Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-24

proportloned to the nature thereof and the Import
ancs oi tho mall. may be made.
I. For leaving behind OF throwing of the mails, or
any portion OF them for tho admission of Myers
press conveying intelligence in advance of the mai.
asuaIters pay may be deducted.
.. ines VIII be imposed. unless the de inqu ency
be pompty and satsfa storiiy explained by csriIf-
@ Oh posmasters, or the afhdsvlts Of other cred
to a Tom or dsRei aso
posi- once; for suffering il lowing either TO the
Be- .. 1obsed Of o.
ior refusing. AFTER demand, to convey the mail as
running. coach. car. or stesmSost on route.
6. The Postmaster Genera may snnul the contract
violating the post Office laws, or diso6eyins The O
structons OF the Department; for refusing to dis
do for assigning the contract without the assent
OF the Postmaster General running OF press as
mssT OS 81 Ss packages
Ths po o. SISTER g. may order an increase
ues Of departures and arrivals a. cases ard par
tlcnlary to make them conform 10 oonnexl ions with
ming time be not abridged. He may also order an
increase OF speed, allowing, within the restrictions
tionai stock carriers If any. This ooniTs may
however, in the case OF the increase of speed rsn-
depa tment ha he prefers dome SO 10 carrying the
order into effect. The Postmaster enera may also
part. at pro rata decrease of paw. allowing one
months extra compensation on the amount dis
interests do not squire the same or in case he de-
slrss to superseds it By different grade Of trans
3: Payments will be made fer the service by col-
leotlons from, or drafts ON, postulastsrs, other
February. MAY, August. and NovsnSsr ,'''-'.' Ill
Tue olsfsnces are gwen according 10 the best
should they be ,rsa or than advertised the points
10 De supplied be correctly ststsd. Bidders mVst
eTsncs to the Wssht Of tie mail the enc sondon Of
roads, hills streams. 80, and all toll bridges fer
may be incurred. No aim for additional psy based
on such grounds can be considered nor for allie ged
seTvcs nor for Sases cotS.T of.t Of
nor, inerea'pS distance occurring during the con-
ment is issued, and during the contra ct term are to
he visited without extra pay If the distance he
10. A bid received AFTER the last dsv and hour
named, or without the guarantee required BY law,
that Combines several routes in ono sum OF corpen-
satIon, oannot be considered in competition with a
regular proposal reasonable in amount.
H. Bidders should FIRST propose for service strict
according To the Advertisement, and then, n thew
desire separately for different SERVES; and II the
resnldT bd be the lowest offered for the advertised
H. There should DO but one route bid for 10 q pro-
is The route, the service, the yearly p.,. N.
name and residence of the bidder chat /. kis usnsi
post ofoe address, and those of eaen member Of a
stated; also the mode Of oonrsyans-, il a hiShsr
mode thsn horseback be tended. 'Tbsvords with
.ta1 I'D" When star bid'' j. Intended no spe
clho CONVEYANCE must be named.
i, Bidders are requested to use. a. fsr As praet
afseo nT ta OF b y the
bids. and TO retain copies OF them.
Form Of Proposal.
80 Of, county Of -. State Of -,
from July /, 1855 june 81 las: on route No.
,;,em.n d" m ~. aErsesbly to III. .dysr-
r. 1857, and by the fo loving mode Of
Ia do ~ f,nL p.v lad r
distance of the route the weight of the mai TO he
carried. and all other Pa[culsrs reference the
route and service, and also amer careful examine
ton of the laws and instructions attached the I'D
vertisement. (Signed.D
Dated
The gnde,sgnsd, residing At, State Of
mail on ted Sr ss Rs .se
ter General the bidder shall prior to the lst day Of
contract to perform the service with good
and sufficient sureties.
cations and .Iiabiiities assumed BY suaraHfors
rnde, ~ 21'h section Of aet Of Congress Of
Ja!y7, 1885.
(Sisned by two guarantors.)
Certificate
The undersigned, postmaster of -, State of
-. osrtl6es: EndsJ ms cath Of o1Fss, that he IL
soquainteu WIN me above suaraItors, ana knows
the guarantee.
IS. Altered bids should not he submitted; nor
should bids once submitted be withdrawn.
bdoH must Dc guaranteed by two pOnS lblo
Persons. General suaran ees cannot be admitted.
The I'D and guarantee should be SiTntd pa nly with
the full name OF each person.
The pepartTle reserves the night to reject any
,pd Waich may be deemed extravagant, and also the
IT, The bid should he sealed supsrscrrbsd Mail
fpsopo-aIS; state or IerItory Of Gas the case may
ter General" Contract Office and sent by mGii not
by or To an az emit; and postnssters will not enclose
proposals Tor letters of any kind their quarterly
II; The contracts are to BE- executed and returned
70 me department by or before the LIST of August,
1883 but the service must be msneed on the LIST
ia y, or the mail day next after that date, whether
for anssfs VIII be SSbsa or 5o ao 3
sIe exeeu ed and receiyed at tie department; and
then no transfers will be allowed Unless good and
suihcieht reasons therefor are given, to be deter
mined by the department.
March s. ss5 provides that eontrnsts ,s tb Pp tf
portation OF the mail shall be let in every case To
the lowest bidder tsnde!,ns sufficient guarantees for
modes ct suoh nsporston than may he necessary
to proyds for the due celebrity certainty, aud
description OF bids has been received. They do not
specify mode Of conveyance, but engage TO take
and security, using the terms OF the law. These
6as are styled from Tho manner in which they
aesiFnated on the books OF the department "star
6ids" and they will be construed as providing for
sh The of the entI: ms h0rsrt large
tS fsIsnity. certainty, and securing"
is believed TO be sufficient the lowest bid will he Acc
copied u duly guaranteed, IN preference to star
When the lowest bid is not a star bid and specifics
either no mode or an made udts mode of couysy-
an e. II Will not be accepted, but set aside for spa
chic bid proposing The necessary service.
When the bld does not specify the mode Of con-
.e!ano aso, when II proposes to carry according
IN the ADJ ertIsr ment, hut without such ssecl6cs
ton II Will be considered as proposal for horseback
service.
20. modification Of bid in any of its essential
terms Is tantnmount TO new bid and cannot be re-
cstved SO as to Interfere with regular competitions
aner the last hour set for receiving bids.
~ Postmasters are to be careful not 10 certify the
suihelency OF guarantors as suIeties without know
Ing that they are persons of suf
and All bidders, guarantors and es re
notihed that failure 10 enter into or perfoTI,
the contracts Tor tins servlce proposed for IN the
oepted bids, their legal liabilities will be enforced
against them.
y Present contractors. and persons known at the
Department, must, equally with Others, procure
Euarantors and certificates Of their snffoiency sub
s,antIally IN the forms above presori bed. The Ger
tiicates Of sufioiency must be- ned by postmxs-
ter or a judge Of a court of record.
AARON v. BROWN,
=, Postmaster General.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
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