Nebraska advertiser., 1858-04-01

mail.
8. me Rsssussss General may order IN Increase q
N the contract pay. He may change sshedules VI de-
parturos and arrivals u All cases, and ibsrtisnIsrly "
ouI laerssss u pay, pF0viaad ne suantag ts1ne 8 -.
abridged He msF siss oruer al incsoasa q speeh. al
lowing within ne restrictions - me law, . pre- rsta AM
crease u pay EoE the s~tditioasl stock " tarrisra IL any.
Tie esntracsor may, hsWeveE, IN TIE case q increase q
speed, F~elinQnish he Contract ~ giving rrompt n0tsce -
the department that be prefersdsing - t~0earryins the or.
der into eject. me Postmaster General may also curtail
or discunLinue The service, in Whole or IN para, at pro rata
decreased pay, allowing one nlonsa's extra cSmpensation
on the amount dispensed viii. whenever IN hia opiniOn
the pubic interests require tne change, az In case he de-
slres " supereede Thy > diHereat grade " transports
3. Payments will be made BY COLLECTIONS from, Of
| drafts On pOstmasGers or otherwise, after the expira4ioa
Of each quarter say IN February, Nay, august ana NO-
10. Tne distances are given according % the best infOr.
maIioR; but no increased pay wall be allowed should they
be greater than advertised, IL the points 70 be supplied be
correctly stated. Bt6ders mast tHJOTEs tbemsesves on
fhfs point: and also in ~refefe0ce % the weight - the
mat the condition q the Epsas Ailiss sireams e. ano
which expenses may be incurred. NOclaiIn for addition
al pay based on such grounds can be considered; nor FOR
alleged mistakes OF misrepresentation as % the degree Of
service; nor for bridges destroyed, or other distractions
increasing distance, occurring during the contract term.
/ ofaces established after this advertisement is issued ana
also during the contract term, are 20 be visited without
extra pay II the distance be not increased.
IL. A bid received after the last day and hour named,
/ o u WlAuJAE Lc 0aAA8A2 LC4hAlc4 UF law OK Ju2L com~
bines several routes in 0Re sum Of compensation, cannot
be considered in competition with q regular preposaI rea-
sonAble in amount
u. Biddess should arst propose for service strictly ac-
cording to the advertisement, and then IL they desire,
separatedly TOR different services and il the TegxIGr bid
be the lowest offered for the advertised service. she 9TH
er propositions may be considered. r
-. There should be but one route biz for ID . propo-
Il. The route, the service, the yearly pay. the name
and residence Of thebidder, (that is his usual post ONCE
address) and those Of each member Of . nrm, where a
company offers, should be distinctly statBd; also the mode
Of conveyance il ahigher mode than horseback be intend
cd. The words with due celebrity, certainty, and seem
rity,'' inserted to indicate the mode OF conveyance, will
constitute q star bid. When a star bid is intended, no
specific conveyance must be named. But in case two
modes Of conveyance, are named at the same cOmpensa-
ton, the highest or best for the service will be taken.
is. Bidders are requested TO use as far as practicable.
the printed form Of proposal furnished by the depart.
ment, 70 write out in full the sum Of their bids, and to
Altered bids should not be submitted nor should bids
once submitted be withdrawn.
Each bid must be guaranteed by tive responsible per-
sons.
General guarantees cannot be admitted. The bid and
guarantee should be signed plainly with The FULL name Of
each person. M
The department reserves the right to reject any bid
which may be deemed extravagznt; and also 20 disre-
gard the bids Of falling contractors and bidders.
Is. The bid should be sealed, superscribed "Mail Pro-
posals, State Of -" addressed Second Assistant
Postmaster Genera ,-Contract oface, and sent BY mail,
not by or to an AGENT and pOsmasters will not enclose
proposals Tor letters Of any kind in their quarterly re-
turns.
IL. The contracts are TO be executed and returned to
the department by Or.before the LIST day Of August, 1868,
but the service must be commenced on the first July pre-
ceding, or the mail day next after that date, whether the
contracts be executed or not. No proposition to trans
fer will be considered until the contracts are executes
and received at the department.; and then no transfer
will be allowed unless good and sufacient reasons there
for are given, TO be determined by the department. In
all cases the retiring contractor will be required to be-
come one Of the sureties on the new contract.
Is. POstmasters at ofhces on or near railroads, but more
than eighty rods from a station, will Immediately after
the Slst Of March next, report their exact distance
from the nearest station, and how they are otherwise
supplied with the mail to enable the Postmaster General
to direct mail-messenger supply from the first Of July
next.
10. Section IS Of an act OF Congress approved March =
1645 provides that contracts for the transportation OF the
mails shall be let in every case to the lowest bidder ten
dering ~aufncient guarantees for the faithful performance,
without other reference to the mode Of such Transports
tion than may be necessary to provide for the due celebrity,
certainty and security Of such Transportation. Under this
Jaw : new description ot olds nave been received. They
do not specify q mode Of conveyance, but engage to take
the entire mail each trip with certainty, celebrity and Sc
curity, using the terms Of the law. These bids are styl-
ed from the manner in which they are designated on the
books Of the department, star bids, and they will be con-
strued as providing for the conveyance Of the entire mail
however large, and whatever may be the mode necessary
to insure its celebrity, certainty and security.
In all cases where the lowest grade Of service is be-
lieved to be sufficient, the lowest bid will be accepted in
preferences to a star CT specific bid.
When the lowest bid is not q star bid, and specifies eth
er no mode or an inadquate mode Of conveyance, il will
not be accepted, but set aside for a specific bid proposing
When the bid does not specify a mode Of conveyance;
also when it proposes to carry according to the adver-
tisement, +" but without such specification, it will be con-
Sidered as a proposal for horseback service
20. A modification Of a bid in any Of its esseetial terms
IS tantamOunt to a new BID, andcannot be received, so as
TO- interfere with a regular competition, after the last
hour set for receiving bids.
81. POstmasters are. to be careful not to certify the
suficiency Of guarantOrs, or sureties, without knowing
that they are persons Of %suficient responsibility and all
bidders, gurantOrs, and sureties are distinctly notified
that on a failure to enter into or perform the contracts
for the service proposed for in the accepted bids, their lie.
gal liabilities will be enforced against than. Fsf
%. Present contractors, and persons known at the de-
partment must equally with others, procure guarantors
and certificates Of their sufnc ency substantially in the
forms above prescribed. The certificates Of sunhciency
must be signed by a postmaster or by a judge of a court OF
record. A. V. BROWN,
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