Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-12
INSTRUCTIONS To BIDDERS avn
POsrMASrERS

ooHtroe's 70 q, srtept he D.port~snt n,ay a..
proper.
.. Seven minutes are ALDO xea to each inter
mediate once, when not other Wise specfh-1
for asserting the mails: but on railroad -
steamb boat routes there ~ 20 D. no more ,er,,
than is sufficient tor an exchange OF tie ma
?. ON railroad ana steam boat lines. npd,,,..
! routes vi here the MODE OF con yeyancs admt,.
of IT, the special agents OF the Poet ono n.
| partment. also post once blAnk., mail -.
locks ana keys, are 70 b. conveyed Wl.b1r,
chargs.
ageI u OF the Department, also TIE Rr,Ilsh So,
Canada MALE, when offered, sud tn sFaU,s
| ACCOMPANYING them, are 20 be convsysd xirb
out charge; and for the use OF tue United STATE.
agents a commodious car, or part OF a "a,
properIy lighted, warmed and furnishao 80
adspred 20 the con venient separation aud 90.
security Of the mails, IL 70 be pToyi0-d Nv he
! contractor, under the direction Of th- Depsrf
Railroad and steamboat companies sr- r.
Quired TO lake the mail from and DEL yer Itluta
the post Offices ~ the beginning ana eud %
! their rontes. and TO and IRON all ofices nor
! more than eighty rods from station or lsuo.
ing. Proposals may b. su omit'ed by ne CON.
: psnfes for the performance OF All other side
. service-that is, for onhces over eighty RODS
1 from a station or landing
There will be way biIis" prepared by p0s'.
1 masters, or Other agents OF the Department. 10
accompany the malls conyeyed On rsilroaos
| and steamers, Specifying the number aBd oss.
unation OF TIE several bag. On other princi-
I
and way bills Forwarded; ths latter 20 BE- -.
! ahmed by the several posmssfers. 20 tnsur-
! regularity in the delivery of Inals.
4. No pay VAL ne maze for uips not per
formed; and for each Of such omissions. Tot
satisfactorily explsibed. three timss the paw
OF the "trip will b- Deducted For arrivals 20
far eehind time TO break connscuon Ntth
depending mails. and not enfflcisnuy excused.
one fourth OF the com pensafon for the rrip y
subject 20 forfeiture. For repeated oelin lusu-
cies Of The kind herein specified, enlarged
: prOnOrftOren thereof.
ana the importance of the mail, may b. mads
For leaving behind or throwing OF tie
mails, or any portion OF them, for tn acmis
sion OF passengers, or for osing concerned IN
setting mp or running an express conveying
ipteiligenee Ia advance OF the mail, quarters
pay NAV be- ded noted.
q. Fines will he imposed, unless the delln-
quency be promptly and satisfactorily ga
plsired by certificates OF postmss,ers, or th-
affdavIts o other credible persons for failing
TO arrive IN contract time; Tor nsgectng 20
take the mail from, or deliver n into. a post
ONCE: for suferipg it 20 De wet. injured, de-
sfrcyed. robbed or ios'; and for refusing, after
demand, TO convey the malt FREQ uently a.
the contractor runs, or IL concerned IN run
ming, coach, car or steamboat on a route.
=. The Postmaster General may aHnul the
( contract Tor repeated failures 10 run agreeably
TO contract: for violating the poet Office Laws.
or oisobey ing the instructions OF the Depart
mem; for refusing 20 discharge a carrier when
required by the Department 10 DO so: for run
ming an express as aforesaid; or for transport
ing persons or packages con veying maIlable
:. The Postmaster General NAV order. an
increase Of service on a route oy allowing
therefor pro rot0 increase on the contract
pay. He may change seized ulss OF departures
and arrivals IN all cases, aud particularly 70
: make them conform 20 connexions win rail-
roaus. without increase OF pay. provided rhe
running time b. not abridged He may also
order az increase OF speed, allowing, within
the restrictions OF law, n pro r0fa increase CT
pay for the additional stock OF carriers. n
any. The contractor may, however, an ~
case Of increase Of spced, relinouish the coa-
tract, by giving prompt notice % the depart
ment that De prefers doing 90 20 carrying The
order into effect The Pos tmasier General msy
also discontinue or curtail the service Ia
whole or in part, In order TO place on the route
greater degree Of service. or whenever the
public interests In his Judgment shall require
such discontinuance or curtsilment tor any
' other cause; he allowing as full indemnity 70
contractor one mouths extra psy on the
amount OF service dispensed with and a ,.y,
rata com pc nsation for the amount OF service
retained ana continued.
y. payments viii be made by collections rom
or drafts on postmasters, or Otherwise. after
t9e expiration OF each quarter-say in Novem-
per. February, MAY and August.
10 The distances are Il ven &C eording 70 the
est informanon; but 10 Increased pay Will be
llow.d should tney be greater han al ver'isec
fine points 20 be supplied are correctly stated
Bidders must az FORM hemsclres on this point ano
lso i'm reference 10 the " eiR nj of IN. mail the
condition OF roads, hills, streams. &c. aEd all
toll bridges. ferries or distinctions OF any siLd
by which expense NAV be incurred No claim
q Oh d..
can be considered; nor for alleged mistakes ct
misapprehension as 10 the degree Of service.
nor for bridges destroyed. ferries discontinued
or other distractions Increasing distance. oc-
curing during contract term. Offices - ab-
lished after this advertisement IL issued and
also during the contract term, are 20 be visited
without extra pay. II the distance be not IN
creased
IL. Bidders are cautioned 70 maiI their pro.
posals in time 10 reach tue Depsr neut bv rh-
day and hour named, @ .. IN March {, l-G-
ell # D.
sidered In compeu ion with a bad Of rea~ouabI=
amount receiv-d IN line Neither eau bids
considered which are without the guarantee
required by law ana q certificate OF the efflC-
ency OF such guarantee.
~. Bidd-rs should first propose for service
strictly according 70 he advertisement, and
then, IL they desire, separately for dIffsrent
service; and II the regular BAD be The los est Of
\ Tered for the advertised s+ryice, the other pro-
positions may be Considered
10. There should be out Que route bid for in
aproposal. Consolidated or combination bids
t.'proposing one sum for two or more routes"D
ate forbidden by Law, and cannot be consid-
eipd.
"a. The route, the service. the yearly paw,
the Eams and residence Of the bidder, that Is
his usual post once address,) and the name Of
eac b mem Der OF a firm, W here a COMPANY Of
fers, hould be distinctly stated.
Is Bidders are requested 70 use. as far as
pra ,ttcaoie, the prin I'd proposals furnished
by he Department, TO write out ia full The
sum OF their bids. and ID retain copiss OF them.
Al tered hads should not be sunni ted; pcr
shorrid bids once submitted Be Withdrawn
No withdrawal Of a bidder or guarantor viii
be SLOWED unless the wifhdra wal IL dated
/ and received before the last day for receiving
proposals..
Esch bid must be eusran t-ed by two re-
spor'sible persons. The bid and guarantee
shopld be sigTsd plainly with the full name OF
each person.
TIE Department reserves the right 70 reiect
any bid which may he deemed extrayagi ant.
and also to disregard the bids Of failing con
tractors and BIDDERS.
is. The bids should he seaIed. superscrib.a
"Mail Proposals, State OF Delawerep sd.
dressed - Second Assistant Posrmaster Gen
ersl, Contract Once" and sent BY mail. Rot by
or TO an agent. and pos m asters Will not en-
cloee proposals Cor letters OF any kind IN their
quar1erly returns.
IL. The contracts are 10 be executed and ~
turned TO the Department by or before the l.,
day # July, ls6o; but The service must BE- b..
4 gun on that day, or on the mail day next az ~
It, whether the contracts be executed or NOT
Transfers of contracts, or OF interest 10 con
uacts, are forbidden by law, and conseouently
cannot be allowed. BIDDERS will therefore
take notice that they Will be ex pected 10 per-
form The service accepted TO them through the
whole term OF the contract.
IL tt)stmasters at orrlc-s on uesr rail
roads, but more than eighty rods from 3 s's
ton, VIII, Immediately after the 4th OF March
next, report their exact distance from the
nearest station, and how they other wise
supplied with the mail, 10 enable the Post
master General TO direct a mail messenger
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