Nebraska advertiser., 1862-03-13
Contaiaiing conditions to Be Incorporated
IN the contracts TO tke erfenf the De-

there is to be no more delay than is sufficient for an
exchanges CT the mail bags.
2 On railroad and steamboat lines, and other
routes where the mode Of conveyance admits OF it,
so post Office blanks, mail bags, locks and keys, are
TO be conveyed without extra charge.
8. On railroad and steamboat lines the routs
agents Of the department., also the British and Can
ada mails, when offered, and the agents aesompany-
ing them. are to be conveyed Without charge, and
for their exclusive use, While travelling With tbs
mails, q commOdiusc car, or GplrtTaenti IN the centre Of
a car, properly lighted, warmed, and furnished, and
adapted to the convenient separation and dus secs
rity Of the mails, Is to be provided b thgeontraotoTs
under the direction Of the department.
Railroad and steamboat companies sre repaired to
take the nail from and deliver it into the post 0mee8
at the commencement and end Of their routes and
to and from al Offices not more than eighty rods from
a station or landing Proposals may DO submitted
for the performance Of all other side ssrvice-thRt
is, for Offices over eighty rods from q station or
landing.
Receipts will be required for mail bags conveyed
in charge Of persons employed By railrOad eompa-
MES. There viii also be way bills" prepared By
postmasters, or other agents Of The department, TO
accompany the mails, specifying the number and
destination Of the several bags. On che principal
stage routes, likewise, receipts vii be required ana
way bills forwarded the latteFt0 be examined By.
the several postmasters5 toinsurs regularity In the
delivers Of mail bags.
l.. No pay viii be mado for trips not performed;
and for each Of such omissions not satisfactorily cz-
planned, three times the pay Of the iris. may 10 de-
Quoted. For arrivals 50 far behind time as 20 break
connection with depending mails, and not sufdsisntlg
excused, one fourth Of the compensation for the strip
is subject to forfeiture. Deduction viii also be ere
dered for q grade Of performance inferior 20 that
specified in the contract. For repeated dclinqaen.
eies Of the kind herein specified enlarssd penalties,
prOportioned to the nature thereof, and the Import
anee Of the mail, may be made
5, For leaving behind, or throWingO OF tho maisyOr
gers. or for being concerned in setting mp OF running
an express conveying intelligence ia advance Of the
mail, a quarters pay may be deducted.
6. Fines viii be imposed, unless the delinquency
be promptly and satisfactorily explained by cgtfa
Gates Of DOstmaters or the ahdavits Of other credible
persons, for falling TO arrive IN contract time for
neglecting 70 take the mail IRON or deliver it into .
post Office for suffering it to be wet, injured, des-
troyed, robbed, or lost; and for refusing, after de-
mand, 70 convey the mail as frequently as the con-
tractor runs, or is concerned in running, q coach, car,
or steamboat on tho route.
7, The Postmaster General may annpl the con-
tract for repeated failures to run agreeahly to con
tract: for violating the post Office LaW, or disobey-
ing the Instructions Of thedepaftment for refusing
to discharge a carrier whom required By the depart
ment to do so; for running anexpress Hs aforesaid;
or for transporting persons or packages conveying
mailable matter out Of the mail.
s. The Postmaster General may order an increase
OF service on a route by allowing therefor n pro rats
increase on the contract pay. He may change
schedules of departures and arrivals 10 ali cases; and
particularly to make them conform to connections
with railroads, without increase of pay, provided
the running time be not abridged. He may also or
der an increase Of speed, allowing, within tia f-
s~trietions of the law, 8 pro rata increase Of pay for
the additional stock or carriers, if any. The con-
tractor may, however, in the case Of increase q
speed, relinquish the contract, By giving prompt nOs
tice TO the department that he prefers doing 50 %
carrying the order into effect. The Postmaster Gen.
eral may also curtail or discontinue the services in
whole or in part, at pro rata decrease Of pay, allow
ing one months extra compensation on The amount
dispensed with, whenever, in his opinion, the public
the public interest require the change, or in ease be
desires to sapercedei it BY g different gfaise e ttns-
Payments wiz bs made b. collections
drsfs On postnasters, q otherwise aftsgtho axpin-
don Of each quarter-ny, in February Any Az
gust, and November.
10. The distances are Ven cofdingt 0 The beat
information but no increased pay win be SLOWED
should the points be greater than advertised, IL the
points to be supplied be correctly stated. Bjddsrs
must inform themseJ1ss on Ais point, and also in
reference to the weight Of the mail, the condition Of
roads, hills, streams, &c, and all toll bridges, ferries,
or distractions Of amy kind BY which expense may
be incurred. No claim for additional pay, based on
such ground, can be considered nor for alleged mis-
takes or misapprehensiOn as to the degree O~fservee ;
nor for bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued, or
other distractions increasing distance, occurring du-
ring the contract term. O6ces established afterthi8
-
term, are to be visited without extra pay, ifthe dis
lance be not increased.
IL. A bid received after the last day and hour
named, or without the guarantee required By law
and q certificate as to the sufieiency Of such guarnn-
tee, cannot be considered in competition with a regu-
lar proposal reasonable in amount.
IL. Bidders should hrst propose lar service strictly
according to the advertisement, and then, If they
desire, separately for different service and if the
regular bid be the lowest offered for the advertised
service, the other propositions may be considered.
Is. There should be bet one route bid for in .
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids pro-
posing one sum for two or more routes" are forbid
den by law, and cannot be considered.
IA. The route, the service, the yearly pay, The.
name and residence Of the bidder, (that is his usual >
post Office address, ard those Of each member Of
a firm, where q company offers, should be distinctly
stated.
Is. Bidders are requested to use, as far as pracli-
cable, the printed form 0 fprOposal furnished BY the
department., TO write out in full the sum Of their
bids, and 70 retain copies Of them9
Altered bids should not be submitted; nor should
bids once submitted be Withdrawn. No Withdrawal
of a bidder or guarantor viii beallowed unless dated
and received before the last day for receiving pro-
posals.
Eeach bid must be guaranteed By W rePonsibls
persons.
General guarantees cannot Be admitted. The Bd
and guarantees should be sigHsd plainly with As
full name Of each person.
The department. reserves che right 10 reject any
bid which may be deemed eLcraFngant, and also 70
disregard the bids Of falling contractor and bidders
10. The bid shouldbe sealed supsrseIidsa ."Nal
Proposals, Territory Of Nebrassa," addressed "See-
ond assistant Postma ter General Contract once"
and sent by mai, and not By p two an agent and
postmasters viii not enclose proposals Cor letters II
any kind intheir quarterly returns.
IL. The contracts are 70 be szscutedand Teturned
to the department BY or before the isGdag0 81 AEgHsf,
1852; but tho service must be- commenced on the lst
July preceding, or on the mall day neztafteF that
date, whether the contractsb be executed OF not
l8. POstmasteTs At Offices on OF nsnr railroads, but
more than eighty rods from q station, VIII immedi-
ately after the 3Ist Of March next, report their exact
distance from the nearest station and bow they ara
otherwise supplied with the mai, toenable The Post
master General to direct a mail-messeuger supply
from the Ist Of July next.
10. Section eighteen Of an act Of Congress ap-
proved Aareh 3, 1915, provides that contracts for
case to the lowest bidder rendering ~suaicRnt guaTan-
tees for faithful performance, without other refer
ence 70 the mode Of such transportation than may
be necessary to provide for the due CELEBRITY, certain
tv. and security Of such transportation. U6dsr
tbis Eq1o, bids that Proposefo Transport tie mat rak
@eeEsritB eertaiHf8 ana seclgB hHgjsg been deei-
dedto Be he OHtyIegaibids, due oonsidered a. prorid-
ing for the entire mail, however fargsr and 5taferor
may bethe mode ofe0HUcHqRes aeesssarB to-insure ~
CELEBRITY, certainty, and secnrify.1 aud lCU hare ths'
preference OreraB oders, aud no ohers uiHbe eoH-
sidered,
20. A modification Of Bd IN arr Gfs essential
terms is tantamount to a sew bid. and cannot Be
received, so as to interfere with q regular eompeti-
ton, after the last hour sat fer r~eeerinr BIDS
MAKING npwhid with 0frdraufoa arH 6~erfrfaafa ia