Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-03-07
guarantees cunpOt be

sipe persons. Gel4l guarantees cunhoI Dc
admitted. /
II. The bid shot be sealed superscribed /
sc mail proposals, SIC Of Virginia. addressed |
4" Second Asssistantlstmast General" Con- |
tract Office, and senly mail, not by, or to, an
agent, and postuasl Is will not enclose Propo-
sails Cor letters of alkInd) in their quarterly
returns.
Is. The contract#e to be executed and re-
turned to the departint by or before the LIST Of
July, 1855, but the Twice must be commenced
OH the mail day ne3a that date, whether
the contracts be excited or not. No PROPOSE
ton 70 transfers vi be considered until the
contracts are execua in due form and received
at the department I'D then no transfers will
! be allowed unless aOd and sufficient reasons
therefor are given, be determined by The de-
purtment.
~. Postnlast rs Offices OH or near railroads,
but more than eight rods from station, will,
! Immediately after II 10th OF April next, report
their exact tistunceEom the nearest station. and
how they at. oi!erEse supplied with the mail,
TO enable tle Postmaster General to direct Il
sn"il-meSse'fcr supply from the lst of July
! next.
30. Srctio. IS of,n act OF Congress approved
| March, 3, Tsp, prgides that Contracts for the
transportation Of til, mail shall be let - in
| ~ Gus, TO III lows; bidder rendering sutlici-
! rnt guarrani4 for faithful performance, with
ont other rct4nce TO the mode Of such trans
| portniion tha4nay be necessary to p'O"ide for
! the Gne ccIcrit certainty, and security Of such
transportation under'this law new descrip-
ton of bids haseen received. 1t does not specify
Il mode of contyunce, but engages to take the
| entire mail eaChrip with CELEBRITY certainty and
! security, using he terms of the law. These bids
are styled, frOmiIc manner in which they are
! designated on thl5OOks of the department, ''SiGr
biiS,' aud they Vll be construed as providing
| for the entire nai, h9pecer large, and rhateucr
| m"y be tie ntoGc ck5RreyaRce necessary to insure
its" ccierity. ccriddy and security"
In all cases wl4e the lowest grade Of service
| is believed 70 be Efficient, tho lowest bid will
| DE accepted, if dIE guaranteed. in preference
! to Il ''star'' or spetiic bid
| When the low& bid is not star bid, and
specifics either mode or an inadequate mode
! OF conveyance, Mill not be accepted, but sci
aside for specify bid proposing the necessary
! service.
! When the hid les not specify a mode OF con-
! veyancr, also whh it proposes to carry 'aCcor
ding to the advct scrneni," but without such
| specification, it 81 be considered as proposal
| Tor horseback Sclfce.
! n. a modified lon of d bid, in any of it's es-
| ~"nii:i terms. is bntumount to Il new bid, ;nC
c:.nHrt b" received 80 as 10 interfere with regu'
Ia competition, ate the last hour set for rccei
rinI bids.
-. Pos'masters DE to be careful not to GER
i!y the suiilciency Of guarrantors or sureu,s
! without Knowing that they are persons OF Sut!I
Gent responsibility and all bidders, guarantors
and surctics are distinctly notified that, fail
uTr TO enter into % perform the contracts fol
III" service proposed for in the accepted bids
ri!"ir legal Liabilities will be enforced agains
| ttIcn.
%. The contacts will be substantially in !hl
form, hcre:uIor, used in this department, eXccp
! III The respects particularly mentioned i'll thcs'
| Instructions AMI OIL ali railroad and steamboat
routes the contr,,tors will be required to delIvc
the mails into tn post Offices at the ends Of tn
routes al.! into al The Intermediate post office
not more than ciihty rods from the railroad o.
!auiing-
II. Present contractors, and persons known
al tA" department must,equaIiy with others ,p:O
curr gu;rauOrs aud certificates OF their sultici
"ncy suhStantiaIIyin The forms above prescribed
Tin" certificates O suiiiciency must he signed b
| L postmaster at on Of the places before named
| or Judge Of Il coyrt of record.
PostmaStcrs at lie ends of routes on whic
hey thinl, the present mode OF conveyance in
Idrqutic, will wei9p the mail each trip for 81
successive weeks u weekly routes, and tire
works on Other rottes, and report The result b.
Ike i OH April. lS-1.
.:,n. II, 1850. JAMES CAA1PBELL,
i-,,'I I.IN. General