Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-03-15

from station OF landing. FropOsais may DC sue.
mite, for tn. - rformsnte 81 ali ether eide service
that 10, for Offices over eighty rods from station
or landing
Receipts will be required for msil bsgs conveyed
IN charge Of persons employs by rAtro companes
There Ill alec b. way bills" prepared 10y pos,mAs-
ters or other agents of the department. 10 socom-
pany The msiis, specifying the nu~ber ana destina-
zion Of tia several bags On the principal stage
routes Iikeeise, receipts will b. required and way
bills Forwarded the latter to b. examined ~ the
-everal postmssters TO insure regularity In the de-
livery of mai g..
No pay vii Re made Tor trips not pers.rm d /;
aud for each OF su ch not STA tory
piAintd three times thd pay Of tie trip iasy b. ID
Quoted For arliya So .sr b. nd time a T. b csk
connexion with d. ending mails and not sufci nt!y
exsus-d one fourth Il n CONT ion Of the triD
IL srfj-c, to forfeiture. De'uct on will also be
H. 80 for grad OF performance inicri = to IN !;
laed IL the contract. For repeated d lineuen-
the kind herr in Specified, enlarged penalties,
yroportioled to the nature thereof and the irnpor
lance Of the mall NAV made
5 For le wing behind or throwing of the mails,
or any portion OF them, for tns admission Of pa-sen.
ar- or for being concerned N itIng up or rum
irg an express conveying inieiiigence Ia advance
Of the mall quarters pay may be deducted.
g. Pines will he i'm posed ,unlsss the dea4u ncy b.
promptly and satisfactorily explained by thcates
Of pos,mAsters or the afndsvits u other credible
prsons, for fe ling to arrive IN contract time; f..
negl. citing 10 taxi the mail from deliver II into
post office for suffering 1t TO he vet, iBjurei, de-
stroyed robbed lost and for refusing, after de-
mSnd, 20 convey the mai, as frequently the con
tractor runs, or IL concerned In running, coach,
car, or steamboat, Oh "a route
= TIE Postmaster General nj snnrI TIM con-
tract for repeat fsiiures to ably 20 con-
tract for violating the f-St Oftce laws, disobty
ing the inst notions Of the departments for refusing
to discharge carrier when required by the epArt.
ment u do so; for running an express as sfor s.i
or fer tran porting persons or packages convey Dg
maiiAb,e matter ou1 Of the mall.
8. Ths Pos III aster General may ORDER al increase
oMa q h. all mr.
rata increase on the contract pay. He may change
schedule. OF departures aud arrivals IN all cases,
and pa tie ulsYly ~ make tn conform to connexions
with railroad, without Increase OF pay, provide,
the running Il me be not stridsed He may also or
der III increase OF speed, allowing, within the re-
strictiots OF the law, pro rata ncr ase OF pay for
the additional stock or carriers, II any. The con-
trsctOr may, however, In the cste Of increase Of
speed relinq .sh the contract, by giving prompt
tice the -ps MT that he pre- fers doing 90 to
carrying the order into effect The Postmaster Gen
or may also curtal discontinu. the service, In
whole or In part, 1t pre- rata decrea Of pay, al.
lowing one months extra compens alton the
amount dispensed with, Whenever: In his opinion, the
public interests require the change, IN case he
desires 10 sepersede It BY different grade Of trans
poytatton.
8. Payments VI be made by collections from OF
drafts ON stmasters, otherwise after the expi-
ration Of each quarter-ssy In February, Nay, Au
gust, and November.
TO- The dis tances are given according TO the best
inform ,tion but no increased pay will be allowed
should they greater than advertised, II the points
to be supplied be correctly stated Bidders must
INFORM MenaselUes on tbs point. and aleo in refer
81 the weight a the mail the condition Of roads
hills, streams, &c AID sll toll bridge, ferries. o.
distractions Of any Kind by which r4pense may be
incurred. No claim for Additional ~, Ia ed on
such grounds. can h. consifer1d; uor for alleged
mistakes msappr heDson rs to the degree ~ SER
vce nor for bridges ~ stroycd, ferriesti-r t,nucd
or other obstruotlo increasing distan ., occurring
during the contract term. Offices established after
this advertisement Is Is ued, and also during the
contract term to be visited with out extra pay
II the distance be not increased.
H. bid received after the last day snt hour NAM
ed, or without the guaranty required b. law and a
certificate o. to the suficiency Of such guaranty
cannot be considered in competition with regular
proposal reasonable in amount
IL. Bidders should first propose for service strictly
according To the sdvertis ment, and then II they de-
sire, separately for different service; and the reg
uidr bid lie tn lowest oife ed for the rised
vice. the other prop ii l. Ms may be considered.
Is There should be but one route bid for In pro
posal. Consolidated or combination ids ('propos-
ting one sum for two more routes") are forbidden
by law, and cannot be considered.
II. The route, the service. the yearly pay, the
nam and residence Of the bidder, THAT To- his usual
post once address) and those Of each member u 4
h'm where company offers. should be distinctly
stated also the mode of conveyance, II . higher
mode than horseback be int, dsd. The words
due CELEBRITY certainty, and security insert
ed to Indicate the mode Of conveyance, will const-
TUE ~ dy GA. WneQ 5tAT OH Is 1NteH0GI, nc
specific COW y ance must be named. But in case
fU0 n odes Of conve1A are named At the sam.
compensation, the highest or best for tie service will
be TAX n.
Is Bidders requested 20 use, ar far as prscsi-
csble the printed form Of propose furnished by the
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 subEitted be Withdrawn No withdrawal
of bdie, or guarantor will be allowed unless da.
ted and received before the last day for receiving
proposals.
Each bid mus. be guaranteed by two responsible
persons.
General gua GRANTEES cannot be admitted. The bid
and guaranty should be signed plainiy with the III.
name of each person
The department reserves the right to reject any
bid which may be deeme1 extravagant, AND also
to disregard the bid. Of falling contractors and
bidders.
l6. The bid should be sealed, superscribed :" Nail
Proposals, late ef ............' addressed Be-
and sent by mail not by OF to an agent and post
masters will proposals Tor letters Of any
kindly in their quarterly returns
II. The contracts are to be executed and returned
to the depsrtm mt bv or before the LIST day OF Au-
gust, 1859; but the service must be commenc. d ON
the LIST july preceding, on the mail day NJ 1t At
ter that date whether the contracts be execuiei
not No proposition to transit will be considered
until the contracts are executed and lived ut the
department; and then no transfer will be allowed
unless good and sufficient therefor given,
10 be determined by the department In al the
retiring contractor will b. required to become Of
the suretits on the new contract.
IS PJstm A. ers at Offices or near raj 70 ads but
more than eighty rods from q station, will, mmedi.
ately after the 3lst OF March next, report their
act distance from the nearest station aud how they
are otherwise supp lei with the mail. to enable the
General TO direct ma.l-messen9er sup
ply from the LIST OF July mex.
10 Section eighteen OF an act Of Congress ap-
proved March 3. lss6, provides that contracts for
trA All NJ no hail he LAT
cry case to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
guarantees for faithful performance, " thout ether
reference to the mode OF such transportation thar
may be pr wide for the due CELEBRITY,
tainty, AMI security Of such transportation IN
der this law W description of bids has been re-
ccivsd. They do not specify mode Of conveyance,
but engage to take the entire mail each trip with ee
lerty certainty, and security using terms OF the
Law. These bids are styled, from the manner IN
which thhy are designated on the books Ct the de-
star bids and they will be construed
rs provsing for the ,nveya Of the entire mail,
hOc~yer large, and aehateUer may be tie mode neo
essdry to insure its celebrity, certainty and Sc
curity,'
When the lowest Grade Of service is believed to be
sufficient, the lowest bid will be accented In prefer
ence to . etdr or specific bid
When the lowest bid is not star bid, and specifies
either no mode or an Inadequate mode Of convey
aace It will not be accepted, but be set aside for
specific bid proposing :he necessary service.
When the bid does not specify a mode OF convey :
the advertiser ent, bat without such specification,
1t viii be considered proposal f,r horseback
vice.
20. m obligation Of bid In any OF Its essential
terms Ia tsntamount to a new bid, and cannot be
Ceived, ~ to interfere with regular come tion,
after the last hour sc. for resolving bids Making
new bid vih guaranty ard certificate Is the only way
To modify PREVIOUS bid
81. Postm be careful not to certify the
sum iency Of guarantO's suretes without know
Ing that they are persons of su0cient espoDstbty
snd al bidders, guarantors and suretes distinct.
" notified that en- failure to enter into perform
the contracts for the service proposed for in the
accepted bids, their legal liabilities viii be enforced
agsinst them.
70 Present contractors, and persons known At the
department must, equally with others, procure
gua rantors and certi0 Of their suciency sab
Itantialy In the forms above prescribed. The cey-
tincates Of suficiency must b. signed by postmas-
Ter or By Judge OF . court OF record No other
certificate viii be admitted.
AARON BROWN.
Hch5 ~ Postmdster Genevss
VVDHfH DxTRAOTDD u 4 NEW PDOOnS0
i without soeasiooing any dslay q pain wAstsvss
JULIUS CHESRBROU0u.