Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-03-12

the eontractor under the direction Of thr depart
meut.
Railroad and stesmbost companies are required 10 /
take the mail and deliver IL into the post Offices
~ the common cmest and end OF their routes, aud |
to and from all offices not more than eish'y rods
from station or landing. Proposals may be sub /
mttef FOR the perfoSmsue Of all other eide service
that 10, for oices over eighty rods from station
or landing.
In charge ~ persous empIoye by rsro NJ Companies
There III a-o be way bills" prepared by post
ters, other agents Of the department. 10 accom-
pany the mais specifying the nunber and deetins-
Son Of the several bags. On the principal stase
routes ikevise, receipts will Be required and way
bills forwarded the latter to b. examined by the
several pos asters to insure regularity in the de-
LIVERY OF mall b.gs.
No pay Will pe made for trips not pcrssrm d;
and for each of such omissions not satisfactorily
planned, three times thd pay Of the trip may he de-
Quoted For avjvas so far b-h nd time ~ r. h. esk
xion with del ending mails. and not suhci nifty
excused, one fourth u he c,m, en.aNn Of the trip
is subject To forfeiture. Deduction VIII also be
dered for . GRADE Of performance inferior to that
specified In the contract. FOR repeated d. iinquen-
cies the kind herein specified. emerged penalties.
psoportoned to the hsture thereof and the ilnpor-
lance Of the msil, may . made.
g. For ie wing behind throwing Of the mails
or any portion Of them for the admission Of pa.
gers, or for being concerned In tting up RUM
Ing an express conveying Intelligence In advance
Of the mail, = qusrier's pay may be deducted.
6. Pines Will be i'm oosod, un-ss the dcinQus ncy be
promptly aud satisfactorily explained by certificates
persons for fe ling to arrive in contrac. t,ms; for
negle cling tak- the mail from deliver 1t into
post office for suffering it to be vet injured, de-
ed rotbed lost; and for refusing, after de-
mend, 10 convey the mai as frequently a the con-
tractor runs, Is concerned 10 running, q coach,
car OF steamboat, on \ route.
T. Tue Postmaster General msy annul the
tract for repeat, failures to ably to
tract for violating the Post Office laws disobey
Ing the instructions Of tho depatDeu for refusing
to discharge carrier when required by the depart.
ment to do 90; for running express as aforcssit
or for tran porting persons or packages conveying
maiiable mater cut Of the mall:
8. The Postmaster General may order an increase
OF service on . route b. allowing therefor pro
rata increase on the contract pay Tie may change
schedule Of depart lures and arrivals IN all cases,
and pa sYIy ~ make tn NJ conform to
with railroad, without increase Of pay, provided
the running time BE- not abridged He may also or
der increase OF speed, owirg 3, within the re-
strictius OF the law pro rata incrt aseof pay for
the additional stock or carriers, II any The con-
trsctOr may however, In the Gaze Of increase OF
speed relinqush the contract, BY giving prompt no.
tce to the department. that he prefers doing 20 to
carrying the Order into effect The Postmaster Gen
ersI may also curta or discontinue the service, In
whole or in part ut pro rata derrea OF pay, 81.
lowing one months extra compensation on the
amount dispensed WITH whenever In his opinion, the
desires sepersede It BY different grade Of trans
poStation.
drsfts onp stmasers or otherwise, sfser the expt-
gust, AMI 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 II tue points
u supplied be corret t,y stated. Bidders must
inform Themselves on this point, and also in refer
the weight OF the the condition roads
hills, streams, &c aud all toll bridges, ferries.
obstruct ions Of any kind by which expense may he
Incurred. No claim for ADDITIONAL pay, based on
such grounds. can be considered; nor for alleged
mistakes isappr hension as to the degree Of SER
bold tfaS fQrYa linn
other distractions increasing distance, occurring
during the contract term. Offices established after
this advertisement Is is,ued, and also during the
contract term to be visited without extra pay,
II the distance be not increased
H. bid received after the last day ana hour nam
ed, or without the guaranty req aired By law and
certificate to the suffciency OF such guaranty,
cannot be considered in competition with regular
proposal reasonable in amount
H. Bidders should first propose for service strictly
according to the advertisement aud then, il they d."
sire, separately for differ ent service and h the reg.
udr bid be tn lowest ollie I'd for tho advertised
vice, the other propei lens may be considered.
IL There should be but one route b. for IN a pro
possl. Consolidated or combination ia. C'propcs-
ing sum for two more routes') are forbidden
By law, and cannot be considered.
IA. The route, the servlce, the yearly pay, ths
name and residence Of the bidder. THAT Is, his usual
post once addrc-s) and those of each member Of
h,m where company offers, should be distinctly
| staieI; also the mode OF conveyance, II higher
| mode than horseback be INTENDED. The words
v
ed to indicate the mode of conveyance, will consti-
tute -" star bid" when star BID is intended no
specific conveyance must be named. But In case
fir0 n odes Of conve vance named at the sams
compensation the highest best for the service III
be TAX n.
Is. Bidders requested g. use, far as practi-
csble tn printed form Of proposal furnished by TIE
department, to write out In full the sum Of their
bids, and to retain copies Of them.
Altered bids should not be submitted: nor should
| bids once submitted b. Withdrawn No withdrawal
Of AfpPa anf rx,iU ha oVvkh plpscd a-
ted and received before the last day for receiving
proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons.
General guarantees cannot be admitted. The bid
and suaranty should &c signed plainly with the full
name Of each person
bid which may be deemei extravsgant, ana also
| to disregard the bids of falling contractors and
bidders.
Is. The bid should be sealed, superscribed " Nail
Proposals, State 81 ............" addressed Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster Gene; al Contract O6ice,"
and sent by mail not by or to an agent and post
masters will encose proposals for letters Of any
kindly in their quarterly returns
II. The contracts to be executed and returned
to the departm mt bv or before the LIST day or Au
gust. 1859; but the service must be commence OH
the st July preceding, or on the mail day n, x az
tor that date, whether the contracts be executed
not No proposition to transit will be considered
until the contracts are executed and rec lived at the
department; and then transfer will be allowed
unless good and sufficient therefor given
TO be determined by the department In allcases the
retiring contractor will be required to become Of
the suretits on the new contract.
IS. Postm.s'e AZ offices near raj 70 sds, but
more than eighty rods from station, will, immedi
Ately after the 3st OF March nex', repor- their
act distance from the nearest st tirn AID how they
are otherwise supp'iei with the mail to enxtle the
Postmaster General to direct = ma messenger sup
ply from the Let of July nexf.
10 Section eighteen of an act Of Congress APP
proved March 3. 1915, provides that contracts FOR
the transport ation Of the mail shall be let 'in
cry to the lowest bidder tenderiog sufficient
guarantees for faithful rfo.mance, thout ether
reference to the mode OF such transport ton than
may be Necessary to for the due celebrity, cer
tanty, and security II euch transportation I'm
der this law description OF bids has been
ceved. They do not specify mode OF conveyance,
but engage to take the entire mail each trip wi
erty, certainty and security, using the terms OF the
law. these bids are styled, from the tanner In
which thhy are designated on the books Of the de-
partment star bids" and they will be construed
az provising for the conveyance Of the entire mail
hOwtUer large, and achaterer may 10 the mode nec
essdry to insure ifs " celebrity, certainty and Sc
curhy."
woen 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 lowest bid is not star bid, and specifies
| either no mode or an Inadequate mode Of convey
sucs It will not be accepted but be set aside for
| specific bid proposing the necessary ,ervice.
When the bid does not specify a mode OF convey
ance also when 1t proposes to carry according to
the sdvertiseG ent, bat without such specification
It viii be considered proposal f,r horseback
vice.
20. 4 modification Of bid In any OF it, essential
terms is tsntam0unt TO . ncW BID and cannot be
ceived, to interfere with regular compe tition
after the last hour tct for resolving bids Making
bid With guaranty and certificate Is the only way
to modify previous bid
81 Postmastera to be careful not to certify the
sun1ciency OF guarantOrs sureties without know
Ing that they are persons of sulcent responsibility;
and all bidders, and sureties cdisnct.
~ notified that en- failure to enter into perform
the contracts for the service proposed for In the
excepted hide, their legal liabilities will be enforced
against them.
- Present contractors, ana persons known stthe
department must, equally with others, procure
guarantors and certificates Of their sufciency ,b-
stant,ally in ths forms above prescribed. The
ti6cstes Of suficiency must be signed by postmas-
ter or by . judge Of . court OF record. No other
certihcaoo viii b admitted.
AARON Y BROWN.
Hch6 ~ P04master CeneyGr