Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-15
INSTRUCTIONS,
Containing conditions to be incorporated in {
contracts to the ertsnt the DEPARTMENT may

CONTAINING COnuitOnS 10 De tHCOTpOTQtfd IN the
contracts TO the ertent the DEPARTMENT may
,,.,, deem proper.
j: No pay will be made for trips not performed
and for each of such omissions not satisfactorily ex
planned three times the pay of the trip may be de-
of performance inferior to that specified in the con-
tract. or repeated denquencles of the kind herein
tnre thereof and the Importance Of the mail, may be
made. -
any portion of them for the admission of
or Tor being concerned In setting up running
quarters pay may be deducted.
g. Fines will be imposed. unless the delinquency be
Of OF the adavits of other credbs
persons for failing to arrive in contract time for
post office; for suffering 1t lowing either to the un-
sultabeness of the place or manner of carry ing it,
refusing. AFTER demand, to convey the mail as fire.
auenty as the contractor runs or is concerned in
4. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
Tor repeated failures to agreeaby to contracts
structions of the Departments; for refusing to dis
charge carrier when required by the department to
OF the Postmaster Genera for running on press 8
aGLessd; or for ransportIns persons or packages
S. a bid received after the last day and hour named
or without the guarantee required by law cannot be
oonsldeted IN competition with regular proposal
g. The route, the service. the yearly pay, the name
office address and those Of each member ofthe firm,
where company offers should Be distinctly stated;
bids once submitted be withdrawn.
8. Each bid must be guaranteed by two or more re-
General. General guarantees cannot be admitted.
The bid and guarantee should be signed plainly with
9. The Department reserves the right to reject any
bid which may be deemed extravasnnt, and also the
10. The bid should be sealed superscribed EMAIL
Proposals for overland route to California" address,
e ee S S Assistant Postmaster General" Con-
IL. A modification of bid in any of its essential
nm IN nnyx hid and H.
ceved, as to interfere with regular competition
after the last hour set for receiving bids.
II PostInasters are to be careful not to certify the
suffclency OF gurantors as sureties without know
Ing that they are persons of sufficient responsibility;
ana Ill bidders, guarantors, and sureties distinct
ly notified that failure to into perform
tne eSntscts Tor the service proposed for IN the
against them.
Is Present contractors and persons known at the
department must, equally with Others procure guar
sntors and certificates Of their sufcieoy substan-
italy N the forms above prescribed The certificates
OF sumciency must be signed by postmaster, or by
lndge OF a court Of record.
The attention Of bidders, Euarantors, suretes, &c.
Sec2. Act of March3 8. 1926, requiring contractors,
Sec. a. Act of March s. 1885, in relation to failure
to enter into contract.
At Act Ct jTy ab,ls: Of
fA see sDnaStsr Of rsss s
Act of April q, 1898. provides that no member of
pOstmateI, assistant postmaster, or clerk i'm most
Office shall be a contractor
Sec. Act of March s. 1925, provides that no other
thaa Tree white male person shall be employed in
NJ The Postmaster General will reserve TO him.
self the right ofannung any contract made under the
above act whenever he shall discover that the same
any part Of it, is offered for sale in the market for
the purpose of speculation, and he will, in case,
sanction transfer OF the same, in whole in part,
to any assignee sub contractor, loss qualified i'm
his opinion thaHth original contractor, carry the
same into successful opeiau9n; ,,o~
ap 9-3tawtlstJune Postmaster General.
THE SUBSCRIBER HAS JUST RECEIVED
from the importers, a large and complete stock
q the following articles, viz
BEST English and French Lisle Thread HOSE.
Do do do Open- worked do do
Do do do Cotton do do.
Do Thread do
'oayins and Beaudin's KID GLOVES.
"a; Also, large stock of PARASOIS, of all auali-
ann prices, with great variety of articles of
ana fashion, all Of which he will sell cheap for