, 1854-02-25

contnct ior repeated iailuIes to run agreeablv y
contract; fordisobeying The post ofiee -
the instructions Of the Department ] Il, ,vssl q
to discharge carrier when reouifc,J III ~. T3ng 3,g
partmentto DO soi for assigning the se'
out the assent of the Postmaster General r.. -F
ming an express a. hioTesaid; or for .Sn,
persons ~ packages conveying nnilabo matter ~,
7. The Postmaster General may order ,,,a ,
crease Of service on the route by allowing tK.s.'
for pro rata increase on the eohhset psv,I tSs
may also order an increase Of speed, he .lio~;,.'
within the restrictions of the law. a n,o ~ u
crease Of pay for the additional stoeF ~ ~ VI
il any. The contractor may, hovyevey n I,'lsi1
of increase Of speed, relinquish the ohi,sc,H. ~
ing prompt notice to the Depart ment tba, ~ s''
fers doing so to carrying the order ina Il ksl
The Postmaster General may also cuttai 4, MI
continue the service, at pro rata decrsa,s AZ "
II he allow one months extra compepss,;.Ir rs. y,
the amount dispensed with, whenever h Al, ~
ion,the public interests do not REQUIRE III NV. l-
or IN case he desires to snpersede Il bv de.i.-I
grade Of transportation. He may also e6ss.I,ss /.
times OF arrival and departure tprovided NJ NJ.
not curtail the running time) without ipcTr,...
the pay.
8. Payments will be made for IN. ..,.,..
through drafts on postmusiers. or o,hsTv,.. -
the expiration Of each quarer-sav Il Ps6'n... -
May, August, and November. ''''7ilp9
o. The distances are given nccordinegi u l.li
best lniormslion; but no increased nav gialla .
allowed should they be greater than udt.ytlIsi e.
the points to be supplied be oorEs city ststeda ~
lo. The Postmaster GenerhI is prohibit.d 4.
law from knowinsly making conlF,et for l,,n..,
Por'ation Of the mails with any person Wbo lh,il
nave entered into, orProposed 70 euief into. nv
combination to prevent the making of suy Ia Iofr
mail contract by any other person Or persona or
o.. %no An9l nave made any agreement, o.
snah nave given Or performed, y or ,pTomjsed u
give OF perform any consideration SAitievei, Or ~
do Or not to do any thing whatever IN ofe a ,~.,
duce any other person or persons nj 10 M ~.
mail contract Particular attention il eslod "a M.
2sih section Of the act Of 1856, prohibiting CON-
binationsto prevent bidding. wv eilH711
H.. A bid received after lime, Viz y a!nQsf
the 80 April, 1854, or withoutGhe kdihsSlt II
CURED BY law, or that combines severai toutetiu.
one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered h
competition with regular proposal 'reasonabIs in
amount. ~ Il sI1 Il q'f'-- pr q.~T,y
lS ~ bidder may Offer where Ghe lrsn;p@i,,
non called for BY The advertisement l. dil6enho !.
lmPracucahle at certain seasons. 10 subsiitpta n
inferior mode Of conveyance, OF 70 intefmit se,,s
specified number Of days, weeks. or months n
may propose to omit an inaccossibls Office 4, ~
NOT on the stage or raiiroad, . Or at a stssmkoa
landing, as tho case may bss o. be may odsr'h
substitute an inferior mode Of supply in suehlcs.
.es' He may propose different timss Of ariSSland
departure, provided no more ufpning Iineis a,Loi
and no mail eOnneIion prejndiesd, HgJuy, ~
a9al'onal running time ioT the iip, during ~
eihed number Of days, In seasonS 81 tef b1h
roads, bot beyond these chubcs- z ns.n-2.l "a.
servoe differing from that called for ~ ~ 49,.
lisement will not be considered in eomSetj,;sn a
a regular bad reasonable in amount. WA. N
contains any such alterations, their sadvIn,,r,,
posais. ''.'' .l - - 'HeifSSi'PPffiiFP- SSi'PPffiiF
10. There should Be but one fou,. b,s Is,,a,
proposal. f,a-fra-slrqs = --'-1-N's. ~, ~
u. The route. The scsvics, The ysariy -. a.
name and reidenoe Of the bidder; and tbs.,of
each member Of frm, where q eompany oIi.f.
should be distinctly stated, also he rlots 81 ~,
veyanee, II higher mode than horssback bs5ih-
intended. ..-- =.
49, The bid should be sent unden seal, a.
dressed TO the Second Assistant Posimaslsr Cen
eIal, suPeIseribed "Mal Propoaah il ths Sssls
OF -. IL Hshouid Be guafanti6d, and theSdE
ncieney o. the guaraniors certified, (sse fufKs)
an9 snoa'd be dispatched IN timetO b. orsesiysiby
or before A. NJ. of the % Of April, 1854. :;
10. The contracts arc to Be executed and r,-
IIG'd InS . ne Department By q before ne II Of
II. Undetths act Of March {. ist5. de- .ou,.,
are TO bo let to the lowest bidders fenAefinr sui.
cisnt guaran,iss, without other ssfsrspeea lo,lhs
mode of transportation than, ,msy BE- necessary for
the due celeIiiy, certainty, and security u such
transportation. When the lowest bid pfototSsa
mode Of conveyance inadequate 10 the dtecslsri,
y (. ss,isinIy' and security che nails yin not
IS. When the bid does hS. aeecif,p nod Of
conveyance, Slso, wheh :. proposes tSieatTypae.
eofdlng to ihe adEsnssmeutH hdtHithout pueh
specification, It will be considered asa proposal
for horseback service.
10. Since the passage Of the act of March s,
le4S, new description Of bid has beon resolved
II does not specify a mode Of cdnveypuse, hal en-
cages to take the entire mail each tjpNiih esler.
~ eeIiain'y, and spcuriiy using lhs JsFns ofihs
iaw' These bids are styled. fFomliRe manner in
which they are detlgntted ,5h he books q ths
Department, 'staf BIDS Ifhe q Setientoldf ths
Department enables II to lay down the iEcuduing
rules, viz:
iiWhen the mail on the lTuu,s'h not s6l.rre,s
to require tvo-hOrso coach conveypnps, s,sf bid,
ei6c bid, ~
When ihe mails are Of sueEi si.s snd wefEhtm
TO render Il necessary, in rehranee 70 then Alone,
TO provide two-hOfse coach conveyance ;ihslpeci-
fc bid, though the highsst,r far'doieh sgvies, II
adiddsed to be entirely suffeisnl, foI dhs, EOuls,
will be preferred 10 the staS bid, in case tbe differ
ence is not such as 10 inleuefs with ne policy Of
the law Of i945, which looks toe feduelibS Ia the
cost Of ftranspotstion. Exceptions, houossi, may
be allowed Whero tho Starhid 10 made By iba oWB-
sr Of tho sloek'noW usedfoA thsroule 10 ihs per-
'ofnapoe o. coach service y,Ai ssnG7,d
? On routes Of the' hishsstslass, where lppEAOr's
coach or steamboat transportation Is required by
the size and importance OF the mails, md thespe-
cihe bid is adjudged sufficient for the route, The
preference for the specific bid will be, If Dscssn-
y, carried 70 a greater extent Of diaslkncs than
On the inienor coach route@g dis5D nsb
20. A modification vfa bid inianJaSfl lis g.
'sniial terms, ia lAnlamonni to a neW,,biJ. and
,annel be reeeyed - a. 70 interfere Wis regular
competition, after the last hour Sal for receiving
bids. !" ~ lil3'N NJ III ,TsI