Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-03-23

ano ooe ooeostsy OF tne mails. 10 70 oe provided ~
the coutTscsos, under the direction Of The depart
ment.
aaiirosd end stesmboas compasies sre required to
take the mall fttm and deliver It into the pc, Offices
st the c0@men~meot and end Of their routes, aud
70 and fTum all 01ees not more than eighty rods
from station or lending. Proposals may be sub
mted for the erformsnse Of all other ride service
that w. fos ofices over eighty rods from Stallion
landing.
Receipts will be required for mail bsgs conveyed
10 charge Of persons eUpioye by rsiro VI companies
there y Ill ado be way bilis pSepaed by post mas
teSs, Other agents OF the department 20 sccom-
pany The msiis, specifying the number and destna-
Son Of tn. several tass. ON the principal stage
routes. nkevise receipt. will b. required and way
bills forwarded the latter 70 be examined BY the
-eversi sm.sters, to insure regularity in the de-
Livery OF mai b g..
ana Tor ach Of such omissions not ssiisfActorly
plsinsd, three times thd pay OF the trip may be- de-
Quoted For s,iivs 81 fsr b. hind time as " b esk
conLeNion with drleniins mails and not sui ci ntly
eA used one fou,t VI The cJmi alton " the trip
is suij.ct to forfeiture. Deduction will siso De-
dered for . grade OF Performance iuf-rior to that
specified Ia the Contract. Yor repeated d. linquen
cies the kind herein specified, enlarged penates
proportioned the nature thereof and the impor-
| lance Of the mail may emade.
. Por lie wing behind throwing Of the mails,
or any portion Of them for the admission OF pa
gers, or for being concerned In sitting up
ting express conveying TN diligence In advance
| Of the mail, qusrisrs pay may be deductee.
g. Fines will be- i'm posed unis the dcnQus ncy he
promptly satisfactorily explained by Certificates
Of postmasters the ofidsvits u other credible
persons for fe ling TO arrive in contract time; for
neg,, citing to take the mail from deliver it into
post Office for suffering II to be wet injured, de
strJy ed rotbrd lost and for refusing, after de-
| mAnd 10 convey the mai frequently ~ the con-
ractor runs, or Is concerned 10 runniI x, . coach
| car, or steamboat, on . route
: Toe Postmaster General m y snnuI con-
tract for repeat failures TO run Asre bly, TO con-
| tract for vioIstin the Post Oire laws disobey
ing the Instr ucton- Of the depat tmen; Tor refusing
| 60 discharge carrier when required by the deps,t.
ment - do so; for running an express as sioresai'
or for tran porting persons or packages conveying
| mailabe ma ter on. Of the NIL.
8 tn, Pos MISTER General may order IN increase
| of service OH . route b. allowing therefor pro
rata increase on the contrast pay. Tie may change
schedule of departures and arrivals IN oil cascs,
and pa tic sry TO make tn conf I'm TO connexions
with railrosd', without increase Of pay, provided
the running me be not ABRIDGED He may also or
| der On increase OF speed. lowing, within the re-
strictor OF the law, pro ia incrt ase Of pay for
the add ional stock or carriers, II any. The con
tractor may, however, In the Gaze Of increase Of
speed renqu,sh the contract, by giving prompt no.
tice the dcpsr,m mt that he prefers doing to
| carrying tbs order into effect This Postmaster Gen
efsl III ~ also curtsil discontinue the service In
whole OF In part, q pro rata decrsa Of p,y, al.
| owing one months extra compensa,on the
amo unit dispensed WITH Whenever: In his opinion the
public interests require the change or IN case he
desires to sepersee It by different grade Of trans
pogtation.
.. Payments vi be made by collections from
drafts on stmasers. OF otherwise, after the exp-
gust, and November.
10, The distance. are given sccording TO the best
info,m .tion. but no increased pay will be allowed
should they be greater than advertised II points
IL bs supplied be correctly stated. Bidders must
INFORM Memseives on this point and in refer
10 the weight OF the mail the condition Of roads
hills, streams, sc aid o. toll bridges, ferries. or
obstructions " any Kline, , which expense may be
| incurred. No claim for ADDITIONAL pay, based on
| such grounds, eau BE- considered, nor for alleged
mistakes misappr henson a. to the degree Of SER
wee for bridges de sroyed, ferries di-connued,
other distractions increasing ditan ., occurring
during the contract term. Offices established after
this adver tisemert is - ned, and also during the
contract term to be visited without extra pay,
II the distance be not increased.
H. A bid received after the last day sni hour
ed or without the guaranty aired by law and .
certificate o. to the sufciency Of such guaranty,
calnot be considered in competition with regular
proposal reasonable In amount.
H. Bidders should rst propose for service strictly
according he advertise ment, aud them IL they de-
SIRE separately for different service; and the reg
adr bid be tn lowest ofe ed for the edvert-ed SET
vice, the other PROPOSE Ions may be considered
Is There should be but one route bid for In pro
possl Consolidated or combination ids ("propos-
ing one sum for two more routes') are forbidden
BY Law, and cannot be considered.
IL. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
and residence Of the bidder, THAT Is his usual
post ONCE addre.s,) and those Of each member Of
arm, where 4 company offers. should be distinctly
staied; also the mode Of conveyance, . higher
node than horseback be int, dcd. The words
It'll due CELEBRITY certainty, end security, insert
ed to indicate the mode OF conveyance, i'll const!.
tute a - star bid" when star b,d Is intended NO
specific cow y ance must be named. But In
too u odes of conve ance are named at the SAM
compensation. the highest or best for the service will
be TAX n.
rs Bidders are requested TO use, far IS prscti.
csbe, the printed form Of propose furnished by the
department, to write ont in full the sum Of their
bids, aud to retain copies sf them.
Altered bids should not be submitted: nor should
bids once submitted be withdrawn No withdrawal
Of bidder or guarantor will be allowed unless da-
tel and received before the last day for receiving
proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two re sponsible
persons.
General guarantees cannot be admitted. The bid
and guaranty should be siQned plainly with the full
name Of each person
The department reserves the right to reject any
bid which may BE- deemed extravagant, AMI also
to disregard the bid, of falling contractors and
bidders.
Is. The bid should be sealed, superscribed " Nail
Proposals, State ef ............" addressed " Bee
ond Assistant P'-tmaster Genela al Contract ONCE"
and sent by mail not by or to An agent and post
masters will pi oposals for letters Of any
kindly in their quarterly returns
II. The contracts are to be executed and returned
TO tho department bv or before the LIST day of Au-
gust. 1859; but the service must BE- commenced on
the l.t July preceding, or on the mail day next az
ter that date. whether the contracts DO executed or
not No proposition to trsnsf r will be considered
until the contracts executed and lived at the
department; aud then transfer will be allowed
unless good and sufficient reasons therefor given,
10 De uetcrm1neO Oy tue department In the
retiring contractor will be required to of
this sureties on the new contract.
Is. PJstmas at Offices near raj 70 ads, but
more than eighty rods from statt n, will, immedi.
ately after the 3st Of March next. report their
act distance from the nearest st.tion and how they
are otherwise suIpief with the mail, to enable the
Postmaster General TO direct mai-me.lenger sup
ply from the lst Of July mex.
10 section eighteen OF an act Of Congress ap-
proved Mach 8. lSaS, provides that contracts for
the transport alton Of the mail shall be let "in ev
ia
guarantees for faithful p rfo, FINANCE, thout ether
reference 10 the mode Of such trar sport ton than
may be necessa to pr Divide for the due celebrity,
tainty, ana security u tuch transportation " IN
der this law W description Of bids has been
ceivtd. They do not specify mode Of conveyance,
but engage to take the entire mail each trip vi
lerity, certainty, and security using theterm o. the
law. these bids styled, from the manner IN
which thhy are designated on the books Of the de-
partment. star bids," and they viii be construed
a. rrpviaing for the cnvey ance Of the entire mall
hOtrsrer large, and srhdfsVer may be the mode nee
essdry to iNsurs its celebrity, certainty and Sc.
cvrty,"
wnen the lowest srade of service is believed to be
sufficient the lowest bid will be accepted In prefer
ence to . stdr specific bid
When the 10. est bid is not star bid, and rpeo iaes
either mode or an Inadequate mode OF convey
anc., II will not be accepted, but be set seide for q
specific bid proposing the necessary service.
When the bid dOes not specify . mode Of convey.
ancs. also when It proposes to carry "sccording TO
the sdver.sce ent, bat without such specification,
Il viii b considered proposal f)r horseback
vice.
20 4 modification Of . bid In any Of its essential
terms ts tsntamount TO bid. and cannot be
ceived. to interfere with regular cOmpe ition
after the last hour yet for receiving bids Making
new bid With guaranty and certihcatei Is the only
TO modify Ircvous bid
81 Postmasers be careful not to certify the
sum riency CT euarantOrs surettes without tnow
ing that they persons Of sucient responsibility;
and oil BIDDERS guarantors, and suretes distinct
ly notified that failure TO enter into perform
the cont acts for the service proposed for In the
occepsd bids, their legal liabilities will be enforced
agsinst them.
20 Present contractors, and persons known at the
dspsY ment must. equally with others, procure
guarantOrs and certih aes Of their suicency ID
staattaly In tn. forms above prescribed. The Ger
tihcates Of efficiency must b. signed BY posmss-
ter or By judge OF . court OF record. No other
certificate Will be admitted.
AARON " BROWN,
Nch5 ~ POstmdster Genera.