Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-20

| insville, Indian springs, Jonesbero', Knoxville,
Pondtows, Riceboro', Ringeold, Roswen, Saint
Mnys, Social Circle, Stone Mountain. summsrville,
, StarkviIIe, Turnel Hill, villa Ria, wsverly,
tanoosa and Benton Tenn; Centre, oceo,a, weedc-
vice. and Jacksonville, Ala.
In the State Of FLORIDA, postmsstsrs Of cfaoss
st the count house or eounty-seat Of each county:
at Appa.sniis snsiSss Mos GiI
Newport, New Smyrna, Pioo s.S, Tampa, uchs Anna,
ocala, Pilstka, Quincy, Warrington.
Conditions TO be incorporated in the contracts 10 e
| extent the Department may deem proper.
| l. Seven minutes are allowed to each intermedi.
ate Office when not otherwise specified, for asserting
the mails; but on railroad and steamboat routes
there is to be delay than is sufficient for an
exchange of the mail bags.
| q ON routes where the mode Of conveyance admits
ef 1t, the special agents of the Department also
post Office blanks mail bags, locks and keys are 10
| be conveyed without extra charge.
| b On railroad and steamboat lines, British and
Canada mails, when offered are to be conveyed with
out additional pay; also, the route agents Of the De-
partment, for whose exclusive while travelling
| with the mails, commodious car, or apartment IN
the centre Of car, properly lighted warmed, and
furnished ard adapted to the snient assortment
and due security Of the mails Is to be provided by
the contractor, under the direction Of ths Depart
| ment
| L. No pay will be made for trips not performes:
and for each Of such omissions not satisfactorily
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deducted For arrivals far behind time as 20 bresk
counexion with depending mails, and not suciently
excused, fourth Of the compensation for the trip
is subject to forfeiture Deduction may also be
deTed for q grade of performance inferior to that
specfedin the contract For repeated delinquepciss
of the kind herein specified, enla ged penalties pro-
portioned to the nature thereof and the importance
| of the mail, may be made.
S. 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 or running an
express conveying commercial intelligence ahead Of
the mail, quarters pay may be deducted.
| g. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
he promptly and satisfactorily explained by certif-
Gates of postmssters the adavits Of other cred.
liable persons for failing to arrive in contract time
for neglecting to take the mail from, deliver it
into, post Office suffering il lowing either TO the
| unsuitableness Of the place or manner Of carving
t) to be injured destroyed, robbed, lost and for
refusing after demand, to convey the mail ~ fire.
luently as the contractor runs, is concerned In
| running, a coach, car. or steamboat on a route
l Z. The Postmaster General may aunul the contract
for repeated failures to agreeably to contract.
for disobeying the post office laws, or the instruc
tons of the Department; for refusing TO Discharge
carrier when required by the Department to do 40;
Postmaster General for running express afore-
said; or for transporting persons or packages con-
l Teying mailable matter out Of the mail.
L s. 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 and departures, without
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amount Of running time. He may also order an
1 increase of speed he allowing, within the restric
tons of the law pro rats increase of pay for the
additional stock carriers if any. The coptracto,
may, however, in the Of increase of speed, re
nQuish the contract by giving prompt notice to the
Department that he prefers doing TO carrying the
order into effect The Postmaster General may also
curtail or discontinue the service, at pre- rata de-
| crease Of psy, allowing one months extra CON-
| pensation on the amount dispensed with. whenever
IN his opinion the public interests do require the
haA acsra tn soIa hv
| Q t grade of transportation.
g. Payments win be made for the service by colec.
tons from, or drafts on postmasers, or otherwise
after the expiration of each Qusrter-say In Fehru
| airy, May, August, aud November.
10. The distances are given according to the best
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 In.
| form themselves this point.
1 IL. The Postmaster General lie prohibited by lew
| from knowingly making contract for the tranfpor-
tation of the mails with any person who shall Lave
entered into propose to enter into, any comhLs
| ton to rent the making Of any bid for msil
| contract by any other person or persons, or who
shall have made any agreement, or shall have gwen
performed. or promised TO give or perform. any
consideration whatever, or to do not to do any.
thing whatever, in order to induce any other person
or persons not to bid for mali contract Particular
attention is called to the 2Sth section of the act Of
| 1886, prohibiting combinations 20 prevent bidding.
II. bid received after time, viz: N ofthe 10th
| April, 1855, or without the guaranty required by
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compensation, cannot be considered in competition
| with regular proposal reasonable in amount.
l5. Bidders should, in all cases, first propose for
service strictly according TO the advertisement snd
hen, if they desire, separately for different service
and if the regular bid be the lowest offered for the
advertised Service the other bids may be considered
| if the alterations proposed recommended by the
postmasters and citizens interested if they shall
l appear manifestly right and proper.
| IA There should be but one route bid for In o
| proposal.
tx Tho routa tho serpico tho vaa-lv nav ths
and residence Of the bidder and those Of each
| member of firm, where company offers, should
be distinctly stated, also the mode Of conveyance,
| higher mode than horseback be intended. The
words with due celebrity, certs:y, and security"
| inserted to indicate the mode If conveyance, VIII
| institute a :" star 6id."
10 Bidders are requested to use, far pTacs-
cable tie printed firm of proposal furnifhsd b. ID.
department, 10 write out in flu the tum OF their
| bids, end to re ain copies of h,m
no altered bids can he considered, and no bids
once submitted can be withdrawn.
Each BID must be guaranteed by tTo responsbs
| Ee's SINS General guarantees cann-t be admitted.
| IL. The bid should be sealed: superscribed Mail
| Proposals, State Of -" addressed to the Sec
end Assistant Postmaster General" Contract Ofce,
and sent by NAL not by, to, az nj, and post
masters viii net enclose proposals Tor letters Of any
l Eind) in their quartet returns.
| Is. The contracts are 10 be executed and returned
to the Department by or before the LIST Of July, $780,
but the service must b mmences on the mail day
next after that date, whether the ntracts he ext
considered until tie contracts 'executed in due
form and received st the department.; ard hen no
transfers will be a'lowsd unless good and sufficient
reasons therefor given to be determined by the
z department.
49, Postmasters at offices on or near railroads but
more than 81 yhty rods from a station, will imme-
diately after the 10th of April next. report their
exact distance from the nearest station, and hos
: they otherwise supplied with the mall 10 enable
| the Postmaster General to direct mail messenger
, | supply from the LIST OF July next
/ 20. Section 10 Of act Of Congress, approved
March s. 1916, provides that contracts for the
portatiou of the maishail be.et, in every to
| The lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees,
for faithful performance without other reference TO
the mode of such transportation than may be neces
sary provide for the due celebrity, certainty and
security of such transportation" Under this law
description OF bids has been received. 1t does
e not specify a mode Of conveyance, but engages to
take the entire mil each trip with celebrity, certain
ty, and security sing the terms of the law These
bids are styled, from the manner IL which they are
designated on the books Of the Department, Hdr
and they will DE construed providing for the
| entire mail, hOaoeUer large, and Uidtercr may %
the mode Of Conveyance necessary 10 Insure as cele'y,
q certainty, az security"
ISL In all cases where the lowest grade service