The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-16

modious apartment in the centre OF car proper
~ ghed wsrmed and furnished and adapted 10 me CON
veneut aud due security OF the mails 70 pe
pro by the contractor under the direction OF the de-
psrtment
The mail from md deliver into the post Offices at the
nj ard et of their routes and and from all
css Ro more eighty rods rom saion or landing
Proposals sy be submitted for the performance Of all
hsr SIDE is for offices over eighty rods rem
akron landing.
Receipts will be required for mail bags conveyed in
charge Of persons employed by rai.rAd companies There
will aIso he "wey bills prepared BY postmasters or
other ageats OK the Pos, Office Department 10 accompany
the ma specifying the number and destination Of the
eral bags On the principal sage routes receipts
viii DO ressred and way bills forwarded the latter 70 DC
cxam'sd by tho several postmastes 10 ins"re regularity
4. No pay viii be made for trips not performed; and
for each OF such OMISSIONS not satisfactorily explained
lhIes times sss sy Of The may BE- for sr
ipy nalS, ana MOT sufficiently excused oneourth of the
csPessaoa FOR the trip subject to forfeiture Deduc
tioA viii Alse be ordered for grade OF performance in
rior to that specified in the contract For repeated dt
quehces q tbs kind herein specified enlarged penalties
p<opotoned the nature thereof and the Importance Of
For leaving behind Or throwing of the mails or any
oson ofthc. for tho admission Of pasycpgers for be-
ing conccrrd IN setting up or running express convey
be deducted. nv RS n 49,
9 Fisss will b. imposed unless Tho delinquency be
promptly and sAdsfactcriy explained by certificates Of
posta6esss ne adavs or other credible PERSONS
failing to arrive in contract time for Degiccng TO take the
mail 6osn or deliver il into post oaee for suffering it
lowing either to the ansuabeness Of the place
ofcaryng t to be wet injured destroyed, robbed lost
and for refusing after demand TO convey the mail ne
quentay the CONTRACTOR ius concerned in running
a coach, car, or steamboat on a route
7. The Postmaster General may snnu the ct for
repeatsd failures TO y TO contract for violating
the Post Office laws, dsbying the instructions of the
~ die to do 90 sor assigning h hs
tract without the of the Posa General for
ming an express as aforesaid or for Transporting persons
ackages conveying raiable matter out OF the mail
g. The Postmaster General may order an increase of
by allowing therefor pro increase
on the contract pay Henay change schedules of depart
and arrivals oil onses and particularly make
them conform connexions with railroads, without in
Of pay provided the running time be abridged
he may also order an increase of SPEEDY allowing within
the Of the law rata increase of pay for
the ad4ional stock carriers If any, The contractor
may however, in the Of increase Of speed repqnsh
abe ~ giving prompt notice to the department that
ne prefers dong 70 to carrying the order into effect The
POSTMASTER General may also cuTai or discontinue the
scrvoe, M whole or in pro rata decrease of pay al
lowing one onths extra compensation the amount
dispensed vlth, whenever, in his opinion the public
tsssts require the change no desires super
aesv n by diGesont grade Of transportation.
g. Payments will be made by collections from, drafts
pOstustcrs otherwise after the expiration Of esch
qaarlerssy in February, May August, and November.
TO- The distances are given according to the best nfor-
NATION but pcrecsed pay will be allowed should they
b grsassr s advertse Il the points to be supplied be
correctly stated. Biders inform tterselrss on his
post aid Asso In reference TO the weight of the mail The
rries or obsructons OF any kind by which expense may
b incarrsd No claim for additional pay based on such
grounds, can he considered for alleged mistakes
to degree of for bridges
desOy ozr distractions increasing distance
ing during the Offices ablished after h,e
advertisement issued and also during the contract term
are 10 be visited without extra pay il the distance be
increased.
H. bid received after the last day and hour named
without the guarantee required by law, that combines
several routes in of compensation
aidsred In competicn with regular proposal reasonable
in amount
L. Bidders should fret propose for service strictly &C
cordng to the advertisement and them if they DESIRE
ardey for different and if the regular bid be the
lowest offered for the advertised service the other PROPOSE
uolsS may be considered.
h. There should be but route bid for in proposal
IA The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
residence OF the bidder, Chat is his usual post office adj
Dress, and those of each member Of firm where COM
pany offers, should be distinctly stated also the
conveyance, If higher mode than horseback be intended
The words with due CELEBRITY, certainty, and security,
inserted to indicate the mode of conveyance will
{" star DID," When star bid is intended specific
conveyance must be named But to modes OF
are named at tho same compensation the highest
or best for the service wall be taken
l6 Bidders requested USE far practicable the
printed form of proposal furnished by the department.
write out in full the of their bids and to retain copies
Of them.
Altered bids should not be submitted should bids
once submitted be Withdrawn.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible persons
General guarantees be admitted. The bid aud
guarantee should be signed plainly with tho full of
each person,
The department the right reject any bid
which may be deemed exavagant and also disregard
the bids Of failing contractors and bidders.
lG The bid should be sealed supsrscribed Mail Pro-
posas State Of ----,n addressed Second Assistant
Postmaster General Contract Office and sent by mail not
by or to al agent and postmastes will enclose propo
sails letters Of any kiad) in their quarterly returns
H. The contracts e executed and returned the
department BY before the lst day OF August 1865 bu
the service must be commenced the M Jay preceding
or day next after that date whether the contracts
be executed or NOT No proposition to transfer will be
sidercd until the and received the
good and sufficient therefor given be deter
mined by a department In al the retiring con-
tractor will be required 70 become of the suretes the
contraet
l8 Posmasters at Offices railreads but more
than eighty rods from station. will Immediately after
Sst OF March next report their exact distance from the
nearest station and how they otherwise supplied with
tho mail to enable the Postmaster General to direct mail
messenger supply from the LIST of July next
49, Section 10 of act Of Congress- approved March
1875 provides that contracts for the transportation of the
mail shall be let :" in every the lowest bidder ten
dsrng sufcen guarantees for faithful performance with
out other reference to The mode of such than
may be necessary TO provide for the due ceery certainty
ana security OF such transportation Under tins law
description of bids has been received They do epec
mode fconyeyance, but engage to take the entire mail
terms Of the law These bids styled from manner
in which they are designated the books OF the depart
ment "sar bids and they will be construed providing
for the conveyance of the entire mail however large
Uhaever may Be The mode necessary "ceieriy
certai~ty, and security"
10 ali where the lowest grade of service is believed
to be sufficient the lowest bid will BIO accepted in preference
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