Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-07


Gates of postmssters the afdavits Of other cred
liable persons for failing to arrive in contrast time,
for negiecting to take the mail FROM or deliver II
into post office; suffering it lowing either to the
unsuitableness of the place manner Of carrying
i 10 be Injured, destroyed robbed, lost and for
refusing, af1er demand, to convey the mail FIRE.
quently as the contractor runs, is concerned In
running, e coach, car; or steamboat on q route:
9. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures TO run agieesbly to contract
for disobeying the post Office laws the instruc-
tons Of the Department. for refusing to discharge
carrier when required by the Department to do 20;
for assigning the contract without the assent of the
Postmaster Genera for running an express sfore-
said; or for transporting persons or packages
veying meiable matter out of the mail. .-
I. The Postmaster General may order an increase
CT service on route by allowing therefor pro rata
increase on the contract pay. He may change
the schedule Of arrivals and departures, without
increase of pay, provided he does not curtail the
amount Of running time. He may also order an
increase Of speed, he allowing within the restric-
tons OF the law, pro rata increase Of pay for the
additional stock or carriers if any The contractor
may, however, in the Of increase of speed n.
nquish the contract by giving prompt notice to the
Department that he prefers doing to carrying the
order into effect. The Postmaster General may alao
curtail or discontinue the service, at pre- rata de-
crease Of pay, allowing one months extra CON-
pensation on the amount dispensed with, whenever
in his opinion the public interests do require the
same, or in he desires to supersede it by differ
ent grade of transportation.
8. Payments will be made for the service by coec.
tons from, or drafts on postmasters, otherwise
after the expiration Of each quarter-say in Febru-
arv, May, August, and November.
3. The dista Ice5 given according TO the bert
fnfOrElatioD hut no Increased pay will be allowed
should they be greater than advertised If the points
to be supplied be correctly stated. Bidders must in
iorm themselves on this point.
TO- The Postmaster General il prohibited by lav
from knowingly making contract for the transpor
taton Of the mails with any person who shall have
entered lnro or proposed TO enter into any combine
ton to prevent the making of any bid for a mail
contract by any other person persons, or who
shall have made any agreement shall have given
or performed or promised 20 give or perform any
consideration whatever, to do or not to do any.
thing whatever, in order to induce any other person
or persons no. 10 bid for mail contract Particular
attention IL called TO the 2Sth section of the act OF
1886, prohibiting combinations to prevent bidding
H. bid received after time, viz: IN ofthe 18th
May, 400, or without the guaranty required by
law, or that combines several routes in sum OF
compensation, cannot be considered in competition
with regular proposal reasonable in amount.
H. Bidders should. in all cases, first propose fol
service strictly according to the advertisement ano
then; il they DESIRE separately for different service
and If the regular bid EG the lowest offered for thu
advertised Service the other bids may be- considered;
if the alterations proposed recommended by thu
postmasters and citizens interested, if they shall
appear manifestly right snd proper.
| 10 There should be- but one route BID for in q
proposal.
| II. The route, the service the yearly pey, tn,
q
He lher OF firm, where q company offers should
be distinctly stated, also the mode of conveyance II
a higher mode than horseback De intended. The
words with Iue celarily, certainty and security
inserted ~ indicate the mode OF conveyance, viii
| constitute Il Star bid"
II. Biid Ttqaestei TO cs,, as far n. practs
cable, the printed frs1 Of p:op3sal furashei by the
| GsP4' tment. 20 wIie OuS "a fu the tum of lheif
| BIDS, and to retain crI les Of rhtn
| No a:.er"i bids can b. considered, and no bids
| once submit ted eau be withdrawn.
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! persons General qua antees Cann.t be admitted.
To- Th0 bid should bs sea'ei; .uparSoribcd = Mai
| Proposals., Stste Of or Territory of -,"(as tho
case b. aiis es ed s. Sscon; 4 sisti Mt Port
me- ter G. n al, Contract Office and Sect v mail
| ", OR 10, sn agent, and postmaster will not
encose proposals., (or lstter3 + sry kiu In their
| quarterly returns
Il. The contracts ere TO be executed and returned
to the Department by or before the LIST 1858
bu, the service NUT b. mrlenced on the mail day
next after tina d8te, ~hather he ntracts be exc.
eu'ei or not No prop sit'on FOR tEansiers Will bt
! con Iiertd until the sniracis executed in due
| form aud received at The department.; ard hen 70
transfers will be allowed unless good and acient
reasons therefor axe gwen to be determined by the
| department.
Is. Section IS Of act of Congress, approved
March 3, 1875 provides that contracts for the trans
portaton of the mail shall be let Z" ia every case t
| the lowest bidder rendering sufficient GUARANTEES
Tor faithful perfOTCance without other reference tC
tie mode of such transportation than NAV be neces
Sary u provide for the due CELEBRITY certanty and
security Of such ira deportation" Under this law
new description OF bids has been received. 1t does
not specify mode of convey nce, but engages tr
take the entire mail each trip with celebrity certain
ty, and security. using the terms ~ The law These
bids arr styled, from the m11ns; which they arr
designated on the books of the Department. star
BIDS" and they will b. construed ~ providing for the
entire mail. hOtrcrer iGrgs. anftchaterer nsdV IL
Hc mode Of cORreyaace necessary insure us celey1ty
/ c.rtIi1ity, ard Sec1uity'
In all cases where the lowest grade of service il
believed to he sufficient, the lowest bid viii De accep
tel if duly Guaranteed, in preference to STAR
| specific bid
When the lowest Did is not star bid ard specific
either no mode or aniRodc9udte mode Of conveyance
1t will not be accepted but Set aside for specific bio
| proposing the necessary service.
When the bid does not spscify mode Of con
yeyance also, when 1t proposes to carry according
t. the advertisement" but without such specification
1t wall be considered proposal for horseback ser
! vice.
! 10 A modification Of bid in any of its essential
terms, is tantamOunt 10 q new bid, and cannot be
rsceyed to Interfere with regular competition
| after the last hour set for receiving bids.
! ~. PostmasterS TO be careful not to certify
! the Suficiency Of :;uara.tors cites without
knowing that they are persons Of sufficient respon
sihity and all bjieTs guarantorS, and Suretes arr
distinctly notified that u failure to enter into OF
perform the contracts for the service proposed for IN
the accepted bids thcr legal liabilities will be en-
| forced against them.
2. Present contractors aud persons known at [ j,
Department, must, equally with others, procur,
guaraEtOrS and certificates of their sufficency sub
staI.tally in the forms above prescribed. The cor
uiicates of suiicency must be signed by q postmas
ter, at one OF the Elsces b5tcre named, judge
| court OF record.
| JAMES CAMPBELL,
| postmaster General.
Posr cFTlcE DEPARTMENT, January 19, 1856.
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