The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1854-04-13

Is Bidders should, in all cases, first propose tor
service strictly according the advertisement, and
them If they desire, separately for different service;
and il the regular bid be the lowest offered for the
advertised service, the other bids may he considered
il the alterations proposed are recommended by the
postmasters and ctizens interested, or If they shall
appear manestly 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 a company offers, should be
distinctly stated; also, the mode Of conveyance, II
higher mode than horseback he intended The words
with due celebrity, certainty, and security, inserted
indicate the mode OF conveyance, will constitute
1" star 6td."
TO- The bid should l,e sent under seal, addressed
to the Second Assistant Postmaster General, super.
scribed " Mail Proposals. in the State OF -.
Ii should be guaranteed, AMI the sufc'ency OF the
guaranror. certified, (see orms,) and should he DIES
patched in time TO he received by Or beforc y, a. m
of the 10th If April, 1854.
H. The contracts are to be executed and returned
to TIE Department by or before the LIST OF July, 1901
IS Postrna sters at Offices or near railroads, but
more than eighty rods !om a station, VIII, tmmedl-
ately aier 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 to direct mail messenger supply
from The lst OF July next.
10 Section Is Of AN act of Congress, approved
March J. I8!5 provides that contracts ioi the trans
poraton Of the mail shall be let. :" in every case, To
the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees Tor
irh,al performance, without other reference 10 the
mode of such transportation than may be necessary To
provide for the due CELEBRITY, certainty, and security
Of such transportation. Under TINS law "A ne"
de sc, pton Of bids has been received. 1t does not
specify a mode of conveyance, but engages To take
the entire mail each Tip with CELEBRITY, certainty and
secni,y using the terms OF The law. These bids
are STYLED, from the manner in which they are desg
mated on the books of the Department, star buds,
and they will he construed providing for the entire
mail h ae,cr large, aad uhdtorer mag be the mode Of
yanoe nsccssyto rnsws as ee!tTfy certainty and
soctrdy
Such bids will therefore be accepted IN preference
TO hinher bids for 81 oc6c modes OF conveyance on
routes " here the lowest mode at conveyance Chat
is on horsebacn) is known 10 be insuiiiciont.
In all cases where the lowest =. ade of service is
believed 10 be Insufficient. the iowest bid viii ho nc
cepted, If dniy guaranteed, in preference 10 "S'ar
OF specific bid.
When the lowest hil is not star bid, and spcci-
iies either mode ,nndc nai' mode OF convey
ance It viii no, be acce ted, bu set aside oi spe-
cifc bid proposing the necessary service
When the bid does specify mode OF convey
ance, also when ~ proposes 10 ear, according 10
the advertisement" hut without such SPECIFICATION
il Viii be considered proposal iof horseback ser
vice.
20 4 Modification Of a bid, IN any Of its essen
tial terms, is tananount 10 IA td and cannot be
received so interfere with regular competition
after the last hour set for receiving bids.
p. Post,nascrs are TO be careful not To certify
thu efficiency of guarantors suretics withou Know
log that they persons Of suhoieh responsibility:
and al bidcrs guarantors and suretics distinct
|, notified that on failure TO enter ino or perform
The contracts tor the proposed tor IN The ac-
ccptcd bids thcir ie,aI liabilities will De enforced
against them.
-. The contracts win he substantial, III the forms
heretofore used III this Department, except IN the
respects particular, mentioned IN these Instructors
and On all railroad and steamboat routes the contrao-
tors viii be required 10 deliver the mails INTO tie post
offices The ends If the and into all the inter
mediate post Offices than eighty rods from
the railroad landing.
%. Present contractors, and persons known at
the Department, must, equally with others, procure
guarantc,s and certificates OF their sut'cicney sub
slan,iay in the forms above prescribed. The certi-
icates of sufciency must be signed by postmaster,
nudge Ce:h OF a cou I ot record.
Posima,iers At the euds Of routes which they
think the Inescn, mode Of CONVEYANCE Inadequate,
will wei III the mai! each trip Tor SIX successive weeks
on weekly routes, ani three weeks other routes,
and report the res, II by The lOth April, 1881.
JAMES CAMPBELL.
43 LIT Postmaster General.
Post Office Department, Januar, 2, 1854.