Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-03-09

hsvpe: and sor the xciusive use, While travelling
With IN /. msls . eou mosisps car. 90 apartment IN
he centre 81 . csr Ioperiy hghied. VAIN d aud
10 rnishd, and ADAPTED 1, tie eonves-nt -sparstipn
lDd due secuyity RI tn mails. II 10 Ne provided BY
The con, rector under the direction OF The depart
mrn..
Railroad and st samhoa, companies are required 70
lake the M Ali t,r end deliver II into the yrt offices
1T the common 'me't snd -Lo of ,heir '"uts end
10 ar a from all Offices not more than etso ross
from a stAtion OF laDdinz Prspo-Ais may he sub-
mtt - the pe rormane Of all ",her rae s.rsice
that 10, for ofs 90 over eighty 'oas IRON "at@n
or landing
n ,c.,p,. will be ,au,red tor msil bags conveyed
in srge o, persons emplo by rairo VI companies
There ia also be way viils pseIarei us i's'mas-
ters or Other agents OF the depart meit '" senom-
pa the mails specifying the number ana stina-
I on OF tn. seversi tags. ON the principal stage
routes, Hkesiss, receipts vii b. req' I'd and way
biiis forwarded; the latter 70 b. exAt.n'd ~ the
.eyeral ,sims-iers, to insure feeusriy Ia the W.
liyefy of mai b q,
No nav oil, ~ made for trips not par'sym d;
and for each OF such OMISSIONS not satisfactorily eS
llsin, d. three times thi pay oi the Trip may NJ d
Quoted FIR sriivass So far bh I'D time a. " b eak
With d-renc irgma.s and not sut ci ntly.
exous. one fourth 81 n cJm en- -a'icn OF the trip
is sui ct forfeiture. Desu.t on viii also De OF
red for . xrade OF performance irfcri = to inst
specified In tn. contract For repeated d liiquen-
c,es O, the kind herein spc fled, enlarged pnaties
p,opor ioned to the nature thereof anu th= inpor-
lance o' the all. may &c l4sie.
s. pr lie ing behind or throwing on the mails,
or any portion OF them for the admission OF passeL.
g,r- or for bAng concerned In itlng up or rum
ing an express conveying ms igence In advance
o. the mail, quarters pay may be deducte'.
a. Pines viii BE- i'm oosei unit - tn dcliaau ncy be
promptly aud satisfactorily explained by Certificates
u p,stmas,ers or the afndsyits of other credible
prisons for fe ling TO arrive in contract tim for
negl. citing tax she mail from or d. liver II into
post office for -is ring II to be wct, inuGef de
str5yei robbed or lost and for refusing, after de-
maud 20 convey the msil as frequently a the con-
tractor runs, or Is concerned 10 runnr Z, coach,
car or steamboat, on route.
7 Toe Posim sster Geoerni my snnul the con-
Tract for repeat failures TO run ACRE ably to con-
tract for violating the Post OIL laws, OF disob*y
Ing the inst ucf u the department. for refusing
to discharg. carrier when required by the depart.
msut t. do 80 for running an exp ess Is sfortsAi
or for tran porting persons or packages conveying
mai able ma ter on. OF he mall.
g. Tn Pos IN .ster 6e.s al may order sn increase
Of service Oh . route b. allowing therefor pro
rata increase on the ,ntraet pay. lie may change
schsdus Of departures and arrivals Va Oil cases,
and pa tic sTy 70 make tn m conform to connexions
with rai'road-, without increase OF pay, y oviaea
the running Il ne be no; q ridstd he may Also or
der al increase OF speed, lowing, within the re-
str!ctioi Of the law, pro rata incr' ase OF pay for
the additional stock or carriers, II any. The COZ
tractor may however, In the case Of increase Of
speed relinq sh the contract by giving prompt no.
tic, to the d.ps IN mt that he prefers doing 20 to
oAlrying tbs der into effect The p. s,mastcr Gen
eral msy also curtA or discontinue the SERVICE IN
whole or in part, at pro rata desrta of ply, al.
loving one months extra compensation On the
amount dispensed WITH whenever. In his opinion, the
public interests require the chsnge, or IN case he
desires to sepertede II by u different grade Of tra.s-
portation.
3. Pawn ,nts vi be made by collections from or
drafts On . smasters, or otherwise, after the sxp
ration Of each quarter-s.y In February Nay, An
gust, and November.
To- tn, III, lance, are given according to the best
inf ,Im ,ton but no increased pay will be allowed
81, 4 he tel han
u he supplied pe corre' tly stated. Bdders ma
inform Themselves on tbs point AID Siso in refer
81 the wegt OF the mail the condition Of roSrs
hills, streams, &c AID al toll bridges, ferries. or
obstructions " any kind by which sxoenee may be
in ;urred. No claim for al. itionai pay, based on
such grounds, can BE- considered; nor for alleged
mistakes apprt heOson 40 to the cegree Of ser-
vice nor for bridges d. stroy d ued
or Their distractions increasing dstan ., occurring
during the contract term. Offices established after
this advertise is Il, ued, and also during the
Contract term, to be visited without extra pay,
II the distance be not Increased.
H. A bid received after the last day an hour nam
ed, or without the guaranty II aired b. law and .
certificate to the suffictency Of such guaranty,
cannot be con .hered In competition with regular
proposal liable In amount.
IL. Bidders should first propose for service srictly
according to he Sdverts ment, aud then, il they de-
sire separately for different ,ervice and IL the reg
ular bid lie tn lowest cite ed for tn advert ed set
vice, the other prop,si Ms may be considered
Is There Ild he hut one route bi for In pro
possl. Consolidated or mbination lid (propos-
ing one sum for two or more routs") are forbidden
by Law, and cannot be considered.
-. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence Of the oder, THAT Is, his usual
post once addre-s,) and those of each m mber If a
n III. where company offers, she uld be distinctly
sta also the mole OF Conveyance, II higher
mode than horseback De inte' d Il. The words
It'll due teler.ty ettainty, and security insert
cd to Indicate the mode OF conveyance, viii const.
tute +" star bid" When star BID is intende I, no
a. l.V Irft
two odes Of CONVEX Ance are named at tn, sams
the highest best for tie service will
be iak n.
Is Bidders are requested to use, ar far as prsct-
csbe, the printed form Of propose furnished BY the
department, to write ont IN full the sum Of their
bids, aud to retain copies of them.
Altertd bids ehould not be submitted: nor ehould
bids once submitted be- Withdrawn No withdrawal
OF bid ief guarau tor will be allowed unless da-
ted and received before the last day for receiving
proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responslbe
persons.
0ensrs al guarantees cannot be admitted. The bid
and guaranty shout be s9ncd plniuly with the full
name OF each person
The department reserves the right to reject any
iii which may be deemei extravagant, and alao
to disregard the bids Of failing contractors and
bidders.
i6 The bid sho uld be scaled, superscribed Nail
Proposals. State II ........... addressed Be-.
end Assistant Petmastcr Gene. al Contract Office,
and sent By mail not by or to an agent; and post
masters will not enc pr opossls Tor letters OF any
kind) in their quarterly returns
II. The contracts are to be Executed and returned
to the dcpartm mt bv or before the LIST day cf Au-
gust 1859; but the service must bs commence ON
the t July preceding or oh the mail das n xt AZ
that date, whether the contracts be executed
not No proposition to transf will be c. nsidered
until the CONTRACTS sreex' cued aud rae ved at the
department; ard then no transfer will b. allowed
unless good and suci mt rs therefor are given,
to be determine by the department In all cases II
firing contractor viii b. req uired to becoms one Of
the suTeti's on the n, v c ntract.
Is P,stm n off :es near raj 70 ads but
more than eighty rods from staff n, will, llued l.
atey after the 3ist OF March next, rspor their *
act stance ffom the nearest It ton AID how they
are otherwise supp et with the mail to enable tie
Postmaster General to direct ma l-messenger sup
ply from the ist Of Julynx.
10 Section eighteen OF an act OF @, ngress APP
proved Mach B. lst5, provides that contracts for
the transport ation Of the mail shall be let 'in ev-
cry case to the lowest bidder tend rig sufficient
guar antics for faithful p rformance, W thout tner
reference TO the mode Of such transport ton than
may be pr wide for the due CELEBRITY, c"r
tainty, an security Of tuch transport alton - IN
der this law a n description Of bids has been re-
ceivtd. They do not specify mode OF conveyance,
but engage to take the entire mail each trip vi e.
lerity, certainty and security, using the terms o. the
law These bids styled, from the manner In
which thhy designat ID on the books Of the de-
partmcnt. star bids and they viii be construed
pr viiing for the nvey ance OF the entire mai,
ho,c rer large, and arh ateper may he the mode neo
essary to insure its "ceierdy, certainty and Sc
curay."
Wien the lowest grade Of ser ice is believed 10 be
Sufficient, the lowest bid will tie aocepted In prefer
ence to q star or specific bid
When the os est hid cot star bid, and spe ihes
either no mode or an INADEQUATE mode OF convey
anc' will not be accepted, but be set ssde for
specific bi proposing the necessary .ervice.
when the bid does not specify a mode OF conv,y
ance. Also when it proposes to carry according to
the sdver'iseo ent, bat without such specification.
It Will be conside rcd proposal for horseback SER
vice.
20. m 'dihcation ef . bid in any Of its essential
terms IL t.ntamount TO new bid, and cannot be
ceived to interfere with regular compe ition,
after the last hour ct for receiving bids Making
bid in guaranty ard ertihcate Is the only way
to modify rr evious bid
2l Posm asters to be careful not to certify the
sum -iency CT guarantOIs or sureties Wi;htu. tnow
log that they persons ofsucent ponsibility
end al bidders, guarantors and sureties distinct
~ notified that . failure to enter into perform
the cont, acts for the service proposed for in the
accepted bids their legal liabilities will be eLforced
against them.
Droeoot contps ora and rersnns knovn tho