Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-03-13

the contractor, under tue u'feS.on OF 'ne oePA"F
ment. |
Rsilroad and steamtoss companies are required 20
take the mail f,sm and deliver u into the post offices
at the commen emest aud erd OF in'ir routes, end
70 and from all ofYices not more than eighty RODS
from station or landing. proposals may be sub.
mite, for the " rformsn % all ether eide service
that 10, for oHices over eighty rcis from station
,andiss.
R.c,,pts will be required for mail bsgs conveyed |
In charge o. ger employ rairo ~ compsncs
There will a-o b. way Bills pr~pafe1 by Ir'-'m mas
tars or other agents of the department. 10 accom-
pany the msis. specifying the number and destina-
son Of tn. several bags. On the principal stage
routes. iikesss receipts VIII D. rsqoired ara way
bill. forwarded the latter 70 b. examined ~ the
several sms-;ers, To insure regularity IN the de-
No nav viii pe made for trips rot p-rs.rm d I;
and for each such ons not satisfactorily ex
pi,iosd three times thd pay OF the trip may b. de-
Quoted Fur arivas ~ 'nr b. And time ~ " b eek
connexion with d. entine mails ana not sut g. My
ex suses one fou tn Of n com, a'On OF the trip
"a snni-ct To forfeiture. Deduct will also Se OF
dered for . grahs OF performance iaferisr to that
specified In the contract tor repeated d. linqnsn-
c,es OF the kind here In spce enlarged penalties,
psoportoned to the nature thereof and the iInpor-
lance Of the msn. may made.
5. For lie wing behind or throwing Oh the mails,
or norton OF them, for the adm ssi0n Of pa
gsr. or for being concerned In tting up rum
ing an express conveying ine.lisenc- In advance
Of the mail, quarters pay may be deducter.
G. Fines will he i'm J0sed uni ., the dclinQue ncy be
Dromp&y aud satisfactorily explained by cert cates
Of postnasters or the srdsvits Of other credible
persons, for telling TO srrive in contract tim;
neRl. cling to ~ the mail from deliver II into
post Office for suffering IL 10 be vet, tnjufei de-
stroy ed rotbrd lost; and for refusing after de-
mSnd 20 convey the mail rs frequ entity the con
tractor runs, or Is concerned In runniI coach,
car or steamboat, on route.
7 Toe Postmaster General msy snnu the son
tract for repeat failures TO run acre ably to con-
tract for violating the Post On laws, or disoNy
ing the inst uctio- Of tn. depaI for refus ne
to di scharge carrier when required by the Depart.
ment - do sos for running an express ~ hor'sn''
OF f.r tran porting persons or packages conveying
maiiable ter of the mai.
g. tn. Pos. master General may order an Increase
OF service on = route b. allowing therefor pro
rata increase OF the contract pay He may chang-
schedule Of departures aud arrivals IN al cases
and pa tie srly make tn m conform to connexions
with railroad, without increase of pay, psosided
the running Il ne be u ridsed He may also or
der an increase OF speed, loving, within the re
strctioa Of the law pro rata incr ase Of pay for
the additional o,ock or carriers, II any. The con
| trsctov may, however, In the Gaze Of increase OF
Speed relinqu sh the contract, by giving prompt nc
tice to the dp.r,m mt that be prefers doing 20 to
carrying III, Order into effect The Postmaster Gen
e,al may also curtail DISCONTINUE the SERVICE IN
whole or in part, at pro rata defrta e OF pay al.
lowing one months extra compensation On the
dispensed with, whenever, in his opi:on, the
public interests require the change or III case he
desires to scpersede II by different g'Te OF traas-
| p0vtation.
2. Payments vi be made by collections from or
draft. on p sDasers or otherwise, after fhe txp-
| ration OF each quarterly In February, May, Au
gust, and November.
TO- The Ill lance are given according to the best
| information, but Increased pay will be allowed
should they be greater than advertised tie points
-, T..,.,ir.. ne, III. mint and a -, in refer
the weght Of the mail, the condition Of roas
hills, streams, &c aId all toll bridges, ferries or
., ~ c,s;r, ,ar i,io.a, M, ,a,st an
.h S an NJ NJ r..nr,a. nv ,or alleged
mistakes msAppr heDsiOn IS to the degree 6f SER
vice nor birds stroy ferries di continued,
| th.r. o.
,..,o ~. cnn,,.ct ,.rp, nt;cas he'd sf, ~
during ane eon.r.,' ,eru, ns s,.o anr,r1 ~
, no ,o he listed With ,ut extra nav
contiS ct te,ni' ar ~ 'e v,s.n pay
'"e nS ,.;,,sa ~, az .hs last d.v an, bour nam.
90, =. 81, - ou.r.nty >. - ,iyed hv law ard .
c.,,,;sc.,a a. IN. sma,cisncv of snch su.rsn,v
s.nt ~ o., ,,.rcd in "omnef,,;on Nth . r,cul.r
nrono. Al reasonable in amoppt.
n,a5a. h,Jaar~t nrono "a f,- s.rv.cs strictly
sir. .sn1r.,sI,, ~, and II tho re0
Mn, I'd m ,owe.t otfs Cd for The ed ser
vice. the Other nrop ri isns NAV be considered.
"a Tnere shn ,, 10 bnt one ron e hi for In r,ro
pos.l Consol,tated or ,mbinatit n id. (.propos-
mo one ann for ar more ron,, sl Are forhi,iden
no la ana canno. ha considered
III The ronte the service the YEARLY nav the
name And residence Of u oder THAT is his usual
nost once address and those of each m. moer Of
n, m where company Offers she ld be distinctly
s,a,e,: also the mode OF conveyance II q higher
mod. Than h,rseback be inte, d d The words
" 18th dine eeler,tv certainty and security insert
cd to Indicate the mode OF conveyance, viii con.t-
tnte a s. star bid when A star bid is intende 4 no
sneci6c conveyance ,nust be named But in case
f,ro n odes NJ conve ,anc. are named at the sam.
ompensstion the highest or best for the service will
be IA n.
re- BIdders are requested 10 use ar far AZ practi
c,ble the printed form Of propose furnished by the
dennrtment to write ont In full The sum OF their
hids and To retain comics OF them
Altered btds ahould not he submitted: nor shou,d
hid. ono .nhm;,tsd he ,itbarswn No witharav.i
~ hid e, or vua-antor will he allow. ID unless is
te,, and received before The last d.y for receiving
nronosals
Each bid mus. be guaranteed BY two re ,pous.ble
persons
General eus rsnties cannot he admitted The bid
and guaranty should be soned plaiuy with the full
name OF each person
The department reserves the right TO reject any
lid u h,ch NAV be detme, extraysgant. and also
to disregsrd the bids Of failing contractors and
bidders.
Is The bid sbou,d be scaled superscribed =" Nail
pronos,la state 81 .... addressed &c He1-
ond Ass,tant Pntmsster Gene; al Contract ONCE -
anu Uy @ ~, no. ~ OF :" a.
n,ndI in their "us1t.,,v re.urns W. " A'
II The contracts are to be xecuted and returned
IN the dcnarim nj ne or hefore the Isl dou of An
oust ,sso hpt Tho sarvice mus, he commrnc d ~,
The I,t july preceding or on The mail day mkt A.
ter that date vhe,her The contract, be executed or
not No nrono.ition IN tran.f viii he considered
mill The con,r.c 70 md rsc lived A. the
denartment. and then no trans,er viii be allowed
nnI.ss GOOD and snf cient therefor are sven
tn he Determined nv tne tenaument In n, cases the
80, W -. .. y, W. =. p,. >. $500 80 20
~ -. s ~ = nn do r.mcontract "
"a n -. -. =, az 80 -, y. 800, ,o.as MT
80 .h. 49,, - ~ Tr ...,I = III, ,mn,sd;
..a,a .,,a. - IL, -, NJ, 80, snnr ,ha,.
80 49,. 49,. ~, .a... :. - 20 49,, -,
90 $50; . ga. NC, - ~ ;;; -. -, ~
n,. Supp NJ, W. ,"n',, " ~
-, .. So -. -. - ~ ~ 'ee Nf
P'y ,o s,... a.. 49,. - ~ -. - n ,c...s on
$780, ~ nh 1s1x VI '.;S t. ~, "nn,r.cts ~
~ $500, -. sh.' ~ 10, .",a a. ~
go =. 49,, 49,, ~. ny ,; Ia, .s;r ss,n,
~ 80 " s D'..e. 800 :, -.
su. a".rs ~, s"."ui TO nc, ny. &c.
20 'ne moie y: su.n .vn '.iao
10y 70 ess" W W. W. ~. w w
ssau.y an seeutv u euou .Is"spoI 'A,io" on-
os. ~" Az DESCRIPTION OF sos mas ueen re-
&C.. .u my 10 no. sPsc"y s y. s .u" ynes'
.. ssse " .s.e .io en..c mon .avn ~ ~
e.Ss .nu seou' us'ne ne 'e' -. - ~ =.
~, .ueee c.u. o.e Hvvu, ..on uIo W s"ei :"
Wuis" 'huy arr uesltust"u Oh Tue OuoAs VI tue W.