Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-30

Leave Deals Island FRIDAY at 2pm:
Arrive at Princess Anne by pm.
Proposals also invited for service twice q
80 Frol Snow Hill to Lindseyville, miles and
Leave snow Hill Saturday atsam;
Leave LindseySilie Saturday st5 am;
.o.- Arrive at Snow Hin by Fam
16 miles and back, three times week.
Leave Snow Hill Monday, Wednesday, and
Arrive at Horntown by Fam;
Leave Horntown TUESDAY, Thursday, and Sat
Arrive at Snow 3 Hill by mpm.
FORM OF ft SHfTfftoa f4HAnAsrr' AND
PROPOSAL.
address IL -, county Of =. state OF -
proposes to convey the mails OF the United States,
sa l. oS to june SndsT r., on .g sSats
Of the Postmaster General dated October 81, iss9.
annual sam Of dosrs and for the
This proposal is made with full Sno~iedee Of the
carried and all other particulars in reference to
the route and service and also after careful exam
adyertis, ment.
Dated (SignedD
The Undersigned residing at -. State Of
- undertake that, if the foregoing bid Tor car
rying the mail on route No. be accepted BY the
Postma ster General the bidder SHALL prior TO the
Isl day OF July los enter into the required obliga
with good and sufficienI sureties.
This We do. understanding distinctly the obliga-
tions and liabilities assumed by gusrsntcr- under
1856 -
Dated. fSgned by two guarantors.D
Certifeate
The undersigned. postmaster at -, State of
- certiHes. under his oath of ofic e, that he is
them to be men OF property. and able 70 make good
their nn,s guaranty
INSTRUCTIONS To s RIRpERs AND POST
Containng also conditions 10 b. incorporasd IN ne
contracts 90 he .etent the Department TEN,
j. Seven minutes are allowed to each intermediate
Office when not otherwise specified for asserting
the mails; but on railroad and steamboat routes
there If to be no more delay than is sufficient for an
=. on railroad and steamboat lines and other
routes where the mode of convey ance admits Of it
also post once blanks mail bags, locks and heEs
are to be conveyed without extra charge.
agents of the Department also the British anu
Canada mails when offered, and the agents accen-
and for the u.e Of the United stats AGENT eo
MS1noas sSg or Psrs OF "a car properly ighted
nient separation and due security of the malta l.
to be provided by the contractor, under the dirtc
Railroad and steamboat companies are reanired
to take the mails from anddeiyer il into the post
and to and from ali ofces not more than eight eight
rods from station or landing. Proposals may he
all other side seryieerthat is for sish ~
rods from station or lal ding s''
tiers. other nts of the Departments, to accom-
pany the mails conveyed railroads and steamers
eral bags on other princip routes likewise. re-
ceipts viii he required and way bills forwarded the
to insure regularity in the delivery OF mails
a no pay VIII be made for trips not performed
and for each OF such omissions, not satisfactorily
deducted. For arrivals 50 far Behind time as to
break connection with depending mails. and nor
sufficiently excused, fourth Of the compensa-
tion for The trip is subject to forfeiture. For
enlarged penalties, proportional to the mature
thereof, and the Importance of the mail may D
8. For leaving behind or throwing of the mails
or any pol tien Of them, for the admission Of pas
sengers or Tor being concerned in setting M or
running an express conveying intelligence in ad.
vance, OF the mail, quarters pay may be ds
6. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinauAucy
be promptly and satisfactorily explained by certif
cafes OF postmasters the adavits of of her cred
ible persons for failing to arrive in contract time
Tor neglecting to take the mail from, deliver il
into, post office for suffering 81 to be Wet niur
ed, de stroyed, robbed. or lost and for refusing
after demand, to convey The mail frequently as
the contractor runs. or Is concerned in running "A
coach car, or ste amboat on a Route.
.. The Postmaster General may annul the con
tiact Tor repeated failures TO run greeably con
tract for violating the post oice laws disosey
ing the Instructions OF the Department. for rsfn-
aDg TO disc barge a carrier when required by the
Department to do SO; for running an express as
al9I essid or fSr tTsnsporting pers. packages
;: The Postmaster General may order an increase
OF service on route by allowing therefor pro rata
schedules fdepartns s and arrivals in ali nd
parncniarly to make them col form to connexions
VIII ram DADS wltho ut Increase Of pay provided the
running time be not abridged. He may also order
an Increase OF speed allow ing. within the resric-
uons OF the law pro rata increase of pay for the
additional stock carriers if any The contractor
may however, in the case of increase Of spe ed re-
iinanlsh the contract: by giving prompt netice to
the Department that he prefers doing So to carry
ing the order into effect. The Postmaster General
may also discontinue or curtail the service, in
whole or in part, in order to place on the route a
greater degree Of service, or whenever the public
e or f9Tt;lsent for amy other cause
month txtra pay on the amount of service dis
pr, sed with W ana Pre- rsa congregation for the
viii be- made sR S1 SSt.nasS from
crafts on postmasters or otherwise, after the ex-
rnnrT 81 eaSn qua5ersay IN November, Feb
10 TO- The distances are given according to the
lowed should they be greater than advertised. IL
The points te be supplied are correctly stated
and also in the Weight 81 th hens Sa fGi IT.,
condition of roads, hills, streams &C. and ali toll
which expense may be incurred 10 claim s foq .s
ditisnal pay, based on such ground, can be con.
destroy ed, ferries discontinued or other obstrae
CONTRACT oces after aqr, III, t a
vrrfi,tment is issued and also during the contract
Term are 70 De visited without extra pay, IL the
II: Bidders are cautioned to mail their proposals
hour named g p m. March 4. 1865. ) for bids re-
ceiNed after that time will not be considered in
competition with bid of reasonable amount re-
ceiyed in time. Neither can bids DE considered
which are without the guaranty required by Law
: AND certificate of the Efficiency Of such guar
enty. -
H. Bidders should first propose for service strict
IL according to the advertisement, and then IN
they desire separately for different service and N
the regular bid be the lowest offered for the adyer
ised service, the other propositions may be consd
Is. There should be but one route bid for in a
CeDBOl0ote0 ion idsf
PcsiDg one sum for two or more routes ~ are for
hidden by law, and cannot be considered
IL. The route. the service, the yearly nav the
name and residence OF the bidder, that Is his
usual post Office address and the name Of each
member OF u firm, where a company offers, should
Is: Bidders requested to use, as far A prscti
cable, the printed prepoeals furnished nv the IA
partent TO write In full the sum of their bids
and to retain copies Of them.
Altered bids should not be submitted nor should
bids once submitted be withdrawn. No vithdrsVal
i of bid or guarantor will be allowed uniess the
withdrawal Is dated and received before the Last
day for receiving DreD0sals. =
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons The bid and guaranty should be signed
plainly with the full name OF each person.
The Department reserves the right 20 reject any
bid which may be deemed extrsvagant and aiso
TO disregard the bids Of failing contractors and bid
I6. The bic should DO sealod 81 perscribed Nafl
Proposals., State Of Maryland, addressed Second
Assistant Postmaster General, Contract Once y
and sent BY mail, not by or to Agent; and post-