The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-02-01


riers, if any The contract may, however, i
the case ofincrease of speed, relinq uish the COR
tract by giving prompt notice to the Departnien
that he prefers doing so 10 carrying the orde
into effect The Postmaster General may ais
curtail or discontinue the service, at pro rat
decrease of pay, allowing onem onth q extra
compensation on the amount dispensed with
whenever, in his opinion, the public interest
30 not require the same, or in case he desires {
upersede it by different grade oftsansports
| ion
9. Payments will be made for The service by
objection Of, or drafts on, postmaste or 9th
wise, after the expiration OF each quarer--s.y
in February, May August, and November.
10 The distances are given according TO th.
best information but no Increased pay will De
allowed should they be greater thaa advertised
if the points to be supplied be correctly ated
Bidders must inform themselves or this int.
H. The Postmaster General is prohibited ~
law from knowingly making a Contract for the
transportation 0! the mails with any person v ha
shall have entered into, proposed to en'cr into
any combination TO prevent the making OF any
bid for mail contract BY any ether person q,
| persons, or who shall have made any agreement,
| or shall have given or prriprmrd. or promised
TO give or perform. any consideration whatever,
or to d., or not to do, anything wha'evcr, in or
der to induce any other person or parsons not 10
bid for mail contract. particular attention is
called to the 23th sec ion ct the act OF 1885,
prohibiting combination TO prevent bidding
l2. A bid received after time, VIZ: a IN ,
| Of the 10Th of April, 1854, 'r without, 'de guar
an'ee required by law, or that combines several
routes In one sum Of compensation, cannot be
| considered in competition with regular pro-
posal reasonable in amount.
l3 Bidders should, in all cases, first propose
for service strictly according to the ADVERTISE
tnent, and then, if they desire, separately FIR
different service; and if the regular bid be The
lowest offered fer the advertised service. The
other bids may be considered if the allegations
proposed are recommended by the pos,masers
and citizens interested, or if they shall appear
manifesty right and proper
ID There should be but one rou.e bid 70. in
proposal.
Is. The route, the service, the yearly pay,
the name and res dence OF the bidder, and thnse
OF each member of firm, where company of
fers, should be distinctly stated also, the mode
"f conveyance, if higher mode than horseback
be intended. The words ''with due ceerily,
certainty, and security" inserted to indicate the
mod -Ofconveya nce, will consli rte a',star bid.'
l6. The bid should be sent under seal, ad-
dressed to the Second Assistant Eos,master &c
neral, superscrlbe d SNAIL Proposals in The State
of - 1t should be guaranteed, and the
foIi:,s,) and should be despatched in time Il, be
received by or before 9, a. m, Of the 10Th of
April, 1854.
IT. The contracts are to ke executed and re-
turned to the Department by or before The lst
of July, 1854.
IL. Postmasters at Offices on or near railroads,
but more than eighty rods from station, will,
meniately after the 10th of April next report
their exact DISTANCE from The nearest station and
how they are otherwise supplied with the mail,
to enable the Postmaster General to direct mail
messen ger supply from the lst of July next
10. Section IL of an act of Congress, APPROX.
ed March 3, ls45, provides that contracts for
the transportation of the ma /! shall be let g. in
every case, 10 the lowest bidder rendering suffi.
Gent guarantees for faithful performance, with
out ether reference to the mode OF such trans
portation than may be necessary to provide for
the due celebrity, certainty, and security OF such
transportation" Under this law new descrip
ton Of bids has been received 1t does not spe-
city mode of conveyance, but engages to take
the entire mail each trip with CELEBRITY, certainty,
and security, using the terms of the law. These
bids are styled, from the manner in which they
are des grated on the books of the Department,
"star bids and they will be Construed rs pro.
vidng for the entire mail, ho,cerer iargs, and
Uhnfcrer may be tie uuods Of conpeyancs nsces.
sdry TO insure IT'S "ceierity certainty, and secu-
rity."
Such bids will therefore be accepted in pre-
ference 10 higher bids for specific modes oil
conveyance ON routes where the lowest mode
OF conveyance (that is, on horscback,) 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
t. a "s;ar" or specific bid.
When the lowest bid is not star bid, and
soec'flss either no mode, or au inadequate made
OF conveyance il will not BIS accepted, but set
aside for specific bid proposing the necessary
service.
When the bid does not specify mode of con-
veyance, also when it proposes 10 carry sac
cording to the advertisement, but without
such specifications it will be considered as pro-
posal for horseback service.
%. A mod ficaton of a bid, in any of its es-
sential terms, is tantamount TO bid, and
cannot be received, so as to interfere with regu-
lar competition, after the last hour set for re-
ceiving bids.
q. Postmastera ere to be careful not to cert.
~ the sutficiency of guarantors sureties with
OUT knowing that they are persons Of sufficient
responsibility, and all bidders, auarantors, and
suretes are distinctly notified that, on failure
to enter INTO or perform the contracts for The ser
vice proposed for i'll the accepted bids, their le.
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 in
these instructions; and on & II 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 rsll
road OF landing
%. Present contractors, and pers oHs known
at the Department., must, equally with others,
procure guarantors and tficates of their sut-
ticienoy substantially IN the forms above pre-
scrlbed. The certificates of gufficiency mus, be
signed by postmaster. or judge or clerk of
a court OF record
Postnasters at the ends of routes on which
they think The present mode of conveyance in
adequate, will weigh the mail each trip for six
weeks on weekly routes, and three |
weeks on other routes, and report the result by
the 10th OF April, 1854.
JAMES CAMPBELL,
Postmaster General.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
January 8, l054.-IawI2w}