Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-03-19

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Railroad .nd s,eamsos, companies ar required TO
take the mail I'm aud deliver II into the post Offices
al the common emest and end OF theif ioutes, 40
IL 4 from all ofic's net more than eishiy rods
from stati0n or landing. Proposals may nc SUP
m.t - ths p-r norman q all otheT sids service
that ~ for Offices over eighty rods from s'seoh
OF Landing.
Receipts will be required for msil bags conveyed
In eh .yee of enlo sed By raro ~ companies
There ~ a-o IA way hills prrparei Nv ppslmas
tcrs, or other agents OF the hepaftm"t 70 ee.oH-
pan tlre N ais stsifying the number end aessnd-
ton - ~ severa bags. ON the principal stage
routes nsevis-, receipt. will b. rrgpIFed ahi way
bills forw it'd the latter to b. examined ~ Tue
several pa-'ussiers, 10 insure IegaiAfHJ ~ the "r
livery OF mai h e.
No pay vii oe made for trips not p.rf-rm d;
and Tor zach such ON ssous Dot satisia pr ~ ex
flain. d. three times thd pay VI the trip may b. de-
ducted For artIyas 50 bsh:nd time as y b. enk
come ion with d. pendng malls ana net sufei ntiy
ex used one fourth % he CONT en- AKIN OF shs trip
is sutject " forfeiture. Detueton VIII also be o.
| dcred for 4 GRADE OF performance ipferi to hist
specified In the contract. For repeated d lnqusn-
c,es o, the kind herr in Specified, enlarged Ienaties,
proportioned to the mature thereof AID the imior-
| lance of the mail may emadf.
g. For lie Wing behind u wirg II the nails,
or ANY portion OF them, for th- omission OF pa sen
GERS or for being concerned In tting up rum
| ing an cxOrrss conveying inielizcEcs In advance
| " the mail, quarter pay may be deducte'.
g. fine will b. in. oose uni - thu dclfnqu. neg D.
promptly aud satisfactorily EXPLAINED ty certificates
| OF p5silna the sr.dsvits - other credible
I.rs ms for fe ing to arrive in contract tim for
negl citing TO taxi the mail rom or d. liver il into
post Office for su.rin- IT TO be vet, iniure', de-
stro, ed roth d. lost: aud for refusing, sf,r de-
| Hand 20 convey the mai o. frequently "a the con-
tractor runs, or Is concerned in runnir a coach.
car or strambo.t, on route
| 7 TIE Postm .s.er Genera. nj y knnul the
trat for repeat failures to run asre ably to con-
tract f.r violating the Post Cfhce laws, disotey
ins the inst uctions Ut the Department. Tor refusing
to ~. charge carrier when required 'y the depart.
t. DO so; for running an express - aforesai!
! .rf.s tran porting peFrons or packages conveyiQ
| iraiaole mater ou' OF the mall.
| g. Til Pos,m .steT General may order incre -
| fIsesyice Z route BY allowing therefor pro
, rata increase or the contract pay. He may change
fehsdule OF departures and arrivals IN al cAses,
and pa tfuiAsly make tn m conform to connexions
| with rslrosds, wttout increase OF pay, p ovided
the running line be no. abridged He may also or
der all increase OF speed. allowing, within the re-
str!ctio OF the law, pro rata ncr ase Of pay for
| the additional stock or carriers, any. The COL
tractor may, however, IN the case Of increase Of
speed, reiinq sh the contract by giving prompt NO.
tce to the department. that hs prefers doing 90 to
carrying the order into effect The Postmaster Gen
crsl may ii 20 curtai or discontinue the service In
whole or in part, at pro rata deerea Of Ply, al.
| lowing one months extra eonpenf alton on the
amour; dispensed with whenever, In bis opinion, the
public interests require the change, or In case he
desires to sepersede IL BY different grade Of trans
portation.
draft. en- stmasfcrs, Otherwise, after the .xpi
| ration Of each quarter-ssy In February, Nay, Au
gust, AMI November.
! ~, The stance are given according TO the best
luf ,rm ton but no Increased DAY will be allowed
should they he than sdvertsec 70 the points
| TO be supplied be correctly stated. Bidders NUT
inform fLeDiselyes on this J,Otnt and u % III refer
So The weig Of the matt the condition Of roads
| hills, streams sc aad all toll bridges ferries. or
| Constructions u any kind by which expense may be
| incurred No claim for ADDITIONAL pay based on
| such grcunds eau be considered: nor for alleged
MISTAKES or usou a. to the degree Of &c
wee nor for briig "a d. .troye.i
ar tber obstruct,ons increasing tstau.s occurring
dining the contract tsrm Offices estsblehe, After
ms announcement "a is ned. and also during tbs
contract term are To he visited without extra nav
;, ,hs d,.,.nr. he nat Increased r"'
~ hJ received n err IN. Ia 4 day and hour nam
ed mr. vithont the guaranty r, auired by law and a
| c.r,;uc.,o =. ., III su0iciency ~ .uch yu.rantv
c.nn"t =. constaerrd in comnei,,;on nth regulsr
proposal reason able IN amount.
III niAdeys shonId Irst pronose for service s,rctly
according TO The advertise mcnt and then if they
SIRE Sc pGrdteig for different scvvice and IL the reg.
utaY hid lie IN lowest oe csi for tn adv rti-ed SCI
vice, tho other prop,si i may be considered.
Is There should re tut one route BIZ for In pro
p0ssI Consolidated or combination i'd (''rropos-
ing one sum for Two or more routts") ore forbidden
| By law, and canuot be considered.
| H. The route the service. the yearly pay, the
name and residence of the dicr. (hst is. H. usual
pos. One aidre,s) and tacse Of each member Il a
| frm where n company offers, snoul D. distinctly
| sta.ei; also the mode OF conveyaucc. 81 higher
! mode than horseback be int d,d TIL words
"~ith due CELEBRITY certainty, and security insert.
cd to ind cate the mode OF conveyance Ill const.-
tute star bill" When star bd Is int nde /, nc
specific convey ance must lie named. But in case
fUO odes Of COW vance named At tn.
alton, the high st or best FOR TIE service viii
| be tain
Is Bidders requested 90 use, ar far ms prscti.
csbe, the printed form Of propose fun istei by TIE
department, TO write out In full the sum of their
bids, and to retain copies OF them
Altered blds should not be submitted nor shoEid
bids ono. submitted be withdrawn No wtthdra ws
of bidder or guarauto will be allowed unless da-
ted and received before the last day !or receiving
l
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
| persona.
| General guarantees cannot be admitted. The b.d
| AMI guaranty should b. signed plaiGly with the fu
| nans VI each person
Tn department reserves the right to te'er. any
bid which may bc deemed exiIaxaas,,S,;: and also
to disregard the bid4 j il falling contractors and
| bidders.
l6. IT, md shoul,l be Sc aed eupeYscribed i" Nail
! -" .-opos.is. state If .....,. addressed sse,-
oni Assi-tant Pstmsster Gene, al Contrac. once -
and sent by mai. not by or to an agent and post
viii no, enc ose n, oposals for letters Of nny
I;nd, in their ou.rt.,ly returns
II The .ontracts are to be executed and returned
n the doattm Mt nv or before the list day OF Al.
ouy 1859: but the service must be commenc.d on
The It July preceding or OH he hail DAY next af-
ter that date whether the contracts be executed or
| not No proposition to trAnsf will be considered
mill the contracts are cd and received at the
| denar,mcn,. and then no transfer will be allowed
unless good na efficient re aso ms therefor are ri
to be ,ietermin By the department Iu allcases the
r,t,rinc contractor will he TO become ole of
| ~. s,rattas IN the n, - contract.
IA P.tm.s,cr. a, fl .es on or near rsi no ads but
more thsn eighty ro,s from a staten Will, INN ed.
.teIv att, The lis, OF March next report Their
act Instance from the nearest st .tin and how they
Are nj herwse supp led with the mail to enable til
pns.m.stsr Ccnerx, To direct ma,l.me,,enser sun.
! ,Iv ,rou, tbs \ ~ ~ Juv ncxt
| 10 ss,tInn rirb,ren NJ an ar, a. Congress an
| rroysd Ma ,h 3 1915 provides that contracts for
the ant alton Of the mail shall be let .sin ev-
| arv c,se t., tln lowest b,ider tsrdfrior auf;cent
cn.ranties for faithful p.rtormapce W thou, ether
...rance IN tho mode ~ sucb transncr, tinn than
he nece.sa-v 10 mr. ,xi,. Tor the due ceertv
t.;o,v A. sennyitv ~ ,uch RECOMMENDATION nm
Ssr th;s law n W dsscription of bids has been re-
| ceived Th.v do NOT snan,,v a mode OF conveyance
INIT to tate the entire mali each trim vi,
CERTAINTY and security u.ine the O, the
i.w rhesa MD. ar. st,led from the manner n,
| ~, .hh. az ds.,an.t.t IN tha h,ok. 30 IN. de-
~.r,mcn, sstor i;js ), .nd thev vii he eonstrred