Nebraska advertiser., 1862-02-27
Containing conditions to Be incorporated
IN the contracts to the erteRf The de-
PdTfmenf may deem proper.

ing the mails; but on railroad and eanb7atron
there is TO be no more delay thanis sufficient fur an
exchange Of the mail bags.
2 On railroad and steamboat lines, and ether
routes where the mode Of conveyance admits 81 &C..
the special agents Of the Post Office Department. al
50 post Office blanks, mail bags, locks, and keys, are
to be conveyed without extra charge.
8. On railroad and steamboat lines the route
agents Of the department, also the British and Can
ada mails, when offered, and The agents accompany
ing them, are to be conveyed without charge, and
for their exclusive use, while travelling With the
mails, acommodius car, or apartment the centre Of
a ear, properly lighted, warmed, and furnished, and
adapted to the convenient separation and due secu-
rity Of the mails, is to be provided By the contractor,
under the direction Of the department.
Railroad and steamboat companies are required 70
take the mail from and deliver it into the pOstoabce5
ct the commencement and end Of their routes, and
to and from sl offices not more than eighty rodsfrom
a station OF laading. Proposals may be Submitted
for the performance Of all ether side service-thas
il, for offices over eighty reds from a station or
landing.
Receipts viii be required for mail bass conveyed
in charge Of persons employed BY railroad eompa-
MES. There will also be way bills" prepared By
pOstmasters, or other agents Of the department, %
acc0mpany the mails, specifying The uumber and
stage routes, likewise, receipts VIII DC required aud
way bills forwarded tho latter to be examined By
the several pOstmasters, to insure regularity in tie
delivery Of mail bags.
4. No pay VIII be made Tor TIPS not pertOrmoG;
and for each Of such omissions not satisfactorily eE- .
planned, three times the pay Of the trip may be de-
Quoted. For arrivals so far behind time as to break
eonnexioD with depending mails, and not sufficiently
excused, one fourth CT the compensation for the trip
is subject to forfeiture. Deduction viii also be or
dered for a grade Of performance inferior 70 that
specified in the contract. For repeated dclinquen. e..
eies of the kind herein specified. enlarged penalties,
proportioned to the nature thereof, and the import
| anee of the mail, may be made
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any portion Of them, for tho admission Of passen-
gers. or for being concerned in setting up or running
an express conveying intelligence in adVa1ce Of tho
mail, a quarters pay may be deducted.
@. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinqucEcy
be promptly md satisfactorily explained By certiG-
Gates Of p~ostmaters OF the aaiavits Of other cred blo
persons, for failing 10 arrive in contract time fer
neglecting to take the mail rom or deliver it into a
post Office for suffering it to be vet. injured, dos
troYed, robbed, or lost and for refusing. after de-
mand, to convey the mail as frequently % the con
tractor runs, or is concerned in running, . coach, car,
| or steamboat on the route.
Z, The POstmaste General may aunul the coz
tract for repeated failures to run agreeabiy 70 con
tract for violating the post Office law Or disobey-
ing the instructions Of the department for rcfusing
to discharge a carrier when required by thtdspart-
ment to do %; for running al express as aforssFid
or for transporting persons or packages conveying
mailable matter out of the mail.
8. The postmaster General may order an Increase
Of service on a route by allowing therefor a pro rara
increase on the contract pay. lie may change
schedules Of departures and arrivals in al eases. and
particularly to make Them conform to connections
with railroads, without increase Of nav, provided
the running time be not abridged. He may also or
der an increase Of speed, allowing, within tha re-.
| s~tTictions Ct the law, a pro rita increase OF pay for
the additional stock or carriers, If any. ThJ con
tractor may, however, in the case Of ~incrtaso or
speed, r~elinqgish the contract, hy giving prompt no
tice 20 the department that he prefers doing 90 10
carrying the order into effect. The Postmaster Cen
eral may also eurtail or discontinue the service, 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 casa ho.
desires to supereede it by a different grade Of aans-
pOrtatiOn.
Q. Payments will be made by collections from or
drafts on postnasters, or otherwise, after the expira-
ton Of each quarter-say, in February, May. Au-
gust, and November.
10. The distances are given according 20 the best
information but no increased pay win be allowed
should the points DO greater than advertised, If the
points to be supplied be correctly stated. Biddera
must inform hemsares on hts point, and also IN
reference to the weight of the mail, tho conditi0u.of
roads, hills, streams, &c, and all toll bridges, ferries,
or distractions of any kind by which expense may.
be incurred. No claim for additional pay, based ca.
such ground, can be considered nor for alleged mis-
takes or misrepresentation as to the degree OF seryfco f:
nor for bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued. OH
I other Observation-Disclosures distance. occurring du-
I ring the contract term. Offices established after this
advertisement is issued, and also during the c~cntraes
tern, are 20 be visited without extra pay, il the dis
taEcs be not increased.
IL. A bid received after the last day and hour
named, or without the guarantee required by Inv
AID = ecrtifcats IS 70 the suficiency Of such guaran-
tee, cannot Be considered in competition witha rpcu-
ET propcsl rcaSCzah,o in amOuut-
Il. Bidders sho1ld 6rst propose for service strictly
according % ths advertisement, and then, If they
desire, tspsruiay for different service and if tho
rsgisr bid be the lowest offered for the advertised
service, thaotherp propositions may be considered.
Is. There shOR.d be bat one route bid for in a
prvPoaL. Consolidated or combination bids pro-
posing enc sun Tor two or more routes" are forbid
den By law, and cannot DO considered.
Il The route, the service, the yearly pay, tho
name and residences Of tho bidder, (that IS bis usual
post o6ioe address, and those Of each member Of
a firm, where q company oilers, should be distinctly
stated.
Is. Bidders are requested to use, rs FAR as practi-
cable, the printed form OF proposal furnished BY tho
department, 70 write out in full the sum Of their
bids, and to retain copies Of them.1
Altered bids should not be submitted nor should
bids once submitted be Withdrawn. No withdrawal
Of a bidder or guarantor will be allowed unless dated
and received before the last day for resolving pro-
posals.
Ecach bid must be guaranteed By Two responsible
persons.
I; GENERALLY guarantees cannot be admitted. Tho bid
and guarantees should be signed plainly with the
I Aull uAM6 u EAou pIAouAs
The department reserves the right 10 reject nnv
bid which may be deemed extrnvngant, and also to
disregard the bids Of failing contractors add bidders.
10. The Did should be sealed. suDerscride3 snail
Proposals, Territory Of Nebraska" addressed sSec-
ond assistant Postma ter General, Contract Office"
and sent By mail, and not By o. two an agent; and
postmasteTs viii not enclose proposals. Cor letters Of
RRT kind in their quarterly returns.
IL. The contracts are tObe executed ana retrr1ed
p tbe department BY or before the tsf dago n 1agast
1867 butthe service must be commenced Oh TIE t5t
duly presiding, or on tho mall day next after thaE
date, Waether the contracts De executed CT not.
l8. kostmasters at Offices on or near railroads. bn,
more than eighty rods from a station, wiz. immsdi-
ately after the 3Ist Of March next, report their exas.
distance from the nearest station, aud how thev aua
otherwise supplied with the mail, C. enable The Post
master General TO direct q maiI-messeng6r sugply
| from the Ist Of July next.
10. Section eighteen Of an act Of COazrsss al.
proved March 3, I645, provides that contracts fo-
the transportation Of mail shall be let "in every
s case to the lowest bidder tenderings uffe7nt guaran-
9 tees for faithful performance, without other refer
ence to the mode Of such transportation than nav
a be necessary to provide for the due celerity, certain
Q ty, and security Of such transportation" Under
D tEis taU, bids that proposeto EaHsp0rt he mail uoihl
Z "eeLsritg, certainty, aud security" h~HUiug been dsei-
ded TO behe onIyEe gaIbids, are considered az prouid
ina for the entire mail, hot5eUer large, and Shafersy
may be the mode ofcOHUeyaHce necessary 20 insure 4,
/ Celebrity, certainty, and security" and piH hare "a,
r preference 0UerG I'll others, and 10 ohers pifbs son-
sidersd,
20. A modification Of a bid in AIRY Of its e~sseutial
terms is tantamount to a new bid, and cannot ia
received, 50 as to interfere with 8 regular COMPETE