Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-03-20

the eostractos, undss the direction OF the depart
m.nt.
take the neil f'rm and deliver It into the post Offices
IT the co0men ement sod spd Of ,heir routes, aud
- ~ d frosn all onees not more than eiGh,y rods
rom station o. lending. Prepossis may be sub
m's's for tn p~rsormante ~ I'll ether eide service
10, for Offices over eighty rolls from station
or landing
csip,s will be REQUIRED for nail bags conveyed
N charge Of perscos employ Cd by rsiro N eompADtrs
There Ill al-o b, WAY bills" pgepafed By posimas-
tore, OF othsr agents Of the DEPARTING TO accom-
pany the mails, specifying the number and destna-
zion Of the several bags. On the principal stage
routes. ltkeVise, receipts viii be reqpired and way
bils forwardsd the latter 10 b. exsmin'd By the
,sverai bss'mssers, to insure regularity In the de-
Livery Of mati e
Z Mo pay Will u- made fov trip3 not perform d;
and Ibr sach Of su:h ssons not Satisfactorily ex
pieasd, three ties thu pay VI the iTtp nay he DE-
Quoted. Fur arrvas 20 isr bsh nd time ss " b eak
coonex ion with d. ending mails and not sutci ntly
,usrd. one fourth d he comf en- aitn OF the trip
is sat ject u forfeiture. Desuettco will sso be
dered for . grade Of Performance ioeeri 10 that
specified In I, c.ntrsct. Yor repested d. lnqusn-
ces the kind herein sp'c fed. ensreed penalties.
ps0poftoDed to the nature thereof and the inpor-
tsnce OF the mel may emsde.
5. For lie wing behind or throwing "a the mails,
any portion OF them for the admission Of pa sen
gar., for being concerned In ting up RUM
ing express conveying In e.ligence IN advance
Of the mail, quarters pay may be deducte1.
8. Fines viii Be i'm oosed unlsss the dciinqW ney be
promptly aud satisfactorily expisined by certificates
Of L)stmasters the Aifidsvits Of other credible
prrsons for fe ling to arrive in contract tim; fr
neg citing 10 tax. the mail fTon deliver 1t into
post ONCE: for suffering 1t to be vet, injure de-
strJyed robbed. or lost and for refusing, after de-
m4nd 20 convey the mai rs frequesity a. the con-
tractor runs, or Is conc erned III runni. <, coach,
steamboat, on y route.
7 Toe Po.tmss.er General IN y snnui the oen-
trait for repeat failures 10 run afre ably TO con-
tract fol- violating the Post Cf laws, oy dsobey
Ing the nsti ucton- OF the DEPARTMENT. for refusing
to di charge carrier when required by the depart.
ment do for running express Is sfofessi'
f9r tran porting per.ons or packages conveying
| Unstable ma ter on of the mall.
=. Tn, Pos astr 3eDeral may order an tncre ne
| Oh service . route b. GLOWING therefor pro
rata increase 90 the ,ntrset pay. he may change
schedule Of departures aud arrivals IN I'll cases,
and pa tisulAsy make tn m conform to connexions
with railroad, without increase Of pay. divided
the running Il ne Be not abridged He may also or
der increase Of speed, loving, Wlthin the re-
strictons Of the law, pro rata ncrs ase Of pay for
the additional .sock or carriers, any. The COZ
| tractor may. however, In the ca.e Of increase Of
speed, venqu,th the contract, BY gving premrt no
tice to the department. that he prefers doing to
carrying the order into effect The p stmastcr Gen
ers may also curtail discontinue the rvice, In
whole or In part, st pro rata defra OF p'y, 81.
| lowing one months extra compensation on the
amount dispensed With, whenever In his opinion, the
public interests require the change, or In case he
desires TO sepertede BY different grade Of trans
pOItation.
8. Payments vi be made by collections from or
drafts on p stmxsters, or Otherwise after tbs txp!
| ration Of each quarter-ssy In February, Nay, Au
gust, and November.
10 The distance are given according to the best
inf m .tion but no increased pay will be allowed
should they be greater than advertised, II tt points
! to DO supplied be correctly stated Bdders must
| INFORM Themselves on Nis point. and 70 in refer
the Of the mail the condition Of roads,
| hills, streams, &c ID all toll bridges ferries. or
obstr uctions " any Kind BY which expense may be
Incurred. No claim for al itioRai pay, tased on
| such grounds, b. consider, d nor for alleged
mistakes sappr heosion ~ to the degree of SER
vice; for brdve d stroyed, ferries di,contnued
other distractions increasing cst3n ., occurring
during the contract term. Oices established after
this adve tieement IL u sued and also during ths
contract term, to be visited without extra pay,
| II the distance be not increased.
H. A bid received after the last day snf hour NAM
ell, or without the guaranty repaired By law and .
certificate .. to the sufficsncy Of such guaran,y,
cannot be .dered in competition With regular
| proposal reasonable in amount.
IL. Baders should hrst propose for service strictly
according the advertise ment, and then II they de-
sire, separately for different services and the req
utdr bid tie tn lowest ce ed for the adv '-ed set
vice, the other prop)si Inns may be considered
Is There should be but one route BID for 10 pro
possl Consolidated or combination lids ('propos-
ing one sum for two more rcutes) are forbidden
BY law, and cannot be considered.
~. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence Of the dier THAT Is his usual
post once addres) and those OF each member Of u
n,m where a company offers, should be distinctly
| sta,ci; also the mode OF conveyance, II higher
| mode than horseback be int, ded. The words
Celer1ty certainty, enO oeCuTltys insert.
cd to Indicate the mode OF conveyance, will consti-
tute " star bid" when star BID is intende I,
| specific convey ance must be Famed. But in case
| fipo n odes Of conveSancs are named at tbs came
alton. the highest or best for the service will
| be tab n.
IS Bidders are requested 70 use, ar far as pract-
csble the printed form Of PROPOSE furnished by the
| department, to write out In full the sum of their
| I ids, aud to retain copies II them
| Altered bids should not be submitted: NOR should
bids once submitted be withdrawn No withdrawal
of bidder or gnarantor VIII b allowed unless da-
tel and received before the last dsy for receiving
proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed BY two responsible
persons.
General guarantees cannot be admitted. The bid
and guaranty should be signed pAiuly with the full
name Of each person
The department reserves the right to reject any
bid which may he deemed extravagant, and also
to disregard the bids CT failing contractors and
bidders.
l6 The bid should be scaled, superscrbed Nail
ond Assistant Postmaster acne: al, Contract Once, !"
and sent by mail not by or to an agent and post
masters will not ose oposas Tor letters Of any
| kindly In their quarterly returns
II. The contracts to be executed and returned
70 the department bv or before the LIST day OF Au.
gust, 1859; but the service must bs commenced on
the 1st July preceding or on the mail day n. 1t At
tor that date whether the contracts be executet
not No proposition TO transf will be considered
until the CONTRACTS cuted and received at the
department; and then NO transfer will be allowed
J.,
to be determine by the department In all cases the
retiring contractor will Be required to become Of
| ths suretits on the nv contract.
IS. P..tmAsers at Offices near raj 70 ads. but
more than eighty rods from stati m, Will, !mnedt.
ately after the 3lst OF Ma rch next, repor. their
act distance from the nearest st ton, ard how they
otherwise supp lei with the mail, to enable the
Postmaster General TO direct ma LINES niger sup
| ply from the ist Of July NIX.
| 10 Section eighteen Of an act Of O. ngrcss ap-
proved Ma ch 3. lS1S, provides that contracts for
L
cry case to the lowest bidder tsnderiog suficient
guarantees for faithful p Tfo-mance, v thous ether
reference TO the mode Of zach transport ton than
may be TO provide for the due CELEBRITY, cer-
| tainty. ami security Of tuch transportation +" I'm.
der this Law n " description Of bids has been re-
ceived. They do not specify mode OF conveyance.
but engage to take the entire mail each trip with
lerity, certainty and security, using theerms o. hs
law. these bids are styled, from the manner In
which thhy are desienst-d on the books Of the de-
partment, star bids" and they viii b construed
AO,c,rer large, and ,cAstsvsr may BE- tie mode nee
essdry to ias"rs ifs celebrity, certainty and se.
cvraty.''
Sufficient, the lowest bid Gill be accepted In prefer
| ence TO . star or specific bid
When the Osest bid is not star bid, and specifics
either no mode or ~ Inadequate mode OF convey
anc- will not be accepted, but be set aside for
specific bid proposing he necessary service.
when the bid does not specify mode Of convey
ance. Also when It proposes to carry according q
1
It will be considered as proposal f,r horsebcck
| vice.
| 20. A m cdineation Ct bid IN any Of Ns essentiA
| terms IL t.ntamount TO new bid and cannot be
ceived ~ to interfere with regular compe iticn
after the last hour set for receiving bids Making
new bid ih guaranty and IL the only way
| 70 modify yr-vious bid
81. Postmssters be careful not TO certify the
sun1cienc, Of suarantOIs or suretes without bnow.
Ing that they peyoons Of sucent responsibility
and 81 biaders. susrantors, and sureties arc dtsne
u notified that failure to enter into perform
the cont acts for the service proposed for In thu
accepted bids, their legal liabilities will b entered
aGAtost thom.
- Prcssna Contractors, and persons kaevn % Tx
department must, EQUALLY with others. psoeurs
guarsntoss ana osSti1 sates a their sulciency seb
0teNttajly In tbs fo'ms above prescribed. The Ger
ti0cstes Of sufnciency mast b signed bv postmas
ter or BY judge o. eouTt - record. No othel
certincats Will b admittcd.
| AAl0N v. BROWN.
4eh6 ~ Hoamd2er 6enorsS.