Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1858-01-09

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7. The Postmaster General may order an in.
crease Of service on route by allowing there.
for pro rata increase GU the contract pay.
lie may change schedules Of departures and
arrivals in all cases. and particularly to make
them conform to connexions with railroads,
with out increase Of pay, p.ovided the running
time be not abridged. lie may also order an
increase Of speed, allowing, within the restrlc.
tlons OF the law, pro rata increase OF pay Tor
the additional stoel or carriers II any. The
contractor, may, however, in tho case OF incre.
ase Of speed, reinquiSh the contract by giving
promp. notice to the department that he pre-
ferS doing 80 to carrying tho order into effect
The Postmaster General may also curtail or
discontinue the service, IN whole or in part, at
pro rata decrease of pay, allowing one months
extra componsation on the amount dispensed
with, whenever, in his opinion, the public in
terests do not require the same, or in ease he
desires to supersele it by different grade Of
transportation.
s. Payments will. bo made for the service by
collections from, or drafts on postmasters, or
otherwise, after the expiration OF each quarter
say in February, May, august, and Novem-
her.
9. The distances are given according to the
best information; but no increased pay will be
allowed should they DO greater than advertised,
it the points to be supplied be correctly stated.
Bidders mast inform themselves on Ibis point
and also III reference t, :he weight OF bridges,
ferries, or distractions Of any kind bS which
expense may be incurred. No claim for ad-
dltional pay based on such grounds can be
considered nor for alleged mistakes or mlsap.
prehension us to the degree Of service, nor for
lridses destroyed, or othcrobs,ructlons increis-
ing distance. occurring daring the contract term
Offices established after this advertisement is is.
sued, and also during the contract term, arc
to be visited without extra pay, if the distance
be not increased
10. A bid received after the last day ant
hoar named, or without the guarantee required
by law, or that combines several routes in ont
sum of c)mpensattn, cannot be considered il
competition with regular proposal reasonabl,
in amount.
IL. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement, anc
then, ii they deslr., separately for different scr
vice; md if tho regular bld be the lowest ofc
red tho advertised service, the other prOpo
stions may be considered.
IL. There should be but enc route bid Tor il
a proposal.
l3. Tho route, the service, the yearly pay, tn
name and residence Of the bidder, Chat is hi
nsnal post Office aliresS,) and those Of eac
mpmber Of iirn, where company offers
should be distinctly stated; also the mode o
; conveyance, If higher mode than hor'ebae
he intended. The words "with due teleri'y
} certainty, and security" inserted t" indIcat
the mode of conveyance, will constitute, "Sta
bid" When "star hid" is intended, no Spe
cited conveyance must be named.
II. Bidders are requested to use, as far n
practicable, the printed form VI proposals fur
ni'bcl by the department, to write ont in fol
tho SUN Of their bids, and to. retain copies o
them.