Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-23

quirsa by law. or thst combines several -.
one sum Of somPeo.stion, cannot be son.iSss
oonpeeeon with . regular preposal rsasOn.S. a
amount.
IL Bidders should. In all csses. fsrst ,ro.
service strictly according to the adyertSrr,sS, NJ
them, IL they de DIRE, sspdroteiy for d0,re., - th
aad II the regular bid be the lo~ est offered So.
verified ssrvics, the other bids may be oon.ss &c
ths alterations proposed are r-commendsd bs,.Hi
post0sstsrs and sitis-ns interested or N ,h.us
appear manifsstly right and proper MAJ
posai. Pm
Is. The route, the service, the yearly psy, th.,
and residence Of the bidder, aud those OF 80 Ans
Der Of firm whore . company offers shovls IN ssr
uuctiy stated; Ala the mode of eonvs,.'.s ss
higher mode than horsebssk be iptsnd.d tn IA
With due oeleriy, Certainty, and sscur,, -
stitute q "s,ar Dad osaF
Il The bid should lie sent uncrr seq, ,s,--
the second Assistant Postmaster oep.r.I ~
scribsd " Mail Proposals in the state OF w
should BE- guaranteed, and the seficiero, q, a. ~
patched in Time TO be received by or hef.
Of the 10Th Of April, 1854. n
Is The contracts are 20 lie sreeussd ans r..r.-
to the department. BY before tie let OF Jul, ~,
l6. Section 10 OF an act Of Congress asu,..
March ), lS45, provides that coRtracts ior the -,
portaiion VI the mail shall be let. Sin every 60
the lowest bidder rendering sufficient eusrsnrr. -
faithful performance, about other Reference 10 ~
TO provide for the due celebrity, ceusintr AMI -
riiy of such transportstious.' Under 10 law -.
description OF 5ids has been received. n doc, -
specify mod OF conveyance, but engage, IN ,.l
the ant re mail each trip with celerIty certain, 80
security, n the terms of the law. The,- his,s.
styled, from the manner in which they are -
mated on the books OF the department. aasy 49,
and they will be construed NJ providing for IN, ~
tire mail, koEereT L;rge, and HknicrrT ,na, A. ..
mode Of conveyance accessory 10 insure u. .ee.er
certainty. and security -
Such bid Wi thei efo,e he accented in ,,.f.,.
TO higher bids for specific modes VI con, eyaDe, :.
10, on horsebs eS) 10 known To be in.uftiri, M N
In all eSscs where the lowest grade Of .e,r,.. -
believed 90 be sufficient, the lowest bid Wi a. .,
cePtea, Il duly guaranteed, IN preieresee to a.nrs
or specific hid.
When the Lowest bid is n, a .tu bid. and ,o,.;s.
eN'cr no mode mn Inadequate mode Of conr.ypns.
u VIII not be accepted, but set aside for q .r-c.
bud proposing TIA. necessary service.
Whsn the hid does MOI sp-city a mode Of ca,r.,
aace, also when n proposes 10 nv ..according "a
| the advrrtisemehL' but MHhuut susb ,a,c,,.
ion II will be considered as proposal f,r hor.tb.rt
! service.
ls. modification ola bid. in any Of l.. e.seD,,
terms. 10 tantaitOunt 10 new bd and Gamma, A.. =,
ceived - as Ia Interfere with r,cular coTntr,,ns
after the lsst houa srt fbr receiving bids
"a Po>imas;ers arc 10 he careful hot 10 c,n M,
efficiency OF guasant Is or surriies without Ana,
ing tihi they are per -Ois Of sufficient r.,pnp.Lb
and all bidders suarantars. and sure,ie. ~. d.a,
notined that. on fatlure 10 enter 10 20 or rs,-
the contracts fr the service proposed Tor an Ihs .,
eepted bids, their legal iabiiics will be elto,,,l
against them.
49, The contracts Will be substs TALLY IN the FARM
| heretofore used IL this department, etcep, IN t,
| respects particularly mentioned in these in,,r.,
uons; and on all railroad and steamboat rnu,., ~.
contractors will be rquired deliver the ms. mn.
the post ofces st the ends ri the reut-s ana mr. m
the intermediate post Offices not TINA s,esry
| rods from the railroad or landing
| 70 Present contractors, and persons known Al
he department, nust equally with other. p,ocur.
fuarantors and certificates of their rurciens, ,vl
| stantiay In ths firms above prescribed. Th. e,r
'ificates nj ssficiency must he signed by postum
| ter, or judge or clerk nj q court oi record
| For form ri bid, guarantes, and certificate, ke
kc., see general Advertisement fnr the New Elssne
| States and New York OF 18th d e.mb T, Is1l f.s
| tlvanix, Ohio, kc. of Sept, sbrr -. ISL; Vp
| siuia, North Carolina, Sc. OF Jannar, Is. 1854.
1 JAMES CAMPBELL
ieb G-laW4x Postmaster General