The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-27
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Form Of a Guarantee
The undersigned, residing at 49,, State of ----,
undertake. that the foregoing bid for carrying the mail
route No be accepted by the Postmaster General,
The bidder SHALL prior the LIST day Of July 1885,
thereafter may be, the requed obga-
on 10 perform the service proposed, with good and suh
This do with full knowledge OF the obligations and
abies assumed by guaranors under the 9Th section
the &C, Of Congress Of July 2, 1886.
j Dated
(signed by two guaraptors)
Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned, postmaster of -, State Of ----,
cerues, under his oath Of Office that he is acquainted with
the above guaranors and knows them of prop
erty, aud able to make good their guarantee.
| Dated
(Hgned)
The suicieney of proposals may be cert-
fed by judge of court of record aai by
Conditions TO be incorporated in the contracts the the
department may deem proper.
l. Seven minutes allowed each intermediate Office
when otherwise specified, for asserting the mails, but
rairoad and steamboat routes there be
delay than is sufficient for exchange Of the mail bags
g. On routes whore the mode of conveyance admits Of it,
the special agents of the department. also post office blanks
mail bags locks and keys to be conveyed without extra
charge. Ef
g. No pay will be made for trips performed anu for
each of such omissions satisfactorily explained three
times the pay of tho trip may be deducted For arrivals
far behind time to break connection with depending
mails, and sufficiently excused onefourth Of the
peEHuuOn
will also be ordered for grade Of performance inferior
that specified the For repeated denquencics
of the kind herein specified enlarged penalties, proportional
to the thereof and the importance Of the mall may
be made. 7be
A. For leaving behind throwing off the mails any
portion of thcm for the admission of passengers for be-
ing concerned setting up running express convey
ing commercial intelligence ahead Of the mail quarters
| pay may be deducted. 5+
s. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency be
promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificates post
masters the ahdavs of other creditabe persons
failing arrive in contract tme for neglecng to take
the mail FROM or deliver into post office suffering
lowing either the unsuitabeness Of the place
of carrying W to BIO injured, destroyed, robbed lost.
and for refusing after demand, to convey the mail fire.
queny the contractor runs, concerned running,
a coach, car, steamboat a route.
g. The Postmaster General may annu the contract for
peaed failures to agreeably to contracts for dsobeymg
the Post Office laws the instructions of the department.
for refusing discharge carrier when required by de-
parment to do SO for assigning the contract without the
of the Postmaster General for running express
aforesaid for Transporting packages
veying maable matter out of the mail.
T. The Postmaster General may order increase of
route by allowing therefor pro rata increase
the contract pay He may change the schedule Of arrivals
and departures without the provided he does
curtai the of running time He may also order
increase of speed he allowing within the restrictions Of
the aw pro rata increase Of pay for the additional stock
carriers, if any The contractor may, however, in the
Of increase Of speed renqush the contract by giving
prompt notice the department that he prefers doing
carrying the order into effect The Postmaster General
may also curta discontinue the Service pro rata de-
Of pay allowing months extra compensation
the dispensed WITH whenever, his opinion the
public do require the same, desires
supersede it by different grade of transportation
Payments will be made for the service by collections
from, drafts on posmasers, otherwise after the
pration of each quarer-say in February, May, August
and November.
g. The distances given according the best infor
nation but increased pay will be allowed should they
greater than advertised, if the points to be supplied be
correctly stated Bidders inform themselves this
point t#
N The postmaacr t,enersl ia nroh,hted bv law from
knowingly making for the transportation of the
mails with any person who shall have entered into, or
posed into, any combination to prevent he making
of any bid for mail by any other person per-
sons who shall have made agreement or shall have
given performed promised to give or PERFORM any
consideration whatever, do not to do, anything
whatever order induce any other person persons
not to bid for mail Particular attention called
the 18th section of the act of 1896, prohibiting combine
tons to prevent bidding.
H. bid received after tme--viz 3p. OF the 10Th
Of April l855or without the guarantee required by law,
combines several routes in one sum Of compensation
cannot be considered in competition with regular proposal
reasonable in amount
~ Bidders should, all cases. first propose for service
strictly according the advertisement, and then, If they
DESIRE separately for different service; and the regular
bid be the offered for the advertised service the other
bids may considered If the alterations proposed
commended by posmasers and citizens Interested or
they shall appear manifesy right and proper.
ID. There should be but one route bid for IN pro-
posal
"a The route the SERVICE the yearly pay, the and
residence the bidder and those Of each member of firm
where company Offers should be distinctly stated also,
the mode of conveyance higher mode than horseback
be intended The words wih due CELEBRITY certainty, and
secury' inserted to indicate the mode OF conveyance will
constitute "sar bidp
49, Bidders requested use, far as practicable,
the printed form of proposal furnished by The department.
to write out in full the of their bids and to retain
copies of them. ~
No altered bids can be considered, and bids
submitted be Withdrawn
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible per-
sons General guarantees be admitted
l6 The bid should be sealed superscnbed mail
proposals, State Of Territory ---, las the case
nav be addressed "econd Assistant Postmaster General
Contract Office and by mad, by, TO, an agent
and posmasers will enclose proposals (nor letters of
any kind) in their quarterly returns.
H. The be executed and returned to the
by before the LIST of july 1885, but the
vice be commenced the mail day next after that
date whether the be executed No prop
oson for transfers will be considered until the contracts
are executed due form and received the department.
and then transfers Will be allowed unless good and
sufficient therefor gwen to be determined by
the department. ~ .
lS Section IL of an OF Congress approved March .,
HAS provides that contracts for the transportation OF the
mail shall be let every case to the lowest bidder ten
dering sufficient guarantees for faithful performance, with
ont other reference the mode of such transportation than
may be necessary provide for the due CELEBRITY certainty
and security of such transportation" Under this awa
new description of bids has been received does not
specify mode of conveyance but engages take the en-
tire mail each trip with CELEBRITY, certainly and security,
using the of the law These bids are styled from
the in which they designated on the BOOKS OF
the department. star bids aQd they will be construed as
providing for the maxi howerr foTgf, ana whdepr
Se The mode Of conveyance necessary 70 insure va ce