Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-03-10


dered for grade of performance inferior to that
specified in tho contract. For repeated delinod sa-
ces OF the kind herein specified, enlarged psuaitiea
oportiOned to the thereof and The
OF the mail, may be made.
g. For leaving behind, or throwing on the msnt.
Or any portion vi them, for the admission OF passsa-
gers, for being concerned in setting up running
an express conveying commercial intelligence ahead
OF the mail, quarters pay may be deducted
G. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency b
promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificate
of postmasters the aildayts of other creditabis
PERSONS for faliig to arrive in contract timc for
negecting take the mail from, deliver it into,
post oilce for suffering it lowing either to the
sutabeness Of the place of carrying it) t.
be injured, destroyed robbed, LOST and for refus-
ing, after demand, to convey the mail as frequently
as the contractor runs is concerned in running.
coach. car, or ateamboat on route.
/ Z. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeat,d failures to agreeable con-
tract; tor dsobeyng the Post Office laws the in
| strue.ions of the department; for refusing to dis
charge carrier when required by the department -
do SO for assigning the contract without the
OF the Postmaster General for running Ali cxpross
aforesaid or ior transporting persons or packs
ges ,nveying mailablc matter out of he mail.
g. The Postmaster General may order ncrcass
of service a route by allowing there Tor . pro
rota increase on the contract pay. lie nay change
the schedule of arrivals AID departures viteut tD-
crease pay provided he does not curtal the amoG.t
OF running time He ,rav also order an increase al
speed he allow ing thin the restrictions OF the law
pro rata increase pay for the additional stock
carriers, il any. The contractor nay, however, In
Tue case Oh increase oil ftDfnlsH the contract
by giving prompt notice 70 the department that ks
prefers doing to carrying the order into effect
The Postmaster General may also curtail discoa-
tinue the service, at pro decrease OF pay, allow
ing one months extra eompen tor on the amount
Dispersed with, whenever, in his opinion the public
Interests do no. require tie same in case he de-
sires to superseds it by different greds OF trans
portation.
9. Payments will be made fer the service by col
lcetons from, or drafts on, pestmssters, other
wise, alter the expiration OF eaeh quartsr--say u
cbrUary, NAV, AuouSt. ard November
10. The distances are given according to the bssa
inflammation but no increased pay viii be allowed
should they be greater than advertised il the points
to be supplied be correctly stated, Bidders nust
inform themselves this paips.
Ii. The Postmaster Gener% Is rrohbitsd by lay
from knowingly iosks. ce,ttract for the trsnspor-
tation OF the mails with any person Who shall have
entered into, proposed to Ter into. any cOmbua
ton to prevent the making Of .,iy bid for mail
contract BY any other person or persons, or whs
shah have made any agreement, or shall have given
or performed Or promised to give or perform, any
consideration whatever. to do. net to do, any
thiug whatever, in arter to induce sny other person
or persons not to bid fer mai contract Partcu-
lar attention is ealled the 18th section Of the act
OF 1895, prohibiting combinations to prevent bid
ding.
T. A bid received after time--yiz: 3p. m. Of ths
10Th Of April, is55-or without the guarantee rsqur-
ed by law that combines several route. in one SUM
OF compensation cannot be considered in eo1patir
tioh with a regular proposal rea snnabie in amount.
ID. bidders should, IN all cases first propose for
service strictly according TO the advertisement, aud
tuen they desire, seDdrdtct8 for different service
and ii the regular bid be the loves. offered for the
advertised service tue other bids may be considered
Ii the aitc ations proposed recommended by the
possmasters and citzons interested, or ii they shall
appear Ganiestly ight and pi oper.
Ii. There should be but route bid for In pre-.
posal.
Il. The route. tho service. the yearly pay, the
name and residence of the bidder and those Of each
ncnbcr OF q tsi,, where company offers, should
tc distinctly stated aise, the Iods OF convey ancs
Ii higher mode than horseback be intended. The
III 4i.tIf
Inserted to indicate The mode ofconYeyancs, will cor
stitatc 4 ..sfdsr 6id.
L. Bidders are requested to use, a. fer a. p.aetk
cable, tie printed form OF proposal furnished by the
department to write ont in full the Of thsir hds
aid TO retain copies of them,
No altered bids can be considered, end no bids aass
submitted eau he withdrawn.
Zach BID must be guaranteed by two respcnaibla
persons. General guarantees cannot be adxisr
Il, The bid should he seized saperscribed "uan
proposals, State Of, addressed ..Seeond As
sistsnt Postmaster General Contract Office AID
sent by ma not by, or to agent, ind pottnasters
Ill not enclose proposals Cor letters Of ey kindly in
their quarterly returns.
Is. fhe contracts to 10 executed saa returned
70 the depa intent by or before The 1t Of July, 1858.
put the service must be commenced On the mail ds1
next after that date, whether the contracts BIO execs4
ted or not No proposition for transfers will be
sdfed until the contracts executed in due form
amt received lit the department and then trana,
ers Will be allowed unless good and sufficient res.
sons therefor are given, to be determined by the de-
partment.
10. rostmasters at Offices on OR near railroads,
but more than eighty rods from s.s tor, will imme,
diateiy after the 10th OF April next report their ex.
act distance irom the nearest stston. and how they
are otherwise supplied with the mail, to enable ts
Postmaster General to direct mail messenger sup-
ply from the LIST OF July next.
70. Section Is Of an act Of Congress approved
March ). lsi5 provides that contracts for the trans
portaton the naii shall be let, lin every CASE to
the lowest bidder rendering sufficient qua antees for
faithful performance without other reference to the
mode OF such transportation than may be necessary to
PROVIDE or the due ceicrtty certainty, aud security
OF such transpoFtatons..' Under this iA,s new
description OF bids has been received. 1t does not
specify mode OF converance but engages 70 take
the entire mail each trip with csl.rty, certainty and
security, using the egms of the lew These bids are
styled, from the manner III which they designed
on the bonks OF the department., s'sar hide" aud
they VIII be construed az providing for the entire
matt a0aeeef tarys anasrhesever mag be the ssoas Of
Necessary to s-,s as 'ssief,y. csrasnsJ
In all cases where the lowest grade Of service 10 be-
lived to be sufficient. the lowest bid will be accepted
L GUY Guaranteed IN preference to star or spss
" hen the lowest bid is rot star bid, and speed.
lies either 40 mode or an inadequate mode Of convey
ance, It will not be accepted but set aside for sps-
eiic bid proposing the necessary service.
When the bid does not specify a mode Of convey
ance, also when ii proposes to carry according -
the advertisement, but without such specification,
1t will be considered as proposal for horseback
vice.
Il. A modification of bid, in any of its essential
terms is tantamount to new bid and cannot be
ceiyed, SO Interfere with reaullr competition,
\ alter the last hour set for receiving bids.
-. Postnasters to be careful not to certify the
suleiency OF guas agtors or suretes without Know.
ing that they persons OF suileent responsibility
and all bidders euarantors, and suretes distinct
fly notified that, failure enter into or perform
contracts tor the service proposed for in the nc.
copied bids their legal liabilities will be enforced
against. them.
- Ihe contracts viii be substantially in the forms
heretofore used in this department. except in The
respects particularly mentioned in these instructions;
and on ali railroad and steamboat routes tho com
f. aoto,s viii required to deliver the mails into the
pust Tie ends oil the routes and into oil tie
intermediate post Offices not than eighty rods
from III, railroad OF landing.
q. Present contractors and persons known at the
4 department., iiust, equally with others, procure
guaraItors and certificates of their su'ciency sub
! stantiay in The forms above prescribed. The Ger.
foates o suiciency must be signed by postmaster
at one Of the places before named, OF Judge Of .
court OF record.
pastfuastcrs at the ends Of routes on which they
think the present mod OF CONVEY indequata, wl
we.h the mail each tip for six successive weeks on
I weekly routes and three weeks other routes ALL
report the result By the 10th April, ls55.
JAMES CAMPBELL,
Postmaster General
| Jan 81 LAM law.
GOOD TIME COMiNG!
TyAYING tins day purchased the interest Of J. W.