Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-03-26

ment.
Railroad and steamboat companies are required 10
take the mail from and deliver II into p,t Offices
81 the commencement and end OF their routes aod
TO ard from all of1css not more than eighty rods
IRON staticD OF lending. Proposals may be sub
mites for the rforman a. all ether side service
that TO- for offioes over eighty Ios from station
OF landing
R-ce,pt- will he required for mall bags conveyed
In charge 81 pers'os epioyeib by rsilro Companies
1hrre ~ also b. way bills" prepared by pos, mas
tcr-, other agents of the depai tmett 10 secom-
pany abe mails specifying the number ana dest ma
t,On OF tbs several bags. ON the principal stage
routes. Iikesise, receipts viii b. required and way
bills forwarded the latter to b. examin,ri hy 10.
evera pos tm-sters, To insure regularity la tn de-
hVe1g OF malt b e
No p-y will be made for trips not p.rs-rm Il :
AMI for aeh OF snc omss not satisfactorily ey
rlsin'd, three times thu pay Of the tip may de-
Quoted For arrivsls - TER b hind time NJ T. l. al
conn. x,on With d-I ening mails ani not suY ci ntly
ex used. one f,u'th ~ H. cJm s'h of III. 70
is sutjsct t. forfeiture. DE 'uct on Will also b., o.
dered tor Q grad. OF performance iuf.ri to IN ii
specified IN III. c,ntrset. Yor repeated Il Iinqu.n-
ces the kild her. In specified, enl srsed prnaties
prOpoftinnei to the nature thereof and the impof
lance Of The msI may emsLe
3. For lie ing behind or throwing Of the mails
any portion OF them, for thu admission Of pa sen.
gsr-, for teIIg concerned In iting up or rum
ing all express conveying IN .ligeLce In advance
OF the mail, quarter pay may b. deductc"
8. Fines will be I'm oose-i, uni tn dcInqu, ncy BE-
~ ompty and satisfactorily explained by
Of posinast~rs or the afiidsyts II other credit e
J"rsJns for fe ling to arrive in contract tirne f.r
n.g citing 10 axe the mail from or d. liver it into
post Office for suffering II to be wet injuiei de.
stroyed r0ib-d, lost and for refusing, after de-
m@nd 20 convey the msii - frequently IA the con
tractor runs, or Is concerned in runniY o. n coscil
car. or steamboat, on n route
Tee Postmsster 6enefAi my snnuI the con-
trait for repeat failures to agYe-ably to
tract; for violating the Post Ofce laws, or dlsobsy
Ing the Instruction. OF the departmen for
to discharge carrie, when required by the deps
mens to do so; for running express sfore sal
or fer tran porting perrons or packages conveying
mAiiatle ma ter out Of the mail:
8. The Pos ast-r General may order incre sse
OF service on . route b. allowing therefor pro
rata increase on the contract pay. Tie may change
schedule of departures aud arrivals Ia al cascs,
with railroad without increase OF pay, provided
the running time be not abridged He may also or
der IN increase OF speed, lowing, within the re-
sr!ctior OF the law, pro rata incr' OF pay for
tractor may, however, In the csre Of increase Of
speed, velinquish the contract, by giving prompt
tice TO the department that ne prefers doing 20 to
carrying the Older into effect The p. s,mastcr Gen
eral may also curta or discontinue the service, III
whole In part, at pro rata decrsa e u psy, al.
lowing months extra compensation the
amount dispensed with, Whenever In his opinion, he
public interests require the change, or IN case he
desires To seperSedo 1t BY q different grade Of trans
povtation.
3. Payments vi be made by collections from or
drafts stmAsiers, otherwise, After the .xpi-
ration OF each Quarter-ony In February. May, Au
gust, and November.
IL. The distance, are given according to the best
inform ton but NO Increased pay will be allowed
should they be greater than advertised II the points
to ba supplied be correctly stated. Bidders must
INFORM Themselves on this point. and ato in refer
80 the weight of the MAIL the condition Of roads
hills, streams, sc AID oil toll bridges, ferries. or
distractions Of any kind by which expense may be
incurred. No claim for Additional pay, based on
such grounds can be conSiders d /; nor for alleged
mistakes misrepresentation to the degree Of SER
for bridges Dc stroy Ell, d cont nued
during the contract term. Offices established after
this Adve tisement IL 'ued, and also during the
act term, to be visited without extra pay,
II the distance be not Increased.
II. bid received after the last day snd hour nam
ed, OF without the guaranty required By law and
certificate - 10 the suffciency Of such guaranty,
c snnot be con -idered in competition with regular
proposal reasonable Ia amount.
H. Bidders should irs propose for service strictly
according he ment and then II they de-
SIRE separately for different service; and the reg
tdr bid be tn lowest offe ed for the advertise ell
the other PROPOSE Ions may be considered.
Is There should he but one route bid for 10 a pro
possl. Consolidated OF combination bids C'propOs-
ing one sum for two more routes") are forbidden
by law, ami cannot be considered.
IL. The route, III, service. the yearly pay, the
and resid Of the bidder. (hst is his usual
post once niidress) and thOse Of each member Il
Il, IN. where company offers. should be distinctly
stated also the mode OF conveyance. II . higher
mode than horseback be int, dtd. The words
= It'll due celebrity certainty, and security" insert
I'd to indicate the mode OF conveyance, i'll consti
tute I" sf6r bid" when star bid Is intended, no
specific conveyance must be named. But In case
ftvO n odes Of conve lance are named at the sam,
pensaton the highest or best for the service viii
be tax n.
rs Bidders are requested 10 use ar far as prscti.
csble the printed form Of propose furnished by
department., TO write out In full the Of their
bids. aud U retain CopteS II them.
Altered bids should not be submitted: nor should
bids once submitted be withdrawn No withdrawal
,f bidder or guarautor will bs allowed unless da,
tel and received before the last day for receiving
proposals.
E.ch bid must be guaranteed by two re ,ponslbe
persons.
General gus rAnties cannot be admitted. The bid
and guaranty should b. signed plainly with the full
name Of each person
The department reserves the tight to reject any
bid which may be desmei extravagant, an! also
10 disregard the bids cf falling Contractors and
bidders.
i6. The bid should be sealed, superscribed al Mali
Proposals, State 81 ............" addressed " ee,-
md Assistant Postmaster Genel al. Contract Once"
md sent by mali not by or to an agent and post
masters viii not enc p opOsas Tor letters Of any
lind) In their quarterly returns
II. The contracts are to be executed and returned
10 the department bv or before the lst day of Au-
,uSt, 1859; but the service must be commence
The lst July preceding, on the mail day next AZ
Ter that date. whether the contracts be executed
not proposition to TRANSIT will be- considered
nnt the contracts executed and received at the
department. and then no transfer will be allowed
unless good and sufficient therefor given,
~ he determined by the department In al cases the
retiring contractor will be required to becom. Of
hs suretts on the new contract.
IS. P.tmss'ers at Offices raj TO ads, but
more than eighty rods from staten, will, imneh.
ltely after the 3lst OF March next, report their
act distance from the nearest st'ton. aud how they
are otherwise supp lei with the mail, to enable the
m tod
ply from the lst ~ July mex.
~ section eighteen Of All act OF Congress ap-
proved March 3. lStS, provides that contracts for
The transportation of the mail shall be let sin
Try Case to the lowest bidder tendericg sufficient
guarantees for faithful p rio-mance, v thout other
reference TO the mode OF such transport. ton than
may be Necessary 70 Ivie for the due celebrity,
IAinty, AMI security Of tuch transportation I'm
Ter this law n W description Of bids has been re-
,eived. They do not specify mode OF conveyance,
but engage to take the entire mail each trip
Gritty certainty and security using the terms OF the
aw. ~hese bids are styled, from the III amer IN
which thhy designated on the books Of the de-
partment. star bids and they viii be construed
- pr.vising for the conveyance Of the entire mail,
aOsc.rcr large, and snhatsver may DO the mode nec-
pssdry to insure is " celebrity, certainty and Sc.
rurty."
wien the lowest Grade Of sersicc is believed 10 be
sufficient. the lowest bid will be accepted In prefer
sncc tn star or specific hid
When the lo~ est bid is not star bid, and epe.ies
sither no mode or an Inadequate mode OF convey
acc. It will not be accepted, but b set aside for
specific bid proposing the necessary service.
when the bid does not epecify mode Of convey
lncs also when It proposes to carry according to
The Advertisers ent, bat without such specification,
It will be considered proposal f,r horseback SER
vice.
20. A modification Ct bid in any OF its essential
Terms 10 tsntam0unt TO . new bid. and cannot be
reived. to interfere with regular compe ,itcn
After the last hour set for receiving bids Making
new bid With guaranty and certificate Is the only
10 modify . Er1vious bid
81 Postmssters to be careful not To certify the
sufIlrencs of guarantOrs OF surettes without know
Dg that they persons Of sucient responsibility;
Ind all bders and sureties DISTINCT
~ notified thst on 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
lspar' ment. must, equally with others, procure
guarsntors and certificates n their sufciency s.b-
Itantially In the forms above prescribed. The
lihcates Of sufciency must bs signed by postmas-
tor By Judge Of . court OF record No other
viii be admitted.
AARON v. BROWN.
Hch5- ~ P0sfmaster GenerGt