, 1854-03-18

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g. The Postmaster General may snnuI a.
contract Tor repeated failures 10 run agreeab, =,
contract for disobeying the post Office 80 70
the instructions of the Department; "a, 80,
to discharge a carrier when required bv N. ~
paTtmentto to DO so; for assigning the conirse. ~,
out the assent Of the Postmaster General "a, ~,
ming an express as aforesaid or for transno,,;..
persons or packages conveying mailable mStt,, -
Of the mail. 'V "
2. The Postmaster General NAV order -, 4.
crease of service on the route by allowing th,s.-
for pro rata increase on the contract nsv = ~
may also order an increase of speed, he aIio,,;."
within the restrictions of the law, a pro ~. ~
crease OF pay for the additional stock or c.r,'--
II any. The contractor may, however, in m -
Of increase Of speed, rclinquish the contract bv ~.
ing prompt notice to the Depart menl that be NJ
ters doing so to carrying the order into NJ,
The Postmaster General may also curtsiI Ar a.
continue the service. at pro rata decrease Of n,v
u he allow one months extra compensalion ~
the amount dispensed with, whenever in his opin.
ION the public interests do not require the an.
or IN case he desires 10 supersede Il hy difFs,.r,
grade Of transportation. He NAV also ehsnss ~
times Of arrival and departure (proVided hr ~.
not curtail the running time) without jncTs..s.
the pay. ....
8. Payments will bc made for The ...,,,.
through drafts on postnnssters, or otherwi,e ~.
the expiration Of each qusrter-say In FFbrr...
May, August, and November - ~ I''--h
.. The distances are given aceordine "A, AZ.
best informstion; but no increased pav In ~ 4.
allowed should they be greater than adr.,,;.sd \,
the points TO be supplied be correctly slated. T'-
10. The Postmaster General e prohibit,dE A,
law from knowingly making a contract for inn.
poriation Of the mails with any person lvho Ib,II
have entered into, or proposed 10 enter into. 0nT
combination to prevent the making of auy bid "A,
a mail contract by any other person or persona a.
or who shall have made any agreement, q
shall have given or performed, or promised 70
give or perform, any consideration whatsver or a
do or not to do any thing whatever, in order 70 IL
duee any other person or persons not TO bid far =
mail contract Particular attention is called u ~
2sth section Of the act Of 1886, prohibiting com
binations to prevent bidding. 'Illls
H.. A bid received siler time, viz. 9 a. M d
the Sd April, 1854, or without the guaranty N.
quired by law, or that combines several rouis, IN
one sum Of compensation, cannot be eousidsk.dia
competition with regular proposal reasonable Il
AMOUNT
~. A bidder may offer. where The ,rapsDor,,.
lion called for by the advertisement i dilicult ar
lmpracicahle at certain seasons, to subsiitui. an
inferior mode Of conveyance or TO intermit servies
4 specified number Of days, weeks, or months. n
may propose to omit an inaccessible Office. or one
not on the stage or railroad, or at . steamboat
landing, as the case may be; or he may offer 10
substitute an inferior mode Of supply 10 such ca
res. He may propose different times Of arrival and
departure, provided no more running time Is a.ksd
md no mail conneIion prejudieed. He may ssf
additional running time for the trip, during spe-
riied number Of days, in seasons of verv "a
roads- but hevOnH fhaao ,h.
ervce differing from that called for by Tie advef-
isement will not be considered in competition win
! regular bid reasonable in amount. Where hiA
contains any such alterations, their disadvantlrsu
will be estimated in comparing Il with other pro.
,osals. -.
ls. There should be but one route bid far in I
proposal.
IL. The route, the service, the yesrIy psy, he
lame and residence Of the bidder and tbo.s N
'ach member Of atirm. where eompuny oE.ss
hould be distinctly stated, also the mode Of cen.
'syanee. il higher mode than horseback b. in
Intended.
IS. The bid should bo sen, under seal. "a.
iresAed to the Second AssistAnt Postmaster Gen.
'ral, supefscIibed "Mail Proposals in the Stsls
,f -" II should be guaranteed. aud lhsiuE
icieneY OF the guaraniors certified, (scs formal
'nj should be dispatched in time to be received by
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l6. The contracts arc 10 be executed and ~.
nrnsd to the Department by or before The Is. Of
July, 1884. I..5 =, 10Y 7.lIsr-
IL. Under the act Of March 8. Is45, The rouls.
ire 10 be let TO the lowest bidders rendering suG-
'ient guarantees, without other references to The
node OF transportation than may be Necessary for
he due CELEBRITY, certainty, and security Of sueh
TansPortalion. When the lowest bid proposesa
node Of conveyance inadequate 10 the doe csleris
y certainty, und security Of the mails, /, win not
&c accepted
Is. When the bid does not specify mode of
conveyance, also. when II proposes to carry aas-
iording to the sdveriisoment,' but without Sosh
peelfeation, II will be considered uss PrOPoSi
or horseback service. .,. ....ii.n4 u. AZ
10. Since the passage Of the act of March >.
st5, new description Of bid has bean received,
I does not specify mode Of conveyance. bul en-
isgeS to take te entire mail each tip wlth eslsf-
ty, certainty, and security. using the terms ofths
aw These bids are styled, from the msnnsrin
'hich they arc designated on The books of he
department., "staf bids" The expehense Of the
Department enables il to lay down the following i,
ulcs. viz:
When the mail on the route Is not 90 large -
0 require two-horsc coach convsyancs, star bid.
the lowest, will always be Prefsrred to The sPs-
ifc bid. tr 80.
When the mails arc Of such sizs snd weight -
render It necessary, in refcranee to them nlons,
0 provide two-horse coach conveyanee, the sped.
C bid, though the highest. far coach service,
djudeed TO be entirely sufficient foE The route,
'i be preferred 10 the star bid in cass lhe differ
nee is not such as to interfere with The polieT Of
be law Of lS4j which looks to q reduction In The
Ost ofiraDsportation. Exceptions, however, nay
. allowed where the star hid is made BY The own.
: Of the stock now used on the route in the pr
,rmanec Of coach service. DO
On routes Of the highest class, where louF-horss
bach or steamboat transportation is required bI
,e size and importance Of the mAilF, and the sps-
fc bid is adjudged sufficient for the route, The
reference for the specific bid will be, II DeeesIs-
:, carried to greater erlent Of difference Ihan
n the inferior coach routes n4AX
20. A modification Of bid. in any Of itses.
initial terms, is tantamounl 10 a new bid. and
lnnot be received 50 as to interfere with regular