Nebraska advertiser., 1862-02-05

Containing conditions to Be incorporated
IN The contracts TO tie srteat TIE de-

exchange Of the mail bags.
2 On railroad and steamboat lines. and othsr
routes where the mode Of conveyance admits 81 q,
the special agents Of the Post Once Department. al
80 post Office blanks, mail bags, locks, and keys ii
TO be conveyed without extra charge.
s. On railroad and steamboat lines the rnutd
agents Of the department, also the British and Can
ada mails, when offered, and the Sssnts accompany
Ing them, are to be conveyed without e1arzs, SEd
for their exclusive use, while travelling with the
mails, q c0mmodius car, or apartment in the ceutra ~
q car, pr0peTly lighted, warmed, and furnished, ard
adapted 70 the convenient separation and due sscu-
rity Of the mails, isto be provided By tho c0~ntsaeto.
under the direction of the department.
Railroad and steamboat companies are required g.
take the mail from and deliver il into the postoieot
at the commencement and end Of their routes, and
10 and from all fhcssnotmore than eighty rods Iroul
a ration or landing. Proposals may be submiiisd
for the performance Of ali other side seTvice-that
Il, for Offices over eighty rods from a station Or
landing.
ReseipS viii be required for mail bags conveyed
in charge Of persons employed by railroad o0mpa-
mics. There will also be @Way hills prepared BY
pOstmasters, OF other agents Of the department, g.
accompany the mails, Specifying tbe number ana
destination Of the several bags. On the principal
stage routes, likewise receipts win be required and.
way bills forwarded the latter 70 be examined By
the several postmastsrs, to insure regularity in tho~
delivery Of mail bags.
4. No pay will be made for trips not performed;
and for each Of such omissions not satisfactorily ex-.
planned, three times the pay Of the trip may Be de-
Quoted. For arrivals 90 far bshind time a. 70 brpk
eonnexiOn with depending mails, and not suficieIey
excused, one fourth Ct the compensation for the 10 -.
is subject to forfeiture. Deduction viii also Be Q
dered for q grade Of performance inferior 50 ueS.-
specified in the contract. For repeated dslinqueL
eies Of the kind herein specified, enlarged penalties.
pFoportiOned to the nature thereof add the import
ance of the mail, may be made.
3, For leaving behind, or throWingo OF The mails, or
any portion Of them, for the adnission Of passen-
gers. or for being concerned in setting up OF raining
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 eeriid-
Gates Of pOsimaters or the amdavits Of other credible
persons, for failing to arrive in contract time; for
neglecting to take tn mail from or deliver it into a
post Office for suffering it to b wet, injured. des-
troyed, robbed, or lost and for refusing. after de-
mand, to convey tho mail as frequently as the con
tractor runs, or is concerned in running, q coach, ear,
or steamboat on the route.
7, The Postmaster General may Rnnnl the con-
tract for repeated failures to run a~grseably 10 con
tract for violating the post Ofhse law, OF disobey-
ing the instructions Of the department; for refusing
to discharges q carrier when required By tho depart
ment TO do 90; for running an express ~ aforesaid
or for transporting persons or packages conveying.
mailable matter out Of the mail.
3. The Postmaster General may order AZ inoreasa.
Of service on a route By allowing therefor q pro ratz
increase on the contract pay. He may ehsnr7
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particularly to make them conform b connection.
with railroads, without increase Of pay, provided
the running time be not abridged. He may also or
der an increase Of speed, allowing, within tia re-
s%trietions Of the law, q pro Futa Increase Of pay Tor
the additional stock or carriers, II Bny. Tha con
tractor may, however, in the case II Increase O.
speed, relinquish the cOntF lct, BY giving PROMPT no.
toe 70 the department that be prefers doing 4. \.
carrying the order into effect. IhePostmastor Gen
eral may also curtal or discontinue the scrvfea4 -
whole or u part ~ Pro rata danroase n pa
ing one moathts extra ssEpsnaltion @ tta
dispensed With, Whsnessr. IN bis nrioiun. es pats-
the public interest require tee ahaage 8 LIZ
desires - mpoaeelelt BY q dfaF.zt
8. Payments win ho nefa b caiicclidua
drafts on pestaastors, or otherwise. after the expira-
ton Of each quarter-say, in February, nay. Au-
gust, and November
information bat no increased pay will Be allowed
should the points be greater than advertised, if tho
points to be supplied be correctly stated. Bidder
must inform hemsIUss on Ass Poiat, and alo in
reference to the weight Of the Enuil, the condition Of
roads, hills, streams, &C, and al toll bridges, ferries,
or DISTRACTIONS ofany kind by which expense may
be incurred. No claim for additional pay. based on
such ground, can be considered nor for alleged mis-
takes or misrepresentation as to the degree o~fscrVico
nor for bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued. or
other distractions increasing distance, occurring du-
ring the contract term. Offices established after this
advertisements is issued, and also during The contract
term, are to be visited without extra pay, Eths dis
lance be not increased.
IL. A bid received after the last day ard hour
named, or without the guarantee required BY law
and a certificate as to the sufieiency Of snch gualnn-
tee, cannot be considered in competition with . rezu-.
lar proposal reasonable in amount.
II. Bidders should first propose fnF service EtFietiY
according to the advertisement, and then, II Lcg
desire, separately for different service and II Abe
regular bid be the lowest offered for the advertised
service, the other propositions may be considered.
Is. There should be bat one route bid for IN =
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids { pro-
posing one sum for two or more routes" hru forbid
den by law, and cannot be considered.
IA. The route, tine service the yearly par, the
name and residence Of the bidder, THAT is sis usual
post Office address, and tboso Of cash member ef
a frm, where a company offers, should be distinctly
stated.
Is. Bidders are requested 10 use, a. Ear a. uraoti-
cable, the printed form Of proposal furnishes 81 tbs
department, to write out in full the sum 81 their
bids, and to retain copies Of them.A
Altered bids should not DO submitted /: nor shouid
bids once submitted be Withdrawn. No withdrawal
Of a bidder or guarantor viii be allowed unless dated
and received before tho last day for receiving pro-
posals.
Eeach bid must be guaranteed By two responsible
persons.
General guarantees cannot be admitted. The BIZ.
and guarantees should DO sfgned plainly with thO
full name Of each person.
The department. reserves the right % reje any
NHA NAeA AAN " AslHAlA gALLMHkEkMLr MHA LHM ~
disregard the bids Of falling contrnetons and bidders
Is. The bid should Be sealed. supsrscri8ed @3lail
Proposals, Territory Of Nebraska" addressed aSse-
Ond assistant Postma. ter General. Contract Office"
and sent by NAL, and rot ~ o. two an agent aud
pOstmasters viii not enclose proposals for letters Of
any kind in their quarterly returns.
H. The contracts are to be executed and returned
to the department By or before the let day Of August,
1852 but the service must be commenced on the lst
July preceding, Or on the mall day next after that
GATE, whether the cOntractgb be executed or not.
Is. Postmastersa at Offices on or near RAILROADS, hris
more than eighty rods frOma station, win, immeli-
ately after the Slst Of Aarnh next, report their exact
distance from the nearest station, and how they are
otherwise supplied with The mail, 70 enable the POST
master General to direct q mail-messenrer suprIr
from the Ist Of July next.
10. section eighteen Of an act Of COazrszs ap-
proved March 3, 1885. provides that contracts for
The transportation Of mail shall Be let IN every
case TO the lowest bidder rendering suhoint guaran-
tees for faithful performances, without other refer
enoe 70 the mode Of such Transportation than may
be necessary to provide for the due CELEBRITY, certai1-
~, and security Of sch transportation" Wdsr
kista1, bids tbni pnoBQSsfo transport as H6jI uia
celebrity, certainty, OIL security" hHriaS bssa dest-
ded 70 Bet only legal bfds are considered s nrsgfd-
ing for hs entire mail hopeUer larqe, cad sRaferrr
may Be The mode 0feoaDsyance aeesssaru q iastsrs n,
"eekeriig, certainty, and ~seearify," ahd sCfU has t6r
preference 0TsrGA others, aad no others cal BE- soa-
udered,
20. A modification Of q BID in airy Of its essential
terms IS tantamouut to q new bid, and cannot DO
received, 50 as 10 interfere with q rerular eonnsti-
Ton, after the last hour set for receiving bids
Makinga new bid, with guarantee and certificate. il
the Ouly way to modify q previous bid.
q. Postmsssers are to becarsfui not 70 csrgfytho
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