The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-24


Pieo.la, Tampa, Uchs Anna, ossls, Piaiks. Quincy
Warrington.
Condition. 10 b. Incorporated IN the contracts 10 the extent ne
department may deem proper
l. Seven minutes allowed to each intermediate office,
when not otherwise specified for asserting the nails bur
on railroad and steamboat routes there TO be no more
slsy ,han is ~ cent for exchange Of the mail bsgs
a On routes IN the mode Of conveyance admits OF u,
the special agents of the department. also post office blanks
mail bags locks and keys are to be conveyed without sxa
g. On railroad and steamboat lines, British end Canada
mails when offered to be conveyed without additional
pay also the agents Of the department. for whose
exclusive USE while travelling with the mails, a eommo-
dious car, apartment IN The centre OF car properly
lighted warmed and furnished and adapted 70 the conVe-
and due security OF the mails 10 TO be pro
yded by the contractor under the direction OF the depart
ment
No pay will be made for trips not performed and for
each of such omissions not satisfactorily explained three
times the Pay Of the trip may be deducted For arrivals
far behind time to break connection with depending
mails, and sufficiently excused, oneourth OF the com
pensaton for the trip is subject to forfeiture. Deduction
will be ordered for grade of performances inferior to
that specified in the contract For repeated denquencien
of the kind herein specified enlarged penalties propooned
to the nature thereof and the Importance OF The ma may
be made.
S. For leaving behind throwing of the mails, any
portion Of hem for the admission Of passengers or for be-
ing concerned in setting up running express convey
ing commercial intelligence ahead OF the mall quarters
pay may be deducted.
g. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency be
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masters the adavits of other credtablc PERSONS for
failing arrive in contract me for neglcct'ng to take
the mail from, deliver into, post office for suffering
lowing either to the unsuabeness Of the place manner
OF carrying W to be injured, destroyed, robbed or lost
and for refusing, after demand to convey the mail as fire.
queny the contractor runs or Is concerned IN running
a coach, car, steamboat, on a route.
4 The Postmaster General may annulhc contract for
peated failures agreeaby to contracts for dsobeying
the Post Office laws the instructions OF the department.
for refusing discharge carrier when required by the de-
parment do for assigning the contract without the
Of the Postmaster Generals for running an express
aforesaid for transporting persons or packages con-
yeying maiabe matter out of the mail.
B. The Postmaster General may order increase of SER
vice route by allowing therefor ao rata increase on
the pay He may change the schedule of arrivals
and departures without increase OF pay provided he does
curia the Of running time He may also order
increase Of speed he allowing within the restrictions Of
the law pro rata increase OF pay for the additional stock
carriers if any. The contractor may, however, In the
of increase of speed enqush the contract by giving
prompt notice to the that prefers dong SO to
carrying the order effect The Postmaster General
may also curni discontinue the service at rata de-
of pay allowing months extra compensation on
the dispensed with whenever in his opinion the
public interests do require the in he desires
to supersede by different grade Of transportation
g. Payments will be made for the service by collections
FROM Or drafts on pos,mastes or Otherwise after the ex
piraion of each quartesay in February, May, August
and November.
TO- The distances given according to the best infor
be greater than advertised the points to be supplied be
correctly stated Bidders must inform themselves on this
point
H. 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, pro-
posed into, any combination to prevent The making
Of any bid for mail contract by any other person or
sons, who shall have made any agreement shall have
given perormed promised to give or perform, any
consideration whatever, to do, or not to do, anythh
wha,eve order to induce any other person or persons
to bid for mail contract Particular attention is called
the 2Sh section of the act of 1885, prohibiting combina
tons to prevent bidding.
10 A Of he hi,
of April l855or without the guarantee required by law,
that combines several routes in of compensation
cannon be considered in composition with regular proposal
49, Bidders should in all cases. first propose for service
strictly according the ADVERTISEMENT and them if they
DESIRE separately for different service and il the regular
bid be the lowest offered for the advertised service the Other
bids may be consdereu il the alterations proposed
commended by the ppsmasers and citizens interested, If
they shn appear manfeslly right and proper.
IA. There should be but route bid for in q PRO
posa.
Is The route, the service the yearly pay, The and
residence of the bidder and those of each member of firm
where company offers, should be distinctly stated also,
the mode Of conveyance if higher mode than horseback
be intended The words with due celebrity certainty and
security inserted indicate The mode Of conveyance, will
constitute "sdv bd'
l6. Bidders requested to use far practicable,
the printed form of proposal furnished by the department.
write out in full the of their bids, and TO retain
copies Of them.
No altered bids can be considered, and no bids once
submitted can be Withdrawn
sons. General guarantees cannot be admitted.
II. The bid should be sealed superscribed " mail
proposals. State of - !" addressed "Second Assistant
Postmaster General Contract Office, and by mail
not by 10, agent, and posmasters will not enclose
proposals Cor letters of any knd in their quarterly
lS The contracts be executed and returned the
department by before the st of July. 1885, but the
vice must be commenced the mail day next after TINT
date whether the contracts be executed not No prop
osition for transfers will be considered until the
executed Undue form and received the department;
and then no transfers will be allowed unless good and
sufficient therefor given be determined by
the department.
49, Postnasers ut Offices railroads, but
than eighty rods from station, WILL Immediately after the
10th of April next report their exact distance from the
station, and how they otherwise supplied with
the mail, to enable the Postmaster General to direct mail
messenger supply from the lst Of July next.
90 Section I8 Of act of Congress approved March T.
l645 provides that contracts for the transportation of the
mail shall be let IN every case to the lowest bidder ten
dering sufficient guarantees for faithful performance with
other reference TO the mode of such transportation than
be necessary to provide for the due celebrity certainly
and security of such Interpretations" Under this la
new description of bids has been received Ii does
specify mode of conveyance but engages to take the
tire mail each trip with celebrity certainty and security,
using the terms of the law. These bids styled, from
the in which they designated the books of
the department, star bids, and they will be construed
providing for the entire mall hoceper large and Vhacer
tc the mode Of conveyance necessary 10 its cele
ty, certainty, and security
In all where The lowest grade of is believed
to be sufficient the lowest bid will be accepted If duly
guaranteed, in preference TO starr specific bid.
When the lowest bid star bid and specifies either
mode inadequate mode Of conveyance il will not be
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