Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-03-10


'rroph~d. and sd.p,ed ,,.h coeveo,ent sspsra,ien
aud du. sscuriy - the nists. IL 10 n provided ~
The contractor, under the direction OF ihs depart
mcnt
Railroad and steamboat Companies are required to
take the mai from and tes-r IL into the pct Offices
II the common enie 1t snitbh of 'heir rout's, ADD
10 ~ from all oiiices not TORE than cl2hty fo-F
from stsiion landing Prsporai ale may be SUI
IA tto Tor the p~rforman eef all other side service
that 10, for o.i,c over eghfy ois from fa'icn
or LANDING
Il ceipt- will be r,qurat 'or mail bags conveyed
Ia charge 81 persDns empio by rs.iro vi cnpsnics
There III ai-o be way pii, prepared by pos'mas
tore, or othsr SCENTS Of tn department To- sccorn
pany the mails, specifyingthc number AM destinh-
on Of tho several BAGS ON the principal sage
routes likesipe, receipts viii b. rtqDred ana way
bills forwa rded the iatt1 to b. examined ny the
..yeral pos,m,siers, to iRare regularity IA The De-
livery OF mai. b e
No pay will ~ rna1e or trips not psrf-ru ii !;
r sr.a.h OF ruch omiss nns moi -aiisfs tor s
ihiatd three tunes thu psy Of the trip may ~ DE-
.,.eied FIR s-iiva fir b'h M TINE ~ - csk
cnunt with j. en ing has, and no. sui ca MY
ex iyd. one fou.ih ~ hec en- -aih 81 me til.
Is ut Jet forfeiture. he4uot Will ss0 b.
dered for grade OF pe'formaue. iDferI to hist
specified In III contract. FOR repeated Il. liu,uen-
cics the kind her, in sist fed, enlarged penalties
proportional to the natu'e thereof AMI IN. inpo.-
lance OF the mail, may emade.
D. For le Wing behind or throwing on the mails,
or any portion OF them, fs the admission Of "a sen
gsrs, or for icing concerned in ttlag up or rum
Of the mail quarters lay may be deducteH.
s. Fines viii be i'm posed uni the dcliau ncy be
promptly aud satisfactorily explained - eeithcates
OF p,stna-tsrs or the afdavits q oihe credible
persons for re ling to arrive III contract tim FIR
nesi. citing TAXI the mail from deliver into
post office for I'M ring it to BE- vet, injurci, de-
stroyed, roth-d, or lost and for refusing ,fcr do
m1nd 20 convey the mai as frequ a the cor
tractor runs, or Is Concerned IN running u coach,
car, or steaniboat, on route
I Tne Postmaster General my snnu the con-
tract for repeat failures 10 run acre ably to con-
tract fcT violating the Post Oh laws, or GIsonty
ing the nst ucion. Of IN. Department. for refusing
to discharge carrier when required by the depst-
ment u do so for running au express a. sforessi
or for tran porting persons or PACKAGE conveying
mAi.able matter ou. OF the mall.
S. TIL Pos III astcr General may order an incre sse
Oh service ON . route BY GLOWING therefor a pro
rata increase on the contract pay. He may change
schedule. Of departures and arrivals IN oil casts,
and pA,tie aTly ~ make tn N oohr to come MONS
with railroad, without increase Of pay, provided
the running ii ne be not .. rid4ed He may also OF
der All increase OF speed, lowing, WITHIN the re-
strictioLs Of the law, pro rata Increase OF pay for
the additional stock or carriers, II any. The cor
tractor may, however, In the Gaze OF increase Of
speed relinquish the contract, by giving prompt
tica to the department that he pr- Gers doing TO
carrying the Older into effect The Postmaster Gen
al may also cuTtail discontinu the s.rvie In
whole or in part, at pro rata derr.a:e OF psy, al.
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 scpersede 1t by different grade Of traas-
poYtation.
3. Payments viii be made by collections from or
drafts on y stmas'er-, otherwise, sitter the xpi-
ration Of each quarter-s+y in February, May, Au
gust, and November.
form ,ton but no increased qay will BE- allowed
should they be greater than aiveri SD, ~ tepont-
to be supplied be correctly STATED. E'ddefS 1au,i
INFORM themselves ON tbs point, and in REFER
- th.v, fff.fy
hills, streams, Sc III all toll h'lige> Ferries or
distractions u any kind by which expense may be
Incurred. No claim for ADDITIONAL pay, ta-ed on
such grounds, can b. consider d nor for alleged
mistakes or misapprt henson as to the cegrcc ofscr
vice nor bridges d, sroycd, ferries di. continued
other distractions increasing distance, occurring
during the contract term. Offices established after
this atvertis, Is II ued, and also during The
contr act ter m to be VISITED without extra pay
II the distance be not ,ncreas,d
II. bid received after the last day and hour nam
cd, or without the guaranty required b. law and a
certificate - To the suiic.ency OF such guaranty
cannot be nsidercd IN competition with regular
proposal reasonable in amount.
IL. Bidders should first propose for service strictly
according to the adverts ment, and then il they de-
size separately for different elvice and IL the reg
uidr bid he tn lowest Gle ri for the advertised
vice, the other PROPOSE rs may BE- considered.
l3 There should be hut one route bi for in a pro
posal Consolidated or combination ID, (''propos-
ing one sum for two or more routes' are forbidden
by law, and cannot lie considered.
Ia. The route. tn service. the yearly pay, the
name and residen Of tn b oder. tthat is his usual
post oiicc adirc 81 and thosc of each member "f a
Il III where y company offers, sd, aid be distinctly
sta Z j ais thu m ode of conveyance, II a higher
mode than horseback be intetd,d. The words
18th due oe.efity certainty, snd security, insert
ed t. indicate the mode OF conveyance, viii coIist.-
tute Z" star bid" When star bd is intsnde !, no
specific conv,.y anCe must he named. But in case
iicO II ode- Of conve sance are named at the saIn-
compensation, the highest or best for the service Will
be tax
u.s. Bidders are requested TO use, ar far as prscti-
csble the printed form Of propose furnished by the
department, to write out In fun the sum of their
bids, aud to retain copies Of them.
Altered bids should not be submitted: nor ehond
bids once submitted BE- Withdrawn No withdrawal
of a bidier or guarantor will be allowed unless ia
ted and received before the last day for receiving
proposals.
E,ch bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons.
Genera .uarsnties cannot be admitted. The bid
and guaranty should be signed plainly with the full
name OF each person
The department reserves the right 10 ri ect any
lid which may BE- deemed extravagsnt, anu al-c
to disregard the bids Of falling contractors and
bidders.
Is. The bid should be sealed, superscrbed Mail
Proposals, state ef ..........." addressed Be- :
ond Assi.tant Postmaster Gene; AL Contract Offce, "
and sent by mail not by or to agent ard post
masters will not enc pr OpOsSls letters Of any
kind) in their quarterly returns
II. The contracts are 10 BE- executed ard returned
to the departm mt bv before the Isl day Of Au.
gust, 1859; but the service must be commenced on
the 1t july preceding, or ON The mail day H. KIT AZ
ter that date, whether the contract be executed or
not No proposition to transit will be considered
until the conti acts executed and rec ved at the
department; and then no transfer will b. allowed
unless good and sufficient there for given,
to be determined by the department In oil cases II
firing contractor Will he required to become oe Of
the surctit On the n, " contract.
10 PistC q n t,ii r raj q ads hut
more than eighty rods from station, Will, nneti.
ately after the 3lst or March next. report their
act distance from the nearest st t"n AID how the y
are otherwise supp lei with the mail, TO enable tho
Postmaster Genera. 10 dr.c. ma l-mest enger sup
ply from the LIST uf July X.
10 Section eighteen Of an act 81 Congress APP
proved Ma oh 5. lSH, provides that contracts ior
,h" transport OF tn" mail shA he let i" IN
cry case to the lowest bidder tendrri, suffc
qua antics for faithful rfo-mance, thout ether
reference 10 the mode Of such transportation than
may be necessa to provide for TIE due CELEBRITY, GER
taiOty, and security tf tuch transportation - IN
der this law n description Of bids has been re-
ceived. They do not specify a 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 are styled, from the manner IN
which thhy are designated on the books Of the d.
partrnent star bids and they will be construed
as pr.vsing for the CONVEYANCE Of the entire NAL,
hO,o,rer large, and trhateUer may he Tie mode neo
essary TO insure ito celerity, certainty and Sc
curty,'
Wren the lowest grade Of service is believed 10 be
Sufficient, the lowest bid will lie aeceeted in prefer
ence TO q star or specific bid
When the loa bid is not star bid, and spe lilies
either no mode or an Inadequate mole of convey
anc-, It will not be accepted but be set sside for
specific bid proposing the necessary -ervice.
When the bid does not specify mode OF convey
ance. also when 1t proposes to carry according to
the advertisers ent, bat without such specification,
It will be considered = proposal FIR horseback
vice.
90 A obligation If bid in any Of its essential
terms is tsntAmountt to new bid, and cannot be re-
ceived to interfere with regular competition,
after the last hour set for receiving bids Making
new bid With guaranty and certificate is tae only
To modify revious bid
e. Postmasers are be careful not to certify the
sum iency of RuarantOis sureties without know
Ing that they persons ofsucient responsibility
and oil bidders, and suretes 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 enforced
against them.
% Present contractors, and persons known At the
department. must, equally with others, procure
guarant0rs and certificates Of their sufciency sub
stsutially In the forms above prescribed. The