The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-03-16

dom 50 TO carrying the order into effect he
Postmaster General may also curtail or discontin
ue The service, al pro rata decrease of pay. allow
ing one month 'sext1a compensation the amoun,
ispenscd with, whenever, in his opinion, the pub
lie interests do not require the same, in case
he desires to supersede it by different grade OF
transportation.
8. Payments will be made for the service by
cole ctions from, or drafts on, postmasters. or
otherwise, after the expiration OF each quarter
say in February, May, August and November.
10. The distances given according 10 the
best information but no increased pay will be al
lowed should they be- greater than advertised, il
the points to be supplied be correctly stated. Bid
ders must inform themselves on this point.
IL. The Postmaster General is prohibited by
law from knowingly making a contract for The
transportation OF the mails (" it'll any person who
shall have entered into, proposed to enter into
any combination to prevent the making OF any
bid for mail contract by any other person or
persons, or who shall have made any agreement,
shall have given performed, promised to
give perform. or to do, or not TO do, any hing
whatever in order to induce any other person or
persons not to bid for mail contract. Particular
attention is called 10 the 26th section of the act OF
1886 prohibiting combinations to prevent bidding.
10. bid received after time-viz 8 p. m. Of
the 10Th OF April, lS55-or without the guaran.
tee required by law, that combines several
routes in one sum Of compensation, cannot be con,
sldered in competition with regular proposal
reasonable in amount.
IS Bidders should, in all cases, first propose
for service strictly according the advertisement,
and then i! they desire, separately for different
service ; and if The regular bid be the lowest Of
ered FOR the advertised service, the other bids may
be considered, if the alterations proposed are
commended by the pos.masters and citizens in.
hall h,
and proPer.
IA. There should be but one route bid for in
proposal.
Is. The route, the service, the yearly pay. the
name and residence of the bidder and those of
each member Of firm, where company offers,
should be distinctly stated. also the mode Of con
veyance, if higher mode than horseback is in.
tended The words swirh due CELEBRITY, certain
ty and security" inserted to indicate the mode OF
conveyance, will constitute ''star Did,"
Is. Bidders requested to use, as far prac-
Iicabe, the printed form of proposal furnished by
the department. to write out 10 full the sum Of
their bids, and to retain copies of them.
No altered bids be considered, and no bids
once submitted can be withdrawn.
Each bic must be guaranteed by two respon.
Sbe persons. General guarantees cannot be ad.
mitted.
II. The bid should be sealed superscriocd
" mail proposals, Stale of North Carolina" adj
dressed g. Second Assistant Postmaster General
Contract Office, and sent by mail, not by. to,
an agent, and postmasters will not enclose prnpo.
sails (or letters OF any kind) in their quarterly re-
turns.
1S. The contracts are TO be executed and reform.
ed TO the department by before the LIST Of July,
1855, bus the service must be commenced on the
mail day mex: after that date, whether the contracts
be executed not. No proposition for transfers
VIII be considered until the contracts are executed
in due form and received at the department; and
then no transfers will be above ed unless good and
sufficient therefor are given, to be deter
mined by the depa rtment.
10. Postmase.s at offices near railroads.
but more than eighty rods from station, will, i'm
after the 9th pril next report their
exact distance from the nearest station, and how
they are otherwise supplied with the mail, to ena-
bic The Postmaster General to direct a mail mes
senger supply from the LIST OF July next.
20. Section Is of an act of Congress approved
March g. l945, provides that contracts for the
Of the mail shall be let, in every
case, 10 the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guar.
anees for faithful performance, without other re.
ference to the mode Of such transportation than
may be necessary to provide for the due celebrity,
and security Of such transportations."
Under this law a new description OF bids has been
received. 1t does not specify a mode of convey
ance, 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 designated on
the books of the department. "Star 6ids," and
they will be construed as providing for the entire
mail, hoWerer large, and achateUer may be The
mode Of conveyance necessary TO insure ITS csLerl
ty, certainty, and securely"
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
d" star - or specific bid
When the lowest bid is not a star bid, and spe.
cities either no mode or inadequate mode OF
ii will not be accepted, but set aside
Tor specific bid proposing the necessary service.
When the bid does not specify mode Of con.
veyance, also when it proposes to carry " accor-
ding to the advertisement" but without such spc.
it will be considered as proposal for
horseback service.
81. A modification Of bid, in any OF its cs-
sential terms, is anamount to a new bid, and cam
not be received, TO interfere with regular
after the last hour set for receiving
bids.
%. Pos.masers 10 be careful not TO certify
The suffclency OF guaranors or sureties without
knowing that they are persons Of sufficient
sponsibility; and all bidders, guarantors, and
sureties distinctly notified hat. on failure to.
enter into perform the contracts for the service
propose for in The accepted bids. their legal liza.
oilities will be enforced against them.
%. The contracts will be substantially in the