Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-05
To bidders ANN
PDSTMASTERS

ooH,roets n, attn, ne Ds,arts.e ", .s.r. &c..
proper.
! J. seven minutes are allowed 10 each inter.
mediate Office, when not olner wise spsctneo
! for asserting the msits but on railroad nao
4 steamo boat routes there - 10 oe more DELAY
I than 10 sufficient tor snsxchsnge OF tue mail
I pouches-
! Q. on railroad ana stsan boat Inca ana Other
/ routes " here the MODE OF convey zbos Ad nits
/ OF It. the special agents OF the y Ost once be-
/ partment ALEC post once blADEs, mail bags
locks and keys, are 10 be conveyed vitbeui
| charge.
seer IL OF the Department, alec the Brush aud
Canada MALE. when offered, aud the asents
( accompanyin them. are 10 be conveyed with
out charge: and for the use Of toe United States
| agents a eommodious car. o. part OF g car.
! properly Lighted, warned and furnished, and
| adapted 20 the convenient SEPARATION and oSe
security Of the maiis, a. 10 be provided by IN.
| contractor, under the direction Of the Depart
1 ment
Railroad and steamboat companies sre r.
! Quired TO take the mail from and deli yer HIuto
the post Offices a. the beginning and end OF
their routes. and To and from ell oTioes not
more than eighty rods from a station or land
ing. Proposals may b. suomi ted by the CON-
panies for the perform snce OF all other eide
service-that is, for Offices over eignty RODS
from a station or lar ding.
4 There Will be sway bills" prepared by post
masters, or other agents OF toe Deparime Mt. 10
accompany the mails conveyed On railroads
and steamers. specifying the number and oes-
tination OF the several bags. Ga other princi-
pal routes, lire wise. recripts viii ne required
and way bills for wardeo; the latter 20 he tx
ahmed by The several postmssiers. 10 insure
regularity In the delivery OF mails.
1. No paw Will be MADE for uips not per-
| formed and for each Of such omissions, not
satisfactorily erplsined, three times the pay
1 OF the trip will he deducted For arrivals so
far behind time IS 10 break connrcuon With
depending mails, and not Efficiently EXC usec.
= one fourth OF the compensation for the trip is
subject 70 forfeiture. For repeated uellG uen-
cIes Of the kind bereIn specified, enlarged
penalties, proportional TO the nature thereof
and the importance of the mall may he made.
A , For leaving behind or throwing on he
\ mails, or any portion OF them, for IN. aomis
! sion of passenger, or for bring concerned In
\ setting up or running an express conveying
l Intelige nee In ao &c of the mail, quarters
pay may be deducted.
8. Fines will be imposed, unless the deIin-
| quency be promptly and satisfactorily ex-
pIaioed by certih Gates OF pos las ters, or the
affidavIts o. other credible persons for failing
TO arrive IN contract time; for nsglscung 10
take the mail from, deliver 81 into. n post
office; for suffering az 20 ne wet, injured, de-
stroyeo. robbed Ios'; and for refusiue after
demand, 10 convey the mail as frequently ss
the contractor runs, or lie concerned In run
ming, a coach, car or steamboat on q route.
:. The Postmaster General may asnul the
= contract tor repeated IA ur~s 10 agreeabIy
, 70 contract for violating the post office laws,
. or disc be ing the ins ructlous OF the Depart
mem; for refusing TO discharge a carrier when
required by the Department 10 DO SO: for run
ming an express aforesaid; or for transport
ing persons or packages conveying mallabIe
matter out of he mail
: increase of service on a route nv allowing
therefor a pro rata increase on the contract
pay. he may change schedules OF departures
and arrivals IN ali cases. aud particularly 10
make them conform TO Connexions win rail-
ROADS, without increase OF pay, provided the
running time be MOI aerIoeed lie may al.o
order an Increase o. speeo, allowing, witbIn
the restrictions OF law, pro rdfd increase OF
pay for the additional stock or carriers, NJ
any. The contractor may however, in tie
Of i1ooredse of spe,d, relino uish the coa-
tract, by giving prompt notice 70 the Depart
ment that be prefers doing 40 10 carrying the
Z order into effect The Postmaster General nav
also discontinue or curtan the services. IN
whole or in part in order 20 place on the route
greater degree Of service. or whenever the
public interests. in his judgment. shall REQ uIre
socn dsconunuance or curtallment Tor any
other cause; De allowing as full indemnity 10
contractor Que mouths extra pay the
' amount OF service oispensed with, and pro
rate compensation for the amount OF service
renamed and continued.
2. payments Will be made by COLLECTIONS from
! or drafts on postmasters. or other wise. amer
tie expiration OF each qaarter-eayi in Novem-
D sr, February, May and August
10. The distance are q ven Accord ng 20 the
90 inform stion; but no Increased paw will be
al lowed should they be sreafer than ad vertised
| tie points 70 be supplied are correctly stated
lBt d iers must form he7sselres this point and
! alo In refereEce TO the weigh OF the mail. the
COZ &C ition of roads, hills, streams. &c. and ali
/ toll ridges ferries or obstruclons of any kind
by which expense may be incurred No claim
for ad ditional paw. based such grounds
caIt be- considered; nor for alleged MISTAKES or
mi ap prehension as to The degree Of service:
nor for bridges destroy ed ferries discou tin ued
or ,tbt r oostroctions increasing distance, oc-
! cul Tin,y during contract term Offices ab-
list led fter this Advertisement Is issued. and
ais . during the contract term. are TO be visited
! vii .houi extra pay. If the distance be not in
ere assd.
IL. BIO ders are cautioned 10 mail their pro.
pos ais in time 10 reach the Depar nent by the
day and our named. % p- m. March Z. lo6s.)
for lads received After that time trH not Do con
: sideI ed in cumpeu ion with q bid Of reasona able
ant lv-dl IN lima Nat hnwo ~
: cons idereo which are witnout the guarantee
Ieq ired oy law and a certificate OF the efiei-
ercy OF such gUarantte.
l2. Bidders should first propose for service
1 strict " according 20 the advertisement. ana
then, IL they desire, sssrnfs'y for different
fered 4 or the adv.rused ssrytce, the other pro-
positio as may De considered.
I3. I here should be but route bid for i'm
propo sal. Consolidated or combination bios
I l'.propt sing one sum for two more routee")
are forbidden by law, and cannot be consid-
cred
: II. Tn, route, the service. the yearly pay,
the Dane ana residence Of the bidder, that is
mis- usual post ofiics address, and the name Of
each member OF q firm, " here a company Of
fers, snould be distinctly stated.
Is. Bidders are requested 70 use, as far
practicable, the prin ed proposals furnished
9 by the Department, 20 write ont in fulI the
sum of their bids, and 70 retain copies of them.
Altered lSsds should not be submit ted; nor
should bids once submitted be Withdrawn.
q No Withdrawal OF a bidder or guarantor Will
oe allowed unless the Withdrawal is dated
and received l,afore the last day Tor receiving
: proposals
Each bid must be guaranteed by two re-
sponsible persoue The bid and guarantee
/ should be signed plainly With the full name Of
/ each person.
The Department reserves the right 10 eiect
any bid which NAY be deemed extrayag ant
Z and also 10 disregard the bids of failing con-
Z tractors and bidders.
. 10. The bids should be sealed, superscrtbed
+" Mall Proposals, State of Deiawere," ad-
dressed :" Second Assis tact Postmaster Gen
eral, Contract Once" a I'D q emf by mail, Rot by
or 10 an agent. and pos tmasters Will not en-
close proposals COR letters OF any kind in their
quarterly returns.
/ IL. The contracts are 70 % axecuted and re-
. turned to the Department by or before the IH
day 81 July, 1S6e; but the ssnyf ice must be be-
gun on thai day, or on the mail day next after
4 %, whether the contracts be executed not
: Transfers Of contracts, or OF interest IN con
tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequently
cannot be allowed. Bidders Uill therefore
take notice that they wilI be expected 20 per-
form the service accepted 10 them through the
whole Term OF the contra CT.
/ IL Rostmasters at ON, rail-
roads. but more than eng MY rode from a su-
ton, Will, Immediately az uer the am OF March
! next, report their exact distance from the
nearest station, and no " hey are other wise
! supplied with the mail. 10 enable the Post