Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-06
INSTRUj TIONS,

Bidders 10 stfte distance and schedule.
INSTRUCTIONS.
Form Of proposal lrheTe change from Gdrertise-
nsert is contemplated by the bidder.
IL O., county Of, State
TENDER l, 1855, 10 July 1, 1858, on route No. -,
from --tO --, agreeably TO the adver-
tsemsnt Of the Postmaster General, dated January
80, 1855, and by the following mode of conveyance
viz:
ior the annual sum Of dollars
This proposal made with full knowledge of
the distance CT the route, the weight of the mail to
be carried, and all other particulars in reference L.
the route and service, and also after full examina
lion of the instructions and requirements attached
TO the advertisement.
Dated
.,rrn ofo e,u,o,,.. (sgned)
The undersigned, residing at State OF
-, undertake thai, If the foregoing bid for car
rying the mail on route No. - be- accepted by the
Postmaster General, the bidder shall prior TO the
LIST day of September 1855, soon thereafter a.
may be, entered into the required obligation 10 pr
form the service proposed with cool and sufficient
suretes.
This we do with a full knowledge of the obica
tons and liabilities assumed by guarantOrs under
the 9th section of the act of Congress of Juiy .
1885, ' =
Dated
fSigned by two suarantors.)
Form of Certificate.
Tho undersigned, postmaster of State of
cefllhes, under MS oSth Of Offlce, that he
Is acquainted with the above guarantOrs and knows
them TO be men of property, and able to make good
their guarantee.
Dated
(Signed)
The sufficiency Of guarantors on proposals may be
certified BY Judge of of record and by cost
masters at the following Offices, and no Others:
In Oregon Territory by the pustmasters of Oregon
Guy, A>ttrla, Salem, Linton, Submty, Portland
Albany, willamette Forks, Dallas, Cincinnati tn
alltIn Plains and Corvallis.
In New Mexico by the p,smasters of Santa Fee
Donna Anna, Taos, and albuquerque.
Conditions to be incorporated in tbs contracts 10 the
eItef the Department may deem proper.
1. seven minutes are allowed 10 each In ermedi-
ate office, when not otherwise specified for assort
ing the mall but on railroad and steamboat route.
there IS to be no more delay than is sucien, for an
exchange Of mail bags.
?. On routes where the mode Of conveyance ad
mis- OF II, TIE special agents Of the department. also
post Offlce blanks, mail bags locks and KEYS ar. IN
be conveyed without extra charge.
s. No pay Will be made for trips not performed:
and Iol each OF such omissions not satisfactorily ex-
planned, three times the pay of the trip may be de-
Quoted For arrivals so far behind time as 10 break
connection with depending mails and not sufficient
ly excused, one fourth OF the compensation for the
trip l. subject 70 forfeiture. Deduction will also be
ordered Tor grade OF performance inferior To that
specified IN TIL contract. Fur repeated dcnquen-
ces OF the Kind herein specified enlarged PENAL ties
proportoned 10 the nature thereof ana the import
ahce OF the nlall, may be made.
4. TnS POstm strr General NAV annuI the con
failures TO run agreeabIy TO contract
Tor dIsobey ing the Post Office laws or the iUstruc,
tons OF thu department for refusing To discharge
carrier "hen required by the department to do so !;
IOr assigning The contract without the assent Of the
Postmaster General; for running an express AZ afre
shd or ior transporting persons or packages con-
Veylng maIable matter out of the ma !.
D. The Postmaster General may order an increase
Oh service on route BY allowing therefor pro rata
increase on the contract pay. He NAV change the
schedule OF arrivals and departures, without ill.,
crease OF pay, provided he does not curtaiI the
amount OF running time. He may also order an in
crease OF speed, he allowing within the restrictions
OF The law, pro rata increase OF pay lOr In. add
uonal stock or carriers, if any, The contractor may
however, IN the case of Increase OF speed relinqus
the contract by giving prompt notice To the part
ment that he prefers doing carrying the order
INTO effect The POSTMASTER General NAV also cur
s or discontinue the service, at pro rata decrease
Oh pay, allowing one mtmh's extra compensation Oh
he amount dispensed with, whenever, ia his ouin
ION, the public interests do require the same or
IN case ne desires TO supersede by different grade
of transportation.
6. Payments will be made for the service nv col
lecuohs rom, or drafts on, pOstmasters or other
wise, AFTER IN; expiration of each qua rer-say in
February, May, August, and November.
T. The distances are given according 10 the best
lnormauon; but no increased pay will be allowed
should they be greater than adve. tsed if the points
10 De supplied be correctly stated. Bidders must in
form themselves on this point
C. bldders shoud In all cases, first propose for
service strictly according 10 the advertisement and
then, II they desire, separately for different service
and the regular bid be the lowest offered for the
advertised service. the other bids may be considered
II the alterations proposed recOmn ended by the
postmasters and citizens interested or if they Shall
appear manifestly right and proper
y. There should be but one route bid for in pro
posal.
10. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence Of the bidder and those of each
member OF firm, when a company Offers, should be-
distinctly stated also, the mode Of conveyance of
a higher mode than horseback be intended. The
words with due celebrity, certainty, and security
inserted 10 indicate the mode Of CONVEYANCE will
constitute 'stdr bid }" which binds contractors 10
take all the mail offered, but allows them 10 select
the mode Of conveyance.
H. Bidders are requested TO use far as practi-
cable, the printed form Of proposal furnished by the
department, TO write out in full the Of their bids
and TO retain copies Of them. Il
NO altered bids can be considered, and no bids
once submitted can be withdrawn.
hdch DID must be guaranteed by two responsible |
persons. General g,iarante-s cannot be admitted.
=, IL Inc DID should be sealed superseded Mail
Il ioposais, Territo'y o." addressed Second |
Assistant Postmaster General Contract Office and
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