Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-10

, vils, Calhoun osr,srsyirs. oedsr.ovn, c.Iiodsn
Ooiumbus, Dahl neeA Dalton, ftovah Flor>po>
yrAnkln, Port asis.s. Fort vslhy. er,fn. H.vt
insville, Ipdau springs. Jcursfcrc, KpoIyflla
MonteIuua, haIisti., Oxford Penaeld Palm ito,
Mays Social Circle, s,on. M"untsin. summ.r,iI.s
starkville, Tunnel Hill, villa RIA. W,x.rl,
wsynesviie, West Point, wrightsboro;; Also chat,
tanoess and Benton, Tenn; osntr-, oceo,a, we.do.
wee, and jacksonville, As.
In the state Of FLORIDA. postmaster Of efs.s
ct the courthouss or counfysest Of each county;
| and at AppalachScola, hicanopy, bellytlls, Camp.
belltown, jasper, Jennings, Mandarin, Nicely Hail
Newport, New Smyrna, Piools q Tampa. Uche Anns,
0cala, nlatkA Quincy, Warrington.
Csdis;oms 10 Be snoorporafed in 1e CONTRACTS 10 os
| ertef the Department may deem prcper.
1 l. Seven minutes are allowed b each interm-di-
ste ONCE, when not otherwise specified, for asserting
the mails; but on railroad and steamboat routes
exchange of the mail bags.
4 g On routes where the mode of CONVEYANCE sdmte
Of II, the special agents Of the Department also
be conveyed Without extra charge.
| 5. On railrsad and steamboat lines British and
Canada maals, when offered are 10 be conveyed with
out sdditaona pay; also the asents Of the De-
partment, for whose exclusive use while travelling
with the msile, commoiious car or spart,p.pt In
the centre Of car, properly lighted, warmed, and
furnished, ard adapted TO the assortment
and due security OF the mails, il 70 be provided bv
the contractor, under the direction Of the D,part-
| neut
and for each Of such omissions not Satisfactorily ex
| planned three times the pay Of the trip may he
deducted. For arrivals far behind time break
conuexion with depending mails, and not Sufficiently
excused, oneourth Of the compensation for the trip
Is subject 20 forfeiture Deduction NAV also be or.
dered for grade OF Performance inferior to that
specified In the contract fOrrepeatsd delinquepcies
Of the kind herein specified, enlarged penalties pro-
portoned TO the nature thereof and the importance
of the mail, may be made.
8. For leaving behind or throwing OF the mails or
any portion Of them for the admission Of passengers
or for being concerned In setting up running an
express conveying commercial intelligence ahead Of
the mail, quarters pay may be deducted
9. Fines viii be imposed. unless the delinquency
bC promptly and satisfactorily explained by csrti-
Gates OF postmasters, the dsvits of other cred
liable persons, for fsing arrive In contract time
for neglectng to take the msil from. deliver II
into, post Office; suffering il towing either to the
unsuitableness Of the place manner Of carving
it, b be injured, desr yed robbed or lost; and for
refusing, after demand TO convey the mail fre-
quenty as The contractor runs or is concerned In
l III ming, a COACH car, steamboat on a route
Z. The Postmaster General may annui the contract
for repeated failures TO run sreeably 70 contract
for disobeying the post Office laws, the instruc-
tins Of the Department; FOR refusing 10 discharge
carrier when required by the Department TO do IS
for assigning the contract without the assent Of the
Postmaster General for running express as afor-
said; or for transporting persons or packages con-
Il yeylng mailable matter out of the mail
/ :. The Postmaster General may order an increase
Ct service on route by allowing therefor pro rata
| increase on the contract pay. He may change
| the schedule Of arrivals aud departures without
increase of pay, provided ne does not curtail the
| amount Of running time. lie may also CIDER an
increase Of speed, lie allowing, within the restric
tons of the law, pro rata increase Of paw for the
sd itons stock carriers, if any. The contractor
may, however, in the Of increase Of speed, To-
lin4uish the contract by giving prompt notice the
Department that he prefers doing SO 10 carrying the
ORDER into effect. The Postmaster General NAV also
surtail or discontinue the service, at pre- rata de-
1 crease Of paw, allowing months extra CON-
in his opinion TIE public Interests do not require the
eane, IL he desires 10 supeuSeie IL by dsr-
| eDL grade Of tram pOTtstiou.
D. Payments will be mae for the service by coIec-
tioi.s from, drafk postnssters, or otherwise
L sf the expiration Of each quarter-say IN Febru-
| Gry. May, August, and November.
To- The distances given aocopiing % the beat
l Information; but increased pay viii be allowed
should thay be greater than adv eEtsed the poiT.t.
| ID be supplied be correctly stated. Bidders muh In
form Themselves On this point.
II. The Postmaster General II prohIbitsd by lsv
/ from knowingly making contrast for the transyor
/ tat'on Of the mails with any person vino .asu hsye
entered ieto, proposed TO enter ipto, al bsa
| ton to prevent the making OF any bad for Q mail
Il contract by any other persoc or porsoEs, or who
i shall have made aLy agrerue2t Or shAu have gwen
or Pc formed, Or promised to give pereura, any
oon sheraton whatever, or 70 DO not t. DO any
thing whatever in order to induce any OTHER person
or persons net 10 bid Tor msil coutraa. Particular
attention Is called to the 26th secjon OF the act OF
i 1875, prohibiting commissions 10 prevent bidding.
y bid received after TINE, VIZ: n ofthe 10 n
Il Apr l, 1855, without The guaranty required by
/ law, or that combines several routes in OF
| compensation, cannot be considered in competition
| with regular proposal reasonable in amount.
10. Bidders should ia all cases. hrrt propose for
service sAictly according TO the advertisements and
the, they desire, separatey for different seTvioe
an II the regular bid be the logezt offered FOR the
advertised service, the other bids may DO considered
| II the alterations proposed are recommended by the
potmasters and citizens Interested or If they shall
| appear manifestly right and proper.
Il There should be but ooe route bid for In q
l proposal
Is. The route, the service, the yearly paw, the
name and residence Of the bidder and those Of each
| member Of firm, where a company offers, should
he distinctly stated, also the mode Of conveyance II
l higher mode than horseback be intended. The
words with due CELEBRITY, certainty, and security"
| inherited to indicate the mode ef conveyance win
constitute a " star bid"
ID Bid Re requested 20 Vs.. a. far a. practi-
cabie the printed re, Of prop1sa furnished by the
| department 70 wife out In full the Lum Of thrir
bids, and to re,ain copies Of thsm.
| 40 altered bids can be considered, and no bids
/ onoe submitted can be withdrawn.
Zach b must be guaranteed by two responsible
Fe sous General qua sntees cannst be admitted.
L Ia The bid should be sealed: superscribed {" Mail
| Proposals, State Of -" addressed 10 the Sec
onl Assistant Postmaster General, !" Con Once
an sent by MAIL not by, To, sg.ut. and poet.
masters will net enclose proposals. {or letters Of sry
| kind) in their quarterly returns.
10. The contracts are 70 De executed and returned
to the Department by before the LIST of July 1865
bet the service NUT b. c, mmenced on the mail da
next after thai date, whether the nt,acts be exc.
GU Ell ~ not No pop siton for tIansiers VIII 10
con Tered uotil the contracts are executed in dus
form and received at the department; and hen nc
trac sfers wiil be allowed unless good and fucsnt
reasons therefor are given, TO be determined by the
: | department.
IL. Postmasters at Offices on near railroads bu,
| more than eighty rods from q station, will imme.
dately after the 10th OF April next. report thsir
| exact distance from the nearest station and how
they arc otherwise supplied with the mail to enable
the Postmaster General TO direct a mail messenger
supply from the LIST of July next.
20. Section Is Of an act of Congress approvsi
March lsi5 provides that contracts for the trans
poriaon OF the mail shall be let in every case to
| the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantee
for faithful performance, without other reference e
the mode OF such transportation than may be peces
sary TO provide for the due celebrity, certainty and
security OF such ira Importation" Under this Law
new description OF bids has been received II doe.
: not specify mode Of conveyance, but engages to