The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-03-23

! crease of speed, renquish the contract by giving
prompt notice to the department that he -prelets
doing go to, carrying the order into efecf. The
Postmaster General may also curtail or dIscontln
ne the SERVICE pro rata decrease OF pay. allow.
ing one month 'sextra compensation on the amount
dispensed with, whenever, in his opinion, the pub.
lie interests do not require the same, or in case
he desires to superstde it by different grade Of
transportation.
g. Payments will be made for the service by
collections from, drafts on, pnsmas,ers. or
otherwise, alter the expiration OF each quarter
say in February, May, August and November.
10. The distances are 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 contract for The
transportation OF the mails 18th any person who
shall have entered into, or 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,
or shall have given or performed, or promised to
give or perform, or to do, or not to do, anything
whatever in order TO induce any other person or
persons not TO bid for mail contract. Particular
attention is called the 28lh section Of the &C, Of
1886 prohibiting combinations to prevent bidding.
IL. bid received after time-viz 8 p. m of
the 10Th Of April, l855-or without the gusran-
tee required by law, or that combines several
routes in one sum Of compensation, cannot be con-
sidered in competition with a regular proposal
reasonable in amount.
Is Bidders should in all cases, first propose
for service strictly according to the advertisement,
and then il 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 re.
commended by the postmasters and ciIizens in.
terested, or if they shall appear manfestly right
and proper.
ID. 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 ''wilh due CELEBRITY, certain
ty and security" inserted to indicate the mode OF
will constitute ''star bld.'
l6. Bidders are requested to use, as far prac-
ticabe, the printed form Of proposal furnished by
The department, to write out in 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-
sibIe persons. General guarantees cannot be ad.
milted.
II. The bid should be sealed superscri6ed
&c mail proposals, State Of North Carolina" ad
dressed " Second Assistant Postmaster General"
Contract Office, and sent by mail, not by. 10,
an agent, and postmasters will not enclose propo.
sails Tor letters Of any kindly in their quarterly re.
turns.
1s. The contracts are to be executed and return
ed 10 the department by before the lst OF July,
$685. bul the service must be commenced on the
mail day hex after that date, whether the contracts
be executed not. No proposition for transfers
will be considered until the contracts are executed
n due form and received at the department; and
hen no transfers will be allowed unless good and
sufficient reasons therefor are given, to be deter
mined by the department.
19. Postmasters at Offices on near railroads.
put more than eighty rods from station, will, i'm
nediaely after the 10Th Of april next report their
exact distance from the earest station, and how
hey are otherwise supplied with the mail, ena.
Die The Postmaster General to direct mail mes.
enger supply from the 1st Of July next.
90. Section Is of an act of Congress approved
March 8, l845, provides that contracts for the
Of the mail shall be let, "in every
case, to the lowest bidder rendering sufclen: guar
lntees for faithful performance, without other re-
nay be necessary to provide for the due CELEBRITY,
and security Of such tran*portalions."
Under this law new description OF bids has been
received. 1t does not specify mode of convey.
'nce. but engages to take the entire mail each trip
celebrity, certainty, and security, using the
erms Of the law. These bids are styled, from
he manner in which they designated on
he books of the department, g star b1ds,' and
hey will be construed providing for the entire
nail, hosceuer large, and q0hatever mag be The
node Of conveyance necessary to insure its 'cezeri.
q, certainty, and securety.'
In all cases where the lowest grade OF service
8 believed to be sufficient, the lowest bid will be
accepted if duly guaranteed, in preference to
star 80 or specific bid.
When the lowest bid is not a star bid and spe.
:ifes either no mode an inadequate mode OF
conveyance, it will not be accepted, but set aside
or specific bid proposing the necessary service.
When the bid does not specify a mode of con.
'eyance, also when it proposes TO carry " accor.
ling to the advertisement" but without such spe. |
fcation, it will be considered as a proposal for
horseback service.
81. A modification of bid, in any OF its cs-.
entail terms, is tantamount to a bid, and can
lot be received to interfere with regular
after the last hour set for receiving
ids.
%. Pos:masters to be careful not 10 certify |
he sufficlency OF guarantors or suretes without |
moving that they persons of sufficient re-
possibility and all bidders, guarantors, and |
ureties distinctly notified that, on a failure to !
Eter into perform the contracts for the service |
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