Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-03-11

the centrr o. : ar vroperiy lighted. warm d and |
furnished, and adapted 1, tie e"hvenrcnt ~psrAt"n
and due security Of II" mails Is TO o. p,ovmed ~
the contractor under the direction OF ihe depart
ment.
Railroad and sieamAost companies are required TO
take the mail om and deliver II into the pct ohces
at the commcn eueut aud end of their routes. aud
TO Ar a from all onrcss not more than eishy rods
from station or landing Proposals ma, he su''-
mttef TOR the per formane OF All ohef side service
that 10, for Offices eighty rods from station
or landing
Receipts will be required for mail bags conveyed
In charge OF persops employed by rahro companies
There III ai.o be- way pills" pr~Iarei by posimas-
ters or otn.r agents o. tn. department to accom-
pany the mails specifying the Dnmber and destina-
sion OF tbs several BAGS. ON the principal stage
routes. likesSe receigts VII o. rtq'ired ana way
bills forwarded the latter to b. examined ~ the
several pos masters, u insore regularity Ia the de-
livery Of mai bgs.
No pay viii o. made tor trips Lot p'rt-rm d;
snd for zach of such sslous not satisfactorily cx
planned three times thd pay of the trip may b. DE-
Quoted Fur sriivas 81 ior b&hnd time a. y b eak
connex With d-I ending mails. and not suiei nty
exeusd, one fourth u he CONT en-a'ion OF the ING
is jsct to Forfeiture DEDUCT on will also De-
dered for . grade Of performance inferi 70 that
specified In the contract. 1or repeated d linauen-
cies o, the kind i'll specified, enlarged pnstes
propoftloned 10 the nature thereof and the impor-
lance OF the msi may made
g. For lie .iag behind or throwing OF the mails,
or any portn of them, for the admission OF pa SEN
gers, or for being concerned In tting up or rum
ing an express conveying Intelligence In advance
Of the mail, qusries's pay may be deducted.
s. Fines viii be i'm aosed unl-s thu dcnqus ncy be
promptly aud satisfactorily explained by Certificates
Of postsst.rs or the sriidsvits II other credible
for fe ling Ia arrive IN contract TIM; Tor
negl. citing TAX the mail from deliver II into
post Office; for sunss II to Dr. vet, lniuIei, de-
stroy ed robbed or lost and for refusing, after de-
msnd 20 convey the mail ss frequently IA the con-
tractor runs, or Is concerned in running. coach,
car or steamboat, on route
7 Tee Postmaster General msy snnul the con-
tYas f0r n Il Il
| tract for violating the Post oice laws, or dsob'
Ing the nsts uctons OF the Department. Tor refusing
to discharge carrier when required by the depst-
msnt ID do for running an express ~ eforssh'
or for tran porting persons or packages conveying
msi'able matter out Of the mali.
8. The Pos master General may order an increase
OIL service on . route ~ allowing tnereIor pro
rcid increase on the cDntrset pay. lie may Change
schedule OF departures and arrivals IN Oil cases
and pa tic III ary to make tn conform to
with railroad, without increase OF pay, pfovMeu
the running ne De not anridxed he may Also Or
der al increase OF speed, lowing, WITHIN the re-
strctoLs OF the law, pro rdtd ncr ase OF pay f"f
the additional stock or carriers, II any. The coz.
tractor may, however, ia the csse OF increase VI
speed, renquish the contract, by giving prompt no
tics to the department. that he prefers doing % to
carrying the order into effect The Postmaster Zen
ersl also curta or discontinue the serNire, IN
whole Or In part, at pro rata detrta'e OF pay, al.
lowing one months extra compensation On the
amount dispensed with, Whenever, IN his opiri u, the
public interests require the change, IN he
poYtation.
8. Payments vii be oade by collections from or
drafts onp stmas'ers, OF otherwise, aftsr the 'Xp
ration OF each qoarter-say IN Februa4 :, May, hu
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 tie points
! t. be supplied b. correctly stattd Bdders mn
inform Themselves on Mts POINT, and alto IN refer
e.,ce TO the weight the mail, the condition Of roas
hills, streams, nc and all toll bridges ferries. or
| obs finna az an h,.
incurred No Claim for al itional pay, tased On
| such grounds can b. consider, d FOR alleged
mistakes or mis- apprt hension to the degree oscr
vice nor for bridges de strcy ed continue
or 9TH distractions Increasing distan .. occurring
during tie contract term. Offices establish after
ms adve,tis.ment Is is,ued and also during III
con, ract tie M are to be visited without extra DAY.
| n the distanc. be not increased
H. bid received aft er the last day ana hour nam.
| ed or vthou, the gusSAnty required BY law and a
certiicate A. to the snlicebcy OF such guaranty,
c.nnot be CON idered 10 competition With regular
| propose ressonabls in amount.
- Riaiers huld fir II nropo, 20 FOR saryce richly
.cc".ain. ne .av.rt,s, pan, and then i, ,hex de-.
sire epGrdteiy for different service; and Ii the req
uiar bid IN lowest ole ed for the adv srised ser
| vice. the Other prop,si lens may be considered
I3 There should Re but one route bi sor In pro
| posal Consolidated or nd IDS C'propos-
ing one sum for two or more rou.ts) are forbidden
bv Law and cannot he considered.
| IA. The route, tn service. the yearly pay, the
name and re. id .pte of tn bder THAT Is his usual
most once ad,re-s) and thos. of each memner CT
| INN where COMPANY offers, should be distinctly
| sta Z : also the moi e conveyance il a higher
| mode than horseback be inter dad TIL. words
It'll due oeerity certainty and security insert
ed to Indicate the mode OF conveyance. " il conet-
tute a star bid" when star BID is intende T. no
| specific conveyance mus, be named. But In case
frO n odes of convcya nce are named at the sam .
the highest or best for tie service wifi
| be ,nk. n
Is Bidders are requested 70 use ar far as prsct-
csbe the printed form Of PROPOSE furnished by ire
department TO write out in full the sun, Of their
/ bids. and to tain comics OF them
Altered bids should not b. submitted: nor should
| bids once submjtttd BE- withdrawn No withdrawal
of bidder or guavantor will be allowed unless da-
tel and received before the last day for receiving
proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
| persons.
| General guarantees cannot be admitted. The bid
and guaranty shout be signed plainly with the full
name OF each person
The department reserves the right to reject any
bid which may be deeme1 extravagant, and also
to disregard the bids of failing contractors and
| bidders.
l6. The bid should be oaled, superscribed N all
Proposals, State Of .........." addressed g Bee
ond Assistant Postmaster Genel al Contract Office"
| and sent by mail not by or to agent and post
masters will pr opossls Tor letters Of
| ktnd) in their quarterly returns
H. The contract. are to be executed and returned
| to the dcparim mt bv before the LIST day OF Au-
| Gust 1859; but the service must be commenced on
The I.t July preceding, or on the mail day next af-
that date, whether the contracts be executed
| not No proposition TO transf will be considered
until the contracts executed and received the
department; aud then no transfer will be above /
unless good and sufficient as therefor given
to be determine by the department In .cases II e
retiring contractor III be req hired to become one Of
tho sure.,es on the n, " contract.
IS P,.tmasers at Offices Oh or near raj ads but
more than eighty rods from stati ~ Will, immedi-
ately after the 3lst o; March next. report their
act stance from tie nearest II ton AID how they
are otherwise SUPP lei with the mail to enable the
Postmaster General TO direct mal-mes ). enger sup
| ply from the LIST Of July mex.
| 10 section eighteen OF an act Of Congress APP
| proved Mach 3 1875 provides that contracts Tor
the TRANSPORT ion OF the mail shall be let .n
ery case to the lowest bidder tcnderiog efficient
guarantees for faithful p rfotmance, thou, ether
reference 10 the mode OF such transport ton than
NAV be Necessary to Or wide for the due CELEBRITY
| tainty ana security of euch TRANSFORMATION I'm
der this law NJ W description of bids has been re-
! ceived They do not specify mode OF conveyance
but engage to take the entire mail each trip vi