Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-09
INSTRUCTIONS

Containing conditions TO be incorporated IN III,
contracts 10 the extent the department. may deem
proper.
Seven minutes are allowed to each Intermediat,
othoe, when net otherwise specified. for opening
No pay will be mada for trips not performed; an,
for each OF such omissions. not satls factorly ex
Pianed. three times the pay OF the trip may be de
conn xiOn with depending mails, and not suffioisnt
ly excused -four OF the comp ensation for b,
Fines will be imposed. unless the delinq ency b,
promptly and satisfactorily ained BY oertih 81
persons. tor failing to in contract time; fol
neg ectng to take he mail from deliver it into
post Oihce LOT SUFFERING Il to be wet, injured, de
The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for violating the post oos laws, or dsobeyins IN.
instructions Of the dc partment for refusing to- dis
charge a carrier when requested by the Departing n,
to do so; for assigning the contract without the as
sent Of the Postmaster General or for trans
persons or packages conveying Inaiable matter oul
The Postmaster General may order an increase of
service on Iou'e by allowing therefor a pro rato
increase on the contract pay. He may change sche
dulles of DEPARTURE and arrivals in all cases and par
tlcnlarly To make them conform to IONS lth
ming time be abridged. He may also order an in
crease OF speed allowing within the restrictions OF
stock carriers, If any. The contractor may, how
ever, IN the Of Increase of peed rell ma the
that he prefers doug So 10 carving the orer intn
effect. The Pc. tmaster Genera may also curtail or
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rata decrease Of pay, allowing one months extra
compensation on the anlou, 4 dispensed with when
qure the same or case he desires to superSeds il
by u different grade Of transportation.
tions from or dlaits on postmsstsrs or otherwise,
alter the expiration Of each quarter-say in Febru
arI M MAY A.. AUGUST nnss and i Noysmbsr
formation; but no lnorea led pay will be allow ed
6 b they Ss than point.
INFORM thsmSeIrsS On thtS point,
Bidders are requested to use. as far as praotica
Department, to wuts out in full the sum Of their af
bids and to retain copies Of them.
persons General guarantees cannot be admitted
:, The bid should be sealed; ,superscribed "Mail
sistsnt Postmaster General. Contract Once. and
sent by ma !! not by or to an az ent; and postmas
kindJ in their quarterly returns. - ""'
The contracts are to be 81 ecuted and returned TO
but the service must be commenced on the Ist July,
or the Lext mail day thereafter, whether the CON
s. ction is OF an act Of Congress. approved March
provides that contracts for the transportation
OF tue ma sha be let I'm every case to the lowest
BIDDER tenderng sufhclent guarantees for faithful
performance, without other reference to the mode
vi such Transportation than may be necessary to
Of such trans portaton." Under this law new de-
scriptlon of bid has been d. 1t does not spe
entire mail each trip with celerIty certainty and
security. using the terms of the law. These bids
mated on the books of the Depar ment, "star BIDS
and they will be construed providing for the con
vsyance Of the entire mall, kotcscer large, and
phatepsT may DC the MODE necessary TO tasErs ats
celebrity, Ger ala ", and security" =
In all cases where the lowe Grade of service is
believed tosbe sufficient, the lowest bid will he &C
oepted duly guaranteed. In preference to star
or speciuc bId
When the lowest bid 10 not star bid, and spec, 6es
either no mode or an Inadequate mode of convey
II will MOI be accepted but set aside for us
olhc bid proposing The necessary service.
When the bud does not specify q mode of convey
ance; also. when It proposes to carry according to
the advertisement" but without such specification
it will be considered proposal for horseback ser
vice.
Postmasters arc to be c,reful not to certify the
suffclency OF guarantors or sur.tes without know
Ing at they are persons Insufficient ponsb ity
and Al bidders, guarantors, aud sureties are dis
tinctly notified that, on the failure to enter into or
form the contracts for the service Proposed for
in the accepted BIDS thsr legal liabilities will be en-
forced against them.
Present contractors, and persons known at the de-
Psrtment, mus, equally with others, procure guar
anors aud certificates of their suciency substanti-
ally 10 the forms above prescr bed. The certificates
Of sutlc sncy must be signed by q postmaster or q
Judge Of court Of record :
10 <-IaWtwI POstmsster General