The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-03-29

riers, if any. The contract may however. in
the case ofincrease OF speed, relinquisb the con.
tract BY giving prompt notice to the Department
that ne prefers doing so to carrying the order
INTO effect. The Postmaster General may also
cur'aii or discontinue the service, at pro rata
decrease OF pay, allowing onem on,h's extra
compensation on the amount dispensed with.
whenever, in his opinion, the public interests
10 not require the same, or in case he desires to
'apersede it by different grade of Transports
ion.
.. Payments will be made for the service bv
collection of, or drafts on, postmasters. or 9th.
wise, after the expiration OF each quarter-sav
in February, May. August, and November.
IT, The distances are given according 10 tf,A
best information; but no increased pay will be
allowed should they be greater than advertised
if the points to be supplied be correctly stated,
Bidders must inform themselves on this point.
II. The Postmaster General is prohibited kv
law from knowingly making 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 nv
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 n
called to the 2Sth section of the act of 1896.
prohlbtng combinations TO prevent bidding.
IL. DID received after time, viz: 9 a. M.
OF the 10th Of April, 1854, Gr without the guar
antee 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.
l3 Bidders should, in all cases, first propose
for service strictly according to the advertise
then
different service; and ifthe 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 appear.
manifesty right and proper.
"a There should be but one route bid for in
a proposal.
10. The ronte, the service the yearly paw.
the name and residence of the bidder, and those
OF eacn member OF a hrm, where a company of.
fers, should be distinctly stated also the mode
Of conveyance, if higher mode than horseback
be intended. The words "with due CELEBRITY,
certainty, and security" inserted to indicate the
mode OF conveyance, will constitute ssstar 6id' -
10. The bid should be sent under seal, adj
dressed to the Second Assistant Postmaster &c.
neral, superscrlbe email Proposals in the State
of -" 1t should be guaranteed, and the
| suthciency OF the guarantors certified, (see
| received by or before 9, a. M, of the 10th Of
| April, 1854.
II. The contracts are to be executed and >.
turned to the Department by or before The 1st
of July, 1854. wig
Pos.masters at offiaasar 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
enable m cfo 49,
messenger supply from the LIST of July next
10. Section lS of an act of Congress, APPROX.
ed March >, 1915, provides that contracts for
the transportation of the mail shall be let, !" in
every case, 10 the lowest bidder rendering sniff.
c'ent 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 dsds,' and they will be construed pro-
viding for the entire mail, hOsoeUer large, and
aohate0er may be The mode Of conveyance neces-
sary to insure its ''celerity, 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 mode
OF conveyance THAT is, on horseback is known
to be insufficient.
In all cases where the lowest grade Of service
is believed to be sufficient, the lowest bid win
be accepted, if duly guaranteed, in preference
to "star" or specific bid.
When the lowest bid is not a star bid, and
specifics either no mode, or inadequate mode
OF conveyance, it will not be accepted, but set
aside for specific bid proposing the necessary
service.
When the bid does not specify mode of con-
veyance, also when it proposes 10 carry "ac-
cording to the advertisement, but without
such specification, it will be considered as pro-
posal for horseback service.
20 modification of a bid, in any of its es--
sentaI terms, IS tantamount to new bid, and
cannot be received, so as interfere with regu-
lar competition, after the last hour set for re-
cevng bids
81 Postmasters are to be careful not to cert-
iy the suficiency of guarantors or suretes with
out knowing that they are 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
vice proposed for in the accepted bids, their lie.
gal liabilities will be enforced against them.
%. The contracts will be substantially in thes
forms heretofore used in this Department, ex-
cept in the respects particularly mentioned in
these Instructions and on 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.
%. Present contractors, and persons known
at the Department, must, equally with others,
procure guarantors and Ger tifcates of their suf-
iciency substantially m the forms above pre-
scribed. The certificates of sufficiency must be
signed by postmaster. or judge or clerk Of
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 repor, the result by
the 10th Of April, 1854.
JAMES CAMPBELL,
Postmaster General.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
January 8, 1054.-Iawl2w