Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-03

the tines 90 arrival and departure crowded he do,
not eurtsa ths runniDg tns Without ineressiss the
pay. 90 f.#FIF u =
drafts on postmasters or Otherwise sster the essS
noen OF sson qrarter-ssy in Rehruxry, May, Eu
=. The distances are given according TO IN. H.,
Information; but no decreased nav viii >. sI,o -
soouo thsy De greater than advertised N the non.
70 oe supplied be correctly stated.
| ~ ~ me postmaster General is prohibited by Law
uon knowingly making q contract for ths tr,nsno,
aoon OF the malls with any person vbo sh,ii -.
into or propos to enter into spv Gov, hsn
Dn 20 prevent The making Of any bid for mai
shall have made any agreement or shsn 49, Us s
or performed, or promised 20 give or nersn,, &c.
sonSoersflon whatever, to do or not 4, 40 a..
or nsr.ons . :, IA Sruer 70 induce any other person
attention Is called TO the 18th section Of The act :,
1000 Pronbiung combinations TO prevent bsodins
~; o,d received after time, viz: a m OF the a
Apri, 1894, or without the guaranty rpouirea l.
law, or that combines several routes In one sn =,
compensation, cannot be considered in cnmnetjti,n
win regular proposal reasonable in amount
IL bidder may Offer, where the transportation
called Tor by the advertisement H. dificuit or i'm
practicable at certain seasons to suhxtituta !, i
'e1f mo e OF eonNeysose, or 10 intermn service
specified number Of days. weeks or months He
may propose to omit an inaccessible Office or ON. NJ,
ON the stage or railroad, at steamboat .ns,oc
As the case may be: or he offer 10 substituts an
INFERIOR mode OF supply I'm such cases He NAV pro
pose Inherent times OF arrival and departure pro.
Vided no nj re running time is asked and mo ,n,i,
connexion prejudioe1. lie may ask addItiop.l nm
ming lime for the trip, during q specified humber Of
DAYS In seasons Of very bad roads but bryopd IN -
cnshgee proposal for service Offering from that
c.co Ior by the advertisement will not he consider
ed 10 competition with regular bid reasonable in
amount Where bid contains any such alterst iops
ther disadvantages win be estimated in eumpnripr
n with other proposals.
L. There should be but one route bid for i'm =
pros os.l:
IL. The routc, the service. the yearly nav. IN.
name and residence OF the bidder, and these 81 each
member Of a firm, where a company off, rs ,bopla
De distinctly sisted, also the mode Of CONVEYANCE
higher mode than horseback be intended
10 The bid should he sent under zeal addressed
70 .he second ASSISTANT Postmaster General suIer-
scri6ed Mail Proposals In the State Of -
IL should be guaranteed and the sufficency Of the
gusran,ofs certified, (see foms) and should lie dis.
la'ched IN time to be received by or before A. Mof
l6. The contracts are TO lie executed ana returned
10 the Department by before the LIST of Juy lss4
IL Unier the act OF March ;, lS4S the routes ,re
10 be let TO the lowest bidders rendering sufci.nt
guarantees, ihout other referupo. 20 III. mode =,
transportation than may bc Necessary for The due
ceeiity certainty and security Of such tranSlorta-
tou. when the lowest bid proposes q mode of CON
Veyance inadequate 10 the due ceierity certainty
and security sf the mails, il will rot DC Rcselted
Is When the hid does not sIe,ify q nlode of con-
vcyance also, hen il proposes carry .accori;ny
vice.
IL. Since the passage Of the act OF March ), ls45
new description Of bid has been received IL does
not specify q mode of convey apce, but engages 20
lake the entire msil each trip with CELEBRITY c,rtsn
~, and security. using the terms Of the law Thee
bids are styled, from the in which they are
designated on the books of the Department xfex
bios" The experience Of the Department enables il
TO lay down the following rules viz:
Mnen the mail on the route is not so large 10
require twohorse coach conveyance star bid II III.
lowest will always he preferred TO the specific bid
When the mails are of such size and weight as to
render II necessary, in reference to them alone 10
provide two.horse coach cOnveyai &c, the specific bid
though the highest. isr coach service if adjudce to
be entirely sum cient for the route will be preferred
TO the star bid IL the difference IT, not such as
TO interfere with the policy OF the law Of s45 which
looks 10 reduction in the cost OF transportation EN-
ceptions. however may be allowed where the star
bid If made by the owner Of the stocl now used on
the route in The performance OF coach service.
On routes OF the highest class, WI e-e four horse
coach or steamboat transportation Is required by the
slze and the Importance of the mails the specific
bid Is adudged sufficient for the the preference
for the specific It'd will be. necess ary carried TO
greater extent OF difference than TIRE inferior coach
routes.
20. A modification of bid. in any Of its essential
terms, Is tautamount TO 9 new lid, and cannot lie
received 40 as 10 interfere with regular compettop
after the last hour set for receiving bids.
II. Po>tmasters are to Ice careful not to certify
the suffclency Of guarantors sureties without
u""e tney hfe perhons OF sumC1e1l
sbty and all bidders, guarantors and sureties ale
distinctly notified that a failure to enter into or
perform the contracts for the service proposed for in
the accepted bids their legal liabilities will be en-
forced against them.
g. The contracts will be substantially in the foms
heretofore used in this Department, except in the
respects particularly mentioned in these instruc-
tons and on steamboat routes the contractors will
be required to deliver the mails into the post Offices
At the ends Of the routes and Info all the immediate
post offices.
%. Present contractors and persons known at the
Department, must equally with others, procure
guarantors and certificates of their suficency sll-
stantialy in the forms above prescribed. The csr-
tifcates of sufdcency must BE- signed by a postnas-
ter, or judge, or clerk Of court Of record.
JAMES CAMPBELL.
Postmaster General.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT, October IL, 1853
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