Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-02-10

b. For leaving behind, or throwing Oh wv Msss,
any portion Of them, for the admission OF oa~scn-
gers for being concerned in setting up or rue 'nng
express conveying commercial intelligence ahea =
of the mail, quarters pay may be deducted.
g. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency De
promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificates
OF postm the afidavits OF other creditable
persons, for faiig to arrive in contract time; ior
neglcctipg to take the mail from, or deliver INTO
post office for suffering it lowing either to the I'M
suitabehess of the place or manner OF carrying 70
be injured destroyed, robbed or lost apd TOR reius
ing after demand, to convey the mail as frequently
a. the contractor runs, is concerned in running
coach. car, .or steamboat, on route.
Z. The Postmaster General may anDul the con-
tract for repeated failures to agreeable to con-
tract for disobeying the Post Office laws or the IN
structons of the department ); for refusing to dis
charge carrier when required by the department to
do so or assigning the contract without the assent
Of the Postmaster General for running An express
as aforesaid or for transporting persons or packa-
ges conveying malable matter out Of the mail.
g. Tie Postmaster General may order an increase
of service on route by allowing there for pro
rata increase on the contract pay. He may change
the schedule Of arrivals and departures without in
crease ofpay provided he does curtal the amount
Of running time. He may also order an increase Of
pro rata increase of pay for the additional stock
carriers, If any. The contractor may however, in
the case Of increase Of speed renqnish the contract
by giving prompt notice to the department that be
prefers doing 50 to carrying the order into effect
The PQstmastee 4ienera may also curtai or diseon-
tinue the service, at pro rata decrease OF pay allow
ing one months extra compensation on the amount
dispensed with, whenever in his opinion the public
Interests do not require the in case he de-
sires to sdperseds it by different grade Of trans
o. Payment. viii be made for tho service by col
lee tioas from, of drafts on postmasters, or other
wise, xfter the fexpiraton OF each guarter--say in
February, Nay. august, and November. -. -.
10. The distances are given according to the best
information buthd increased pay will be allowed
should they be greater than advertised if the points
to be supplied be correctly stated. Bidders must
inform themselves on this point. ~
III. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transport
taton- OF the maiis with any person who shall have
entered into, or proposed to enter into, any combna
ton 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
or performed or promised to give or perform, any
consideration whatever, to do, not to do, any
thing whatever, in order to induce any other person
persons not to bid for mail contract. Particu-
lar attention is called to tho 2sh section of the act
OF 1886, prohibiting combinations to prevent pid7
ding.
Il. bid received. after time--viz 3p. NJ of The
10th of April lS55-or without the guarantee rcquir-
ed by law, that combines in one sum
OF compensation, cannot be considered in compeu-
ton with regular proposal reasonable in amount.
Is. Bidders should, in all cases. first propose for
service strictly according to the advertisement and
then if they desire, separately for different service
and il the regular bid be the te~est offered for the
advertised service the other bids may be considered
If the alterations proposed are recommended by the
appear manifestly right and proper. 80
IA. There should be but one route bid for in pro-
posal. -
Is. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
and residence Of the bidder, and those Of each
member of firm, where q company oilers, should
be distinctly stated also, the mode OF convey
words .,with due CELEBRITY, certainty, and security"
inserted to indicate the mode convey viii con-
sttute y 'star bid.
le. Bidders are requested to use, as far practi
ta1 Il i.A nv tha
department., to Write out in full the Of their bids
and to retain copies of them.
No altered bids be considered, and no bids once
submitted can be Withdrawn.
Each bid pastb be guaranteed by two responsible
persons. General guarantees cannot DO admit
II. The bid should be sealed |; superscribcd email
proposals, State OF, addressed Second As
sistant Postmaster General" Contract Office, and
sent by mail not by, to, agent and postuasers
will not enclose proposals Cor lsttsrs of any klndl in
their quarterly returns.
IS. The contracts are to be executed and returned
to the depa mept by before the LIST Of July, 1885,
but the service mist be commenced on the mail day
next after that date whether the contracts be execu
ted not. No proposition for transfers will be con-
sidered until the contracts executed in due form
and received at the department and then no trans.
fers will be allowed unless good and sufficient rea-
therefor given, to b. determined by the de-
partment. FL. lz4r r.. ssr@
10 Postmas.Ars st Offices on or near railrosds,
but more than eighty rods from station will, imme-
act distance from the nearest station, and how they
are otherwise supplied with the mail, to enable the
Postmaster General to direct mail messenger sup.
ply froIn the LIST of July next.
20. Section Is of an act of Congress approved
March s. 1885, provides that contracts for the trans
portaton of the mail shall BE- let every case, to
the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for
faithful performance, without other reference to tho
mode OF such than may be necessary
provide for the due celebrity, certainty and security
of such transportations.. Under this. law . 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 bds
styled, from the in which they are designed
on the books of the department, .'siar bids" and
they will be construed as providing for the entire
mail homerer large, andAaerer may be the mode Of
to sn.are esierity. certainty
aud security"
In all cases where the lowest grade of service il be-
ieyed to be sufficient the lowest bid will be accepted
if duly guaranteed, in preference to star or spe-
ellie bid
When the lowest bid is not star bid, and speci-
es either no mode or an inadequate mode oil convey
anc IL will not he accented hut set aside for ape
c;t;c hid nronns;np the necessary service
When the bid does not specify mode Of convey