The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-03-01

iers, if any: The contract may however, in
he case ofincrease OF speed, relinq, uish the con
rsct by giving prompt notice TO the Department
MAJ ne prefers doing so to carrying the order
nto effect. The Postmaster General NAV also
'nrtail or discontinue the service, at pso rata
decrease OF pay, allowing one IN onth's extra
compensation on the ansoiit dispensed wt7is
whenever, IN his opinion the public interests
40 not require the same, in case he desires T.,
supersede 1t by different grade Of transporta-.
ton.
9. Payments will be made for The service bx
COLLECTION Of, or drafts on postma sters. or 9th.
wise, alter The expiration Of each quarter-say
in February, May, 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
ii the points 10 be supplied he correctly s,ated.
Bidders must inform themselves or this point.
H. The Postmaster General is prohibited bv
law from knowingly making a contract for the
transportation of the mails with any person " no
shall have entered into, or proposed to enter into,
any combination to prevent the making OF any
bid for mail contract by any other person or
persons, or who shall have mace any agreement.
or shall have given or performed, or promised
TO give or perform, any consideration whatever.
or TO do, or not to do, anything whatever in or
der to induce any other person or persons not to-
bid for mail contract. Particular attention is
called to the 18th section of The act of 1886.
prohibiting combinations to prevent bidding.
IL. A bid received after time, viz: o a. M.
OF the iOth OF April, 1854, 'r without the guar
an'ee required by law, or that combines several
routes in one sum Of compensation, cannot be
| considered in competition with regular pro..
posal reasonable in amount.
H. Bidders should, in all cases. first propose
for service strictly according to the advertise
ment, and then, if they desire, sepsrateiu for
| different service; and if the regular bid be the
lowest offered for the advertised service. the
other bids may be considered if the alterations
proposed are recommended by the postmasters
and citizens interested, or if they shall apnear
manifestly right and proper
IA. There should be but one ruute hid FIR in
| a proposal
10. The route, the service. the yearly paw.
the name and residence of the bidder. and those
of each member of firm, where a companv Of
fers, should be distinctly stated also, the mode
of conveyance, if higher mode than horseback
be intended. The words "with due celeritv.
certainty, and security, inserted to indicate the
mode OF conveyance, will constitute "star bid.
l6. The bid should be sent under seal. ad-.
dressed to the Second Assistant Postmaster &c.
neral, superscrlbe d EMAIL Proposals in the State
OF -. 1t should be guaranteed, and the
sufhciency OF the guarantors certified. (see
forns,) and should be despatched in time to be
received by or before ., a. m, of the 10th of,
April, 1854.
IL. The contracts are to be executed and re.
turned to the Department by or before the LIST
Of July, 1854.
Is. Postmasters at Offices on or near railroads
but more than eighty rods from station. will.
Immediately 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 Postmaster General to direct mail
messenger supply from the LIST of July next.
~. Section IL OF an act Of Congress, APPROX
ed March 3, 1885, provides that contracts for
the transportation of the mail shall be let, in
every case, TO the lowest bidder rendering sniff
cent guarantees for faithful performance, with.
out other reference to the mode OF such trans
portation than may be necessary TO provide for
the due CELEBRITY, certainty, and security Of such
Transportation. Under this law new descrip.
ton OF bids has been received. 1t does not spe-
city 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
are designated on the books of the Department.
''star bids" and they will be construed as uro.
yiding for the entire mall hoperer large, and
iohateDer may DC The mode Of consequence neccs,
sary 70 insure ats "celerty, certainty, and secu-
rity."
Such bids will therefore be accepted in pre-.
ference to higher bids for specific modes of
conveyance ON routes where the lowest saode
OF conveyance (that is, on horseback, } is known
to be insufficient,
In all cases whore the lowest grade of service
is believed to be sufficient, the lowest bid viii
be accepted, if duly guaranteed, in preference
to "siar' or specific bid
When the lowest bid is not star bid. and
!. SOeCItleS either nj n1odo Ioo L.
OF conveyance, it will not be accepted, but set
aside Tor specific bid proposing the necessary
service.
when the bid does not specify mode of con-
veyance, also when it proposes TO carry aac-
cording to the advertisement, but without
such specification, it will be considered as pro,
posal for horseback service.
20. A modification of bid, in any Of its es-
sentlal terms, is tantamount to a NJ bid. and
cannot be received, SO as to interfere with regu-
lar competition, after the last hour set for re-.
ceiving bids.
II. Fostmasters are to be careful not to certi-
~ the sufhciency OF guarantors sureties with
out knowing that they persons Of sufficient
responsibility, and all bidders, guarantors, and
sureties are distinctly notified that, on failure
to enter INTO or perform the contracts for the SER
vice proposed for in the accepted bids, their le-
gal liabilities will be enforced against them.
| 80 AuS S"nooSSS !" fit uc SUBSTANTIALLY III Tue
forms heretofore used in this Department, ex.
cept IN the respects particularly mentioned in
these Instructions and all railroad and steam
boat routes the contractors will be required to
deliver the mails into the post Offices at The ends
of the routes, and into all the intermediate post
Offices not more tnan eighty rods from the rail
road or landing
70. Present contractors, and persons known
at the Department, must, equally with others,
procure guarantors and Ger tifcates of their suf.
; hciency substantially in the forms above pre-
scribed. The certificates Of sufficiency must be
! signed by postmaster. or Judge OF clerk of
a court Of record.
Postmasters at the ends of routes on which
they think the present mode of conveyance in.
) adequate, will weigh the mail each trip for six
successive weeks on weekly routes, and three
weeks on other routes, and report the result by
the 10th of April, 1854.
}, JAMES CAMPBELL,
Postmaster General,
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
January 9, l654.-Iaw12w