The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-04-05

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 he prefers doing so to carrying the order
into effect. The Postmaster Gsneral NAV also
curtain or discontinue the service, at pro rata
decrease Of pay, allowing onem onih's extra
compensation the amount dispensed It'll.
whenever, In his opinion, the public Interests
. not require the same, or in case he G,sles Il,
'persede it by different grade Of Transports
On.
3. Payments viii be made for the seryic. hy
Election OF, or drafts on, post masters or 9Th
wise, after the expiration OF each quarter-say
IN February, May August, and November.
~. The distances are given according to The
best 'nformaiion; but no increased pay Mil be
allowed should they be greater than advertised
Il The points to be supplied be correctly atrd.
Bidders must inform themselves or this point.
II. The Postmaster General is prob sbted ~
law from knowingly making contract fot the
transportation Of the mails with any person lo
shall have entered into propos, 10 nier into,
any combination to prevent the making OF q nv
bid for mail contract by any other person or
persons, or who shall have mace any agreement.
or shat have given or performed, or promised
70 give or perform, any consideration whatever.
or to do, or not to do, anything whichever. in or
der TO induce any other person or persons moi 10
bid for mail contract. Particular attention ia
called to The 2oth section of the aci of 1896.
prohibiting combinations to proven, b;dd;np
IL. bid received after time, viz.
of the 10Th of April, 1854, or wllhou, The cnar'
anee required BY law, or that Combines several
routes in one sum OF compensation cannot he
considered IN competition with a regular pro.
posal reasonable in amount
10 Bidders should, In all cases, first utopose
for service strictly according 10 the adyet,i..
| ment, ana then, if they desire, stpayateiu for
ttrrent service; and II the regu ar bad be IN.
lowest Offered for the ADVERTISE service tba
other bids may be considered If he aIi.r.t,rs
proposed are recommended by the postmasters
and Citizens interested, or If they s.nI apnear
| msn'ttsty right and proper.
"a There should be but one ,,,ute bid for 4,
a proposal.
10 Ihe route, the service, the yearly nav.
the name and residence Of the bidder. and tbose
ot-each member Of firm, where a conpanv Of
tets. should be distinctly stated also. the mode
OF conveyance, it higher mode than horseback
De intended. The words 'swth due celebrity.
certa'h'y, ana security, inserted to indicate the
mode OF conveyance, will constitct- .stay hid
| 10. The bid should be sent under seal. adj
| dressed to the Second Assistant Postmaster &c.
| neral, superscrlbe '.Mail Proposals in the State.
| OF -. 1t should be guaranteed, ard The
sut11ciency OF the guarantors certified. face
fW.as,) and should be despatched in time tn be
received by or before 9, a. m, OF the 10th of.
April, 1854.
| II. The contracts are to be executed and re-
turned to the Department by or before The LIST
Of July, 1854
| ID. Pos,masters at Office. on or near railroads
bu, more than eighty rods from station. will
! mueniateiy after the 10th If April next. report
,heir exact distance from the nearest station.a
! no" lney are otherwise supplied with the mail
70 enable the Postmaster General to direct a mail
messenger supply from the LIST OF July next
| ~. Sect'an 10 of an act of Congress. approv.
ed March :, io45, provides that con,rucls for
me transportation Ut the mail shall be let, in
every case, 10 The lowest bidder rendering snffi-
tceh' guarantees Tor faithful performance, with.
out other reference 10 the mode OF such trans
portaiion than may be neces .ary to provide for
the due CELEBRITY, certainty, and security OF such
Transportation. Under this law new descriD.
non 81 bios mas been received 1t does not spe-
cry mode OF conveyance, but engages 10 take
the entire mail each trip with CELEBRITY. certainty
and security, using the terms of the law. These
BIDS are styled, from the msgner in which they
are des gnattd on the books of the Department.
"star otds, and they will be c. nsirued as pro-
wang Tor the entire mail. Aotccrtr large, and
sary to insure its "ceterity, certainty, and seeu.
rny."
Such bids will therefore be accented in pre-.
ference 10 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 al Cases where the lowest grade of service
Is oeiieved 1" be sufficient, the lowest hid will
be accepted, if duly guaranteed, in preference
to "siar' orspecifc bid
when The lowest bid is not a star bid, ard
: specn"s either no mode, or an inadequate mode
~ Conveyance, IL will not be accepted, but st t
service.
When the bid does not spe .ify mode nf con-
vry anc', also when it p-opo Is 10 cirry ..ac-
:. c"rdng {" the ADVERTISEMENT but without
snch specialization, IL viii be considers d as pro-
p"sal for horseback service
- nodIticiion of a bid in any Of it's es-
sentiai terms, is tantamount TO a NV bid, and
cannot be received, 10 interfere it'll r. gu
lar competition, after the last hour sci for &c.
ceivIng bids.
81. Postmasers are to be careful not to certi-
~ the sufIciency of guarantors sureties with
, out knowing that they persons OF suifcien,
responsibility, and all bidders, guarant'rs, and
sureiies are distinctly notified that, on failure
to enter INTO or perform the contracts for The ser
vice proposed tor in the accepted bids their le
gal liabilities will be enforced against ,hen.
/ y. The contracts will be substantially in the
forms heretofore used in this Department, ex
cepi IN the respects particularly mention in
these Instructions; end on all rail- ad and steam
boat routes the contractors will be required I.
deliver the mails INTO the pest tices at the end.
OF the routes, and into all ihe intermediate pos
Offices not more tnan eighty rods from the raj
] road or landing.
70 Present contractors, and persons known
the Department, Mnst, equaily with n,l.is
procure gntiantors and Ger itiieates # Their SUI
heiehcy substantially the forms above PIE.
scribed. The certificates of sufiiciency lnu ST b,
sisnrd by postmaster or Judge clerk o
! q court III record
Postmaster. at the ends Of routes on whiet
they think the present mode of conveyance in
qnate, will weigh the mail each trip for SID
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.
d Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,1
January 8, lS54.-Iawl2w
Information Wanted.