Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-31
Miscellaneous.
MAIL PosALs.

(Extraes from ths act approved Sd Mayeh,1s4S)
lsEc r. And Be itJx,thsr s1aetsd. That e I'M
Iate Of compensation. according to the service per.
formed among the several railroad conp.nles m tne
shall a1 Be f the duty lGf Of fhs the
range and divide the railroad routes including those
BY tas to
OF the mails, the speed with which thsy are convey
be lawful for him to contract for conveying the mail
wh iHh M sao
for the conveyance of the mail on any RAILROAD of the
ssS nHs s of
the mail railroad OF the second class, great
Der snhim nor for carrying the mail on any railroad
of the third class, greater compensation than fifty
master General shall not be- able to coSene
tract for carrying the mail on any Of such railroad
* mot the .Is
performed it shall be lawful for him to separate the
letter ms II ON the residue of the mail, and TO
tract either with or without advertising for convey
ing ts Letter man over such route By horse
ably be obtained, and also to contract for carrying
over such route the residue of the mall CONS or
otherwise, at slower rate OF speed.
The Postmaster General having made an offer to
the trustees of the Northern tOgdensburgh) Rail
road Company for the service the following route
which they have declined, and bsing unable TO make
contract for railroad transportation on such terms
as in his opinion, warranted by the above oited
statute the following advertisement is issued, in
compliance with the directions contained therein
viz:
PROPOSALS for carrying the Letter Mails OF the
L United States, also for carrying the residue Of
Soth of June, pcusiye 1861, on the following route
n the STATE Of New York vii, be received at the
the city of Washington, until the lltn day OF Sep
tsmbsf ls57 90 be decided BY the 18Th day of said
1l25 From Rouse's Point, by Champlain, Mooers,
Moore,s Forks. Aaronsbnrgh. Ellenburgh,
Sth5S[%sTifo MMshiEys
gor. Brushs Mills, MORA, North Law
'Sse
holm, North Potsdam,, Potsdam, Madrid
der9bs; Mad 11a and s! Lisbon d Centre, to Cd
week.
Contractors are to run on the stage road, and to
supply all Offices Off the by side mails in close
connection with the main route.
INSTRUCTIONS.
!. The letter mail is to be carried horseback at
the greatest practicable speed, and the residue of
speed. bidders Will state IN their proposals the
schedule Of aTTvaIs and dsPaItaIss ~ when they
plished. The proposals may set forth distict sums
for the letter and for the other mails, combined
2; No pay will he made for trips not performed /;
and for each of such omissions not satisfactory OK
Quoted. For arrivals far behind time as TO break
conne1l"n with dependnE mails, and not sufficiently
trip Is subject TO forfeiture.
). or leaving behind or throwing Oh the mails,
any portion OF them for the of passengers,
or LOT being concerned In setting up or runrlng an ex
a quarters pay NAV be deducted.
4. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
Tor repeated failures to agreeaby to contract for
violating the post office laws, dIsobeylng the in
structlons of the Department.; for refusing to dis.
charge carrier when required by the Department to
of the Postmaster General for running express as
aforesaid; or for transporting persons or packages
conveying mailable matter out of the mail
o. Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsble
persons. General guarantees cannot he admitted.
The bid and guarantee should be signed plainly with
the full name Of each person.
The Department reserves the right to rejact any
bud which may be deemed extravasant, and also the
bids of failing contractors and bidders.
g. The bid should he sealed superscribsd email
Proposals, State of )" addressed "SecOnd As
slstant Postmaster General" Contract Office, and
sent nv mail, not by or TO AGENT and
WILL not enclose proposals Tor letters Of knd In
their quarterly returns.
7. The contracts are to be executed and returned
1857. but the service must be commenced on the LIST
October, whether the contracts he executed or not
No proposition for transfers will be considered until
the contracts are executed and received at the de-
less good and sufficient therefor are gwen
to he determined by the department.
3. modification of n bud In any of its essential
terms Is tantamount to new bid and cannot be re-
after the last hour set for receiving bids.
e. POstmasters are to he careful not to certify the
sutfclency OF guarantors as suTeties without know
Ing that they are persons OF sufficient responsibility;
and all bidders, guaTantOrs, and distinct
ly notified that failure to enter into or perform
the contracts for the proposed for In the ac
oepted bids, their legal liabilities will be enforced
AARON V. BROWN,
Postmaster General.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTNKNI,