Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-19

Containing conditions 10 be fncorporateS In ~,
contracts 10 the ertenE the department. gop de, M
Seven minutes are allowed to each intermediate
once. when not otherwise specified, for opening and
No pay Will be made for trips not performed and
LOT each oil such omissions. not salts factonly -N
Quoted For srTvss SO FAY sep tns t TIP may % de-
Sonnexion with depending mails. and not sun cIent
yexcused one-fouri OF the com pensatiop for he
| trip Is subject to forfeiture. " NV
Fines will be imposed. unless the delinq usnoy be
Of pestInasters; the sidavits Of other of.dib!e
persons Tor failing TO arrive IN contract time for
egsctIng to take TIE NAL firm deliver az INTO
stroy ed, robbed. or lost. wv
The Postmaster General msy annuI the coutrso,
for repeated failures to run agrseuhy 10 contracI
for violating the post office laws, dIsobeyIns th
charge carrier when req ssted by the Deoartment
20 90 80 iof assigning ts contract without the AZ
persons or packages conveying mHllabe ma tier out
The Postmaster General may order an increase of
service on route by allowing therefor a p,o ,afa
Increase on the contract pay. He may chang. acne
dulles oi part9res and arrivals in al oases and par
tcuiarlJ TO make them conform to oonneTIo1s - ifb
railroads. without increase OF pay provided the nm
crease Of speed. allowing within the restrictlnns Of
tae sw, aPro rat OF pay for the additional
ever IN the case Of increase Of peed relInoni r.
conteet by giving prompt notice To the Departmenf
effect TSe Possmsster ieSern s, ths s ordef INTO
discontinue the service, In whole or an part Al o.
compensation on Z smon 4 DE- pepsed sih x shtra
ever IN his OpIuiOn, the public lntere Is do ROT ~
BY n different grade Of trans portatIon. "
Pasm viii he made for the service b, colles
alter the plratlon OF each Quarter-say IN s sb'
airy, May, August, and November.
formation; but no increased paw viii he alIoxed
should they be greater than advertised fthe points
inform thenS.Icss on tkis poInf @S'
Bidders are requested to use. as far as practiea
TO write @ out R a the iS,r ,S p The
buds, and to retain copies Of them. ~ '"'"
persons. General guarantees cannot he ,sdmitIsd
70 Inc no should be seai.d; superscribsd '.tfail
sistant Postmaster General, Contract one. sid
sent 1y r1a H. not by or TO an agent; and poulnAS
kindl IN their quarterly returns. 80 =
The contracts are to be execute d and returned 90
but the service must be conmen ced on the LAT juy
or the Lext mail day thereafter, whether the COL
3 lotion 10 of act of Congress. approved March
Ss%5 provides that contracts for the spOrtatIon
bidder rendering sufficient guarantees TOR faithful
performances, without other reference la the mode
provide for the due CELEBRITY, certainty and security
OF such trapsportatinn." Under this lsw a new de
oily mode Of conveyance, but engages TO take In.
entire man eaeh tfip with eeierIty, certainty, ard
are styled from the manner IN which they are desg
sted On Inc oo"ss Of the pepar ment stay 6ids
veyanee OF the entire mail, sotr,rSy IarsS ST.
whaftcer WAY be The mode a,essNarv 10 ,.ss,.. s
'cefertty, Ger dtH y, ard seosTs.s''
In al cases where The lowe trade of ssry,sa a..
believed t3.he sufficient, the lowest tad win be as
or sp-ciho bld sfef
When the lowest bad 10 OF star bad. And ,,so,s.
either no mode or an Inadequate mode of oonyss
anc VIII not be ccepted. Int SET aside for ~
eihe bid proposing the ne cessaTy service ePe-
w men The bad does not specify a mole of oopvs,
ance, ALSO when X proposes TO carry 'accor1n, =,
.ne hdy ertlsement, but without such speci6oat9on
vice. r '' ""iseodck Scr
f1stnlasters are to he reful not 90 certify m,
i a.c,"ncy oil suarsItots "L suL.tles without know
ing al thsy are persons Of suficieuf respon, M g.,
ana All bidders guarantors, and sureties are IL
unetly notified that, on the failure 10 elter mo -
perform the contracts tor the service proposcd e.
IN The accepted bids, their legal liabilities will ia en-
forced against them. 10 eh
Present contractors and persons known M the de-
y =, HILLS equally with others, procure gus
sntnrs and certhc ltes Of their sufcieocy snhsts.
sy N the forms shove prescribed. The certiEcHte.
nsa az sney nue. s De signed by postmaster or
s,.r AARON BROWN.