The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-01-25

not sufficiently excused, one.f6Et of the compen-
sation for the trip is subject to- forfeiture. De-
formanee ihferior b thatspeeified iHthe contract
For repeated delinquencies of the Kind herein
specific d, enlarged penalties proportiOned to the
nature thereof, and the Importance of the mail.
may be made. &EsF
1 s For leaving behind or throwing off the
mails. any portion of them, for the admission
of passengers or for being concerned in setting
| up or running an express conveying intelligence
in advance Oft mail, = quarters pay may be
| deducted.
i 2 6. Fines will, be supposed, unless the delin.
queney be promptly and satisfactorily explained
by certificates of postfnasters or the affdavits of
other credible persons, for failing to arrive in
contract time for negleetng to taKe the mail from
or deliver it into post office; for suffering it to
be wet, injured. destroyed, robbed or lost fer
refusing, after demand to convey the mail as fire.
quentiy a. the contractor runs or is concerned in
running, coach, car, steamboat on q route
| Z. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures to run ably to con-
tract; for violating the post Office laws, or DISC
beying tie instructions of the department; for rc-
fusing toldiseharge carrier when req uired by
! the department to do so; for running an express
as aforesaid; or fer transporting persons pack
1 ag-s conveying mallable matter out of the mail.
.. The Postmaster General may order an n-
crease of service on q route by allowing therefor
| q pro TG'G increase on the contract pay. He may
change schedules of departures ar arriva in all
cases, and particularly to make them conform to
| VIII without increase OF
provided the running time be not abridged. He
| may also order an increase of speed, allowing,
within the restrictions of the law pro rata in
crease of Fay for the additional stock carriers
II any. The conn actor may, however, in the
case OF increase of speed relaqGish the contract,
by giving prompt Lotiee. TO The department that
he prefers doing so to carrying the order into CT
feet The Postmaster General may also curtail or
discontinue the service. in whole or in part, ut
PRO rata decrease of pay, allowing one months
'Xtra compensation on the amount dispensed
with. whenever. in his opinion, the public inter
ests require the charge, or in case he desires to
suppressed 1t by different grade of trans portaon
y. Payments will be made by collections from
or drafts on postmdsters, or otherwise. after the
expiration OF each quarter = say, in February,
May. August, and November.
H. The distances are given according to the
best intormdtion; but no increased pay will be
allowed should they be greater than advertised,
il the points 10 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 dc and all toll
bridges, ferries, or distractions of any kind by
which expense may be incurred No claim for
dddiuonal pay, bd 'ed such ground, can be
considered; nor for alleged MISTAKES o. misappre-
Mentions as to the degree of service; nor for
bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued, or other
obslrueuons increasing distance, occurring dur.
ing the contract term. Offices established after
this advertise ment is issued, and also during the
contract term, are to be visited without extra paw
II the distance Ue not increased.
IL A bid received after the last day and hour
nGmed, or without the guarantee required by law
and certificate as to the suficiency ofsuch guar-
dntee, cdnnot be considered in competition with a
regular proposal reasonable in amount
IL Builders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement, and then
they desire, separately for different service and
II Teyntar bid be the lowest offered for the adj
verlsed service, the other propositions may be
considered.
49, There should be but one route bid for in u
(OnSOlldHtnh Or hi 0iinp
tproPoslng one sum for two more routes''( are
forbidden by law, and cannot be considered
IA The route. the service, the yearly pay, tho
name and residence of the bidder, (that is hi,
usual post office aldress,) and those of each
member of a firm, where u company offers should
De distinctly stated.
10 Bidders are requested TO use az far as prGc-
ucaule the printed form of proposal furnished
10y the department, to write out in full the sum
Va their bids, and to retain copies of them
Altered bids should not be submitted; nor
sAoul blds once submitted be withdrawn No
Withdrawal of bidder or gucrantor will be aI
lowed unless dated and received before the lat
ddy Tor receiving proposals. syr--..a
Edch bid must be guaranteed by two response
bic persons.
= General guarantees cannot be admitted. Tho
bid and guarantee should be signed plainly with
the ful name of each p,rjon.
he DEF drtment reserves the right to reject any
bid which may be deemed eXtrayG CANT, and also
TO disregard the bids OF falling contractors and
bidders. 10 rE.,-De Baa- l.
IS. The bid should be sealed, superscribed
e Nail Propos lis, State of KdnsGs," addressed
Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contract
Onlee, and sent by mail, net by or TO an agent:
md posmdsterS will not enclose proposals Tor
etters of any kindly in their quarterly returns
II The contracts are to be executed and re-
urned to the department BY or before cue LIST dur
lt August, 1862; but the service must be oom
nenced on the ist July preceding, on the mail
lay next otter that date whether the csntracts be
Executed or not.
10. PostmGsters at offices Or near railroads,
'ut m Drc than eighty rods from, station will
after the 3lst OF March next report
heir exact distance from the nearest totion, and
low they are otherwise supplied with the mail,
} enable the PostmGster General to direct nniI
messenger supply from the let of July next
~. Section eight ,en of An Act of Congress An
royed March 3, ie45, provides that contracts for
he transportation of the mail shall be let in ev
ny chse to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
for faithful performance, without OH
reference to the mode of such transportation
b an may be necessary 70 provide for the due ce.
.ritv certainty. and security of such trAnsp6rtA
OndeT tbs lao, bids that propose to transport
le mail Nth e~Lerity. certainty. and securnv" har-
81 been decided to be the only Legal BIDS are construed
$ proridiag Jor the entire mali, komeoer LARGE and
tQerer niay be the mole Of conveyance necess4rpto
zoe the preference OUer all others and others lriA
considered.
% a modification of bid in any of its essen
al terms is tAntAmount to a bid and can
70 Us TeceiFeus SO AS 10 Interfere with reg ulAr
1mpettion, After the last hour SCI, for receiving
ds. Making bid, with ssnArAntee and
irtifcAte, lis the only way to modify A previous
d. 4
81 PostmAsters Are to be careful not to certify
e suff1ciency of guArAntors or sureties without
1owing that they Are persons of sufficient res
onsibility; and AL bidders guarAntors, And su,e.
IS ara distinctly notified that on failure to en-
: into or perform the contracts for the service
opposed for in the accepted bids. the legal ia
Il les will be enforced gain st them.
y. Present contractors. and persons known At
G lem emf nfssf IIxy,