,
that combines several routes OF compensation
cannot be considered in competition wta regular proposal
IL Bidders should in al first propose for service
strictly acco ding the ADVERTISEMENT and tlleu if they
desire separately for different service and if the regular bid
be the offered for The advertised service the other
bids be considered if the attentions proposed
commended by the postmasters and citizens Interested
hsy he % @ aPped %sps % s right and md Pro g
1s The route the service the yearly pay, the name
firm where company offers should be distinctly stated
also the mode of conveyance if higher mode than horse
and security inserted to indicate the mode OF
a. The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed to tho
Second Assistant Postmaster General superscr bed Mail
Proposals in the State of c. 1t should be guarantiod
and Should be despatched IN time to be received By Or
fore a. NJ Of the 10th of April, 1854.
The be executed and returned to the
department by or before the lst ofJuy, 1854
Section Is of of Congress approved March o,
1845 provides that contracts for the transportation Of the
mail shall be let every the lowest bidder tender
ing sufficient mt for faithful & %h0as us
be necessary provide for the due celer certainty and
security of such tansportatons. Under Ibis law new
description of bids has received 1t docs not :pec
mode of conveyance but to take the entire man
terms OF the law These bids are styled from The
in which they ed ON the books Of the depart
for the entire mail Aooeoe large and aratee my BE ne
mode Of coneeyuace necessato tsag Its 'crE certainty
Such bids win therefore in preference high
bids for specific modes OF on routes where
! known to be insufficient.
to sufficient lewest bid will beaccepted if duly qua.
rantied, in preference to ssar' or specific bid
When the lowest bid star bid and specifies either
no mode or an isudeQt mode of conveyance, it will not
be accepted but set aside for aspechc BID proposing the
When the bid does not specify conveyance also
when it proposes to carry . accord ng to the
is 4 modifeation of bid in any of its essential terms is
fanta tOa new