The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-03-27


- agreeably to the advertisement of
the Postmaster General, dated December 81,
ls57. for the annual sum of - dollars.
This T1F0p0sd2 IS made ruth fssU k7a0tcIedge of
he distance Of tie ronte the freight Of tie mail to
be carried and al other particulars reference
TO tie route and sercice, and also after careful
GaaiEsltion or tie sdacs and Instructions attached to
ne adcesTtsenaent.
Dated (Signeu)
The undersigned. residing at -, State of
--, undertake that, if the foregoing bid for
carrying the mail on route No. -, be accepted
BY the Postmaster General. the bidder shall, pri-
or to the lst day of August, 1859 enter into the
REQUIRED onliga5ion. 9r contract + 20 perform the
ties.
This sre do understanding distinctly tie o6tiga-
tons and 5idbikfties assumed by gHdrdnfors ander
tie 9Th seotion Of the act Of Congress Of july 2d
1885.
Dated (Signed by TIVE guarantors.)
CERTIFICATE.
The undersigned, postmaster at ---,
State of -----, certiies, UNDER HIS OATH
OF OFFICE. that heis acquainted with the above
guarantors. and knows them to be men of prop
erty, and able to make good their guaranty.
Dated -- (Signed.)
+ Instructions.
Containing conditions to be Incorporated in The
contracts TO tie e1teast The department aaGy deem
proper.
1. Seven minutes are allowed to each interme-
diate effiee, when not otherwise specified for as
sorting the mails; but on railroad and steamboat
routes there is to be no more delay than is sufi-
eient for an exchange of the mail bags.
2. On railroad and steamboat lines. and other
routes where the mode of conveyance admits of
it, the speeisl agents of the department, also
post Oiice blanks, mail bags, locks and keys, are
to be conveyed without extra charge =
8. On railroad and steamboat lines the route
agents of hedepaTtment are to beeonYeyed with
out charge, and for their exclusive use while
| travelling with the mails a eOFnrn0flinnS or
apartment in the centre of a car, properly light
ed, warmed and furnished. and adapted to the
mails, is to be provided BY the contractor, under
the dlree ton Of the department.
Railroad and steamboat companies are re-
qnired to take the mail from, and deliver it into,
their routes, and to and from all Offices not more
than eighty rods from station or landing. Pro
posals may be submitted for the performance of
all other side servicc-that is for Offices over
eighty rods from station or landing
Receipts will be required for mail bags con-
yeyed In charge of persons employed by railroad
companies. There will also be "way bills pre-
pared BY postmasterS, or other agents of the Post
Othce Department. to accompany the mails, spe-
citying the number and destination of the sew.
eral bags. On the principal stage routes, like
forwarded tie latter to be examined by the
several pOstmssters, to insure regularity in the
delivery OF mail bags.
4. No pay win be made for tripsnot performed:
and for each of such omission. not satisfactorily
explained, three times the pay of the trip may
be deducted. For arrivals so far behind time as
| to break connection with depending maiIs. and
not sufficiently excused, one-fourth of the COM
pensation for the trip is subject to forfeiture
Deduction will also be ordered for grade of per
formanees inferior to that specified in the cef1-
| tract. For repeated deIinquencies of the kind
herein specified, enlarged penalties proportiuned
to the nature thereof and the Importance of the
mail, may be made.
). Fer leaving behind or throwing off the mails
1 norfIln Of them the aadr Cfx1a
sengers, or TOR being concerned IN setting up or
running an express conveying intelligence in
advance OF the mail, a quarters pay may be de-
| Quoted.
| 6: Fines will be imposed, unless the delinuuen-
| cy be promptly and satisfactorily explained b.
certifcates of postmasters, or the affdsvits of
other credible persons, for failing to arrive in
contract time; for negiecting to take the mail
from, or deliver 1t int0 post Office; for suffer-
ingit towing either to the unsuitableness of the
place or manner Of carrying it, to be wet, in
jured. destroyed, robbed, or lost; and for refus-
| ing, after demand, to convey the mail as fire.
quently as the contractor runs, or is concerned
IN running, coach, car, or steamboat on a
| route.
+ 2. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures to run agreeably to
| contract; for violating the Post Office laws or
| dlsobeyins the instructions of the department: !:
| for refusing to discharge carrier when required
| by the department to do so; for assigning the
| contract without the assent of the Postmaster
General; for running an express as aforesaid or
/ for transporting persons packages conveying
mailabie matter out of the mail.
/ 8. The Postmaster General may order an in
crease of service on a route by allowing therefor
| q pro rata increase on the contract pay. He may
change schedules Of departures and arrivals in
| all eases, and particularly to make them conform
to connect tions with railroads, without increase
! of pay, provided the running time be not
abridged. He may also order an increase of
speed, allowing, within the restrictions of the
law, pro rata increase of pay for the additional
stock or carriers, if any. The contractor NAY,
however, IN the case Of increase of speed, relin-
quish the contract by giving prompt notice to
the department that he prefers doing so to car
rying the orderinto effect. The Postras ter Gen
eral may also curtail or discontinue the service,
in whole or In part, at pro rata decrease of pay,
allowing one months extra compensation on the
amount dispensed with, whenever, in his opinion,
| the public interests require the change. or in
case he desires to supersede it by different
grade of transportation.
.. Payments will be made by collections from
or drafts on, postmasters, or otherwise after the
expiration of each qHarter-say in February,
May. August and November,
10. The distances are given according to the
best information; but no increased pay will be
allowed should they be greater than advertised.
if the points TO be supplied be correctly stated.
| Bidders must an form Themselves on THIS D0iat:
4 and also in reference to the weight of the mail.
the condition Of roads, hills, streams &C., and
all toli-bridges, ferries, or distractions of auy
kind by which expense may be incurred. No
claim for additional pay, based on such grounds
can be considered; nor for alleged mistakes OF
misapprehensiOHs as to the degree of service:
1Qf uIluEtS OF OI1ef ODSJruCflOlS
increasing distance, occurring during the con-
tract term. Offices established after this adyer-
tisement is issued, and also during the contract
term, are to be visited without extra pay, If the
distance is not increased.
IL. A bid received after the last day and hour
named, or without the guarantee required by
law, or that combines several routes IN one sum
of compensation, cannot be considered in Com
petition with regular proposal reasonable in
amount.
T. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement and
then, If they desire. separately for different ser
vice; and if the regular bid be theiowest offered
for the advertised service the other propositions
Is There should be but cne route bid for in
Il. The route, the service, the yearly pas, the
name and residence of the bidder. tthaf Is his
usual post Office address, and those Of each
member of firm, where company offers, should
be distinctly stated; also the mode Of convey
anee, if a higher mode than horseback be intend
ed. The words with due celerity, certainty,
and security" inserted to indicate the mode OF
ieonveyRDee, viii constitute -srdr DID, When
] q star bid Is intended, no specific conveyance
must be named. But IN case fsoo modes of con-
yeyenee are named at the same compensation.
the highest or best for the service viii be Ia
tken.
L. xBidders are requested to use, aziar as prac-
ticabie, the printed form OF proposal furnished
bY the department. 10 write out In full the sum
of their bids, and To retain copies of them.
| Altered bids should not be submitted; nor
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Each bid must be guaranteed b. two response
bic persons.
General guarantees cannot be admitted. Thc
bid and guarantee should be si9Red plainly With
the full name of each person.
/ The department reserves the right to reject
any bid which may be deemed extravigant; and
also 10 disregard the bids Of failing contractors
4 and bidders.
IS. The bids should be sealed, superscribed
/ Mail Proposals, Territory of kansas address
! ed Second Assistant Postmaster Genefai. Con-
tractors once, and sent By DaGa not By OF 10 an
agent: and postmasters viii not enclose pFopo-
sails tor letters Of any kind1i in their quarterly
fet1r1s.
1 L. The contracts are TO be exeeuted and re-
| turned 70 the department By or before the lst
/ day Of august, lS5e. bat the service must be
eonnenced on the lst july preceding. or the
mail day next after that date, whether the CON
/ tracts be executed or not. Ne proposition 20
transfer viii be considered until the contracts
kare exeenked and received at the department;
and then no transfer will be allowed unless good
aad sufficient reasons therefor are given. 70 be
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