Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-17

ces Of the kind herein specified ensrged penalties
snce Of the mail, may be made.
4 For leaving behind or throwing on the malls. OF
or 5r being ooncs1ned in settnS or running an e1
press soryeyinf InteaiseaSe "a advance Of the mall
3 Pines VII be IMPOSED ~ unics. the deiinau ere,
be omptly and satisfactorily explained hy certih
ble persons, for falpa 20 arrive in contract time
io1 nesseLlng to take the mail from or deliver into
peal GlSs fS suffering It owing either to the un
to be wet njuSed, DESTROYED, rotbed, or lost; and
frequently As tie contractor runs OF Is conc.rnsd
ih r9nnnS, coach. oar, or steamboat on route.
for repss.s may snna me esnrsc.
violating the post Office laws, or disobeying the IN
b ,0t n. 10 a
90 so for assigning the contract without the assent
conveying m.ilabie matter out Of the i mail
route b. allowing { Sssf "a sas
increase on the contract pay. He msy chang sched
tIcaiarly TO make them conform to IONS with
railroads. without increase Of nay, provided the run
more so OF speed. allowing, within the restrictions
OF me law, rro roia increase of pay for tho add
however,, in the c,s. of the increase of speed rs.
gulsh the contract by giving prompt NOTICE to the
order into effect. The Postmaster eneral may also
eurtail or discontinue tbs serylce. IN whole or In
| part, at pro rata decrease OF pay. allowing
months extra compensation on the amount dis
pensed with. whenever, IN his opinion. the public
slIes 70 superssde it by a different grade Of trans
| 9. Payments will b, made for the servies by ool-
lotions from or drafts on, Postmasters, OF other
sS1us AMI Ms ss eIPraion Of zach SuSrss-.iy in
ss distance SSs are gwen according to ths les.
should Iheg be .re NO or than pay s ~
To BE surPI!ed be correctly stated. Bidders snst
yenes the e" Of -. b and
roaas MUS streams, O., ard Al toll bridges. fer
may he incurred. No sim for additional paw Hsssd
on such grounds can he considered nor for alleged
for bridges destroy ed or other obstruo
,lan; Increasing distance occurring during the CON
mont is I.sued and during the contrs ct term are to
be visited without extra pay, il the distance no
10. A ind received af,er the last day and hour
named, or without the gasrsntee reqnred ny law.
| satIon, cannot be considered in competition with
regular PIoPosa rea seEahlc in amount.
y according to the advertisement ard then n the,
d'sre ,Irdratcty for different ssrvIce ard If the
service the other propositions may be consIdored.
y. here should be but enc route bid for in pro
IS. Tho route, the service, tho yearly pay, tho
name md rssGsnce of The bidder h,t 8. n.g,
hIm where company offers, should b" distinctly
n c Be of Ds
due CELEBRITY. certainty, and security" inserted TO
Se 81 bd w SSsit1ss
clfc conveyance must he named.
cable, the printed form of proposals furnished y the
department, to write out in iull the sum Of their
bids. and to retain copies of them.
Form c5 Proposal.
| -, OF -, county OF =. State of -,
"pofG to co 1y,s the mails Of the United states
tsement Of the Postmaster General dated October
viz O' ~ for the E annual P sum IF dosps
| This proposal is made with full knowledge Of tho
~ of N IpsI al m In
carried, and all other particulars in reference to tho
hs law. and .ssohed to he nd
| vcrtisemont. (SIgned.l
| Dated .. r.
| Quarantine.
The undersigned, residing ~ -, State Of
sS Sr Ss a
ter General the bidder shall, prior the Ist dsy of
August 1885, enter INTO the required obligation. on
costrac. perform the service proposed with good
| and sufficient suretIes.
Ihis ere do nnfer,tondi.s distinctly the obi
CARTONS ard Liabilities assumed by suGranforx
Tnder ths 9Th section OF the act OF Congress Of
tsiSned by two guarantors.)
The undersigned. postfnster Of -. State of
-. certihes, nnder Al, oath Of Office. that he Is
acquainted with the above guaIantors, and knows
them to he men of properly, and able 10 make good
the guarantee.
,b Is Altered hs lids .hosid not Be .abnttcd
ees BE-
he od end qua rantee should be stsnsd plainly with
The Departm est reserves the right to reject any
hd WHICH may be deemed eKtrayagant, and also the
bids OF failing contractors and bidders.
Is The bid should be sealed .uperscrIbed Mail
al r. eF eT Soyd Of "a. the case may
ter General" Contract Uffoe, and sent by mail, not
Proposals Cor letters Of any knd) IN their quarterly
returns.
20 the department by or before the list Of August,
1853, but the service must be comm snced on he s
Ivy or the mai day next after that date, whether
me contracts be- executed or not. No proposition
for transfers will be considered until the contIsoIs
then no transfers will be allowed unless good and
sunlcient reasons therefor are given, to be deter
Is. Section 10 o. an act OF Congress, approved
March LBS PROVIDED thst contracts for the trans
the oaest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for
Istsu PerioI msnce without ether reference to the
to provide for the due ceerty. certainty and seen
IitJ of such trsnsportatIon. Under tins lay new
specify mode of conveyance, but engage TO take
the entire mail oach trip with CELEBRITY, certainty
hids are styled, from the manner in which they are
dessmated on the books o, the department "sfar
the conveyance of the entire mail, Gctrsrir fa,ss.
and rhaterer way BE- fhs mode n..,ssary 10 insNre
H. in al Gases where the lowest grade of service
is beieved TO be sufficient. the lowest bud will be &C
orP1sa dS guaranteed preference to STAR
When the lowest bud not a star bid and specifics
AN e. will not he accepted but set aside for a spe
o'RS Sld P5"Po .s The necessary service.
ve.anc 80, when II proposes to carry according
% the adv ertisrment, but without such I.ecIfics
ton II will be considered proposal for horseback
%. modification Of bud in any of it. essential
terms Is tantamount to new bid and cannot he re-
eaved, so As To interfere with a regular com
alter the last hour set for receiving bids.
81 Posi- masters to be careful not certify the
sufhclency OF guarantors sureties without know
Ing that they persons of sufficient respon.Ih,y:
ND raf1e d,.s,n
notified that, on failure To enter into or perform
inc contracts for the service proposed for I'm the Sc
copied h,ds. their legal Liabilities will be enforced
against them.
Il Present contractors. and persons known at the
Department, must. equally with 9th RS, procure
gusrantors and cerIhcstes Of their sufcloncy sub
sianlally IN the forms above prescribed. Tie Ger
thcites OF sufhclency must be signed by postmas
ter or judge of q court of record.
AARON v. BROWN,
Postmaster General.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
October y. 1857. oc es-IawI2w
WILMA. GLASS, AND EARTHEN WARE.
X. Il. MILLER, SON Il CO, IMPORTERS