Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-12

pahles Tor the performance OF all other side
from station OF landing.
There will be way bills" prepared by post
masters, or other agents of the Department. TO
accompany the mails conveyed on railroads
and steamers, specifying the um Der and des.
tinatton Of the several Gags. On other princl-
pal routes. like wise, receipts will be req uired
and way bills forwarded; the latter TO be ex-
amlned ny the several postmasters, TO insure
regularity IN the delivery Of mails
4. No pay Will he made tor trips not per-
formed; and for each of such omiss ous, not
satisfactorily explained. three times the pay
OF the "trip will be deducted For arrivals so
far behind time as 70 break connection with
depending mails, and not fficientiy excused.
one-fourth Of the CON pen sation for the trip
10 subject TO forfeiture For repeated deiib-
Quencies OF the kind herein specified, enlarged
penalties, proportioned to the nature thereof,
and the I'm portance Of the mail, may be- made.
3. For leaving behind or thro wing of the
mails or any portion Of them. for the admis-
sion OF passengers, or for being concerned in
setting up or running an express conveying
Intelligence in advance OF the mail. uarter's
pay may be deducted.
6. Fines will be imposed, unless the deltu-
quency be promptly and satisfactorily eX-
planned By certificates Of post masters or the
andavits OF other credible persons, for failing
10 arrive In contract time; for neglectine 10
take the mail from, or deliver 1t INTO. a post
once; Tor suffering IL to be WEI, in iured, de-
stroyed, robbed or lost: and for refusing. after
demand, TO convey the mail as freq uentiy as
nine, q coach, car or steamboat on a route.
Z. TIE Postmaster General may annul the
contract for repeated failures 10 run agre%s-
bly, TO contract; for violating the post office
laws, or disobey ing the instructions of the De-
| partment; for refusing to discharge a carrier
Wnen req uired by the Department to do so: for
| running an express as aforesaid; or for trans-
| porting persons OF packages conveying mail.
able matter out Of the mail.
| :. The Postmaster General may order an
| increase OF service on route by allowing
q
| pay. He may change schedules OF departures
and arrivals IN all cases, and partic ulsrIy 10
| mSke them conform to connexions with rail-
roeos, without increase OF pay, provided the
| running time be not abridged. He may also
order an increase Of speed, allo wing, within
| the restrictions OF law, 4 pro roto increase of
pay for the additional stock or carriers, If
| any. The contractor may, however, ia TIE
case Of increase IF speed, reIinquisn The con-
| tract BY giving prompt notice to the Depart
| ment that he prefers dsing 80 to carrying The
| order into effect. The Postmaster General may
also discontinue curtsiI the service in
whole or IN part, in order TO place ON the te
| greater degree OF service. or whenever the
public interests, in his judgment, shall require
| such dlscontinuance OF curtaiiment fer any
| other cause; he allowing as full indemnity to
| contractor one months extra pay on the
| amount OF service dispensed with, aud yro
| rofG Ompens alton for the amour Of service
retained aud continued.
| y. Payments will b. made by collection.
| from or drafts on postmastsrs. or Otherwise,
after the expiration Of each Quarter-say in
| November, February, May and August.
~. The distances are given according 70 the
best information; but 10 increased paw will
| be allowed should they oe greater than adver.
iised, II the points 10 be supplied are correctly
stated. Bidders must inform Themselves on MS
point, ana also in reference TO the weight of
the mail, the con dition OF roads, hills, streams.
dc aud all toll bridges, ferries or obs 'ructions
| OF sny kind by which expense NAV be incur
red. No clam for additional paw, based on
4 for al
legged mistakes or misapprehension as to the
degree OF service: nor for bridges des rroy ed
ferries discontinue or other distinctions in-
| creasing distance, occurring during the con-
tract term. Offices established after this ad =
vertisement is issued. and also during he con
tract term, are to be visited without extra pay,
IL the distance oe not increased.
| II. Bidders are cautioned TO mail their pro
possis in time to reach the Department by thu
day and hour named. @ D. m March T. 1855. J
for bids rece lived after that time arV nor n. rom
amount received in time. Neither eau bids be-
considered which are without the guarantee
required by law and a certificate of he efi i.
cheney OF such guarantee.
~. Bidder should first propose for service
| strictly according to the advertisement, and
| then. II they desire, separately for different
service; and II the regular nld be the lowest Of
fered for the advertised service, the 9th sr pro.
positions may be considered.
10. There should be but one route bid for In
| a proposal. Consolidated or combination
routes are forbidden by law, and cannot ba
considered.
~. The route. the service. the yearly pay
the name and residence of the bidder, THAT rs
his usual post office address, an 4 the name of
each member OF a firm, where = compsny Of
fers, should be distinctly stated.
is. Bidders are requested To use, as far a.
practicable, the printed proposals furnis he'd
oy the Department, 10 write out IN tail the
sum OF their bids, and 10 retain copies : them.
Altered bids should not be submitted nor
da nnr nhfvit tad b.
withdrawal of a bidder or suarant tor will be
allowed unless the withdrawal Is dat.,d apd
received before the last day for receivin pro-
posals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by 90 re-.
sponsibie persons. The bid and gu,lrantee
should be signed plainly with the full sme OF
each person.
The Department reserves the right to reject
any bid which may be deemed extrav CANT,
and also TO disregard the bids OF failir con-
tractors and bidders.
Is. The bids should be sealed, supersrribed
'.Mail Proposals, State of New Jersey" ad :
dressed Second Assistant Postm sstsr Gene
raj. Contract Office" and sent by padil, not by
or to an agent and postmasters will not en-
close proposals COR letters OF any kind) in their
quarterly returns.
II. The contracts are TO be executed cd re-
turned 10 the Department by or before The LIST
day Of July, lS6S: but the service mist De he.
gun on that day, or on the M all day next after
II. whether The con tSa cts be executed or not
Transfers OF contracts. or Of Inter.sr in con.
tioSis, Oy Jaw, dn0 con seq uentlv
cannot be allowed. Bidders win therefore
take notice that they Will be expected 70 per.
form the service accepted to them u trough The
whole term OF the contract
IL. POstmasters at Offices on OF near rail-
roads, but more than eighty rods from a sta.
ton, will, immediately after the q tn of March
next, report their exact distance from the
nearest station, and how they are otherwise
supplied with the mail, TO ems BILE the Post
master General 10 direct q mail mes - ger
supply from the LIST OF July next
10. Section eighteen OF an act of Congress
approved March 3, Isi5, provides tha6 con.
tracts for the transportation OF the mail scall
De let, "in every case, TO the lowest bidder
rendering Sufficient guarantees for faithful
performance, without other reference 70 the
mode OF such transportation than may he
taiDty, ana security of such trapspor :atiop
Under this law bids that propose TO TT ansport
the mails with "celerity, certainty, and Sc.
curity," having been decided to be the opIv
legal bids, are construed al proydin for the
entire mail, however large, and whatever NAV
he the mode Of conveyance necessary TO in
sure Its ''celerity, certainty, and securitv-
and nave the preference over all others, and
no others are considered.
20 A modification Of bid in any of it's e.
sential terms 10 tan tamount to q Few BID, and
cannot be received, SO as to interfere with
regular competition, after the last no q set for
receiving bds. Making a new bid. with
guarantee and certificate. IL the onlv way IN
modify previous bid
-. Postmasters are TO be careful not TO GER.
tfy the sufhcieHcy of the guarantors OF sure.
OF sufficient responsibility; q disregard of this
instruction by postmasters Is a violation Of
their oath OF ONCE. subjecting them tn imme.
diate removal. All bidders. guarantors and