Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-04
INSTRUCTIONS.

Containing conditions to be incorpornted IN IA,
contracts 10 the eItent the department. may deem
proper.
Seven minutes are allowed to each intermediate
ohce, when not otherwise specified, for opening aud
No Ray will be made for trips not performed; and
Tor each OF such omissions. satisfactorily ex-
Quoted: For arrivals so far bennd tms as TO break
CORN 1on with depending mails. and not sufficient
excused, on.-four,h OF the compensation for he
Zines will be imposed. unless the delinquency he
Of pes,masters or the afidsvits of other credible
persons Tor failing to arrive In contract time; for
negectIns 10 lake The mail 1rIn or deliver into
post once; Tor suffering II to be wet, injured de-
stroy ed, robbed. or lost.
The Postmaster General may annu the contract
Tor repeated failures to agreeably 10 contract
for violating the post Office laws, disobey ing the
instructions of the department.; for refusing TO dis
charge carrier when requested by the Department
10 do so; Tor assigning the contrac. without the as
sent of the Postmaster General; for transport
Of the mail.
Inc Postmaster General may order an increase of
service on route by allowing therefor pro Tata
Increase on the contract pay. He may change sche-
dulles of departures and arrivals all cases and par
tIcularly To make them conform to counex IONS ith
railroads, without increase pay, provided tue run
ming time be abridged. He NAV also order an in
the law, rat increase OF pay for the ADDITIONAL
stock or carriers, " any. The contractor may how
ever, in the c'se Of increase of speed, renqui, the
contract by giving prompt notice To the Department
that he prefers doug SO 10 Carrying the order iato
effect. The Postmaster General nay also curtai or
discontinue the service. IN whole IN part at pro
rata decrease of pay, allowing one months extra
compensation on toe amount Ispensed with. when
ever, IN his opinion, the public InteTe Is do not re
CURE the same, or In case be desires To supersede
by n dferent grade of trans portation.
Pay nents will lie made for the service by colIec-
lions rom or drafts on postmastsrs, or otherwise,
airy, May, August, and November.
Ih- distances aIe gwen according to the best in
should they be greater than advertised fths points
TO be supplied be correctly stated. Bidders n7sSf
tyerm Themselves on thts potat.
bidders uge faI nfir
pe the printed form OF proposals furnished by the
bids, and to retain copies OF them.
Each bad must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons. General guarantees cannot be admitted
Proposals. State of -" addressed second AS
sistant POSTMASTER General. Contract Ofioe. and
tiers will rot enclose proposals Tor letters Of any
kIndl IN their quarterly returns.
the Department by before the LIST of August 1885,
but the service must be commenced on the LIST July,
or the Lext mail day thereafter, whether the con-
tracts be executed or not.
3. ctIon IS of an act Of Congress. approved March
Of tue mail shall be let "in every case to lie lowest
bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful
Of such trans poriation than may be necessary 10
provide for the due CELEBRITY, certainty and security
scription of bid has been received u does not spe
CITY mode of conveyance, but engages to take Inc
security. using the terms of the law These bids
are styled, from the manner In which they desig-
On tue Oh Depdf' fflent, star bIds,'
and they will be construed prov for the CON
veyance OF the entire mall hortrer lurse, and
tchdferer may be the mode necessary TO tnsrr, Ir
"ccterity, GER dtn'y, and security"
In sll cases where the lowe { Grade of service is
believed totbe sufficient, the lowest bid will be ac
cepted, If duly guaranteed in preference TO "star
or spscI1c bid
hen the lowest bid 10 lot star bld, and specifies
either no mode or an sHddeqRafe mode of convey
anc,. IL will not be accepted but ide for a spe
chic bid proposing The necessary service.
When the bid does not specify mode of convey
ance; also. when IL proposes To carry according To
the adv ertisement," but without such specification,
1t will be considered as proposal for horseback ser
vice.
Postmasters are to he c,reful not To certify the
suiciency of guarantors suretles without Know
ing AZ they are persons fsuclent responsible ty;
and all bidders, guarantors, and sureties are dis
tincy notified that the failure TO enter into or
form the contracts for the service proposed for
in the acce ed bids their legal liabilities will bs en-
forced against them.
Present contractors, and persons known at the de-
partnent, mus, equally with others, PROCURE guaI
antors and oertict tes of their suiiciency subsant
aly in the forms above prescribed The certihc-tex
of suaic ency must DO signed by a postmaster or a
Judge of court of record -
AARON v.BROWN.
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