The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-09


y gh ed wsrmed and furnished aud adapted 10 the CON
vsnient separation aud due security OF the malls "a TO be
provided by the eonacer under the direction OF The de-
pertinent
Raj road and steanboa. companies required 10 lake
the mail from and deliver il into, The post Offices at the
and ecd OF The routes ano 70 ana on AZ
Proposals may be submitted for the performance OF all
other side servceha is for Offices over eighty rods from
a 5 alton landing
Receipts will be required for mail bags conveyed in
charge Of persons by railroad companies There
win also be way bills prepared BY posmas'srs, or
the mas specifying the number and destination OF the sew
eraI bags On the principal stage routes likewise receipts
will be repaired and way bils forwarded the Latter TO be
by the several posnasers TO Insure regularity
AN The delivery of mail bags
a. No pay will be made for trips not performed and
each Of such omissions not satisfactorily explained
three times pay OF The may be deducted For arri
50 behind time break connection with depend
lug mails, and not sufficiently excused one-ourh OF the
for the tip subject to Forfeiture Deduc-
ton will also he ordered for grade Of performances infe
Nor that specified in the contract For repeated dtn-
quenccs Of The kind herein specified enlarged penalties
proportoned to the thereof and the Importance Of
tlie mail may be made.
s. For leayiog behind throwing off the mails, any
portion them the admission Of passengers, for be-
ing concerned acting up running express convey
ing intelligence in advance OF the mail quarters pay may
be deducted.
g. Fines will he imposed unless The delinquency be
promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificates of
ostnaster the adavis Of other credible PERSONS for
failing arrive contract time for neglecng to take the
lowing either the unsuabeness OF the place
ofcarying III to be wet injured destroyed robbed or lost
and for refusing after demand to convey the mail as re
queny the contractor runs concerned in running
coach, car, steamboat route.
4 The Postmaster General may annu the contract for
sse Post Office laws, o. dsobyns the Instructions Of the
department; er refusing 20 discharge carrier when re-
CURED the department to DO s2 for assigning ,hc con-
ming a express aforesaid for transporting persons
or sckages conveying maiisla matter out OF the mail
8. The Postmaster General may order increasc Of
service by allowing therefor pro rata increase
the contract He change schedules of depart
and arrivals IN all cases, and particularly to make
them conform connexions with railroads. without in
crease of pay provided the running be not abridged
He may also order increase of speed, allowing within
the restrictions OF the law apro rata increase Of pay for
the additional stock carriers, If any The contractor
may however, in the of increase Of speed renqnish
the contract by giving prompt notice to the department that
he prefers doing to carrying the order into effect The
Postmaster General may also curtaH discontinue the
servce in whole part pro rata decrease of pay al
lowing one months extra compensation on the amount
dispensed WITH whenever, in his opinion, the public in
tercsts require the change or in he desires TO
sede it by different grade OF transportation
g. Payments will be made by collections from, drafts
on posasaaers otherwise, after the expiration Of each
quartcr--sny in February, May, August and November
10. The distances given according to the best nor
nation bu, NO increased pay viii be allowed should they
correctly stated Bidders mss inform henssetcts Iis
point and also in reference the weight of the mail the
condition Of roads, hills streams, &c, and ali tobridges
be incurred No claim for additional pay, based such
grounds, can be considered; for alleged misah
to the degree for bridges
deoyed other distractions Increasing distance,
ing during the contract term. Offices established after this
advertisement issued and also during the contract
are to be visited without extra pay il the distance be not
increased.
II. bid received ner the last day and hour named
without the guarantee required by law that comb
several routes in of compensation cannot be
sidered in competition with regular proposal reasonable
in amount
L. Bidders should first propose service strictly
cordns TO the ADVERTISEMENT and then, If they desire
ardtey for different service and If the regular bid he Tho
lowest offered for the advertised service the other PROPOSE
tions may be considered
- There should be bu, one route bid for in proposal
H. The route the service, the yearly pay, the
residence Of tho bidder Chat is his usual post Office ad
dress) and those ofeaeh member of firm, where con
pany offers, should be distinctly stated also The mode
conveyance, higher mode than horseback be intended
The words " with due cslery, certainty and security,
inserted to indicate the mode conveyance, will
a g star bid" When bid is intended no specific
conveyance be named But modes Of con-
veyonce named al the same compensation, the highest
or best for the service will be taken.
l6. Bidders nrerequested to USE far practicable The
printed form Of proposal furnished by the department
write in full the sum of their bids and to retain copies
of them. Saa
Altered bids should not be submitted should bids
once submitted be withdrawn
Each bid be guaranteed by responsible persons.
General guarantees cannot be admitted. The bid and
guarantee should be signed plainly with the full name of
which may deemed exrsvagant and also disregard
the bids OF failing contractors and bdaers
16. The bid should be scaled superscrbed Mail Pro-
posas State OF - addressed Second Assistant
Postmaster General Contract Office and sent by mail
by agent; and posmusers will not enclose proo-
sails cor letters Of any kind IN their quarterly returns
IT, The contracts be executed and returned the
department by before the la day OF August 1853 but
thv service must be eommsnced Juy preceding
the mail dry after that date whether the
De executed Mo proposition 70 will be
derd Until the Contracts are sxeculed and received al the
department and thes transfer will ba allowed
good and sufficient therefor given
mined by u Q department.. In oil the retiring con-
tractor Will be required become Of the on the
new contract sas4asGf
H. Posmasters at Offices railroads but more
than eighty rods from station. wil Immediately after the
5st OF March nex report their exact distance from The
nearest station and how they otherwise supplied with
the mail TO enable the Postmaster General direct mail
messenger supply from the LIST Of July next
l9 Section Ia OF an OF Congress- approved March
mail shall be lc lin every 10 the lowest bidder ten
dering saf6csn guarantees for faithful performance with
out other reference to Tho mode of such
may be necessayy provide for the celebrity certainty
and security Of such transportation Under this law ne
description OF bids has been received They do not spec
mode 81 convsyance but engage take the entire mad
each trip with CELEBRITY, certainty and security using the
erms OF tho law These bids styled from the manner
IN which they designated the books Of the depprt-
mcnt, sdr 6sd and they will be construed providing
for tho convsyancs of the entire mai however large ID
certainty, and sAcur,tyo
In all cases where the lowest grade service is believed
to be sufficient the lowest bid will accepted ia preference
to star specific bid.