Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-03-16

Railroad and stesms ost companies are required 10
AXE the mail from and deliver II into the post ofhces
II the comu,en enc, aud eLd OF ih.ir routes aud
o And from all Others not mere than eish rods I
rom station OF landing Proposals may ne ruc-
nitts for III rformane ~ ali other sine service
that 10, for oiiis eighty rods from station
n landing
Receipts will be quired for mail bags conveyed
n charge OF persons epio, ed 10y raro vi cefnpanies
There uir al b. way bils" prepaI ei b pos'mas-
lers or otafI agent. Of the depsrtmeat TO accom-
pan he mails Specifying the number ana destina-
Lon Of ths tescTA! oags On the principal Stage
routes. hkesisc, receipt1 Viii DC required ana way
bills Forwarded the latter TO b. examined ~ tn.
-everai p1s'm iers, 10 insure regularity In the de-
ivesy OF nai g.
! No pay viii be- msse for trips not perf-rm d;
and for ach Of such onss ons not Satisfactorily ex
III. in d tbre. TIM, thf pay Of the trip may b.
due. For nrliva Fsr b. Ia nd lime e. T. b csk
con. ion with d-I ena'ng malls. aua no, rnn G. nty
ex cused, fourth Of he CONT en- ion OF tn tip
is sal Jet Ia forfeiture De 'utt on Will also .
dered for q grade of performance i5feri T 70 int
specified In thu csntract. FOR repeated d. lIn4uen
cies the kind herr In SPEC fed. enlarged penalties
psopori toned TO the nature thereof and the npor-
lance OF Tue mai may e made.
s. For = wing behind or II rowing OIL the mails,
or any POI u OF them for the afni ssion Of pa sem
gsrs, for beng concerned IN iting up or rum
ing an express conveying in'eiligencr ia advance
Of the mail, quarters pay may be. deducte'
s. Fines will DC i'm Sosed uni D. INF dclinqu' ncy be
promptly and satisfactorily explatb1 by Certificates
OF postmssters or the suidAvits other credible
persons, for fe ling to arrive in on Fact tim fr
nesi. citing to lax. the mail from or iiver 1t into
post Office for suffering it to be ~, tnjure', de-
str,, ed roth d. lost and for rsfdtlng, after de-
m.na 70 convey the mai IS r. :a,p the con-
car steamboat, on . route.
7 The Postmsste General m J ennul the SON.
tract for repeat failures 10 run are ably to con.
tract fJT violating the Post Ofh laws, or disobey
ing the inst uction- Of the for refusing
to discharge CARRIE when required by the depart.
ment do so; for running an exp ess Is sforesaii
or fur tran porting per-ons or packages conveying
mai able ma ter Out Of the mall
g. Tn Pos aster General may order On increase
Of service on . route b. allowing therefor pro
rata increase on the contract pay. He may Change
and pa srly " make tn conform to
with railroad wittont increase OF pay, p. divided
the running Il ne be no, - ridsed He MY also or
der increase OF speed. . Lowing, within the re-
strictioL Of the law pro rata incr Of pay for
the additional stock or carriers, II any. The COZ
tractor may, however, In the Gaze Of increase Of
sr reliDqu sh the contract, by giving prompt no.
t. the d-psrimf mt that he prs 1ers doing 20 to
earring the order into effect The p s,mastcr Gen
,, III ~ also curtail discoatinu: the s.Tviee, IN
whole or in part, at pro rata decrta OF Ply, al.
lowing one months extra compensation on the
amount dispensed WITH whenever, IN his OPTION, the
public interests require the change or IN case he
desires TO sepersede It by different grade Of trans
portat!on.
8. Paym 2n's wi be made by collections from or
drafts onp stmas ers, OF otherwise, after the expi
ration Of each quarterly In Ftbrua' y, Nay, Au
gust, and November.
10, The distance, are given according to the best
inf I'm ,tion but no increased pay will be allowed
should they be greater than advertised II tie points
to b. supplied be correctly stated. dders mast
inform themselves on tbs point, and aeo in refer
10 the WEIGHT of the mail, the condition of roacs
hills, treas, &c AID all toll bridges, ferries. OF
obstructions u any kind 10y which expense may be
incurred. No claim for ADDITIONAL pay, tased on
such grounds, can be consider. d nor for alleged
mistakes misappr hension to the degree Ct SER
bri,i d., at
other distractions increasing ditau ., occurring
during the contract term. Offices establi he'd after
this advertise m.nt is - ueh, and also during tho
cont act term TO be visited without extra pay,
II the distance be not increased.
II. A bid received after the last day an. hour nam
cd, or without the guaranty req lired By law and
certificate - to the sufficency Of such guaranty,
cannot Re con >idered in competition with regular
proposal reasonable in amount.
IL. Bidders should hrst propose for service strictly
according to hedverts, ment, AID then. if they do
sire, pGrateiy for different service; and II the reg
iar bid lie tn lowest oe ed for tbs advertised ser
vice, the other proposi irps may be considered.
Is There should be but one rou e Bit for Ia . pro
possl. Consolidated or mbination id ('propos-
ing one sum for two or more rouus") are forbidden
by law, and cannot be considered.
II. The route, ths servce. the yearly pay, the
name and Of the oder. THAT is, his usual
post once addre-s) ard those Of each member q \
II H. where company Offers, should be distinctly
sta Ell; also the mode OF convayance II higher
mode than horseback be inte DID. The words
With due CELEBRITY, certainty, and security" insert
I'd to ind cato the mode o, conveyance, viii con>ti.
tute " star bid" when star BID is intended no
specific conv vance must be named. But in case
fU0 odes Of conve ancs ARE named at tn" SAM
compensation the highest or best fer the service will
be tab II.
Is. Bidders are requested 20 use a- far as practi
csbe, the printed form Of propose furnished ~ TIE
department, to write ont in full HE II their
bids, aud to retain copies Of them.
Altered bids should not be submitted, should
bda once submitted b" withdrawn No withdrawal
OF bidder guarantor will be allowed unless da
ted ard received before the last dsy for resolving
proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed BY two responsible
persons.
General guarantees cannot be admitted The bid
and guaranty shouli be signed plainly with the full
name OF each person
The department reserves the right to reject any
It'd which may be de@me, extravagant, and also
to disregard the bids Of falling contractors and
bidders.
l6 The bid should be Sc aed, superscribed " Nail
Proposals, State Of ............" addressed Be-
ond Assistant Postmaster Geneia al. Contract Once"
and sent by mail not by or to an agent; and post
masters will oposals Tor letters Of any
kind) in their quarterly returns
II The contracts are to be executed ard returned
to the departm mt bv or before til. LIST day OF Au-
gust, 1859; but the service must be commence on
the Il July preceding, or on the mail dav n. XII At
that date, whether tn. contract be execute!
not No proposition TO TRANSIT will be considered
until the cuted aud lived at the
unless good and sufficient reas NJ therefor are given
to be determine by the department In a. cases the
retiring contractor will be required 10 become one of
the suretns on the ntw c; ntract
49, P.stm at ices or near raj TO IDS ,bnt
m, than eighty rods from statt.n, will, inmedi.
ntely after the 3ist o. March next report their
act distance FROM the nearest st tn, aud how they
are otherwise supp lei with the mail, to eAable tie
Postmaster General TO direct ma l-mest niger sup
ply from the LIST OF July NIX.
10 Section eighteen OF All act OF Congress APP
proved Mach 1873, provides that contracts for
the transport ttion Of the matt shat be let 'in ev
cry to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
guarantees for faithful rformance, W thou. Their
reference to the mole OF such transport tioa than
may be necessa TO wide for the due clery, r.
tainty, AMI security Of tuch transportation. I'm
der this law a description Of bids has been re-
cetved. They do not specify mode OF conveyance,
but engage to take the entire mail each trip wi &C.
lerlty, ranty And security, using thetens o; the
law. Tiess bids styled, from the manner In
which thhy are designated on the books Of the de-
psrtment, star BIDS" and they will be construed
Wiling for the convey ance Of the entire mall
hotc Ger large, and achatever may be me mode neo
essdry to insure ito " celebrity, certainty and &C.
cur.ty,"
wnen the lowest grade Of SCI. ice is believed to be
sufficient the owsst bid viii be accepted In prefer
ence to star or specific bid
when the losest bid is not star bid, and spe-iaes
either no mode or an inadequate mode Of convey
once, II will not be accepted but be set aside for
specific BID proposing the necessary service.
ancs also when 1t proposes to carry according to
the advertiser ent, bat without such specification,
It VIII Be considered as proposal fIr horseback SER
vice.
20. A m .di6cation Of bid in any Of its essential
terms Is t.ntamount 10 new bid. and caonot he
ceived. to interfere with regular compel htn,
After the last hour ct for receiving bids ASlQhg
new bid With guaranty and certificate Is the on way
70 modify revous bid
81. Postmssters are 10 be careful not to ceyl he
sun iency Of GuarantO's sureties Without bw-
ing that they persons Of sudlcient rsspouN NY;
end oil bihders guarsntors, and suyetes dist
ly nstiied that failure to enter into perform
the CONT acts for the service proposed for ID the
scceptsd bids their legal liabilities will be enforced
against them.
% Present Contractors, and persons known st the
department must, equally with others, procure
gusrantors and certl6 ates Of their sufhciency snb
stapt,aily in the forms above prescribed. The
tifcates OF ruiiciency must be signed by pNstmas
ter or By judge OF . court Of record. No other
certificate Will be admitted.
AARON BROWN.
Nch6-4V POstmdster GenIraC
VTVHHfH DxrRAOTnD BY 4 NEW PROCESS
i without occssionins any delay or pain whstsver