Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-03-22

me Contractor, undos the direction OF the DEPART
ment.
Railroad and steamtoat companies are required 10
lax the mail and deliver 1t into the post Offices
~ the commeu emept and end OF their rottes aud
70 AID from all ofnces not more than eIshly rods
from q station or landing. Proposals may be sub.
initial for the perormane Of all other eide service
-thst 10, for Offices over eighty rods from static
or lzniiag.
R.ceint- vii! be required for mail bag. eonveyed
In char ~ persons employee by raDro ~ eVmpanes
Th-rev u also be way bills" Pr pared by post as.
tiers, other agents Of the department 10 sccom-
pany the mails specifying the number and destna-
ton Of thu seversi bags On the principal stage
routes. Iikeeise, receipts will Be r.qured and way
bills forwarded the latter 70 b. examined ~ the
several masters, TO usUre regularity In the de-
Livery OF mali bags.
No pay will pe MADE for trips bot perferm d
and for each OF such omissions not satisfactorily
planned three times thd pay OF the trip may be de-
Quoted. For srIyais % fsr behnd time % 70 b. eak
come with DEF ending mails. and not suf eli nifty
,used, fourth Of he coa .a'ion OF the THY
IS subject u forfeiture. Deduction will also be
dered for grade OF performance Inferior to that
cies OF the kind herein specified, enlarged prnatics
propoYtioned TO the nature thereof and the impor-
lance Of the mail. may made.
g. For lie wing behind throwing oil the mails,
or sny portiop OF them for the admission OF pa. sen.
gsrs, or for being concerned In sitting up rum
Ing an express conveying inteligenee In advance
OF the mall = quarters pay may be deducte'.
Pines will be m posed, unl's the dsiinqu ncy be
promptly and satisfactorily explained by Certificates
OF postmAst-rs or the afndavits u other credible
persons for fe ling u arrive ia contract time; fer
ncgl. citing To take the mail from d. liver II into
poet ONCE &: for suffering II 10 be vet. Injuries, de-
stroy ed roth-d or lost and for refusing, after de-
nd 20 convey the malt IS frequently a. the con-
sctoY runs, or Is concerned In runni Z, q coach
- or steamboat, on route
I TIE Posimsstcr General my snnui the
ira for reJeAt failures TO run ACRE ABLY 10
tract; foI violating the Post On'e laws, o. dtsobey
INK thu Instr NC lions OF the depA tment for refusing
~ ttir - hep NV th,l "A.
inrnt g. DO 80; Tor running an express - sforesAt
OF f1r tran porting persons or packages conveying
MsLabc ina ter GU ~ the mail.
g. The Pos, Ia Astsr General may order IN incre ssc
%, .~svlrc ON . route b. GLOWING therefor pro
rata inercs on the c,ntraei pay. lie may change
schedule of departures aud arrivals w Ill ca.rs,
aud pa du sriy u make tn IN conform 10 come SionS
with railroad. without increase Of pay, p ovihrd
the running tine b. not atridsed He may also or
der III Increase OF speed, lowing. within tho re-
strctohs Of the law pro rata incr' ass Of pay for
tue additional Htoek or carriers, " any. The con
tractor may. however, Ia the casr Of increase of
speed reinl oh the contract, by giving prompt no
t,cs to the drpsr. that he prefers doing 20 to
carrying the order into effect The n smartard ten
crsl msy also curtail discontinue the service, In
whole or In part, 81 pro rata dscrsa OF psy. 81.
Lowing one months extra compenr ation on the
dispensed with. Whenever IN his opinion th'
public interests require the change, or IN case lac
desires to scperscdo Il by different grade Of traas-
po4tAtion.
.. Payments vi be made by collce ttons from or
drafts stmaslcrs, OF Otherwise, sfter the txp,
ration OF each Quarter-0Hy In February, Nay, Au
gust, and November.
10, The distance are given according to the best
inform alton but no Increased pay Will be allowed
should they be greater than advertised " the points
a. be supplied be correctly stated Rdders muAi
INFORM Themselves on MS point. aud Ato in REFER
c.,ce he weight OF the mail the condition Of roafs
hills, streams, sc n vi oil toll BRIDGES, ferries. or
obstruction. of any Kind by which expense may be
Incurred No claim for al itional pay, based on
such grounds, can b. Conside Il d nor for alleged
mistakes appr henslon Nc to the degree Of ser
wee; nor brids d. stroyed inued
during the contract term. Offices established after
this adver tss mcnt Is - ued and also during the
cont act term are to be visited without extra pay
II the distance be not Increased.
II. A bid received after the last day end hour nam
ed, or without the guaranty rec aired by law and
certificate .. u the sufliciency OF such guaranty
cannot be con >t;ered in competition with regular
proposal reasonable in amount.
IL. Bidders should rst propose for service strictly
according to he advertise and then II they de-
SIRE separately fof different Sc ice and If the reg
uldT bid be tn lowest Cne ed for the adyeFi- Ell SCI
vice. the other PROPOSE IONS may be considered.
Is There should be but one route Bit for Ia a pro
posal. Consolidated or combination i'd ('propos-
ing one sum for two more routts'D are forbidden
by law, and cannot be considered.
IA. The route the service the yearly pay, the
and residence Of the oder THAT IL, his usual
post ONCE sddress) and those Of each member Of a
firm. where = company OffeEs, should be distinctly
=
mode than horseback be inte' ded The words
" It'll due CELEBRITY certainty, and security" insert
ed TO Indicate the mode OF conveyance, will const-
tute a star bid" When star bid Is intende1, no
specific cow vance must be named. But In case
too odes Of CONVEX ancs are named at the cam
compensation the highest best for the service vii
be TAX n.
rs Bidders requested 10 use, ar far as practi-
csble the printed form Of propose furnished BY the
department, to write out In full the sum Of their
BIDS aud to retain copies sf them
Altered bids should not be submitted: nor should
bids once submitted be withdrawn No withdraw
Of bidder or guarantor will be SLOWED unless da.
ted and received before the last dsy for receiving
proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons.
General gus ranties cannot be admitted The bid
and guaranty should be signed psiuly with the full
name OF each person
The department reserves the right to reject any
bid which may be deemed extrsvsgant, and also
to disregard the bids ct falling Contractors and
bidders.
l6 The bid should be sealed, superscrbed " Y ail
ond Assistant P,stmsster Genei al Contract Office,
and sent by mai not by or to an agent and post
masters will not enc cse ioposals Tor letters Of any
kind) in their quarterly returns
II. The contracts to be executed and returned
to the dcpartm mt bv or before the LIST da, Of Au-
gust, 1859; but the service must be commence on
the 1st july preceding, or on The mail day H. xt At
ter that date whether the contracts be executed
not No proposition to transf will be considered
until the contracts are cuted and received At the
department; aud then no transfer will be allowed
unless good and sufficient therefor given,
to be d. mined by the department In all cases TIT
retiring contractor will be required to become one Of
che suretk Oh The new contract.
- P,'tmssers at Offices or near raj 70 ads, but
more than eighty rods from stat n, will, immedi.
ately after the 3lst Of March next repor their
act distance from the nearest station and how they
are otherwise supp lei with the mail, to enable The
Postmaster General to direct ma lime niger sup
ply from the lot Of July n.x.
70 Section eighteen OF an act Of Congress ap-
proved Mach 3 ISIS, provides that contracts for
the transport .ton Of the mail shall be let 'n ev-
cry case to the lowest bidder tenderiog sufficient
reference 10 the mode OF such transport ton than
may be necessa to provide for tue due cleriy GER
tainty, and security Of tuch transportation I'm
der this law des cripfion Of bids has been re-
but engage to take the entire mail each trip vi
erty, certainty and security, using the OF the
law. These bids are styled, from the manner IN
which thhy are designated on the books Of the DE-
partment, star bids and they will be construed
As Or viang for the c'nve, ance Of the entire mail
hOsD.rer large, and srhateVer may 10 the mode
essdry to insure its " celebrity, certainty and sc
curfy.'
Wien the lowest Grade Of service is believed to be
sufficient the lowest bid will be accepted in prefer
ence to star or specific bid
When the 10 vest bid is not star bid and specifies
either no mode an Inadequate mode OF convey
specific bid ~ opposing the necessary .ervice.
V hen the bid does not specify mode Of convey
ance also when It proposes to carry according "a
the sdvertises ent, bat without such specification
It viii be considered Is proposal for horseback
vice.
90. A modification Of bid In any Of its essentia
terms Is tsntamount to . new bid, and cannot be
ceived, 90 - to Interfere with regular compe tion
after the last hour get for receiving bids Making
new bid Nth guaranty aud certificate Is the only way
70 modify previous bid
81. arr TO be careful not TO certify thu
su01~ienc, OF guarantOts or sureties without know
Ing that they are persons Of cient responsibility
and al bidders. guaraDtovs, and sureties distinct
ly notified thst en- failure to enter into or perform
the cont acts for the service proposed for in thu
accepted bids, their legal liabilities viii be enforced
against them.
% Present contractors, and persons known at thu
department must, equally with others, procure
guarantOrs and certld -ates Of their sufciency ID
ste"tiay In the forms above p escribed. The GER
tihcstes Of efficiency must b. gned BY posimas
ter or by Judge Of . court OF record No Other
certificate Will be admitted.
AARON w. BROWN
4ch6-4W POstmdster General