Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-19

for dsuSeyIng the Post Office laws, or the instruc-
ilons OF te department; Tor refusing TO Discharged
carrier when required by tie department 10 do so
for assigning the coanct without the assent of the
Postmaster General; rrunnig an express as az Jre
said; or Tor uisi Vftng persOns or packages con-
veyuig naiiable matter out o. the ma /,
D. The Postmaster General may 0rde, an increase
or service on arite By allowing therefor tTo rata
increase ON the cJEiract pay. Tic may change the
schedule 0i arrivals and departures, without in
crease OF pay, provided he does rot cuuai the
amotiht OF running TIME. He may also order an in
ere ase OF speed, he allowing, within the restrictions
81 lIle law, no rata Increase OF pay for the add
iInna stuck "r carriers, il any, The contractor may.
however; IN the of increase Of speed, rclnquS
tie contract by giving prompt notice TO the depart
HteW That IG prefers doing 20 to carrying the order
into effect. The Postmaster General NAV also cur
iail or discOhnuy tie service, at pTO rata decrease
OF p3y, allowing one Ilil's extra compensation
| the amOun, dispensed with, whenever in his opin
ion; the public interests do require the same, or
IN case e desires 10 Supersede 1t by different grade
| of transportation.
| 6. Payments viii be made for the sericeAy col
lections from, or drafts on, postmasters, or other
| wise, after III. expiration of each quarer-say in
| February, May, August, and November.
Z. The distances are given according To the best
information; but no increased pay will be allowed
should they be greater than aive tised, if the points
to be supplied lie correctly stated. Bidders must
| form themselves on this point.
| g. Bidders should in all cases, first propose i0r
service strictly according 10 the adv rtisement, and
then, il they desire, SepdrGiey for different service
and il the regular bid he the lowest offered for the
advertised service the other bids may be considered
ii the tera0us proposed ara recomn ended by the
pOs,masters and ci liens interested, il they shall
| appear manifesty right and proper.
| .. There should be but one route bid for in pro
posal.
| TO- 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
higher mode than horseback be intended. The
words ''with due CELEBRITY, cert anty, and security
| inserted TO Indicate the mode of conveyance, will
constitute a "stdr Jd.r which binds contractors &c
take all the mail offered, but allows them to selec
the mode Of CONVEYANCE.
III. BidaeEs are requested 10 use, rs far pract
cable, theF.inted form of proposal furnished by the
department. TO write in full the sum of their bids
and 10 retain copies OF them.
| No altered Cs can be considered, aud no bid
once submitted can be withdrawn.
| Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible,
persons. General guarantees cannot be admitted.
IL. The bid should be scaled; superseded " Mai
| Proposals, Territory OFF," addressed "Secunt
Assistant Postmaster General" Contract Office, ant
sent by IaGil, not by, to- agent, and pOsinlas
will not enclose proposals Tor letters any kind
| in their quarterly returns.
lathe contracts are to he executed and returne,
TO the department by or before the 1t day of Sep
tember, 1855, but the service must be commenc.
on the mail day next after that date, whether tn
D contracts be- executed or not. No proposition 70
ansfers will BE- considered until the contracts ar
| executed in due form and received at the DEPART
good and sufficient reasons therefor are given TO b.
! determined by The dcpar ment.
| a. a modification OF n bid, in any of its essential
! terms, is taatamount 20 new bid, and cannot bt
received, so as 10 interfere with regular competi
; lion, after The last hour set fO receiving bids.
l5 PGstmasters 20 be careful not TO certify th,
sIiflcieHcy of gudrantors or surPties without know
ing that they arc persons of sufficient responsibility
and all bidders, guaranors, and surees are distinct
" notified that, on failure 10 enter into or perform
the contracts for the service proposed for in the &C
L info Iokfl
| against them.
J 10: Present contractors, and persons known a
The department. INST, equally with others. procure
gulraniors and certificates OF their suffc;ency sub
sia1Iialy in the forms ab1ve prescribed. Tie Ger
iihcatcs Of Suffciency must be signed b. 4 post IN
ter ut one Of the places before named, or Judge O
| n court of record.
For further PARTICULARS as 10 conditions Of bid
ding, see Advertisement l1r ear, ing mails in Cali
fornia and ~ aSingtcn Territory. dated January 10
| lcJJ. JAMES CAMPBELL
| Postmaster General.
| Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT, February ., 1855.
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