, 1854-03-04

6. The Postmaster General NAV sn,,.i
contract for repeated failures 10 run sg5esaII ue
contract; for disobeying the post ofFce - 70
the instructions Of the Department; fo, rsCa,; VI
to discharge a carrier when required bv H. ~.
parlmenttO do so; for assigning the coDtrsr, ~
out the assent of the Postmaster General "a, .,'n
ming an express as aforesaid or for transno,,;.-
persons or packages conveying maable malis' ~
of the mail.
7. The Postmaster General may order an IN.
crease of service on the route by allowing tb...
for pro rata increase on the contract pSv. II.
may also order an increase of speed, he alova"
within the restrictions Of tho law, a pro Ts,.
crease Of pay for the additional stock or cs,,;,.r
ifony. The contractor may, however, in The 80
Of Increase OF speed, rclInqush the contract bv -
ing prompt notice to the Department that he m
fers doing SO TO carrying the order into edsr,
The Postmaster General may also curlail or AZ
continue the service, al pro rata decrease Of nav
1t he allow one months extra compensatiob ~
the amount dispensed with, whenever in bis onin.
ion the public interests do not requine the ~.
or in case he desires to superseJe it by difTer,n,
grade Of transportation He NAV also chance IN.
times Of arrival and departure (provided be ~.
not curai the running time) without inere,,in.
the pay.
8. Payments will be made for the se,v;..
through drafts on Postmasiers, or otherwise, ahef
the expiration Of each qusrter-say in FebruaU.
May, August, and November. -
g.. The distances are given according 10 Il.
best lniormStioni but no increased Psy will ks
allowed should they be greater than advertised n
the points to he supplied be correctly stated.
10. The Postmaster General is urobibited h,
law from knowingly making a contract for trlp..
Porlation OF the mails with any person who Sh,l
have entered into, or proposed to enter into, unv
combination to prevent the making Of any bid a.
mail contract by any other person or persona ar
or who shall have made any agreement. ar
shall have given or performed, or promised "a
give or perform any consideration whatever q, "A
do or not to do any thing whutever in order 10 IA.
duce any other person or persons not to bid for /,
mail contract Particular attention is called 10 ~
2sth section Of the act Of 1886 prohibiting com
binalionst to prevent bidding.
II. bid received after time, viz. a, N. of
the Sd April, 1854, or without the guaranty 70.
qulred by law or that combines several routes n
Que sum OF compensation, cannot be considerable IN
competition with regular proposal reasonable Ia
amount.
I2. A bidder may offer, where the transDoyl..
ton called for by the advertisement is difficult or
impracticable at certain seasons, TO substituie an
inferior mode OF conveyance or 10 inlermt service
asPecihed number ofdsys, weeks, or months. Re
may propose to omit an inaccessible Office, or one
not on the stage or railroad, or 1t steamboat
landing, as the case may be; or be may Offer 10
substitute an inferior mode Of supply 10 such ea.
ses. lie may propose different times Of arrival snd
departure. provided no more running time Is ssksa
and no mail conneXion pTejudiceJ. He NAV III
additional running time for the trip. during spo-
Gifted number Of days, in seasons Of verv IA
roads, but beyond these changes a proposal isr
service differing from that called for BY The adyer-
tisement will not be considered in competition widh
regular bid reasonable in amount Where a ba
contains any such alterations, their disadvantage.
will be estimated in comparing il with other pro
Posals. 1l
10. There should be but one route bid lsr ina
proposal.
II. The route, the service, the yearly pay, he
name and residence Of the bidder end those n
each member Of firm, where . company olIsfs,
should be distinctly stated, also the mode Of con-
veyanoe. If higher mode than horseback b in
intended.
Is. The bid should be sent undeh seal. a.
dressed 10 the Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral, s1perseIibed "Mail Proposals IN the s,sis
Of -" Il should be guafanlied, and the Sui.,
deieney Of the guaraniors certified, (see formal
and should be dispatched in time 10 be received by
or before 8 A. NJ. Of the % Of April, 1854.
10. The contracts are to be executed and rs-
turned to the Department by or before The isl u
July, 1854. f'ls
IL. Under the act Of March 8. Is45, the routes
are to be LEI TO the lowest bidders rendering sufi-
cient guarantees, without other references 70 ths
mode Of transportation than may be necessary lol.
the due eeleTiiy, certainty, and security Of such
transportation. When the lowest bid proposes
mode Of conveyance inadequate to the due celefi.i
tT certainty, and security Of the mails, il win no,
be accepted.
IL. When the bid does not specify mode of
conveyance, also, when il proposes 10 carry sac
eording to the advertisement" but without such
specification, It will be considered a. q proposal
for horseback service.
70. Since the passage Of the act Of Msreh s,
lSt1, new description Of bid has been fscslrua.
II does not specify a mode Of eonveyanee, bot en-
cages to take the entire mail each Trip with esler-
ny, certainty, and security using the terms ofths
law. These bids are styled, from the manner IN
which they are designated on the books Of DE-
Department, ''Siar bids" The experiences Of he
Department enables Il to lay down the following
rules, viz;
When the mail on the route is not 90 large ts
to require iwo-horse coach conveyance, star bid,
u the lowest, will always be preferred to the spo-
ei6c bid
N-N HAh@ NtN VI ANgN elAu uuu lNAIN -
to render il necessary, in referanee to them alons
TO provide iwo-horse coach conveyance, The spscl-
he bid, though the highest, far coach servics, if
aduieed to be entirely sufficient for the route,
will he preferred 10 the star bid, in case the differ
enee is not such as to interfere with the policy of
the law Of 845, which looks 10 q reduction 10 10
cost oftraDsportation. Exceptions, however, may
be allowed where the star bid is made BY the oWn.
sr Of the stock now used on the route IN ihe PER
Iormanco of coach service. 1r
On routes of the highest class, where four.hofip
soaeh or steamboat transportation is required b
he size and importance Of the mails, and tho sps.
life bid is adjudeed sufficient for the rOuts, ~
preference for the specific bid will be, if neceat
y, carried to greater extent Of difference than
m the inferior coach routes.
20. A modification Of bid, 10 any Of iis ss>
ental terms, is tantamount TO a new bid. and
annot be received so as to interfere with regular
after the last hour set for receiving.