Nebraska advertiser., 1858-03-18
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8. The Postmaster Geheral may order an Increase Of
service On a roate BY allowing theEefsra pro rata increase
on the contract pay. He may change schedules OF de-
partures and arrivals in all cases, ana paaicuIarly to
make them perform 70 connections with railroads., with
OUT increase Of pay, provided the running time be not
abrdged.i He may also 50ulTt ~ iEpxehse Of kpeeA al
lowing within the restri9tions 81 the Aawsa prs ralaiR-
crease Of pay for the additional stock or carriers, If any.
The contractor may, however, ID the case ef increased
speed, relinquish the contractby giving prompt notice to
tue Department. that ne prefers doing so IVcarTying the Or
der mo eaect. The Postmaster General may also curtail
ordiscoRtinue the service, IN YlioTeOT in part, at pro rata
decrease d pay, allowing one months exIrscomDensaton
on the amount dispensed with, Whenever in his opinion
the pubic interests require the change, or in case he de-
sires TO supercede il BY a different grade Of tEanspOrta-
8. Payments FinlbsFm@6 10y SoilectSSns from, or
drafts on postnlasters OF Otherwise, after the expiration
Of each qvArter "a say IN Febtuafys Nay august and No
10. The distances are givelaceouding to the best infOr-
nation; hut no increased PAY vii be allowed should they
be greater than advertised, IL thepoints to be suppliedbe
correctly stated. Bidders Sbusf slfOTm thenselres on
fhis P0int; and also in Reference % the weight Of the
mail, the condition OF the roads, hills, streams, &c, and
all toll-bridges, ferries, OF obsiructions Of any kind BY
a. nav bsssd a. sScb Srsn5aSL IN q Srsiaa 80 - for
alleged mistakes or misapprehsDsion as 70 the degree Of
service; nor for bridges. Destroyed, or other distractions
iasTsaslnsS isseRcs ocseSE1nf Tips the ssRsssst sf[Eas
also during the contract term, are to be vistedswhh6ut
extra pay II the distance be not increased. sTzs
II. A bid received after thelast day and hour named,
or without the guarantees reQaredby law, or that COM
bines several routes In one suHnof eompehsation, cannot
be considered in competition tith regular proposal rea-
ID Bidders should first propose for service strictly acL
oording to the advertisement, and then IL they desire,
separately for different service; and il the Eegaiar bid
be the lowest offered for the advertised service, the ofh-
er propositions may be considered. ffe 4 1fi
Is. There should be but enc route bid for in a propo-
sal.rr e os HarqttIa - 6e l
IA The route, the service, the yearly pay, the name
and residence Of thepiddeL CHAT Is his usual post ofice
address) andtnose-o t roe firm, where a
compshy offers, should Pc tated; asO the mode
Of conveyRnce If ahigher mode n nshorsebAck b6iEtend-
ed. The words with due, celebrity, certainty, and secu-
rity,'' inserted to- INDICATED the node % conveyance, will
constitute a star bid. When a star bid is intended, no
specific conveyance must b0 mined. But in case two
modes Of conveyance, are named at the same eompensa-
tion, the highest or best for the service will be taken.
10. Bidders are requested to use as far as practicable.
the printed form of proposal furnished by the depart
ment, to write out in full the sum. Of their bids, and to
retain copies Of them. atJ 4a..a >
Altered bids should not be submitted nor should bids
once submitted be Withdrawn. .-fsF atR
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible per-
sons. stsHsspN b4ea zgfT 81
General guarantees cannot be admitted. The bid and
guarantee should be signed plainly with the full name of
The department. FsserS yfhs right ty 5eject any bid
which maybe deemed exttavagant; and afsu to disre-
gard the bids Of failing contractors and bidders.
I6. The bid should be sealed, superscribed SMail Pro-
pOsals, State 81 addressed : Second Assistant
Postmaste GeneraI,5Contr;ct ONCE, and sent BY mail,
not by or to an agent; and posrlasters viii not enclose
proposals 0r fettefs OF anyarinD m their quarterly re-
turns. HvIl4G lrsr4a EfA astsgfOnE
the department BY or before the Istdaylof August, 1858.
but the service hUst-be commented On the first July pre-
ceding, or the maitdey next after that date whether the
contracts be- executed or not. No proposition to trans
fer will be considered untilthe contracts are executed
and received at the department.; and then no transfer
WILDE allowed unless gOOdsand ~suficient reasOnsthere-
for are giyenit s be determined by the department. n In
all cases the retiring contractor will be required to be-
come one OF the sureties on the new contract.
Is, ~Postmasters at ohces on or near railroads, but more
than eighty rods from a station, will Immediately after
from the nearest station, and how they are otherwise
supplied with the mail to enable the Postmaster General
to direct nail-nessenger supply from the first Of July
next.
10. Section IS Of an act of Congress approved March 8,
lS45, provides that contracts for the transportation of the
mails shall be let in every case to the lowest bidder ten
dering G%uhieieut guarantees for the faithful performance,
without other reference to the mode Of such transpOrta-
tion than may be necessary to provide for the due celebrity,
certainty and security of such Transportation. Under this
law a new description Of bids have been received. They
do lot specify a mode Of conveyance, but engage to take
te enllIemAid eaen Tip Wlth-eertainIy ceierlty and Sc
curity, using the terms Of the law. These bids are styI-
ed from the manner in which they are designated on the
books of the department, star bids, and they will be con-
strued as prOvtdihgf for Tie Ssuyeyaneeo Of the hntire mail,
however large, aud whatever may be'the mode necessary
to insure its celebrity, certainty and security.
IN All cases where Tue lowest grSde 81 sernceIfs be-
HeYed to besunoient, the owesabid4 be acceptedi in
preference to a star or speci6Qbid.
When the lowest bid is not astarbid5 and specifies eth
er no mode OF an ~inadquate InodeOf conveyance, it will
not be accepted, bat set aside for a specific bid proposing
the necessary service.
When the bid does not specify a .modeof conveyance;
also when it proposes 0 carry according to the adver-
tisement," but without such specification, it will be con-
sldered as a proposal for horseback service.
20. modification OF a bid in any Of its esseetial terms
is tantamOuntt to q new bid, and cannot be received, so as
to interfere with a regular competition, after the last
hour set for receiving bids. ~
81. Ostmaster are to be careful not to certify the
suficiency Of guarantOrsy or s~uretesy without knowing
that they are persons Of sufficient responsibility; and all
bidders, gurantors, and sureties are distinctly notified
that on a failure to enter into OF perform the contracts
for the service proposed for in the acceptedbids, their le-
| gal liabilities will be enforced against them. q ~ -
D. Present contractors, and persons known at the de-
partment must equally with others, procure guarantOrs
and certificates of their suf1e ency Substantially in the
forms above prescribed. The certificates Of s1ffcieney
must be sigued by a postmaster or by a judge OF a court Of
record. q .i - : A. ". BROWN ul q"
1 aI[n-f Il. ...--nf Postmaster General .-