Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-19

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The zth section Of the act Of Congress " -,
I Dated Csisned b, tws eu.r.ut,r.
The sndersisned. postmsstsr ~ - staa.
/ =. eertihes, under bic oath OF once. that !.
them 60 es ,osS o. sSopsrs,. anS ale &c q a. -,
s9Sa ts-ir sesran". tsifnsd
RESTRICTIONS S e gIppERs AND Pos
oosia,siss also ocAdaioas % ., tsec-pc-otss -
eosirads % fAe erfosr rae D~raug~"I 1sas a,s
seven minutes allowed 20 each interuaeiis
9moe, rhep DOT otherwise specified. for sssorf.
there 10 TO be more DELAY than e. 50 foient fUi
Niehsnge OF the mail pouches.
route. wher. the mode Of COVE .hos admit. ~
me special asents Of the Post once Depsr-n,s
are 20 be 81 Without extrs ch.rs.
On rsirosS and steamboat iines the r.u
Canada nsils, when offered end the ayspt. 49,
penyins them. are 20 be conyeyed wiTsOui ohATs.
nodious ar, or part OF . car, pr-p-ris liehts
warmed, aud Furnished and adapted To- he SanS,
10 Be- provided BY the contractor, under lie a..
ton 81 the Department.
20 take the mail. from and deliver IL into 49, ~
efhces at Che eeeinning and end Of their roat.
rods from . station or landing Proposals ms, ;
sSsm,s,ed y the eompsnies for the PerformsBS. 4
rods from station or Ian ding
There VIII 10 way billsn prepared ~ pOst-l-.
ters, or other agents of the Deparenepts % scasl
pany the malls nveyed on railroads and stes ,,.
specifying the number and destination Of the 80,
oeipts win be required ana rs, s;. ss-s q
latter to be examined by the several pa.fms fers
4; No pay viii be made for trips not perforrD..l
and Tor each Of such omissions not ssiisfscioT,.,
sdaetsd for arrival. 20 f f.f SshIS s T ,is viii
nrssk oonnes ton With depending mails. aud -,
lion Tor Tie trip IL subject 90 forfeiture - =
posted delinauenci-s OF the Kind herein sper-r -
Thereof. and the importance OF the msf nay
8. For leaving behind or throwing q. ,hs nj
or any portion ~ them, for the sdmi.-fon 81 r..
senssD, or Tor being concerned in setting up 4,
vance OF the mail, q quarters pay may 10 a.
8. Fine. will be imposed. unless Tn. d.linor.,,.
be promptly and satisfactorily enplsined nv o.rtsa
cafes OF poStmssters the sffda1its Of other ere
for Suggesting 10 sase g.. nni it ,sdn oon.S, A.
into, poet ONCE for suffering a 20 De- wei. inv
alter demand. 90 convey ,he mall as frequeptly ..
the contractor runs or f. CONCERNED in runafno =
oo~on n car, or steamboat on route.
The Postmaster General may snnul the con
,sc, Tor reps.,sd failures TO sgre..by 90 %,
ing the Instructions q the Departmant: for 80
stna 20 dischsrse carrier when required by q
aforesaid; or for Transporting perss N. or psrIs a.
conveying maalaole matter out of the NAH
Of service on route BY allowing therefor -o "a.
i inersase on the contract pay He may chsrg.
particularly 20 make them co, form 10 corpe.,cT
With railroads without increase OF pay proyfd.d ~
an Increase OF speed, allowing within he resfrir
., ,he Jaw r-o r1ia increase OF pay for tte
may, hoveyer, In the case Of Increase of sp4ef re-
nnsnish the contract, by giving prompt Notice g.
ing the order into effect. The Postmaster t,ensrsl
may aIeo discontinue or ourtsil the service, !.
greater degree Of service, OF wheneyer the pSsne
Interests Ia his Judgment, shall require suoI 81.
he allowing rs full Indemnity 20 oontracsar -.
month 9 Extra pay ON the amount OF s~rvics a.
amount Of service retained ana oontipaasa TO- "
Payments viii be made by collectors iron ar
Tirsuon OF each quarter-eay In Soy.ml,.r ~
rusry, May, and August
beet infSrmascn 10. are re s srs, ssOo.diIs g -
lowed should they be greater than advertis.a Z.
Bidders must inform themselves on mi. ps.~s
and also In reference 20 the weight 81 the MAJ a.,
oIidges, ferries, OF obetrucuons OF any Mod D,
which expense may be- incurred No claim Tor a
sdsred nor for .essa S.t.kss or iss Ss
sion ss 70 the desree OF service; nor for bri1s--
lions increasing distance. occurring durinr e.,
ooatract term, Offices established after this a.
term, are - be visited without extrs paw m On.
distance be not increased
In time 10 reach the Department Ly the dsT 80
hour named g . m. March q. 1873 ! for ~. Re
ostyed il time. Neither can bids be oonsiasres
ano . certificate Of the sum ciencT OF such eusr-
H. Bidders should first propose for servic. ..-,,-
u according to the advertisement, and then. +
~, ,ssy sss,s for different service saa
tised service. the other proportions may Dc orns l.
Is. There should be but one route bid Tor IA.
proposal. Consolidated or oombinstion Lid.Ss.nr,
Poelng one cum for two more routes % - for
L. The route, the service. tbe yssfi, nav, ..s
name aud residence of the bidder. Ctkst Ia
member Of n firm. where q com paay oners sho1tg
be distinctly stated.
10 Bidd-rs are resuested TO use, .. f.r prscti
pa.tment 10 write out In full the sum Of tSeir a.,
bids once submitted be withdrawn. No xfthdrSssI
~ithdrs~si lie dated and received before sFs al
day for receiving proposals.
persons The bid and guarsnty should es sisnsS
plainly with the full name Of each per-.n
bid Which, m.g se essmed 70 ss a.
70 disregard the bids Of failing actors and BIZ
l6. The bid should be scaled. superscribed "Msil
Proposals, State of Ohio" addressed s-copa
and sent By mail, not by or TO agent; and po,t.
masters viii not enclose proposals COR letter. Of
Il; The contracts are to BE- executed aud r.turn.5
TO the Department by or before the let day Of JpYr
1865 but the service must be begun on that dsy or
on the mall day next after 1t whether the contracts
Transfers Of contracts Of interest In contracts
are foroidden by law. and consequently cannot L.
allowed: Bidders viii therefore take motto. n =,
they VIII be expected 10 perform the service &C
ceptsd to them through the whole term OF ID. COZ
TRACT.
. Is. Postmasters at Offices Cd or near rsslro.a.
but more than eighty rods from q station vfIl i'm
mediately after the 4th os March next report their
exact distance from the nearest station and how
otherwise ha
able the Postmaster General to direct q mail M,
senger supply from the lst Of July next
~ section eighteen OF an act Of Congress A..
proved Mar "a lss5. provides that contract. for
every case, 10 the lowest bidder tepoerioa an
nctent guarantees for faithful Performance with
OUT other reference 10 the mode Of such trsnst..r
t.tion than may be necessary TO provide Tor m.
portsiien.n Under this Law bids that propose q
transport the mails with celebrity certsipty "a
security, having been decided 20 be the oply ieea
bids, are construed as providing for the emit ~
NAL, however large. and whstever may Be tue
mole OF CONVEYANCE pecessary 10 insure its zee
lerfty certainty. and security " and have the nref
erence over all others, and no others are cons!S
70. A modification Of bid in any Of its ess.pti.l
terms 10 tsntamount 10 new bid spd cannot b. re-
ceivcd so ae 10 interfere wit regular ooufetit5u
after the last hour Get for receivipg bids Nshius
. new bid, with guaranty and certificate, IL the
only way TO modify previous bid.
a. Postmastere are 90 be careful net 20 osrtif,
the spmctepcy OF suarantors OF sureties witbolt
knowtns that they are persons of sufficient respen
hoility; disreEar OF this instruction by poet
masters 70 . violation of their oath VI ofbcs cut
Jecting them to immediate removal. All Dido
gusrsntors and suretee distinctly bottled thhl
on failure TO cutter into perform the coptrsr-s
ior tho service PROPOSE for In the accepted tics