Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-02-04

subject TO forfeiture. Deduction will also be
ordered for grade of performance interior to
that specified in the contract. For repeated
delineuencics of the kind herein specified, en-
arged penalties, proper toned 10 the nature
thereof. and the Importance Of the mail may
be made.
g. For leaving behind, or throwing off the
mails, or any portion of them, for the admis-
sion OF passengers, or for being concerned in
setting up or running an express conveying
intelligence In advance of the mail, quarters
pay may be deducted.
6, Fines will be imposed, unless the deln-
queucy be promptly and salts 'actoaily ex
planned ny certificates of postmasters or the
anidavits Of other credible persons, for failing
to arrive in contract time, for neglecting to
take the mail rom, or deliver it into, post
Office; for suffering it to be wet injured, des-
troyed, robbed, or lost; and for refusing, after
demand, to convey the mails as frequently us
the contractor runs, or is concerned in running
coach, car, or steamboat on route.
Z. The Postmaster General may annul the
contract for repeated failures TO run agree
ably to contract; for violating the post office
laws, or disobeying the instructions of the
department; for refusing TO discharge car
rier when reported by the department to DO
30; for running an express as aforesaid; or for
transporting persons or packages conveying
mailabe matter out Of the mail.
8 The Postmaster General may order an
increase of service on route by allowing
therefore pro rata increase on the contract
pay He maychange schedules of depart
ures and arrivals in all cases, and particularly
to make them conform the connexions with
railroads, without increase of pay, provided
the running time he not abridged. He may
also order an increase OF speed, allowing. with
in the restrictions the law, q pro rata in
crease OF pay for the additional stock or car
riers, If any, The contractor may, however,
in the case of increase of speed, relnquish the
contract, by giving prompt notice to the de-
partment that he prefers doing so to carrying
the order into effect. The Postmaster Geuer-
al may also discontinue or curiail the service
in whole or in part, in order 10 place on the
route a greater degree of service, or VIII .never
the public interests, in his Judgement shall
require such discontinuance or curtailment
for any other cause; he allowing as full in
demnity to contractor one months extra pay
on the amount OF service dispensed with, and
pro rata compensation for the amount Of
service retained and continued.
8. Payments will be made by collections
from or drafts on postmastcrs, or otherwise.
after the expiration of each quarter-say, il
Fehuary, May, August and November.
40. The distance are given according to the
best information; but no increased pay will
he allowed should they be greater han udver-
tised, If the points to be supplied are correct
ly stated Bidders must inform themselves on
this point and also in reference to the weight
of the mail, the condition of roads, hills,
streams, H., and all toll bridges, ferries, or OBJ
structions of any kind by which expense may
be incurred. No claim for additional pay,
based on such ground, can be considered; nor
for alleged mistakes or Misrepresentation as to
the degree Of service nor for bridges destroyed
ferries discontinued, or other distractions in
creasing distance, occurring during the con-
tract term. Offices established after this adj
yertisement Is issued. and also during the con-
tract term are TO be visited without extra pay
If the distance be not increased.
II. Bidders are cautioned to mail their pro-
posals in time to reach the department by the
day and hour named, g p. IN, March 3D. for
bids received after that time WWmt be c0RsW.
cred in competition with bid of reasonable
amount received in time. Neither can bids be
considered which are without the guarantee
required by law and certificate Of the suili
cheney of such guarantee.
~. Bidders should first propose for SER
vice strictly according to the advertisement
and then, if they desire, separately for diff
ferent service: and if the regular bid be the
lowest offered for the advertised service, the
other propositions may be considered.
10. There should be one route bid for in
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
tproposing one sum for two or more routeI)
are forbidden by law, and cannot be consiL-
cred.
IA. The route, the service, the yearly pay
the name and residence of the bidder, THAT
is his usual post Office address) and those of
each member of firm, where company
offers, should be distinctly stated.
10. Bidders are requested to use, Ms far rs
practicable. the printed proposals furnished
by the department, to write out in full the
sum OF their bids, and to retain copies Of
them.
Altered bids should not bo submitted, nor
should bids once submitted DO Withdrawn
No withdrawal of a bidder or guarantor will
be allowed unless the withdrawal is dated
and received before the last day for receiv
ing proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two res
ponsible persons.
General guarantees cannot be admitted
The bid and guarantee should be signed plain
ly with the full name Of each person
The department reserves the right to re
ject any bid whic hmay be deemed extrava-
giant, and also to disregard the bids of fail
ing contractors aud bidders.
1G. The bid should be scaled, superscrbed
Mail Proposals, State of -" addressed
"Second Assistant Postmaster General, Cor
tract Office" and sent by mail, not by or to
an AGENT and postmasters will not enclose
proposals Tor letters Of any kind in their
quarterly returns.
II. The contracts arc to be executed and
returned to tho department by or before the
LIST lay Of July 1864; but tie service must
be commenced on that day, or on the mail
day next after it, whether the contracts be
executed or not.
Transfers OF contracts, or of interest in |
contracts, are forbidden by law, and conso-
quentiy cannot be allowed. Bidders will
therefore take notice that they will be cx-
pccted to perform the service accepted to |
them through tho whole term Of the con-
tract.
Is. Postmasters at offices on or near rail-
roads, but more than eighty rods from a
station, will Immediately after 3lst of March
next, report their exact distance from the
nearest station, and how they are otherwise
supplied with tho mail, to enable the Post
master General to direct mal>mcsscnger
supply from the LIST OF July next.
10. Section eighteen Of an act of Congress
March 8. 1916, provides that con-
tracts for tho transportation Of mail shall be
let, Gin every case, tn the lowest bidder ten
dering sufficient guarantees for faithful per-
formance, without other reference to the
mode Of such transportation than may be
n scessary to provide for the due celebrity,
c,rtainty, and security of such transporta-