The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-03-22

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
curiail or discontinue the service, at pro rata
decrease OF pay, allowing onem on,hs extra
compensation on the amount dispensed with.
whenever, IN his opinion, the public interests
do not require the same, or in case he desires T.,
Supersede it by different grade of traasporta-
ion.
8. Payments will be made for The seryic. bv
collection OF, or drafts on, postmasters or 9th.
wise, after the expiration OF each quar,er-sav
in February, May, August, and November.
H. The distances are given according to the
best information; but no increased pay will be
allowed should they be greater than advertised
u The points to be supplied be correctly stated.
Bidders must inform themselves or this point.
IL. The Postmaster General is prohibited kv
law from knowingly making a contract for the
transportation OF the mails with any person who
shall have entered into, proposed to enter into.
any combination to prevent the making OF nv
bid Tor mail contract by any other person or
persons, or who shall have mace any agreement
or shali have given or performed, or promised
| 10 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 moi to
~ W. man Conrdct. PARTICULAR attention il
called TO the 2oth section of the act of 1s3G
prohibiting combination, to prevent bidding
IL. A bid received after time, viz: @ ~
OF the 10th of April, 1854, r without The mar,
aniee required by law, or that combines several
routes in one sum OF compensation, cannot he
considered in competition with regular nro-
posal reasonable in amount.
10. Bidders should, in all cases, first pronose
ior service strictly according to the advertise
'"en., ana men, II they desire, separately 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 appeor
manifestly right and proper
IA There should be but one route bid for in
a proposal.
To- The route, the service. the yearly nav.
| the name and residence of the bidder and ,bos.
of each member of firm. where conn,nn 80
feIs, 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 {. star hid -
ID. The bid should be sent under seal. ad-
dressed to the Second Assistant Postmaster &c.
neral, superscrlbe small Proposals in the State
OF -. IL should be guaranteed, and the
sufhcency of the guarantors certified. face
foIcis0 and should be despatched in time TO he
received by or before 8, 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.
49, Postmasters at Offices on or near railroads.
but more than eighty rods from a station. will.
Immediately after the 10th Of April ne xt, report
.heir exact distance from the nearest station and
now they are otherwise Supplied with the mail
to enable the Postmaster General to direct mail
messenger supply from the LIST of july next.
~. Sectipn 10 OF an act of Congress. approv.
cd March :, 1915, provides that contracts for
the transportation OF the mail shall be let. IS in
every case, 10 the lowest bidder rendering suffi.
cient 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 snch
transportation. Under this law new descrin.
| tlon OF bids has been received. 1t does not spe-
cify mode OF conveyance, but engages to take
the entire mail each trip with celerity certainty
ana security, using the terms of the law These
bids are styled, from the manner in which thew
are designated on the books Of the Department.
"star bids" and they will be construed as pro,
wang Tor the entire mail. h0rerer large, and
'ehaterer may be The mode Of Conveyance neces.
rity."
Such bids viii 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 will
be accepted, if duly guaranteed, in preference
to "star or specific bid.
When the lowest bid is not star bid. and
| specifies either no mode, or an Inadequate mode
of conveyance, it will not be accep led, but set
| aside tor 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.
~. "A modification of Did, in any Of its es-
sential terms, is tantamount to new bid, and
cannot be received, as TO interfere with regu~
lar competition, after the last hour set for re-.
| cevng bids.
~. rostmasteIs are to be careful not to ceft-
~ the sutflciency Of guarantors or suretes with
out Knowing that they are persons Of sufficient
responsibility, and all bidders, guarantors, ana
suretles are distinctly notified that, on failure
to enter into perform the contracts for the ser.
vice proposed for in the accepted bids their lie.
| gal Liabilities Will be enforced against them.
% The contracts will be substantially in the
forms heretofore used in this Department, ex.
cept in the respects particularly mentioned ia
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.
20 Present contractors, and persons known
al the Department, must, equafy with others,
procure guarantors and Ger tihcates Of their suf-
fc'ency substantially IN the forms above pre-.
scrlbed. The certificates of suficiency must be
signed by postmaster. or judge or clerk Of
| a court OF record
Postmastcrs 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 DEPARrMENT,
January 8, 1854.-IawI2w