Nebraska advertiser., 1862-01-30
See aes Of coagrsal Of Narob ]. -. .assga :.
INSTRUCTIONS.
COHtaining conditions to Be incorporate.
n TIE contracts to As srtaf ne DE-

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ste once, when not otherwise specified, far assort-
ing the mails; but on railroad and stearb asr,ute.
there Is 70 be no more delay than is sun sisut for an
exchange Of the mail bags.
? On railroad and sieamboat lines. and ,ofbs-
routes where the mode Of convsyanes adnit 81 Ia
the special agents Of the Post Once psparsmens.ai-
so post Office blanks, mail bags. locks, and keys.srs
to be conveyed without extra charge.
3. On railroad and steamboat lines The rruts
agents Of the department. also the British ard Can
ada mails, when offered, and The agents -ecoompany-
ing them, are 70 be conveyed without charge. and
for their exclusive use, while travelling With the
mails, Accommodate ear, or ~apartmontin thsoentre OF
4 car, properly lighted, warmed, and furnished. and
Tity Of the mails, is to be provided b. the ooutrnstor.
under the direction Of the department.
Railroad and steamboat companies ars required b
take the mail from and deliver il into the post omsas
q the commencement ard end Of their rgutes, and
TO and from sl omcesn more than eighty mds ran
. station OF landing. Proposals may Be snbmitts1
for the performance Of al other side ssrYics- that
Is, for othces over eighty rods from q station or
landing.
Receipts will be required FOR mail bszs conveyed
in charge Of persons employed by railroad eonpa-
MES. There viii also be sway bills" prepared By
postmasters, or other SCENTS of the department., 70
accompany the mails, specifying the number and
destination Of the several hags. On the principal
stage routes, likewise, receipts viii Be required sd
way bills forwarded the latter to be examined ~
the several postmasters, 70 insure regularity In The
delivery Of mail bags.
4. No pay wiz be made for trips not performed:
and FOR each of such omissions not enthusiastically sx-
planned, three times the pay Of the trip may b. do
Quoted. For arrivals 30 far behind time % b break
connection with depending mEils. and not auneisntly
excused, one fourth Ell the compensation for the TIN
is subject to forfeiture. Deduction viii also b Or
dered for a grade Of poFf0rmance iufs ior ts that
specified in the contract. For repeated dsiinqueu
eies of the kind herein specified, enlarged penalties,
proportioned to the nature thereof, aud the ilaport-
anoe Of the mail, may be made.
5, For leaving behind, or thrORingoF he nails or
any portion of them, for the admission of passsa-
gers. or for being concerned in setting up or running
an express conveying Intelligence in advances of The
mail, a quarters pay may be deducted.
8. Fines will be imposed, unless the dsiinqusuoy
be promptly and satisfactorily explained By ceFtih
Gates Of pOstmateTs OF the afdaVits Of ether cred fbia
persons, for failing 70 arrive in c0ntract tine for
Heglecting to take the mail from or deliver q into =
post Office for suffering it to be vet. injured, dss-
trOyed, robbed, or lost and for refusing, after de-
mand, to convey the mail Is frequently g the cen
tractor runs, or is concerned in running, q coach, ear,
or ~stesmbOat on the route.
2, The POstmaster General may annul the con
tract for repeated failures to run agrosahly b. san-
tract Formulating the post o1ice law or disdbey-
ing the instructions Of the department. for refusing
to discharge a carrier when required By the depart
ment TO do so for RAINING an express ~ Aforesaid T;
or for transporting persons or packages oonrsyinr
mailable matter out Of the mail.
o. Inc EO8l master DeueffI nav order An NUeHnnrn
Of service on q route by allowing therefor 3 brerafa
increase on the contract pay. He may change
schedules Of departures and arrivals in oil cases, asd
particularly to make them conform to oonnsotlons
With railroads, without increase Of pay, provided
the running time be not abridged. HesmaV alse or
der an increase Of speed, allowing, within tha 70.
s~trictions Of the law, q pro rata increase Of pdy for
the additional stock or carriers, II any. Tbs con-
tractor may, however, in the case u -insresss 81
speed, rslinguish the contrast, By giving PronPlno-
tee 10 the department that he prefers DONG % -
carrying the order into effect. The Postmaster Ger
eral may also ourtail or discontinue the service, A
whole or in part, at pro rata decrease Of pay. allow
ing one months extra compensation on the anopnt
dispensed with, whenever, in his opinion, the publis
the public interest require the change, or noase IN,
desires to supercedo 1t by adif0rsnt grade Of trans-
p~ortatiOn.
g. Payments viii be made By collections fro- a.
drafts on p~ostnaster, or Otherwise, aftefths srpin-
ton Of each quarter-say In February Msy. Aa-
gust, and November.
10. The distances arc given according 70 he Bsss
information bet no increased pay ~ill be allowed
should the points be greater than advertised. n tbo
points to be supplied be correctly stated. Bidder
must inform AemssgUss on tAis poiat, and llso IN.
reference % the weight OF the mail. the cdnai4ou ~
roads, hills, streams, &C., and all toll bridges, ferries.
or distractions ofany kind By which sxpsnss nay
be incurred. No claim for additional pay, based On
such ground, can be considered nor sor alleged mis-
takes or misrepresentation as 70 the degree o~fssrviss
nor lot DfluE11 u6slfOyeur IeEflea discontinued. o.
other distractions increasing distance, occurring du-
ring the contract term. Ofces established afteT thfa
advertisement is issued, and also during the eontTaat
term, are to be visited without extra pay, 1.-THE dis-
tance be not increased.
IL. A bid received after the last day ana hous
named, or without the guarantee required BIZ Law
aEd o certificate az 10 the suhiciency Of such Ruarau-
tee, cannot be considered in competition Hitha rsgu-
lar proposal reasonable in amount.
II. Bidders should frs. propose fur service strictly
acoordfug IN fha. advn-eazar~,e -. -
desire, separately for different service and n fo
regular bid be the lowest offered for the adrsFassd
service, the other propositions may BE- consia51l
IL. There should b. bat one route bid fos ia
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids pro-
posing one sum for two or more routes" arc forbid
den By law, and cannot be considered.
IA. The route, the service, the yearly pav. TIE
name and residences Of the bidder, (thas & IS usual
post Office address, and those Of eaoh member o.
a firm, where . company Offers, shouldb be distinctly
stated.
Is. BiddsIs sre requested to use, as fara5 pTsstil
cable, the printed form Of proposal furnished b. ghs
department, to write outin full the sun Of thsir
bids, and 70 retain copies Of them.9
Altered bids should not be submitted nor should
bids once submitted be Withdrawn. No athdraEaf
Of n bidder OF guarantOT wiz be aloHed unless dated
and received before The last day for receiving pro-
pOsals.
Eeach bid must be guaranteed b. two rsrouSbb
persons.
General guarantees cannotbs admitted. Tbs BID
and guarantees should be SigHsd plainly With ths
full name Of each person.
The department. reserves the right b rsisst any
bid which may be deemed extrsYagant, and also 10
disregard the bids Of falling contrastorsand bidder.
16. The BID should be sealed. supersoridsG HMail
Proposals, Territory Of Nebraska" addressed sSse-
ond assistant Postmaster General, Contract once"
and sent By mail, and not by o. two "a agent snd
postmasters viii not enclose proposals Tor lsttars Of
any kind in their quarterly returns.
II. The contracts are 20 be executed and rshlrnsd
70 the department BY or before the 1sf deg Of Aagusf,
1852; butthe service must be eommenced On ths lFt
July preceding, or on the mall day nextaftSr that
date, whether the cOntractsbs executed Or n0t.
IL. POstmasters at Offices On or near railroads, bat
more than eighty rods froma station, viii, fmms4-
Rtely after the 3lst Of March next, report their exact
distance from the nearest station, and how thgy are
otherwise supplied With the mail, to snabist the Post
master General 70 direct s mail-msssenQr supply
from the Ist Of July nsxt.
19. Section eighteen Of an act Of Cqazros ap-
proved March 3, l545, provides that contracts Er
the transportation Of nail shall Be let @in ever
case to the lowest bidder rendering su5 eiut ruares-
tees for faithful performances, without othsr rsfse
ence to the mode Of such transportstiou than aav
be necessary 70 provide Tor the due 0~elarity, certain
y, and security Of sach tnanspoFtati0n. Usd4r
ttIsta bids that pzoDassi0 fraRgDou fs na53 zifi
@~csisrity, certainty, aEisscurity,'H hnuiaq kesn dsef-
dsdt0 bsfhe onLglsgHBds, are orssfdses a. r-544 =
ing for hhs entire nal, ho1gsgeF Iaraa. ard ,safsss-
may bsths mode ofc0Hrsyqnce nsesssoTa - fas,.yeas
celebrity, certainty and sscurEtu.D uhR 81 49, a.
preferences overall O6Srs, AVID Bo others giV 81 eos
sidered,
20. A modification Of q bid In arv 81 ia essential
terms Is tantamount to q new bid, snd eannot Be