, 1855-03-24

(Signed.)

Poslmascrs at the following offices and no ohers:
For uburn, lllinostown, CIe,ceut
City, Diamond Springs, Drytown. Fiddlctown,
Fosters Bar, Jackson, Clinton, Nolcano Marys,
VILE, Spanish Flat. Rough and Ready, Glass Val
ley, Nevada, BidwclPs Bar Mokeldmne Hill, lone
Valley. MoKinney's, Murphy's Downie,ille, Oak
land, Alvarado, san jose, Mariintz, re;aluma,
Bodega. Piacerville, Drylo~n, uuartzhurg, Round
Tent, Sacramento CITY, sonora, Mud Spring,
Angels Camp San Diego, San Francisco, Trim
dad San Rafael, San Juan. Santa Cruz, Big Bar,
and Yankee Jim's.
For Washington Territory Astoria, Chcnook,
City, Steilacoom, Cathlapoollr, and Port Town
send.
Conditions to he ncorpo atcd in the contracts to
the extent the Department may deem proper.
|. Seven minu:cs are allowed 10 each inlermc,
diate ollice, when not otherwise specified, for as
sorting the mails but on railroad and steamboat
ron'es there is 10 be no more delay than is suifi.
clent for All exchange Of the mail bags. . -.
,. On routes where the mode Of conveyance
admits of it, the special agents Of the department
also post office blanks. mail bags, locks aud keys
are To be conveyed without extra charge.
3. No pay will be made for trips not performed:
and reach Of such omissions not satisfactorily
'Apitlheu, tnlec uulcs'tne pay OF the UP may be
deducted For arrivals so far behind time as b.
urcak connection with depending mails, and not
sufficiently excused, onc-iourh Of the cOmpensa-
ton for the trip is subject TO forfeiture. Dcduc-
ton will also be ordered for grade Of performance
inferior TO that specified in the contract. For 10
peated delinqences of the kind herein specified,
enlarged penalties, proportional TO 4he nature
thereof and the importance Of. the mail may be
made.
4. For leaving behind, or throwing oil, the
mails, or any portion Of them, for the admission Of
passengers, for being concerned in setting up or
running an express conveying commercial intelIi-
gence ahead Of the mail, quarters pay may be
deducted
;. Fines Willie imposed unless the delinqucn-
cy he promptly and satisfactorily explained by GER
tiicalcs Of Postmasiers or the affidavits of other
crcdable persons. for failing 10 arrive in contract
time; for neglecins TO take the mail from, de-
liver it into, post office for suffering it lowing
either to the unsuitableness Of the place or man
ner Of carrying t) To I've injured destroyed, robbed,
or lost :; and for refusing, after demand. to con.
vey the mail frequently as the contractor runs,
or is concerned in running, a coach, car. or steam
boat on route.
6. The Post Master General may annul the
contract for repsated failures to run agreeably 10
contract: for disoheyins the Post Office laws, or
the instructions of the department for refusing
to discharge a carrier when required by the de
partment to do so-for assigning the contract with.
out the assent Of the Postmaster General-for run
ming an express aforesaid, 20 for transporting
perSons or packages conveying mailable matter
out Of The mail. z u ;-fi tII .IEI Il
Z. The Postmaster General NAV order gu in-
crease of service on a route by allowing therefor
pro rata increase on tho contract pay He may
change The schedule of arrivals and departures,
without increase Of pay provided he does not cur.
tail the amount Of running Time He may also
order an increase Of speed, he allowing, with
in lie restrictions of the law, pro rata increase
Of pay for the additional stock or carriers If any.
The contractor may, however in the case Of in
of speed, relnquish the contract BY giving
prompt notice to the department that he prefers
doing so 10 carrying the order into effect. The
Postmaster General may also curtail or discontin-
ue the service, ut pro rata decrease Of pay, allow
ing one months extra compensation on the amount
dispensed with, whenever in his opinion, the pub
lie interests do not require the in case he
desires to supsrsede ii by different grade oi trans
portati0n. ''f f.H
8. Payments will he made for the service by
collections FROM or drafts on, postmasters, or 9TH
crwise, after the expiration Of each quarter-say
in February, May, August and November.
o. The distances are given according 10 the
hest information no increased pay will be
allowed should they lie greater than advertised, If
the points 10 be supplied be corrctly stated BID
ders must inform themselves on this point.
10. The Postmaster General is prohibited by
law fom knowingly making a contract for the
transportation of the mails with any person who
shall have eniere intn or proposed 10 enter into,
any combination 10 prevent the making Of any bid
for mail contract by any other person OF persons.
or who shall have made any agreement, or shall
have given or performed or promised to give or
perldtm, any consideration whatever, ur to do, or
not to do, anything whatever, in order TO induce
any other person or persons not 10 bid for mail
contract Particular attention is called to the 18th
section Of the &c, Of 1896, prohibiting combine
lilns to prevent bidding
|. A bid received after time-viz: p m Of
the 18th of May, eighteen hundred aud fifty five
or without the guarantee required by law, or that
combines several routes in one sum OF eompensa-
ton, cannot be considered In competition with o.
regular pr, ,posal rcusonable in amount ..l
~. Bidders should, in all cases, first propose
for service stricky accord ng the advertisement,
and then, il they desire, separately for different
ser,ice and if The regular bid be the lowest OF
feicd for the adgetsed service the other bids may
be considered, If ffe attentions proposed are re-
commded by the pnstmasters and ciiiEeus Interest,"
ed or il they shall appear manfesily right and
proper.
10. There should be but one route bid for in
prop ,Hal. O.. r... ..se..n.fs. -rr rI
: II. 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 -slso, tho mode Of
conSeyance, II niger mode than hoorsebaek be in.
tended. The words "wilh due celebrity, ceiioniy.
aud security" insered to indicate the mode Of
conveyance, will constitute n "siar bid" tla
IS. Bidders are requested to use, as far Us
practicable, the printed form Of proposal furnished
by the department, to write nut in full the sum Of
their bids, and to retain copies Of them.
No altered bids can he considered, aud no bids
once submitted can be Withdrawn.
Each bid must he guaranteed by two responsible
persons. General guarantees cannot he admitted.
10. The hid should be scaled superscrl5ed
Mail Proposals, State Of or Territory Of
To- tho MAJ he a,l,lressed rSeconl Ag.isant