The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1854-03-30

2. On routes where the mode Of conveyance admits
Of it the special agents Of the Department. also post
Office blanks, mail bags, locks and keys, are to be
conveyed without extra charge.
8. On railroad and steamboat lines, British and
Canada mails when offered, to be conveyed with
out additional pay; also, the route agents Of the De-
partment, for whose exclusive Use while travelling
with the mails commodions car, apartment in the
centre Of IA car, properly lighted, warmed, and fur
nshed, and adapted to the convenient assortment and
due security OF the same, is to lie provided by the
contractor, under the direction Of the Department.
| 4. No pay will be made for trips not performed;
and for each of such omissions not satisfactorily
pa ned three times the pay Of the trip may be deduct
ed. For arrivals so FAR behind time as to break
connection With depending mails, and not sufficiently
excused, Fourth OF the compensation for the trip
is subject TO forfeiture. Deduction will also be
dered for a grade Of performance inferior to than
specified in the contract. For repeated den,,uencies
of the Kind herein specified enlarged penalties pro-
potioncd to the thereof and the importance OF
the mail, may be made.
8. For leaving behind, throwing Of the mails,
or portion Of them, Tor the admission Of passcn-
gers, or for being concerned in setting up or running
al express conveying commercial intelligence ahead
OF the mall a quarters pay may be deducted.
g. Fines Will he imposed, unless the delinquency
be promptly aud satisfactorily explained by certificates
Of postnasters, the afida, its of other credable
persons, for failing TO arrive in time for
neg ectng to take the mail from, deliver into
post-olhce; for suffering ii Owing either to the I'M
suiableness OF the place or manner o carving I'D to
be injured, destroyed, robbed, lost; and for ref-
sing after demand convey the nail frequently as
the contractor runs, or Is concerned in running,
coach, car, or steamboat, on Il route.
7. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures Ia agreeabIy contract; for
disobc,ing the Post-oic laws the instructions OF
the Department. for refusing to dischag &c a carrier
when required by the Department to do so; Tor
signing the contract without the assent Of the Post
General. "A A as afrpSIil
or tor transporting persons or packages conveying
AVAILABLE matter ont of the mail.
s. The Postmaster General may order an increase
of service route by allowing therefor pro rata
increase on the contract pay. He may change the
schedule OF arrivals and departures, without increase
Of pay, provided he does not Gun tail the amount Of
running time. He may also der increase speed
he allowing, within the restrictions of The law pro
rata increase OF pay for the additional stock car
,iers, if any. The contractor NAV, however in the
of increase of speed, reIinuish the by
giving prompt notice To the Department that he pre-
ers doing to carrying the order into effect The
Postmaster General NAV also curta or discontinue
the service at pro rata decrease oi pay, allowing
month s extra compensation on the amount dispensed
with, Whenever III has opinion, The public interests
do moi require the same, IN case he desires 10
percede ii by different grade Of transportation.
9. Payments will be made for the service bv COL
lection of, OF drafts on, losmasters or otherwi Use,
after the expiration of each quartersay in February,
Nav, August and November.
10 The distances given according 10 the best
information; but no increased pay will he allowed
should they be greater than advertised If the points
to tie supplied he correctly stated. Bidders must in
form themselves on this point.
IL. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making a for the trausporta-
,,on OF the mails with any person who shall have
entered INTO, proposed 10 enter into, cobina-
ton 10 proven, the making Of any bid for a mail con-
tract b, any other person or persons, who shall
have made any agreement, or shall have given OF
PEI tormcd, promised 10 give perform any con-
s'deration whatever TO do, to do, anything
whatever, in order induce any other person per-
sons to bid for mail contract. ia ticuar attcs-
ton is called to the 2S,h section Of The Of 1896,
prohibiting combinations to prevent bidding.
u. A bid received after time, VIZ Il. m. of Ia
10Th of April, 1854, without The guarantee required
by law, that combines several routes IN Of
compensation, cannot be constituted in competition
with regular proposal reasonable in amount.
ID Bidders should. in all cases, fl, 81 propose for
service strictly according 60 the advertisements and
then, if they desire, SEPARATELY for different service
and If the regular bid he the lowest offered for the
advertised service, the other bids be considered
II the alterations proposed are recommended by the
posmasters and citizens interested, or if they shall
appear mancs,'y right and proper.
H. There should be bu. one route bid for in a
proposal.
Is The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence If The bdicr, and those vi each
member Of hrm, where comIany Offers, should be
distinctly stated; also, the mode at CONVEYANCE If a
higher mode than horseback be intended. The words
""ith duo CELEBRITY, certainty, and security inserted
to indicate The mocc Of conveyance, will constitute
l''aU d5d.'
10. The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed
10 the Second Assistant Postmaster General, super
scribed Mail Proposals in the State Of - -
1t should I've guaranteed, and The sufiicency of the
guarantors certified (see forms,) and should he dcs
patched in time to be received ty before O. a. IN
of the 10Th OF April, 1851
Il. The acts are TO be executed and re turned
10 tie Department by before the lst Of July, 1854
Is. Postmasters AT Offices near railroads. but
more than eighty rods nom Il stat, n, Will, imned.
atey after the 10Th Of April next, report their exact
distance from the nearest station, and how they
otherwise supplied with the mail enable the Post.
master General to direct mail messenger supply
from the lst Of Jul, next.
| 10. Seclin Is Of an act of Congress, approved
March ), 1915, PROV des that ur the trans
portaton OF the mail shall be let, " in every case,
the lowest bidder, rendering sufficient guarantees Or
faithful performance, without other reference the
mode OF such transportation than may he necessar, to
provide tor the due CELEBRITY, certainty, and security
nj such transportation" nder this law
description Of bids has been received. 1t does not
specify mode of conveyance, but engages 10 take
the entire mail each TIP with celebrity, certainty and
security, using the terms ot the law. These bids
are styled from the manner III which the, desIs-
mated on the books Of the Department, "star BIDS,
and they viii he construed providing for the entire
mall hoUcrT large, and ,chaterg ray be The mode II
con,'yance necessaryo tsare as cerdy, certainty and
security.
Such bids will therefore he accepted in preference
! 10 higher bids for specific modes ot CONVEYANCE on
routes where the lowest mode of conveyance Chat
is, On horseback) is known to be Insufficient.
In all cases where the lowest z: ado Of service is
believed 10 be insufficient, the lowest bid will be
cepted, il dolly guaranteed, in preference ''sta"
or specific bid.
| When The lowest bid is not a star bid and speci-
fies either mode nadc jndfe mode Of convey
ance. it will not be accepted, but set aside for spe
oiic bid proposing the necessary service.
When the bid does not specify mode OF convey.
ance, also when it proposes TO carry according to
the advertisement tut without such specification
IT will be considered proposal for horseback
wee.
20. A modification Of biz, in any Of its essen
ua terms, is tantamount to a lid, and cannot lie
received, as 10 interfere with regular competition
after the last hour set for receiving bids
2l Posimasters are to be careful not TO certify
the sullcieUcy Of guarantors suret.es w,hou know
Ing that they persons OF sufficient responsibility;
nd md. tic.