Nebraska advertiser., 1858-03-04

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persOnsor packages conveying mallable matter out Of the
mail: FFT LFyFEEffA tE
8. The Postmaster General may order an increase of
service on q route by allowing therefor a pro rata increase
on the contract pay, He may change schedules Of de-
partures and arrivals liz all cases, and particularly to
make them perform to connections with railroads, with
ont increase Of pay, provided the running time be not
abridged. He may also order an increase OF speeb al
lowing within the restrictions Of the law, a pro rata ln-
crease OF pay LOT the ~toitlohai stock or eaFIets, ens
The contractor may, however, in the case Of increase Of
speed, #~relinquish the contract by giving prompt notice 10
the depsrtmenttha hat he prefers doing 50 TO carrying thee
der into effect. The Postmaster General may Also cuTtall
or discontinue the service, in whole or in part, at pro rata
decrease OF pay, allowing one months xtracoinpensauon
on the amount dispensed with, whenever in his opinion
the public interests require the change, or in case he de-
sires to supercede it by a different Sraae OF trahspotta-
ton.
drafts on postmasters or otherwise, after the expiration
Of each quarter say in February, Nay, Augus' and No
10. The distances are given according to the best infor-
nation; but no increasedp pay will be allowed should they
be greater than advertised, if the pOints to be suppliedbe
correctly stated. Bidders must inform fhemseiIes on
This point: and also in reference 70 the weight pf 1.-THE
mail. the condition Of tha roads, hills, streams &c. ,and
4 aufdf-bridgcs ferfies, or distractions Of any kind by
which expenses may be incurred. Noclaim for addition
al pay based on such grounds, can be considered; nor for
! alleged mistakes or misappTehension as to the degree Of
/ service; nor for bridges. destroyed, or other distinctions
Increasing distance, occurring during the contract term.
Ofsces established after this advertisement isissued, and
also. during the contract term, are to be visited without
extra pay il the distance be not increased.
II. A bid received after the last day and hour named,
L OF WITHOUT lle SudId1tCc ItQulItu u9 law Vi IL Ogu
bines several routes in one sum Of compensation, cannot
be considered in competition with a regular proposal rea-
sonable in amount
% Bidiers should first propose for service strictly ac-
cording TO the advertisement, and then if they desire,
separately for different service; and il the regular bid
be the lowest offered for the advertised service, the 9th
er propositions may be considered.
Is. There should be but one route bid for in aprepO-
IA. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the name
and residence Of the bidder, THAT is his usual post office
address, and those OF each member OF a frm, where a
company sfers, should be distinctly stated; also
Of conveyance if ahigher mode than horseback be intend
cd. The words with due CELEBRITY, certainty, and secu-
rity,p , inserted to indicate the mode of conveyance, will
constitute a 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 hest 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, to write out infull the sum Of their bids, and to
Altered bids should not be submitted nor should bids
once submitted be withdrawn. q
Each bid must be guaranteed By two responsible per-
General guarantees cannot be admitted. The bid and
guarantee Should be signed plainly with the full name Of
each person. ~ ~N
The department reserves the right to reject any bid
which MAJ be deemed extravagant; and also to 1disre-
gard the bids of failing contractors and bidders.
,16. The bid should be sealed, superscribed 'BIail Pro-
posaIs, State of - addressed-Second Assistant
Postmaster General,-Contract office, 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.
II. The contracts are TO be executed and returned e
the department by OF 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 thu
contracts be executed or not. No proposition to trans
fer will be considered unit the contracts are EXECUTED
and received at the departments; and then no transfe,
will be allowed, unless good and sufficient reasons there.
for are given, to be determined by the department. II
all cases the retiring contractor will be required to be
come one or the shreties on the new contract.
Is. POstnasterS~ atlficeS on or near railroads, but NOR
than eighty rods frOmla ~statiouy wiz Immediately afte
the 3tst of March next, report their exact distanct
supplied with the mail to enable the Postmaster Genera
to direct . mail-messenger supply from the drst of Ju!
next.
e 10. Section IS of an act of Congress approved March
1916, provides that contracts for the transportation of thu
mails shall be let in every case tO.thelowest bidder ten
3 dering ~auf1cient guarantees for the faithful performance
y without other reference 10 the mode Of such transports
ton than may be necessary to provide for the due celebrity
certainty and security Of such tTahspotation. Under thi
law a new description of bids have been received. They
do not specify a mode of conveyance, but engage to tax
the entire mail each trip with certainty, celebrity and Sc
curity, using the terms of the law. These bids are styl
5 ed from the manner in which they are designated on tn
books of the department, star bids, and they will be con
t strued as providing for the conveyance Of the entire mail
however large and whatever may be the mode necessar
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 il
preference to- star or specific bid.
When the lowest bid is not a star bid, and specifies eth
, er no mode or an inadquate mode Of conveyance, it will
not be accepted, but set aside for a specific bid propOsin
the necessary service. l--.t -.-I' s
When the bid does not specify a mode of conveyance
also when II proposes TO carry according 70, the adver
tisement, /" but without such specification, it will be con
sidered as a proposal for horseback service
d 20. A modification Of a bid in any of its eSseetiaI term
is tantamOunt TO a new bid, and cannot be received, so a
10 interfere with a regular competition, after the las
hour set for receiving bids.
81. PostHasters are to be careful not to certify th
sufcieney OK yuarantors, or sureties, without KNOWN
that they are personso Of sufficient responsibility and al
% bidders, gurantOrs, and sureties are distinctly notife
that on a failure to enter into or perform the contract
for the service proposed for in the accepted bids, their lie
gal liabilities will eenfOrced against thsm.
%. Present contractors, and persons known at the de
partment must equally with others, procure guarantor
and certificates of their suic ency substantially in tn
forms above prescribed. The certificates of %sufHcienc
mustb be signed by a postmaster or by a judge of a court
/ record. A. V. BROWN,
Il Postmaster General.