The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-03-02

ne the service, a, pro rata decrease Of pay, allow
ing one month 'sextra compensation on The amount
dispensed With, whenever, in his opinion, the pub
lie interests do not require the same. or IN case
he desires to supersfde it by different grade OF
transportation.
g. Payments will be made for the service by
collie ctions from, ore drafts on, pnstmasters, or
otherwise, after the expiration OF each quarter
say in February, May, August and November
10. The distances given according 10 the
best information but no increased pay will De al.
lowed should they be greater than advertised. II
the points to be supplied be correctly stated. Bid
ders must inform themselves on this point.
IL. The Postmaster General is prohibited By
law from knowingly making contract for the
transportation Of the mails 18th any person who
shall have entered into, proposed to enter into
any combination to prevent the making OF any
bid for mail contract by any other person or
persons. who shall have made any agreement
or shall have given or performe .,aS promised to
give perform. or TO do, or nos2tH do, anything
whatever in order 10 induce any Bher person or
persons not TO bid for mail contract. Particular
attention is called 10 the 26th section of the OF
1886 prohibiting combinations to~prevent bidding.
II. A bid received after tme-yiz 3 p. m. of
the 10Th OF April, lS55-or wi'hou, the guaran-
tee required by law, or that combines several
routes in one sum Of compensation, cannot be
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reasonable in amount.
IS Bidders should in all cases. first propose
for service strictly according to The advertisement.
and then il they desire, separately for diff r'nt
service and il the regular bid be the lowest Of
lered for the advertised service, the other bids may
be considered, il the alterations proposed
commended by the pos,masters and cirizens in.
,ercsted, or il they shall appear manfestly right
and proper.
Ia There should be but one route bid for in
proposal.
Is. 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. also the mode Of con.
veyancs, if higher mode than horseback IS in.
tended. The words 'with due CELEBRITY, certain.
ty and security" inserted to indicate the mode OF
conveyance, will constitute ''stay Did,"
l6. Bidders are requested to use, as far as prac.
tcable, the printed form Of proposal furnished by
the department. to write out in full The sum Of
their bids, and to retain copies Of them.
No altered bids can be considered, and no bids
once submitted can be withdrawn.
Each bic must be guaranteed by two respon-
sible persons, General guarantees cannot be ad.
mitted.
II. The bid should be sealed super>cribed
mail proposals, State Of North Carolina" ad.
dressed " Second Assistant Postmaster General"
Contract Office, and sent by mail. not by, 10,
an agent, and postmasters will not enclose propo.
sails Tor letters Of any kindly in their quarterly re.
turns.
le. The contracts are to be executed and return-
ed to the department by or before the LIST OF July,
1855, but the service must be commenced on the
mail day mex: fer that date, whether the contracts
be executed or not. No proposition for transfers
will be considered until the contracts executed
in due form and received at the department: !; ard
then no transfers will be allowed unless good and
sufficient reasons therefor gven, TO be deter.
mined by the department..
10. Pnstmast-Is at offices or near railroads.
but more than eighty rods from station, will, i'm
mediatey a(er the 9th of pr!I next. report their
exact distance from The nearest station, and how
they are otherwise supplied with the mail to ena.
Bile the Postmaster General to direct ma.mes.
senger supply from the LIST OF July next.
20. Section l6 Of an act Of Congress approved
March 8, l645, provides that contracts for the
transportation OF the mail shall be let, " in every
case, to the lowest bidder rendering suicIen: guar
au,ees for faithful performance, without other
ference to the mode of such transportation than
may be necessary TO provide for the due CELEBRITY.
certainty, and security of such tran<por'aIions."
Under this law new description OF bids has been
received. 1t does not specify a mode Of convey
ance, but engages TO take the entire mail each trip
win celerly, certainty, ana security, using the
terms of the law. These bids are styled. from
the manner in which they designated on
the books of the department.. star bldS,' and
they will be construed as providing for The entire
mail, hoaeeuer large, and acAatever may be The
mode Of conveyance necessary TO insure ITS celfrl
ty, certainty. and securely"
In all cases where the lowest grade OF service
is b"lieved TO be sufficient, The lowest bid will be
accepted il duly guaranteed, in preference to
star " or specific bid
When the lowest bid is not n star bid, and spe.
CITES either mode an anadrQuatc mode Of
conveyance, it will not be accepted, but set aside
for specific bid proposing the necessary service.
When the hid does not specify! aiAmode of con.
veyance, also when it proposes TO carry "accor-
ding to the advertisement" but without such sp'
cicatlon it will be considered as a proposal for
horseback service.
81. modification of bid, in any OF its cs-
senti"l terms, is tanamount 10 a new bid, and can
not be received TO interfere with regular
competition, alter the last hour set for receiving
bids.
%. Pos.masters are TO be careful not 10 certify
the sufficiency OF guarantors or su,eties without
knowing that they persons fof sufficient re.
sponsibi!ity; and all bidders, guarantors, and
sureties distinctly notified shat, on failure to-
enter into or perform the contracts for the service
proposed for in the accepted bids, their legal liza
biltes will be enforced against them.
90. The contracts will be substantially in the
forms heretofore used in this department, except
in the respects particularly mentioned in these in.