Nebraska advertiser., 1862-02-20
Containing conditions to be Incorporates
in The contracts 10 The srtent he de-
Parfment may deem proper.

there is to be no more delay than is suheisut for an
exchanges Of the mail bags.
2 On railroad and steamboat lines, and other
routes where the mode Of conveyance admits Of it,
the special agents Of the Post Once Department Al
so post Office blanks, mail bags, locks, aud keys Hs
to be conveyed without extra charge.
& On Sailroad and steamboat lines the route
agents o. the department, also the British and Can
ada mails. when offered, and the agents acoompany-
inc them. are to be conveyed WilhOus charge, and
for their exclusive use, while travelling with the
mails. mmod car, or apartnontin the centre Of
q ear, properly lighted, warned, ana furnished, and
adapted 70 the convenient separation snd due seed
rity'of the mails, Isl 10 be provided blythe eonpaotor,
under the direction Of the department..
Railroad and steamboatconpaniss are req0Fedt0
take tha mail from AID deliver &c into the postOfbeol
ct the commencement and end Of their routes and
to and from AL oficesnot more than eighty rodslrom
a station O.. landing. Proposals may be submitted
for the performances Of all other side servioe-thas
il, for Offices over eighty rods from 2 staaOn OF
landing.
Receipts will be required for mail bags conveyed
in charge Of persons employed By railroad conpa-
MES. There will also be sway bills" prepared by
postmasters, or other agents Of the department, -
COMPANY the mails, specifying The number and
destination Of the several bags. On the principal
stage routes, likewise, receipts viii be required and
way bills forwarded the latter % b examined By
the several pOstmasiers, to insure regularity in the
delivery Of mail bags.
4. No pay viii Be made FOR trips not performed;
and for each Of such omissions not satisfactorily ca
planned, three times the pay Of the trip may Be da-
Quoted. For arrivals so far behind time as % break
connection with depending mails, and nos sufficiently
excused, one fourth CT the compensation forths tHP
is subject to forfeiture. Deduction viii also be sr-
dered for a grade Of performance inferior 70 that
specified in the contract. For repeated dsltnquen.
cies Of the kind herein specified, enlarged penalties.
proportional to the nature thereof and the import
ance Of the mail, may be made.
S, For leaving behind, or throwing Of the mailssor
any portion Of them, f0- the admission Of passen-
gers. or for being concerned in setting up or running
an express conveying intelligence in advance Of the
mail, a quarters pay may be deducted.
8. Fines viii be imposed, unless the delinquency
be promptly and satisfactorily explained by eertia-
Gates of Ostmaters or the afidavits Of ether credible
persons, for failing TO arrive in contract time for
neglecting 10 take The mail from or deliver itinto a
post Office for suffering it 70 be wet. injured, des-
trOyed, robbed, or lost and for refusing, after do
mand, to convey the mail as frequently as he con-
tractor runs, or is concerned in running, q coach, car,
or ~eambOat on the route.
z, The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures to run agrseably 70 con
tract for violating the post once law or disObey-
ing the Instructions Of the department; for refusing
to discharge q carrier when required BY the depart
ment to do so for running an express as aforesaid
or for transporting persons or packages conveying
mailable matter out Of the mail.
8. The Postmaster General may order an increase
Of service on Q route by allowing therefor a pro rata
| increase on the contract pay. ne may eu4uIa
schedules Of DEPARTURES and arrivals in al 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 CT
der an increase Of speed, allowing, within tia re-
s~trictions Of the law, a pro rata increase Of pay for
the additional stock or carriers, if any. Thu con-
tractor may, however, in the case Of increase q
speed, relinquish the contract, by giving prompt no
tiee 10 the department that be prefers doing 50 70
carrying the order into effect. The Postmaster Cen
- -. g---.as--A l.
whole or in part, at pro rata decrease Of pay, allow
ing one months extra compensation on the amount
dispensed with, whenever, in bis opinion, the public
the public interest require the change, or ia cass h6
desires 10 supereede it by a different grade Of Cans-
p~ortation.
9. Payments will be made By collections from OF
drafts on postnasters, or otherwise, aftertho ozpiru-
ton Of each guarter-say, IN February, Nay, Au-
gust, and November.
10. The distances are given according to the best
information but no increased pay win be allowed
should the points be greater than advertised, If the
points to be supplied be correctly stated. Bidder
must inform themselVes on this point and also in
reference to the weight Of the mail, the condition u
roads, hills, streams, &C. and all toll bridges, ferries
OF ObStrpctions ofany kind by which expense mar
be incurred. No claim for additional pay, based on
such ground, can be considered; nor for alleged mig
takes OF misapprehension as TO the degree o~fs0rvics ;
nor for bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued, or
other Observation-Disclosures distance, occurring du-
[ ia ~ " sSAAAe 6-N~ AeAA4A AAFNA ~
advertisement is issued, and also during the contract
I term, are 10 be visited without extra pay, 1.-THE dis-
tance be not increased.
IL. A bid received after the last day and hoar
named, or without the guarantee required By law
and a certificate as 10 the sufieiency Of such guarn-
tee, cannot DO considered in competition with a Fegu-
lar proposal reasonable in amount.
II. Bidders should first propose fnr service strictly
according to the advertisement, aud then, If they
desire, sspar0teIg for different service and If ths
rsoaIor hid ha fha lownrk Altered for tia navartfcoA
service, the other propositions may DO considered.
Is. There should be bat one route bid foF in q
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids pro
posing one sum for two or more routes" ara forbid
den by law, and cannot be considered.
IA. The route, the service, the yearly pay, tbs
name and residence Of the bidder, THAT Is bis usual
post Office address, and those Of each member Of
q firm, where q company offers, should be distinctly
stated.
Is. BiddeIs are requested TO uss, a. far a. praoti-
cable, the printed form ofproposal furnished By the
department, to write out in fuil the sum Of theil
bids, and TO retain copies Of them.3
Altered bids should not be submitted; nor Should
, bids once submitted be withdrawn. No withdrawal
, Of a bidder or g~uarantor will be allowed unless dated
, and resolved before the last day for receiving pro
posals.
Eeach bid must be guagaassOd By tFo responsible
persons.
5 General guarantees cannot be admitted. The ia
and guarantees should Be sigBea plainly With ths
o full name Of each pSrson.
The department. reserves the Fight 70 reject ahs
bid which may b deemed extayagBnt and also 4
disregard the bids Of failing contraotorB and biddCrs
10. The bid should be sealed. supsrsoidod Mai
Proposals, Territory Of Nebraska" addressed "See.
!, ond assistant Postms Ter General. ContEaes C6os,
and sent b7 mail, and not b O. Two an agent snt
postmasters viii not enclose proposals (or letters q
any kind II their quarterly Fstar1a.
|. II. TIE contracts are 20 be executed and roturnet
to the department BY or before the let day Of Hgasi
ISo2; but the service must be commenced on the Is
July proceeding, or on me mall day next after tha
date, whether the contracts be executed OF not.
Is. Postnastsrs at Oaoes on or pear railroads, bu
more than eighty rods from q station, viii, imnedi
ately after the 3lst Of March next, report their exac
distance from the station, and how they Or
otherwise supplied with the mail, to enable the Post
master General to direct ? mail-messenger SUPPL.
y from the lat Of July next.
10. Section eighteen Of an act Of Congress ab
proved Mach 5, ls45, provides that contracts 70
the transportation Of mail shall be let gin ever
IS case TO the lowest bidder rendering ~suficlnt guaran
3 tees for faithful performances, EithOut other refer
ence 70 the mode Of such transportation than ma,
a be Necessary to provide for the due celebrity, certain
e ty, and security Of Beh transportation" Uiids
b tkts tGD, bids that PEop9setO trQHspoTg the mail Dit
HoeleTitH certainty, aatseesrify,' hHUiHg been deei
ded to be TIE oHlyGegatbids, are considered as protss
jHg for the entire mail, hO1sUeT large, and Whafsre
NAY 6eths mode OfeoHUeyGHes psesssarg 30 fnsuref,
"~caerity, certainty, aud security" and 1M hare n
? preferences OUeraH Others, aHd 70 others lsiH b ,ou
sidersd,
= 20. A modification Of q bid in ary Of IFS essgnfia
terms is tantamOunt TO q new bid. and cannot \
q received, so as TO interfere with q regular competi