The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-05-09

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, in he desires to
percede it by different grade Of transportation.
g. PAYMENTS will be made for the service by col
lection Of, or drafts on, postmasers, otherwise,
after the expiration of each quarter-say in February,
Nav, August, and November.
10. The distances 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 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 transporta
ton of the mails with any person who shall have
entered into, proposed enter into any combina
ton to prevent the making Of any bid for mail con-
tract by any other person persons, or who shall
have made any agreement, or shall have given or
performed, promised to give or perform, any con-
sideraiion whatever or to do, not to do, anything
whatever, order induce any other person per-
sons bid for mail contract Pa. tcuar atten-
ton is called to the 2Sth section of the act of 1886,
prohibiting combinations to prevent bidding.
II. A bid received after time, viz: a. M, of III
10Th of April 1854 or without the guarantee required
by law, that combines several routes in sum OF
| compensation, cannot be considered in competition
with regular proposal reasonable in amount.
The words sswih due celebrity, certainty and secu
t5aaa.;' ''e'''' "' WIZ ' '''' ' . ~
Is 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 he considered
if the alterations proposed are recommended by the
rostmasters and citizens interested, il they shall
appear manifestly right and proper.
IA. There should be but one route bid for in a
proposal.
| Is. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence Of the bidder and those of each
member of firm, where company offers, should I've
distinctly stated also, the mode of CONVEYANCE, if
higher mode than horseback lie intended The words
with due celebrity, certainty, and security, inserted
indicate the mode of conveyance, will constitute
IS star did,"
Is. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
to the Second Assistant Postmaster General, super
scribed " Mail Proposals in the State OF -
1t should be guaranteed, and the suhciency Of the
guarantors certified (see forms,) and should he DIES
patched in time to be received by before 8, a. m,
of the 10Th Of April, 1854.
II. The contracts are to he executed and returned
to IT, Department by or before the LIST of July, 1854
Is. Postnasters at offices or railroads, but
more than eighty rods from a STATEN, will, inmedi.
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 direct mail messenger supply
from the 1st of July next.
10. Section Is Of an act Of Congress, approved
March 1915, provide that contracts for the trans
portaion Of the mail shall be let, " in every case, Ia
the lowest bidder, rendering sufficient guarantees oI
faithful 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 moi
specify a 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 desig
mated on the books Of the Department, "star bids, .
and they will be construed as providing for the entire
mall ho,Uern large, and uhaterer may be the mode o
conveyance necessaryto insure its celebrity, certainty ana
security.
Such bids will therefore be accepted in preference
to higher bids for specific modes of conveyance or
routes where the lowest mode Of conveyance (tha
; is, on horseback) is known to be insufficient.
In all cases where the lowest g. ade of service il
believed to he insufficient, the lowest bid will he
cepted, f duly guaranteed in preference to ''sar'
or specific bid.
When the lowest bid is not star bid, and speci
ies either mode Inadequate mode of convey
ance, it will not be accepted, but set aside for spe
; ciic bid proposing the necessary service.
! When the bid does not specify Il mode OF convey
ance, also when it proposes TO carry s'accOrdny tt
the advertisement but without such specification
it will he considered proposal for horseback ser
vice.
20. A modification of bid, in any Of its essen
al terms, is tantanount to a lid, and cannot bt
received. so as interfere with regular competition
after the last hour set for receiving bids
21. POstmasters to be careful not TO certify
the sutlciency of guarantOrs sureties without Know
ing that they are persons of sufficient responsibility
and all bidders, guaranors, and suretcs arc distinct
y notified that, failure to enter into or perform
the for the service proposed for in the &C
cepted bids, their legal liabilities will be enforced
against them.
e. The contracts will be substantially in the forms
heretofore used in this Department, except in TIT
respects particularly mentioned in these instructions
and all railroad and steamboat the contrac
tors will he required to deliver the ma Is into the pos
Offices the ends of the and into all the inter
mediate post Offices not more than eighty rods from
the railroad landing.
23 Present contractors, and persons known a
the Department. must, equally with others, procur
guaranOrs and certificates Of their sufficency sub
stantalIy in the forms above prescribed The certif
cates of sufficency must be signed by postmaster
/ or Judge clerk Of court of record.
5 POstmasters at the ends of routes which they
think the present mode of conveyance Inadequate
will weis the mail each trp for six successive weeks
ON weekly routes, and three weeks on 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.