Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-03-25

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cies q, the Kind her. in srcc,iied en,rsei un.,,s
,,an,,t,onr Ia the nstnre thereof AMI m. in,'n,'
i.,... -, The mail may made
q Var le tug behind or throwing oG the mails
mr. ANY n,rt.a Of Them for the a,l,nissL,n n, ma.
gar. ar for being concerned In = ttns nm ar runn
Inc an express conveying ,nte.,ixenc. IN Advance
OF The mail. a quarter pay may be deducter.
PINES viii b. i'm uosei uni. n, thu. dcIioo n. ncv he
n,omsly ana ssties.ctory explained hv Ger, acs,e.
~ p,stmssters or the af1svits OF other credible
persons for 10 ling u arrive in Contract tim; f.r
neg. citing 10 AK. the mail from or deliver il int
mat ONCE; for sufE.ring IL 10 be yet iniur. ~.
strsyed robbed or lost and for refusing After de-
m.nd 20 convey the mni, rs frequently A. the con.
tractor runs or Is conc erned in runu,l q a coach
car. or steamboat, on . route
Tue Postmaster Genera; IN = snnal the CON-
tract for repeat failures to run acre ally to con.
tract for violating the Post Ofce laws, ov disobey
Ing the Inst Of tbs for refusing
10 discharge carrier when I'd by the dcpa =.
msnt to do 90; for running an express o. sforesai,
or for tran porting persons or packages conveying
msi,abIe ma tier ON. Of the mali.
g. Ths Pos mssler General may order an increase
OF service on \ route b. allowing therefor n pro
rata increase on the contract pay. He may change
schedule Of departures and arrivals Va all cases,
and pa tIs al srly 70 make tn m conform %
with rsi,roads without Increase Of pay, provided
the running time be not abridged He may also or
der IN increase OF speed, lowing, within the re-
strictIot OF the law pro r0t0 inert eOf pay for
the additional stock or carriers, II any. The con-
tractor may, however, In the of increase Of
speed, relinqu sh the contract, by giving prompt
tice to the department that he prefers doing TO
carrying the Older into effect The Postmaster Gen
may also curtail discontinue the service, IN
whole or IN part, At pro rata det OF pay, al
lowing one months extra Compens lion the
amount dispensed WITH whenever. In his opinion, the
public interests require the change, or IN case he
desires To sepersede It by different grade Of trans.
portation.
3. Payments VI be made BY collections from or
drsfts ON stmasi ers or Otherwise, after the txpi-
ration OF each quarter-ssy In February, May, Au
gust, and November.
10, The distances are given according to the best
inform. tion but no Increased pay will be- allowed
should they be greater than advertised II the points
T. be supplied be correctly stated. Bidders must
inform Themselves on this point. and s,.o in refer
e.,ce he weigh OF the mall the condition roacs
hills, streams. &c a nj all toll bridges ferries az
distractions " any Kind by which expense may be
incurred. No claim for al" itioHal pay, based on
such grounds can be Conside j nor for alleged
mistakes or ~ to the degree Of
wee nor for bridges dc stroy fer ries
or other distractions increasing distan O. occurring
during the contract term. Offices established aftel
this adver tsement IL issued, and also during the
contract term are to be visited without extra pay
II the distance be not increased.
IL. A bid received after the last day ana hour nam
cd or without the guaranty r, auired by law ard A
certificate ~ to the sufficiency OF such guaranty
cannot be con idered in competition with regular
PROPOSAL reasonable in amount
H. Bidders should first propose for service strictly
according to tho advertise ment ard then il they de-
sire. separaeiv for different service; and il the reo
tr bid lie tn lowest ct1e ed for tho adv Sc,
vice. the other prop,si Ions NAV be considered.
Is There should he but one route bid for In a pro
possl Consolidated or combination bids (..propos-
ing one sum for two or more routcs") are forbidden
By law and cannot be considered.
IA. The route thu service the yearly nav. the
usual
post once address and those of each member II a
n m where a conipanv offers should BE-. c,stiuctly
stated: also the mole OF CONVEYANCE II 4 higher
m ,de than horseback be inter dtd. The words
With due CELEBRITY certainty and security,n insert
e to indicate the mode OF csnveyanoe will conrti-
tute a star bid" when star b,d Is intended. no
specific COW vance must be named hut in case
ftyo n oies OF conve vanc. are named at the sam .
the highest or best for the <, yvice
be tnkn
u.s. Bidders are requested 20 use ar far as practi-
csble the printed form Of proposa furnished by tie
isnartment to w,tte ont In fuIl IN. suu az th., :
bids. and to ret ain Comics II them,
Aitertd bids should not be- submitted; nor should
bids once submitt. be withdrawn No withdraw. Al
Of bid ief or guarantor will be allowed unless da-
ted and re- ceiy ed before the last dsy for receiving
uron,sals
Each bid must be guaranteed bv two re,pons,ble
PERSONS
General guarantees cannot be admitted. The bid
and guaranty should be so,aed plainly with the full
name OF each person
The department reserves the right 10 reject any
bid which may be de-mei extravsgnnt. ami also
bidders.
I6. The bid shouid be sealed fuperscribesi n nj,
Proposals. State II ........ :" addressed - 0et :
ond Assistant Po tmsster gene, al Contrac, once
and sent by mail not by or to an agent and most
masters will not enc ose posals Tor letters Of any
LinIl in their nuarterlv returns
~. The ,oatrscts are 10 be .xecu.ed and returned
to the department by or before the LIST dav OF Al.
0nst 1859; but the service must bs com,nenc,d on
The lat Julv preceding or on the mail dav ne 1t Ar
ter that date whether the contracts be executed or
not No proposition to transf will be considered
until the Acts are exc cutoi and received At the
departmept: and then no transfer viii be allowed
nness good and cient reasons therefor are given
IN he l.terminrd nv the en.r,ment In All The
retiring cont,,ctor in ID reouire 10 become one If
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