Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-25

back, daily except SUNDAY - es shi
tsies daily SlS CO sSSs.l mil'' and bach
,u, b sas 70 bs made 70 cover all this servio..
Lake Pleasant, mies ana ssrs ,Sr.-n, 70
Leave Jackson Station WEDNESDAY ami SAT-
Arrive at Lste Pisa.an, eyI2m;
Leave Lake Pleasant wedncsosy ami s.tur
Arrive at Jackson Station by apm
FORM OF PRO posAL. GUARANTY An
CERTfflcATE' AID
PROPOSAL.
.dd ne undersigned = -. whose poet ono.
proposes TO convey the mails Of the United st.te.
from July ], lses, 60 June -. lS2, on rUuts No .
Of the Postmaster General, dated ocioctT 81 s,'
Win celebrity, certainty, and security, +" Or M.
Tbs proposal 10 made with full knowled ~ IN.
dstsnee OF the route, the weight of the mai a. -
the route and service aud a,o alter caYsf,j o.
lhslon 81 the avs and Instructions ATTACHED n a..
adNertlsement. WV
DATED c. tsigned
The undersigned residing al - stat. -
undertake thar, IL the foregoing hid Tor carr,iI,1
M, on route No {" be accepted BY the Po.,Tss
July lSds, enter into the required obISat,r nap ~
maS. 20 lSiiorm the service proposed. With GOA
This " do. understanding distinctly th, .,l,..
10, ions ana liabilities assumed by guarantee. ms.
1855. '''o" 81 tue act oi Congress II Sub
Dated Csigp.d H., ,vro ,,,.-...
| Csrtt6eaf,
| Inc unoefslsned, postmaster at - ST.. d,
sssnsint ted it'll the above guarantors ar 80, =
saaa 70 oe men OF property, and allie q MAJ
Dated Signed
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND Posr
Cosfain,n. also ,o,.si,,e.. u, KS
oortrd' 90 fae sxtert rae Department ,1a. .s'
]. Seven minutes are allowed 20 zach in,.-u.,,-.
4 otherwise aa g.
.ne nials, put on railroad and steamboat rp,,a
exchange Of the mail non he. - suin0ient Tor an
:. On railroad and steamboat lines and o,b.-
the special agents Of the Post Once Dan,,l.'
also post ONCE blanks mail bags, locks AMI Ee,.
are 90 be convey I'D without extra charge Ae9s'
). On railroad and steamboat lines h. -.
asents oil the Department, also the Bri i.h ~
panytne them, are 20 be conveyed uit5Cn, - en-
and Tor the use of the United States agent i. - =
warmed, aud furnished and assr,ba rSTref lighted.
nient separation and due security Of the D,sii
toD ~ 10 .he contractor, under the dire
hs,irosd and steamboat companies are reopi-.s
70 take the mails from and oeliyer il into - -,
Offices 1T the beginning aud end 81 ,hsi. ne l osi
and 70 and from all offices not more tbs, ets,
submitted by the companies for the nerso,,.5 -
ell other side service-thst Is. Tor on ces ,s ~
rods from = station or lag ding. s""
ters, OF other agents of the Departments 10 49,,
specifying tbe number aud destination Of ,b atef'
ersI osss On other principal routes. likevis. -.
oelpts will be required aud way bilIs forwsra.g 81,
latter TO be- examined by the several notn,s ,le
TO insure regularity In the delivery of mails
and 70, ss, WI ~ ns made Tor trps not performed
explained, three times the pay of the trin Iii ~
a1eeuseted, r9f srIIxals 80 Tar behind time as 70
Drssk connection with depending malls and nor
sufhclently excused one fourth OF m. comnsr. L.
non ier the trip is subject 70 forfeiture FOR re-
peated oeInquencles Of the Kind herein snerisss
enlarged penalties. Proportional 20 tss na,,,s
tnereoi' ana the Importance OF the mail nav T.
s. For leaving behind or throwing of In. mail.
OF sny poiu9h OF them, for the admission Of pas
eensere, or LOT being concerned Ia setting M =
running an express conveying INTELLIGENCE in 90
vance oil the mail, quarters pay may be o.
O. Fines will be imposed, unless the delipou.ncv
oe promptly aud satisfactorily explained by certi6
lole persons for failing to arrive in contract ti
LOT neslec,ing to take the mail from, or deliver /;
Ito post once; Tor suffering d. TO De wet inIur.
ed, destroyed, robbed, or lost; and for retns;u-
sh.er demand 70 convey The mail a. frequently =.
the contractor runs. or Is concerned in rnnnfn, .
coach; car, or steamboat on a route
q. 4 he rostnaster General may snnul the con
tfect iof repeated failures 20 ARreenhly 20 90
tract Tor violating the post &c laws or ai.obx
ing ne instrnctlons Of the Department: for ref1.
sing 10 discharge o carrier when reouired nv %.
department TO do so; for running an express. =.
aieresso or Tor Transporting persS ns or psckass.
conveying nailanle matter out ef the ms
s. The Postmaster General may order an incr....
OF service on route By allowing therefor pro ,sfe
schedules old psrturss and walls in an cases 80
pS,b 20 Lax them COZ form 10 connexlon.
ID he
running time be not abridged. IL NAV 49, orsar
an increase OF speed, allowing within the restrie
addleonal stock or carriers, ifany The coptrsctoy
er, IN the case Of increase Of spe ed re-
nn7uish the contract. 10y giving promnt netirs 4,
the Department that he prefers doing 80 70 car,
ing me order into effect The Postmaster General
may also discontinue curtail the seryic. ~
whole or In part, in oroer TO place on the route
greater degree Of service, or whenever the pubic
interests, IN his judgment. shall require sucb di.
continuance or curtailment for any other cans.
ne s,iowlhg ss full Indemnity Ia contractor one
rhA
PEI sed with, and yro rsta compensation for the
amount OF service retained aud Continued
Payments will be made by collections from ar
drafts on postmssters, OF otherwise after the .y.
Insrx o. eson !narter-ssy IN November, Feb
~; The distances are given according to the
pest Information; but no Increased pay viii be al
The points to be supplied are correctly .tNt.d
Bidders must inform themselves on this point.
condition Of roads, hills. streams &c and ali toII
bridges, ferries, or distractions OF any kind b1
ditisnsl pay. based on such ground can he ron
sioered; nor for alleged mistakes or misappreheb.
destroyed, ferries discontinued or other obstTsS
lions increasing distance, occurring during the
vertisement is issued and alec during the confrsr,
term, are 70 be visited without extra pay. Al tie
II; Bidders are cautioned TO mail their propo,a,.
IN time 70 reach the Department 6y the dsy and
ceyed after that time will not ss ca0s,d Ss
competition with q bid Of reasonable amount re-
which are without the guaranty reouired In Law
sno certificate Of the sufi cheney of such guar
anty.
IL. Bidders should first propose for service strict
~ according TO the advertisement. and then IN
they desire separately for different service aud m
the regular bid be the lowest offered for the sdyer-
usee service, the other propositions may be consd
IS. There should be but one route hid for ina
proposal Consolidated or com binatiOn bids 1s.nro
poeinG one sum for two or more routes - are Tor.
hidden 10y law, and cannot be considered
IL. The route, the service. the yearly nav. the
name and residence OF the bidder. that Is hi.
member of u firm, where a company offers should
be distinctly stated.
Is. Bidders requested 20 use, as far as prscti.
cable, the printed proposals furnished by the be
partment 10 write out In full the of their bids
and 20 retain copies Of them.
bids once submitted be withdrawn. Nowithdrsvnl
of a bid or gusrantor will lie allowed. unless the
withdrawal IL dated anu received before the lAst
day for receiving proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two res ponsfble
persons The bid and guaranty should be signed
plainly with the full name Of each persen.
The Department reserves the right reject aDy
20 disregard the bids of failing and bid
ders.
l6. The bid should be sealed, superscribed .MaiI
Proposals, state of MARY land addressed Second
Assistant Postmaster General, Contract Once"
and sent by mail, not by or to agent; and poet.
any kind in their quarterly returns
IL: The contracts are 20 be executed and returned
TO the Department by before the Let day Of July.
ls6s; but the service must be begun that day. or
the mail day next after it, whether the contracts
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