Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-04
TO BIDDERS Am
POSrMASTERS:

Contdining also oOndfseRS 10 ~ Incorporate s a.
CONTRACTS 70 0e sysent ne DspOrfasea, uey ,...
proper.
4. seven minutes are allowed 20 each INT.
mediate once, when not otherwise specie
for asserting the malls; but on railroad A.
steambost routes there 10 20 Be- no more oeIs,
than 10 suficient Tor an exchange OF the ma
pouches.
2. On railroad snd steam boat lin.s and ,,,s.
routes where the MODE OF CONVEYANCE adnt,s
of r, the special agents OF he y Ost ONO H..
parjmept, also post once blanks, mstl has.
locks and keys, are 70 be conveyed withCu,
charge.
8 On railroad and stesmboat lines heron.
sgerts OF the Department, also the Butlsh sud
canada MALE. when offered, ana tn asepf.
accompanying them, are 20 be con viewed win
out charge: and for the use OF the nited Sts'--
asen;s eommodious car, or part OF car.
properly lighted, warned and furnished, aud
Ada pied % TIE con venisnt separation and dr-
security OF the msiis, IL to be provided bv 4.
contractor, under the direcuon OF Inc Depsr.
ment.
/ Railroad and STEAMBOAT companies sr- H.
CURED TO take the mail from ana deli yer ittutr
the post Offices n the Beginning snd end 90
their routes. and 20 ana from all ofbces D..
more than eighty rods from a station or lsug.
ing Proposals may b. submitted by Tie con.
/ panies for the performance OF all other zoe
I service-that he, for offices over eighty rode
from O station or landing.
| There will be sway blIls" prepared by p,,sr.
masters, or other agents OF toe D-partm-utt o.,
accompany the mails conveyed "a railroads
and steamer. specifying the number and ces.
unatiop OF the several bsgs. On other prime.
! pal routes, Revise. receipts viii 30 required
And way bills FORWARDED, he latter TO be "a.
] amiped BY the several pOstmasteTs. 10 tusur@
| regularity in the delivery OF mails
1 T. No paw Will be maze for trips net pei
/ formed; and Tor each Of such OMISSION a..
/ satisfactorily eSplHined. three um-s tbe ~,
/ Of the trip Will he deducted. For arrtNAis =,
I Tar eehind time az 10 break connection ulfb
depending male, and not sUfhcienuA sNcus-0.
one-fourtn OF the compensation Tor ne frip b.
subject 70 forfeiture. For repesfed oslin ln-r.
cIes OF the kind herein specified. ENLARGED
penalties, proportional 20 roe natnrs tB-r-oi
apo the importance OF the mall may b- maus
! For leaving behind or throwing on tie
I malls, or any portion OF them, for IN. aamis
sion Of passengers, or for bring CONCERNED o.
setting up or running az express conveying
4 intelligence iu advance OF the maIl a ouartsr.
pay may be deducted.
o. Pines will be imposed, unless the deItn
Qoency be promptly and satisfactorily -
planned by certificates OF postmastsrs, or m.
afloavirs o. other credible persons Tor faiItra
I TO arrive In contract time. Tor nsglecunR d,
( take the mail from, deliver a. into, A post
ONCE: for suferiog a. 20 be wet, injured. d..
stroyed, robbed or lost; and for refusing after
demand, 10 convey the mail as frequently a.
tne conuactor runs, OF Is concerned an run
:. The Postmaster General may aRnul the
contract for repeated failures TO run agreeablV
/ 70 contract: for violating the poet Office Laws,
or dlsooey ing the instructions OF the Depart
menr; for refusing TO discharge a carrier when
required by the department DO so: for run.
( ming an express Is aforesaid; or tor transport
Ing persons OF packages con veying maslab,s
: matter on, OF he mail.
:. The Postmaster Cien-rsI may order. "a
increase of service on route nv SLOWING
4 therefor q pro Tatd increase on rhe Contract
paw. He may change schedules OF oeparturss
and arrivals IN all cases, aud particularly ~
make them conform 10 connexions win rail
, ronos- without Increase OF pay. provided he
runBing time be not abridged He nav also
order 40 Increase Of speed. allow witbln
the restrictions OF law, pro r0fc increase q
pay for the ADDITIONAL stock or carriers, %
any. The contractor may. however az a..
! CTS. Of ,RcredSc IF sJssd, relindush the cCa-
tract, BY giving prompt notice 10 the Depart-
nent thar be prefers doing 80 10 carrying 10
order Tito effect The Postmaster General may
also discontinue or curtaIl the service. Iu
whole or Ia part IA order 10 place on the route
greater degree OF service. OF whenever TIE
public interests, In his Judgment. shall require
such dIscoptnuance OF curtailment for auN
other cause; he allowing a. fun indemnify -
contractor one months extra psv on th-
amount OF service dispensed with. and a o..
rata compensation for the amount OF service
retained and continued.
.. payments will be made by colIecuofs from
or drafts on postmaster, or Otherwise, atter
! tle expiration OF each quarter-say in Novenl.
oer, February, May and August.
10. The distances sre ~ ven = rOrding 20 tn
est Information: but no increased paw will b-
allowed should they lie greater b an ad vertisso,
ftne points TO be supplied are correctly stated
bidders must igfoTIH thems,ircs tis point. ana
lso In reference . the welg mt or the mail the
.
toll bridges. ferries or obstr1c'iDns OF anv MID
by which expense NAV be incurred No claim
Tor I'D itional paw. based sucn ground-
can be CONSIDERED; nor for alleged misraEes 81
misapprehension TO the degree OF service.
nor Tor bridges DESTROYED. ferries discontinued
or other distractions Increasing distance, o.
curing during contract term. Offices az.
lished after this advertisement Is issued and
also during the contract term, are 20 be visited
without extra pay. n the distance be not IN
creased.
n piddsrx ara osuti,pa, % NAL 49,
poeals Ia time 10 reach tue Depar rneut by tn
day and hour named, g p. m. March {, ISL
for bids received afer that time sr,u nat D. con-.
stoer red In compeu ion with q bid of REASONABLE
amount received In Tine Neither can bids t.
considered which are with out the guaranta-
required by law AND certificate OF the emo
eEcy OF such guarantee.
~. Bidders should fret propose Tor seryil..
strictly according 70 the advertisement. ana
then, az they desire, separately for different
service; and II the regular bld be rhe 10 vest OF
fered for the advertised service, the other pro
positions may be considered.
ID. There should be but Que route bid for Al
proposal Consolidated or combination bids
(''propoeinr one sum for two or more routes"1
are forbidden by law, and cannot be consid-
cred
IL. The route, the service. the YEARLY rs,
The name and residence of the bidder, ftnaf As
his usual post ONCE address, az the a ame o.
each member OF q firm, ~ here a company Of
feIs, should be distinctly stated.
Is. Bidders are requested % use, as Tar ss
practiceole, the prin I'd proposals furnished
by the department, TO write out 10 faII h
sum OF their bids, and 10 retain copiss OF them
Altered bids should not De submit ted: nor
should bids once submitted be withdraw
No withdrawal OF a bidder or guarantor VIII
be allowed unless the withdrawal is dated
and received before the last day for receiving
proposals.
Zach bad must be guaranteed by two re-
sponsible persons. The bid and guarantee
should be stgasd plainly with the full name OF
each person.
The Department reserves the right 10 ~ iscf
any BID which may be- deemed extrayagtnl
and also TO disregard the bids Of failing con
tractors and bidders.
Is. The bids should bs sealed supplemented
" Mail Proposals, State OF DeIawere," ad
dressed - second Assistant Postmaster Gen
ersl. Contract once" and sent BY NAL hot ia
or 20 an agent and posrmastsrs VIII uot en-
close proposals (or letters OF any kind IA thaif
quarterly returns.
H. The contracts are 10 BE- executed aud L.
turned to the Department oy or before To- -.
day Jaly, l-6-; out the seTNi ice must o. h.
gun on To- day, or on the mail day mex af.@,
az, whether the contracts be executed or nar
Trapsfers OF contracts, or OF Interest Ia con.
tracts, are forbidden by law. and consequsntl,
cannot ne allowed. Bidders will therefore
take notice that they Will be expected 70 per
form the service accepted 10 them through th-
whole term Of the contract
Il. RostmasteIs at Offices on or near rafl-
roads, but more Than eighty rods from n sts-
ton, will, Immediately after the sth of March
next, report their exact distance from The
nearest station, and how they are otherwise
supplied with the mail, 70 nabie the Post