The Washington union., 1858-03-20

ossgers o. ths tdav,,s of other credible persons ior
failing arrive IL coD,rac; tpae or neseouns 10 ae e
mail from OF il toto, Fost Office Tor EuusnAs ~
(osipg either 10 the of the place manner
ofcaryng m be wet injured destroyed robbed or ioss
and Tor refusing after demand to convey the mail as IRE
queny The Contractor rufs or IL concerned III running
a coach, car, steamboat on route
a. The Postmaster General may onnul the contract for
failures to run agreeay for violating
the Post Office laws, disobeyng the Instructions Of
department; for refusing TO discharge carrier ,s. K
quired by the department to do for IL. ~ - ~
without the assent OF the Postn~ ns r nm,
ming express as aforesaid r c, ,ns"r,ins ne,sons
or packages conveying u,h,s si,sr AMI of the mail
,. - -" ~ --ster General may order increase of
on tho route by allowing therefor pro rata increase
contrac, pay He may change schedules OF depart
.res and arrivals all cases, and particularly TO make
them conform to connexions with railroads, whou. In
crease OF pay provided the running be not abridged
he may also order Of spsed allowing, WITHIN
the res,rcons of the law pro rata increase OF pay for
the additional stock carrers IT any lhe contractor
may, however, the cs-s oil increase OF speeo elnqush
the contract by giving prompt notice 10 the department. %
he prefers doing carrying the order into effect The
Postmaster General may also cnrta discontinue the
lowing months extra compensation the amount
dispensed WITH whenever, in his opinion, the public IN
require the change, hs desires 10 super
sede il by different grade of rs.nsportatop
g. Payments will DC rads by collections FROM drafts
on postmnsters br otherwise after the expiration of each
quarter-Say in February, May August, and November.
~, he distances given according the best ntor
mson but increased pay will be allowed should they
DC greater than adverise, if the points to be supplied be
correctly stated bidders INFORM Memsesuss this
onf and also in reference to the weight of the mail the
condition OF roads, hills stream, &c. and all to-bridges
ferries or distractions of any kind by which expense may
be incurred No claim for additional pay based such
grounds, can be considered for alleged mistakes
Misrepresentation the degree of for bridges
destroyed other distractions increasing distance
advertisement is issued and also during the contct term
are to be visited without extra pay if the distance be
increased.
H. bid received after the Ia iay and hour named or
bv Law hat
several routes In one OF Compensation be
sdered in competition with regular proposal reasonable
in amount
10 Bidders should first propose for service strictly ac,
cordrs to the adver,isemont hcn if they desire
araey Tor different service; and If The regular bid be t
lowest offered for the advcrsed service tho other
tons may beconsdered.
l3 There should be but one route bid for in PROPOSED
L. The route, the srvce, the yearly pay the
residence OF the bidder hat is his usual post Office ad
dress, and those ofcach member OF frm where n con
pany Offers ahond be distinctly stated also The mode of
conveyance, higher mode than horseback ba intended
The words with due celebrity certainty, and security
Inserted to indicate the mode will constitute
a" star 6id" When star bid is intended, no specific
conveyance te naned But case t,eo modes of
Veyance are named .; the compensation the highest
or best Tor the service will be taken
10 Bdoars erequested to use as far as practicable the
printed form of proposal furnished by the department
write out in full the OF their bids and retain copies
of them.
Altered bds should be submitted nor should bids
once submitted be withdrawn
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
General guarantees cannot be admitted. The bid and
guarantee should be signed plainly with the full nome Of
each person.
The department reserves the right 10 reject any bid
which may be deemed extravagan and also to disregard
the bids of failing contractors and bidaers
l6 The bid should be neeled, superscrbed &C Mail Pro
posais, state OF - addressed Second Assistant
POSTMASTER General Contract Office and by sa not
by or to agent and postrnasiers will not enclose pop
sal or stters of any kind in their quarterly returns
IT. The contracts he executed returned to tho
department by or before the ls day of August s5 but
the service must be commenced the July preceding
or the mail day after that date whether the
be executed or not No proposition transfer will con-
sdered until the contracts executed and received the
department and then no transfer will be allowed unless
good and sufficient reasons therefor are given to be deter
mined by TIE department. In all cases the ye,rs con-
tractor VIII be required to become of the the
new contrast
is. Pos,masters at offices railroads but mere
than eighty rods from station WILL Immediately after the
sist OF March next report their exac! dta.snce from
nearest station and how they Otherwise supplied with
the mail to enable the Postmas.n. General TO direct s
messenger supply from the lat Of July next
o section 70 OF a. act OF Congress- approved March g.
io Pro,ides tat contracts for the transportation of the
ail snail re es in every the e cat bidder lem
uefhs suffcien guarantees for faithful performance with
s oher reference to hc mode Of such transportation than
may be necessary 10 provide for the ceery
and security of such transportation Under ,hs n,
description OF buds has been received They do not specify
moae OF conveyance, but engage take the entire mail
each ZIP with ceesity certcnty and security using the
terms OF the law These bids are STYLED from the
IN which they are designated the buVks of the DEPART
Tor the conveyance ot the entire mail houever arge and
whaSeper may DC s ods necessary to insure lis ceert
certainty, and sscaaityn ~
Ia all cases WHARF the lowest grade of service ia believed
70 oe the lowest bid will be accepted preference
10 n STR specific bid
when The lowest BID is bid and specifies either
10 mode or an inadequate mode of conveyance it will not
oe accepted but be aside for specific bid proposing the
necessary service,
When the bid does not specify mode of conveyance ;
hso, when proposes to carry according ad
usenehb nut Without such specification it will be consId
erea % proposal for horseback service.
TO- modification of bid in any of its essential terms
is tanamount to bid and he received so as
to Interfere with regular competitions after the hour
get for receiving bids.
81 Posmasers to be careful not to certify the suf
cheney OF guarautors suretics without knowing that
trey are pesons of sufficient responsibility and all bid
ders guhranors and sueties distinctly notified that on
failure to enter into perform the the service
proposed for in the accepted bids their legal liabilities will
be enforced against them
~ Present contractors and persons known at the de-
partment mus equality with others, procure guarantors
and certificates OF their suficiency substantially in the
forms ahcv8 prescribed The certificates of slriciency
must be srid by postmaster by Judge of court OF
record A. v. BROWN,
Jan a--in5il2w Postmaster General.
"targaiEs in Holiday Attire.
NJ OAH WALKER 81 Co respectfully announce