Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-03
Miscellaneous.
MAIL PROPOSALS..

(Extrdet from ths act approrsdS 81 March ,ls45.)
tSEc. 1e. And be ittWrthsr esacted, That to IN
sure as far as may be practicable. equal and just
formed among the several railroad companies IN the
United states for the transportation OF the mall it
range and divide the railroad routes, including those
IN which the service Is partly by railroad and partly
ed, and the importance of the servce and it shall
with any such railroad company either with or with
out advertising for such contract Proridtd That
sation than is now allowed by law Lor for CARVING
er compensation than one hundred dollars Der mile
per annam nor for carrying the mail on any railroad
dollars per mile per annum. And in case the Post,
master General shall not be- able to Conclude a con-
1ontes .1t the mail on any Of such railroad
SAID maximum rates, or for what he may deem rsa-
performed, il shall be lawful for him To separate the
letter mall from the residue of the mail and to con-
tract either with or without advertising for convey
ing the letter mail over such route by horse press
or otherwise at the greatest speed that reason
ably be obtained and also to contract for cary ing
over such route the residue of the mall in wagons or
otherwise, at slower rate of spsed.l
The Postmaster General having made an offer to
the trustees of the Northern (Ogdensburgh) Rail
road Company for the service on the following route
which they have declined, and being unable to make
contract for railroad transportation such terms
as In his opinion are warranted by the above cited
statute, the following advertisement is issued, in
compliance with the directions contained therein
viz:
PROPOSALS for carrying the Letter Mails of the
Il United states, also for carrying the residue of
the mails. from the st day Of October, 1857. to the
SOth of June, nelusiyel 1861. on the following route
Contract Once Of the Post Office Department, in
the Sty Of Ga1 as IN np the mn
month"; in the manner herein stated, viz:
lbs From Rouse's Point, by Champain, Mooers,
C6gfaba;eS. MfisSt;yiss, G s5ss%IsR,
AndrpsyllIe Malone, Bangor, North Ban
fence, Bfa,sef Falls, s sSckSo STan Depot sS%
Stockholm: West Stockholm y rth Stock
holm, North Potsdam, Potsdam, Madrid
Depot, MADRID. and Lisbon Centre. to Cd
dens6urgh, ll9 miles and back, six times
Contractors are TO run on the stage road, and to
supply ali oHlces on the same by side mails in close
connection with the main route.
INSTRUCTIONS.
i. The letter mail is To be carried on horseback at
the sreatest practicable speed, and the residue of
the mail In wagons or otherwise, at slower rate OF
schedule of arrivals and departures by which they
propose to rum and the rate OF speed to he accom-
For the letter and for the other mails or oomb'nsd
one for the entire service.
and for each of such omissions not satisfactorily ex
planned three times the pay of the trip may be de-
connexion with depending mails, and not sufficiently
excused one fourth Of the compensation for the
5. For leaving behind or throwing of the mails, or
any portion OF them, for the admission of
or Tor Deng concerned IN setting up running an ex
press conveying intelligence III advance of the mail
quaIter,s pay may be deducted
T. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
Tor repeated failures to reeably contract for
violating the post office laws, dIsObeying the in
structIons of the Department.; for refusing to dis
charge carrier when required by the Department to
do so; for assigning the contract without the assent
of the Postmaster Generals for running xpress as
aforesaid; or for Transporting persons or packages
conveying maiable matter out Of the mail.
D. Each hld must be guaranteed by two sponsible
persons. General guarantees cannot be admitted.
The bid and guarantee should be signed plainly with
the = ull name OF each person.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
pa WHICH may be deemed extravagant, and also the
bids OF falling contractors and bidders.
8. The bid should be seal ed superscribsd email
Proposals, state or - ~ addressed Second As
slstsnt Postmaster General" Contract Office and
sent by mail, not by to agent; and postmasters
will not enclose proposals tor letters Of any knd) in
their quarterly returns.
Z. The contracts are TO be executed and returned
10 the department by or before the LIST of October
1851 but the service must be commenced On the Isl
October, whether the contracts be executed or not
No proposition for transfers will be conside red until
the contIactsa are executed and received at the de-
less good and sufhcent reasons therefor are given,
to be determined by the department.
8. A modification of bid In any Of its essential
terms Is tantamount To a new bd and cannot be re-
ceIved SO as TO interfere with regular competition
alter the last hour set for receiving bids.
y Postmasters are to he careful not To certify the
sunlclency OF guarantOrs suretIes without know
ing that they persons Of sufficient possibility;
and all builders, guarntOrs, and
y notified that on failure TO enter into perform
the contracts for the service proposed for In ac
cepted bids, their legal liabilities will be enforced
against them.
AARON " BROWN,
Postmaster General,
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
au l4-law4w AUGUSTA, 1857.