Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-01-30

departures and arrivals in all and particularly -
make them conform connections with ranua-, vTrn'
out increase Of pay provd the running TIME We ns
abridged He may also order increase 81 p"ei. a.
lowing within the restrictions of the prT ft't Y
Of pay for the additional stock Of carr; r. any
Tie contractor may however IN the increase Of
speed relinaush the contract, by giving pr"m nO 90
to the department that he prefers doing 50 e. carry rg to
order into effect The Postmaster General may as" c1r
tail or discontinue the service in whole or ~ part az PRO
rata decrease OF pay. allowing one months extra cIn-
pcnSation on the amount dispensed with vile ever, -
his oiuon, the public interests require the change Or
in case he desires TO supercedc by derci grd7 ot
transportation.
payments will be made by collections from or dras
postmaster or otherwise after the cXpa'" oil each
quarter--say, in February, May August and ,"vemmr
10 The distances given according g. the bet Ia
formation but no increased pay VIII be al""'l ~At''
they greater than advertised, if the point u n sup
piled bc correctly stated. Bidders muS M t1E t'sn8gei
1a his uoip and also in reference to the vH-Gt" o..
mail, the condition Of roads, bills, streams, an
tol-brdgcS, crrcs ohtructons Of any klh 10y w'"
expense may be incurred, No claim for additional iay,
based such ground. be considered nor Tor aeEcl
mistakes NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to the degree 81 ser
vice for bridges destroyed ferries disconrured "r
other ch tructons Increasing distance, occurring da"s
the contract term. Offices established aer N.is AoN2i-
tsemcnt Is issued and also during the contract term H
tn be visited without extra pay, the diahC Dc h''
increased.
IL bill received after tho last day and hour nam'd,
or without the guarantee required by law and ''r'h'a'
the snfcincy Of such guarantee cannot be- con
cred in conf petition with regular proPo5a! ID
amount
IL Rcrs should rst propose for service strictly
dgd'rig for different service ami II the rridr tId b,
the ow"t offered fer the advertised service the otl@T
propositions may be considered.
3 There houd be hut one route bid for in proposal
Consolidated combination bids t'' propos one SUM
tor tw""r more routes are forbidden by law, ana can
not be considered.
II. The route, the service the yearly pay tie nano
and Residence oi the bidder, tat a., hi Usual post ic"
address ) and "sc Of each member of hJm, where
company offers, should he distinctly stated.
Is. Bidder, requo sicd % tar a. rroci cable,
the printed form Of proposal furnished by She depart
m tp writ h. Ort ia II he of
retain copies OF them.
Altered bids should rot he submitted should bids
nee submitted be withdrawn. No withdrawal Ui D.!
der garaHur will be allowed unless dated and rccc!''
before tn" last day for receiving proposals.
Ech bid must be guaranteed by Two lie ,pot- Vie per
General guarantees canuot'he admitted. III" bid aud
guarantee hvuid be SiyHei plainly with the gl name OF
each person.
Tue department reserves the right TO r2'ct any bid
which may hc deemed eNravagart, aud tl-o To- dr gard
the bids of failing contractors and bidders.
ID The bids should b. scaled superscribnd Nail Pro-
poas state If Iowa addressed second Asistsu Post
master General Contract Once, and scnt 10y mat not
by ar tnan agent aud pn~tmatcrs will not enclose pr"
poSaS ("r ttrrs of any kud In their quart rv return
IL. The contracts 10 he executed and returned tn
the department by before the Isl dry # IHgHS, 1867
bat the service must be commenced on the 1T July pre-
cedng or ON the mail day next after that date VII Their
the contract he executed or not.
Is. rOstma.ierS nj offices on railroads, but
more than eighty rods from station, will. immediately
after the 3t or March next, report their exact distance
from the nearest station, and how they other wt,a
supplied with the mail enable the Postmaster General
IL direct ma-messcnger supply from the 1t Vf July
next.
10. Section eighteen Of an act Of Congress approved
March 3, ls45, provides that contracts for the tranSpora
ton OF til" mail shall be LIT in every c,c the lowest
bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful per
ormance, without other reference to the mode o such
anSportaton than may be- necessary provide for tho
due CELEBRITY certainty ami security If such transrrta
ton" tRdsr ms hrc. bids that propose n transport the
NAL trfth ceeRy certainty GRf security htBag tesa
dsst5sd obe ' cHiy iga LiR construed proriiin5
far hc entire faH hgtegrr ilyge and ,rhdteer may Ls ne
Dos If conveyance necessary 10 insure rs celery cerfGn
~, AMI srlri'y and rU hare he preference al 9TH.
! erS, anil R9 o'kcrS iriN l. c1HsuLsToi.
% A Modification Of a bid any II It's entail tcrms
l. tantamonnt tn new bid. and cEnot be received
to interfere with regular COMPETITION after the lat hour
set for receiving bids. Making new bid with glaraU-
tee and certificate, r. the only way 70 modify previous
bid.
u. Po~tmastcrs 10 be careful not 90 certify tho
srHicency Of gtarauturs Sureties without kuuw.nE
that they are persons Of sufficient rc>p0-i bty am All
bidders guarnntorS. and NrcIeS are distinctly n,ff"
that "n failure 70 enter into perform N" crtra'4
for the service proposed for in the accepted bd the egB
| liabilities viii br enforced against them
~. Present contractors. and known ut tie de-
iartmcnt. must, equally with others procure gua-arOrs
and certificates az tier sufiicHcy subs aHtalv m 'io
forms above prescribed. The certificates of iierv
must be signed by postmaster by Judge az a CuUrt
oil record. No other certificate viii be admitted.
NJ. BLAIR.
Postmaster General.