Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-04-06
INSPECTIONS,

Coataang conditions to de iacorDora,cl ip t5e coY-
 Tacts Q tte ereathts department ai44 de,l ar5aer
 l. Seven inmates are allowed to etch interiaeli- hte oilce, when not otuew specineI for 5sortInr liie nlliis; but On railroad and steamboat routes there E o be I4o more deiy than is sufficient for all eAciltn9e ol the mali bags.
 /. Oh Ialiroa4 ald steamboat lines, and other routes where the mode oi conveyance admits Of jt the sttltl agents ~ tue de1lrtInent also uost office plahhN, Hlll uaGs, locks and Keys, arc to De cjn Feyeu without extra charge
 .. OhrdlroLa anG steamboat lines therDutc agcnts oI the department lrc 70 be cOANype N thou ,!t,-r. ana iof 'heir eAtiustte use, wHie travelling with tle hl'tiis, q cohhoAOua car, apartment il tne cen Ire oi cLr, POpe.y lighted, warmed. and lIrnish- ed anu adapted to the convenient separation and que security oi the mails, ls u be prov lied by the contractor, under the direction Of the department
 halifo4u ana steamboat companes are required tO take the mali rom and deyer it into the r,o,t once at tiie commencement and end oi the routes ana to anu from all offices not more than eighty rOus rom station or landing Proposals may be submitted Tor tne performance Of all other sl,e Ser >ite-thdt Is, for offices over eighty rods from a station 4IidIng
 Reeeipts W N Le required for mail bags conveyed m charge oi persons enployea b, l4Ilroad conDaIies ic.e Nl'' "lso be '"ay bllls' prepared by post masters, of other agents of tile department to ac- cohlpIh! thc lnliis, !eciiying the number and dts ''hahoh oi the several bags. On thc principal stage routes, likewise receipts will be reolire! :nd "tt oLlis tor"DMiel; the latter to be examined by "le 'e' 'i"t FoSa-trs, to insure regularity iu the uelINe oi IAal bags.
 I. " Pay WIFI oe male for trips not performed: :: an4 4or e1cn oi sucA omissions not ,ts.aetoliIt ex p'iheu tiHee lAes the plv ot tie trfl mlv Ne de uuclet. For ar114l- M behind time as to bre K cohheNoh With NC eluug mails and not sutiipc clit- !! excused, Oht- iuUrt q tie cOmnensaton i!g the irlp Is aGoleat to r.eturc Deeuclion Will a!sg b, of"efc' lof grace VI performance inferior to tat specified n tne contract. for repe4ted de,iuuuen cea ot lhe hill heren spe-iiei, enlarged peaaite5 pToporoAed v tae nature thereof aua tie iIuo0F- ialee of the mail, nay De mllc
 7. for leaving behind or throwing of the mails pr any portion ot chem, for the admission oI pusyen- @efs' of ior UehE cuAcencl ill setting up ur run iH9 il express con, eSlug intelligence in advance oI the hotls, a quarters DIV may oe dcductel
 D. Fines VIII be imposed, uness thc delinquency be promptly anl satisfactorily exl Itneu by cerih- cates ol poatmasefs the adaYlts ol ether credit Die persons, lcf milling to arrive ii contract tnle icr Ltseetlng "A take tho mIil from or deliver it mo pest olnCe 3r suffering it to be vet iniureI destroyed, ro1ocd, or lost; and for refusing. after GemA, to cUn,ey tae mail as lYequeuty as the cy- tIactof runs. or is concerned in running, a coach car, or steamboat oa a route
 {. The Postmaster General may annu} the con tract Tor lepeate4 laures run agree4Diy to con tritt; Tor Violating te Post Office laws Or dsobey- 'hE thc instructions oI .Ae deplrtmeut for refusing to discharge ciIrier when reluireI bv the depart hcht Io oo so lpr r'lAAg an express as aforesaid; or Tor Transporting persons or packages conveying !naiiaDle matter out Of the mail.
 5. The Postmaster General may order an increase ot service on route by allowing therefor pro raa increase on the contract pay. He may change schedules of departures and arrivals in all cases and particularly to make them conform to connexions Wlth railroads, without increase 0 pay, provided the running time be not abridged. He nav also order an mere )se of speed, allowing within the restric- llons ot the law, pro rGu ncrea,c of pay for the additional stock or carriers, if any. The contrac- tor mly however, in the clSe of increase Of speeJ renquish the contract, by giving prompt notice to the department that he prefers doing so to carving the order into effect. The Postmaster General may also curtal or discontinue the service in whole or m part, at pro rG'0 decrease of pay, allowing one months extra compensation on the amount dispens- cd with, whenever, in hls opinion, the public inter- ests require the change or in case he desires to su- perseie It by different grade of transportation.
 ,. Payments will be made by collections from or drafts on postmasterS, otherwise, after tie expi- ration ot etch qulrteI-saY iu FeDruary, May, Au- gust, and November
 ID. The distances are given according to the best informatlon; but no increased pay will he allowed should they be greater than dyertised, il the points to De supplied De coTecG stated Bta3ers mas is-
 
 the Wegh of the mail the condition of roads hills streams, etc. and all toll bridges ferries or obstruc- tlohs ol any klnd by winch expense may De incurred. No Clam for additional pay. based on such grounds can be conslaered nor for alleged mistakes or mis- apprehension as to the degree Of service: nor for bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued or other ob- structions increasing distance occurring during tine contract term Offices established after this ayer- tisement is issued, and also during the contract term, are to be visited without extra nav if the dis tance be not ncrelsei
 II. bid received after the last day and hour named, or without the guaranty requiredbv law and t certificate as to the sutc.ency oi such guaranty eonnot be considered in competition with | regular proposal reasonable in amount
 l2. Bidders should first pronose for service strict ly according to thc advertisement, and then il they desire. segaratey for different service; and if the regular bid be the lowest offered for the advertised service, the otEefpropositons may be considered.
 l.. There should be but one route bid for i'll proposal Consolidated or combination bids C. pro- posing one sum for two or more routes'') are for bidden by law, and cannot be considered
 IA. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
 name and residence of the bidder (that is his usual post office address,) and those of each member of firm, where company offers, should be distinctly stated; also the mode of conveyance, if a higher mode than horseback be intended. The words
 with due celerity certainty, and security, insert cd to indicate the mode of conveyance, will con- stitute star 5id.'' When star bid is intended, no specific conveyance must be named. But in case t,ro modes of conveyance named at the same compensation, the highest or best for the service will be taken.
 l5. Bidders are requested to use, as far as prac- licabe, the printed form of proposal 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 sabmttei; nor should bids once submitted be withdrawn. No withdrawal oI bidder or guarantor will be allowed unless dated and received before the last day for receiving pro- IL