Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-02-24

specified in the contract. For repeated delinqusnl
cies of the kind herein specified enlarged penalties.
proportional to the nature thereof and the Importance
of the mail, may be made.
u 6. For leaving behind, or throwing OF the maisy
any portion Of them, for the admission Of passan-
gers for being concerned in setting up rsnniag
an express conveying commercial intelligence shsad
Of the mail, quarters pay may be deducted.
g. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency b
promptly and satisfactorily explained By Certificates
of post masters, the ahdayits OF other creditabs
persons, for failiig to arrive in contract tme for
neglectng to take the mail fsom, deliver it into,
post office; for suffering it (e@iag either 10 the IN
suitableness of the place Of carrying 1
be injured, destroyed robbed lost ard for reus-
ing after demand, to convey the mail frequently
the contractor runs, is concerned in running,
coach, car, or steamboat, on 3 route.
Z. The Postmaster General may annul the con
tract for repeated failures to run agreeable to con-
structons OF the department for refusing to dis.
charge carrier when required by the department To
do for assigning the contract without the assent
of the Postmaster General ; for running express
as aforesaid or for transporting persons or packa-
gcs c ,nveying mailabe matter out Of the mail.
| 6. The Postmaster General may order m increase
of rice route by allowing there for = pro
rata increase on the contract pay. He may change
the schedule of arrivals and departures without IN
crease pay provided he does not curta the amour
of running time. He may also order increase Of
speed, he allowing within the restrictions OF the law
ro rata increase of pay for the additional stock
the case of increase of speed, renqnsh tho contract
by giving prompt notice to the department that he
prefers doing so to carrying the order into effect.
The Postmaster General may also curtaii or dlscon-
! ing one months extra compensation on tho amount
dispensed with, whenever, in his opinion. the public
interests do not require the same, in case be de-
slres to supersede it by different grade Of trauES
portation.
O. Payments will be made for the service BY coll
leetlons FROM OF drafts on, postmastsrs, other
wise, alter the expiration Of each quarter-say IN
February, May, August, and November.
~. The distances are given according to,the hest
information but no 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.
IL. he Postmaster General 10 prohibited BY law
from knowingly making contract for the tranypor-
tation OF the mails with any person who shall have
entered INTO, or proposed to enter into, any combine
contract by any other person or persons, who
shall have made any agreement, or shall have given
or performed or promised to give or perform, any
thing whatever, in order induce any other person
or persons not to bid for mail contract. Particu-
lar attention is called to the 2Sth section Of the act
OF 1886, prohibiting combinations to prevent bid.
ding.
r. bid received after time--vis: sp. m. of the.
loth OF April ls55-or without the guarantee rsquir.
ed by law or that combines several routes in one sum
OF compensation, cannot be considered in compete
ton with a regular proposal reasonable in amount.
10. Bidders should, in oil cases, first propose for
then, they desire, separately for different service
and il the regular bid be the lowest offered for the
aavertised service the other bids may be considered
IL the alterations proposed are recommended by the
postmasters and citizens interested Or il they shall
appear manitestly right and proper.
IA; There should be but route bid for n pro-
posal.
10. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence of the bidder and those Of eseh
member OF firm, where company offers, should.
ne olstlnctly stated also, the mode Of conveyance
If higher mode than horseback be intended. The
words with due celebrity, certainty and security !"
to indicate the mode ofconveyanes, viii eos-
~. Bidders are requested TO use % far a. practi
cable, the printed form Of proposal furnished BY the
department. to write out in full the Of their bida,
and to retain copies OF them.
No altered bids can be considered and no bids onss
submitted can be withdrawn.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons. General guarantees cannot be adnit-
ted.
II. The bid should be sealed superseded sman
sistsnt Postmaster General Consrsct Once. and
sent by mail mot by, an agent aud rostastsrs
WIN not enclose proposals Cor Letters Of any kindly in
Is. The contracts are to be executed and returned
to the dera tment by before the LIST of july 1885,
but the service must be commenced on the mail day
next after that date whether the contracts be exec
ted o. lot No proposition for transfers will be con-
sidered until the contracts executed in due form
and received at the department and then trans.
fers Will be allowed unless good and sufficient reA-
sons therefor are given to be determined by the de-
partmeEt
Is. Postnssters at Offices on Or near railroads.
diatey After the 10th OF April next report their ex-
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 from the LIST OF July NEXT.
20. Section Is of an act of Congress approved
March j. lS45 provides that contracts for the trans
portstion oil the mail shall be let, in every case, to
The lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for
faithful performance without Other reference to the
mode OF such transportation than may be necessary to
provide for the due celebrity certainty, and security
| il, n
description OF bids has been received. 1t does not
specify mode of conveyance, but engages to take
the entire mail each trip with celebrity, certainty and
security using the terms of the law These bids are
styled from the manner in which they are designed
on the books of the department, '.sar bids," and
they will be construed as providing for tho entire
mahousrer large, andwhatsver may Be the sods Of
Consequence necessary to sn.sre ste sslerssy, estssay
and security
In all cases where the lowest grade of service 10 be-
eved to be sufficient the lowest bid will be accepted
duly guaranteed, in preference to "star" or sps-
When the lowest bid Is not . star bid, and speed.
flies either NO mode or inadequate mode OF convey
ance, it will not be accepted, but set aside for spe
ciie bid proposing the necessary service.
When the bid does not specify = mode Of convey.
ance, also when 1t proposes to carry according to
the advertisement, but without such specification.
it will be considered proposal for horseback
vice,
H. A modification Of bid in any of ito essential
terms ID tantanount to new bid, and cannot be
after the last hour set for receiving bids.
~ Postmasers are to be careful not to certify the
suiciency Of guarantors suretes without know
ing that they persons of sufficient responsibility
and all bidders, guaranors, aud surees are distinct
y notified that, failure to enter into perform
the contracts for the service proposed for in the as-
ceped bids, their legal liabilities will be enforced
against them.
49, The contracts will be substantially in the for
heretofore used in this department, except in the
respects particularly mentioned in these instructions;
and on all railroad and steamboat routes the con.
tractors will required to deliver the mails into ths
post Offices at the ends of the routes and into ill the
intermediate post offices not more than eighty rodi
\ from the railroad OF landing.
"a. Present contractors, and persons known st the
department, must equally with others, procure
guarantors and certificates of their suttciency sub
santially in the forms above prescribed. The Ger.
icatcs OF sultciency must be signed by postmaster
f at of the places before named, or judge of
court of record.
Postmasters at the ends of routes on which they
think the present mode of conveyance indequate, will
weigh the mail each trip for six successive weeks on
weekly routes, and three weeks other routes, and
report the result by the 10th April, 1855.
al JAMES CAMPBELL,
Postmaster General.
GOOD TIME COMING
HAVING this day purchased the interest Of J. W
IL Merritt in the Stock OF Goods BELONGING tn TIL