The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-02-06

or carriers If any. The contractor may
however, in the case of increase re!in-
q,,ish the contract by giving prompt
notice to the department that he prefers
doing 30 to carrying the order into cf-
feet. The Postmaster General may
also curtail or discontinue tho service,
in whole or.in partial pro rata decrease
of pay, allowing one months extra
compensation On the amount dispe nsed
with, whenever, in his opinion, the pub
lie interests require the change; or in
case he desires to supersede it by diff
ercnt grade Of transportation.
. Payments will be made by col,
lcctions from or drafts on postmaster
or otherwise, after the expiration Of
each quarter-Say, in February, May,
August and November.
10 The distances are given accord
inr to the best information: but no in
creased pay will be allowed should they
be greater then advertised, it'll points
to be supplied be correctly stated
Bidders must inform themselves on this
point, and also in reference to the
weight Of the mail, the condition Of
roads, hills, streams &c, aud all toll.
bridges, ferries or obstuctions Of any
kind b. which expense may be incurred.
No claim for additional pay based on
such ground can bo considered: nor
for alleged mistakes or missapprehon.
sion as to the degree Of service; nor for
hiidscs destroyed, ferries Discontinued
or other cbstructions increasing distan-
&c. Occurring duri,ir the contract term
Offices established after this advertise
ment is issuee, and also during the con-
tract term. are to hc visited without ex.
ira pay, ftlle ,i.stan be not iEcreas-
cd.
IL \ bid received after the last day
and hour named er wihon, the guaran-
tee required by law and !: certificate
as to the suficioncy al snch guarantee,
cannot Le considered in competition
with regular proposal reasonable in
amount.
Il. Bidders shonl first propose for
service strictly according to the adver-
tisemcn', and then if they desire. sepa-
rately for different service, and if the
regular bid be the lowest offered for the
advertised service, the Other PROPOSE
lions may be considered.
l3. There should be but one route
bid for in proposal. Consolidated or
combination bids ("proposing one aum
for two or more rontes') arc forbidden
by law, and cannot be considered.
II. The routc, the service, the yearly
pay, the name and residence Of the bid
der, (,hat is, his usual post Office ad-
dress) and those OF each member Of
firm, where a company offers should be
distinctly stated.
Is. Bidders are requested to use, rs
far as practicable, the printed form of
proposal furnished by the department,
to write ont in full the sum Of their bids,
and to retain copies of them.
Altered bids should not be submitted;
nor should bids once submitted be
withdrawn. No withdrawal of 4 bidder
or guarantor. VIII be allowcl unless
dated and received before the last day
for receiving proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two
responsible persons
General guarantees cannot be admit
ed The bid and guarantee should be
signed plainly with the full name o. each
person.
The department. reserves the right to
reject any bid which may bc-deemcd
extravagant, and also to disrcgarcd the
bids Of failing contractors and bid
ders.
1O. The bid should be sealed, sup
erscribed "NIail Proposals, State of
Iowa." addressed "Sccond Assistant
Post Master General, Contract Office,
and sent by mail, not by or to an agent
and postmasters will not enclose prop
| sails Cor letters Of any kind) in their
quarterly returns.
II. The contracts are to be execnt-
cd and returned to tho department BY
or before the LIST day Of August, 1862,
but the service must be commenced OH
the lst Of July proceeding, Or on the
mail day next after that date, whether
the contracts be executed ornot.
1s. Postmasters at Offices on or near
railroads, but more than eighty rods
from station, will imediately after the