The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-02-23


Pos master General may also curtall or dlsconn.
ue The service pro rata decrease Of pay, allow
ing one month extEa compensation on the amount
dis penst with, whenever, in hs opinion, the pub.
lie interests do not require the same, or IN case
he desires 10 supersede it BY different grade oil
transportation.
g. Payments will be made for the service by
collections from, or drafts on, posimasiers. or
otherwise, after the expiration OF ench 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 contract for the
transportation OF the mails with 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. to do, or no. TO do, anything
whatever in order TO induce any other person or
persons not TO bid for mail contract. Particular
attention is called the 26th section Of the act OF
1886 prohibiting combinations to prevent bidding.
-. A bid received after tme-viz 8 p. IN. Of
the 10Th Of April, l655-or without the guaran-
tee required by law, or that combines several
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
fered for the advertised service, the other bids may
be considered, il the alterations proposed are re.
commended by the postmasters and citizens in
tercsed, or il they shall appear mnnifesty right
and proper.
Ii 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-
veyancs, if higher mode than horseback IS in
tended. The words "wish due celebrity, certain.
ty and security" inserted to indicate the mode OF
conveyance. will constitute "star Did,"
Is. Bidders requested to use, as far as prac.
ticable, the printed form Of proposal furnished by
the department, to write out in full The Of
their blds, and TO retain copies of them.
No altered bids can be considered, and no bids
once submitted can be withdrawn.
Each bic must be guaranteed by two respon-
sible persons. General guarantees cannot be ad.
mt!ed.
IL The bid should be sealed super<crioed
" mail proposals, State Of North Carolina" adj
Contract Office, and sent by mail not by, Or to,
an agent, and postmasers will not enclose propo.
sails (or letters Of any kindly in their quarterly
turns.
1e. The contracts are TO be executed and reform.
ed 10 the department by before the lst OF July.
1855, buI the service must be commenced on the
mail day mex: after that date, whether the contracts
be executed or not. No proposition Gor transfers
will be considered until the contracts executed
in due form and received at the department; and
then no transfers will be allowed unless good and
sufficient reasons therefor given, to be deter
mined by the department.
10. PostmasteIs at Offices on or near railroads.
but more than eighty rods from station, will, inn
medately after the 9th Of April next, report their
exact distance from the nearest station, and how
they are otherwise supplied with the mail ena.
bic the Postmaster General to direct mail mes.
senger supply from the LIST OF July next.
20. Section Is Of an act of Congress approved
March 3, ls45. provides that contracts for the
Of the mail shall be let, "n every
case, to the loves, bidder rendering suicien: guar.
antees for faithful performance, without other re.
ference to the mode Of such transportation than
may be necessary to provide for the due celebrity,
certainty, and security Of such transporfations."
Under this law a new description OF bids has been
received. 1t does not specify 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 styled, from
the manner in which they designated on
the books of the department.. " star bids," and
they will be construed providing for the entire
mail, Ao,eever large, and achatever may be the
mode Of conveyance necessary TO insure ats celeri-
ty, certainty, and securety."
In all cases where the lowest grade OF service
is believed TO be sufficient the lowest bid will be
accepted il duly guaranteed, in preference to a
" star - or specific bid.
When the lowest bid is not star bid, and spe
Cites either no mode or an inadequate mode OF
conveyance, it will not be 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 to carry accor.
ding to the advertisement" but without such spc.
cfcation, it will be considered as a proposal for
horseback service.
81. A modification Of bid, in any OF its cs-
sential terms, is tantamount to new bid and can
not be received, so as TO interfere with regular
alter the last hour set for receiving
bids.
%. Pos!mascrs 10 be careful no. to certify
the suffciency Of guarantors sureties without
knowing that they persons Of sufficient re.
sponsibility; and all bidders, guarsntors, and
sureties distinctly notified hat on failure to-
enter into or perform the contracts for the service
proposed for in the accepted bids, their legal liza.
bilities will be enforced against them.
%. The contracts will be substantially IL the
forms heretofore used in this department. except
in the reSpects Da rticularIv mentioned in these in