Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-01-31

OF any portion 3 fthem, for ne admsrlon Of pas
senaefa, or lot being oonc1fned IN 4othng up o.
running An express conveying intelligence IN ad-
vance 1.-THE mall, q quarters pay may be deducted
.. Fines will BE- imposed, unle,s the dsiinquen
cy Be promptly and satisfhct0riiy explained By
certificates Of postmastors Or tho anidsvita Of othel
credible persons, for falling to arrive ia contract
time; for neglecting 70 into the mail from or de
liver Il into a post oilcei Or suffering Il 10 be wet
%injured, destroyed, robbed or lost and for refun
lug, after demand, to oonvey the mall ~ frequent
y as the contractor runs " u concerned IN run
ming a coach, car or steamboat on a route.
Z. The Postmaster General may annnl the con,
tract for repeated failures y run hgreeably TO con.
tract for violating the Post ONCE laws, or disc.
beylng the instruction Of The department. for re
fusing to discharge a earlier when required by the
department to do 70, for running an express ~
aforesaid, or for irapspor,ing persons or packages
conveying mailable matter out Of the mall.
s. The Postmaster General may order an In
crease Of service on a route by allowing therefor
q pro rata increase on the contract pay. He may
change schedules Of departures and arrivals IN
all cases, and particularly to make them conform
to connections with railroads, without increafe Of
pay providing, provided the running time be not
abridged. he mny also order an increase OF
speed, allowing, within the restrictions Of the law
a pro rata increase Of pay for the additional stock
or carriers, " any. Tho contractor may, howey.
or, In the case ofinorease Of speed, relihquish the
contract, by giving prompt notice to the depart
u,ent that he prefers doing so to carrying theorder
into effect. The p. M. General may also curtail
or discontinue the the service, In whole or In part,
at pro rata decrease Of pay, allowing one months
extR compensation on the amount dispensed with,
whenever, In his opinion, the public interests may
require the change, or In case he desires 10 super
sedo Il by q different, grade Of transportation
2. Payments will be made by collections from
or drafts on pOstmAstefs, or Otherwise, after the
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August and November.
The distances are given according to the best
information, but no Increased pay will be allowed
should they DO grenter than advertised, IL the
peints ~ be supplied be correctly stated, Bid
dors must inform themselves on This point, and also
In reference to the weight of the mail, the oopdi
tion ofroads, bill, streams, DC, and all toll bridges
ferries, or distractions Of any kind by which OK.
pense may be incurred. No claim for additional
pay, based on such ground can be considered,
nor for alleged mistakes or misapprehension as 10
the degree Of service, nor for bridges destroy cd,
ferries discontinued, or other obstructions %inereas-
ing distance, occurring during she contract term.
Ohices established after this advertisement is Is
sued, and also during the contract term, are 10 be
visited without extra ppy II the distance be not
increased.
IL. A bid received after the last day and hour
named, or without the guaranty required by Law
and a certificate as to the suihciency Of such guar
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regu 'ar proposal reasonable in amount
~. Bidders should fret propose for service
strictly according TO the advertisement, and then,
if they desire, separately for different service, and
IL the regular bid be the lowest offered for the ad-
yortised service, the other propositions may be
considered.
10. There should be but one route bid for in a
proposal, Consolidated or combination bids (t'pro.
posing one sum Tor two or more routes, y are for
hidden by law. and cannot be considered.
+. IA, The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
The name and residence Of the bidder, Qhst is his
usual post office address, and those of each mem
Der ofa firm, where a company offers, should be
distinctly stated.
Is. Bidders arc requested to use, as far as prao
tieRble, the printed form Of proposal furnished by
the department, to write out Ia full tho SUN Of
their bids, aud to retain copies of them.
Altered bids should not be submitted, nor should
bids once submitted be Withdrawn. No with
drawal Of a bidder or guarantor will be allowed
unless dated md received before the last day Tor
receiving proposals.
Each bid must DO guaranteed by two response
BILE persOns.
General guarantees cannot he adm mitted. The
bid and guaranty should be signed plainly with
the full name Of eaoh person.
The department reserves the right TO reject any
bid which may be deemed extravagnnt, and also
to disregard the bids of falling contractors and
bidders.
l6 The bid sho'd be sealed, superscribed "Mai
proposals, State Of -" addressed " Second As.
sistant Postmaster General, Con tract Office" and
sent by miaib not by or to an agent, and postmAs.
ters will not enclose proposals Tor letters Of any
kind in their quarterly returns.
IL. The contracts are to DO executed and re-
turned TO the department by or before the lst day
of august. 1860, hut the service must be-
cd on tho LIST Of July preceding, or on the mail
day mex. after that date, whether the contracts be
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be considered until the contracts are executed aud
received Mt the department, and then no transfer
will be allowed unless gOoi and sufficient reasons
therefor are given, TO be determined by tho de
partment. In all cases tho requiring contractor
will be required to become one Of { G s%ureties on
the new ~contracs.
Is. Postmasters Mt offices on on or near rail-
roads, but more than eighty rods from a station,
will, Immediately after the 3lst day of March next
report their exact distance from the nearest sta.
ton, and how they are otherwise supplied with
the mail, to enable the Postmaster General to al.
rect a mail messenger supply from the LIST Of July
next.
10. Section eighteen Of an act Of Congress APP
proved March =, 1915, provides that contracts for
the tran iportation Of the mail shall be let ain oy-
cry case to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
guarantees for faithful performance, without other
reference to the mode OF such transportation than
may DO necessary TO provide for the due celebrity,
certainty ana security u buOn transportation.
Under this law, bids that propose 10 Transport the
mail with celebrity, certainty and security" hav-
ing been decided to he the only legal bids, are
construed as providing for the entire mail, how
ever large, and whatever may be the mode of con-
veyance necessary to insure It's "celerity, certain
ty and security" and will have the preference over
all others,
20. A modification of a bid In any of its essen
tial terms is tantamount to n new bid, and cannot
be resolved, so rs to interfere with a regular COM
petition. after the last hour set for receiving bids.
Making a new bid with guaranty and certificate,
is the only way to modify a previous bid.
n. Postmastors are to be careful not to certify
the su6ieieney of guArantors or s%ursties without
knowing that they are persoDs Of sufficient respon-
sibility and all bidders, guarantors, and %sureties
are distinctly notified that on a failure TO enter into
or perform the contracts for the service proposed
In the accepted bids, their legal liabilities will be
enforced against them.
80. Present osntraetors, and persons known ut
the department. must, equally with others, pro-
cure guarantors and eertid ,ates Of their sufioiency
Substantially in the iormsabove prescribed. The
certificates ofsufieiency mustb be signed by a post
master or by a Judge ola court Of record. No 9th
or certificate will be admitted.
j. HOLT,
Jan. BLOW. Postmaster General.
HAY, HAY.