Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-26


Ing. Proposals may be submitted BY he CON-
panies for the performance OF all other eide
service-tnst is, Tor offices over eighty rods
from q statioo OF landing.
There viii be way bills" prepared by post
masters, or other Agents of the Department. TO
accompany the mails conveyed on railroads
ana STEAMERS, specifying the um Der and Cies.
finatton Of the sc veral oaes. On other pr,pcI-
pal routes. likewise, receipts will be req uired
and way bills forwarded; the latter 10 be ex.
amtned nv toe several postmasters To ms ure
regularity IN the delivery Of mails
4. No pay Will be made for 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
Tar oehird time as to break connection with
depending mails, and not Efficiently excused,
one-fourth OF the compensation tor the trip
| Is subject 10 forfeiture. For repeated deiiu-
| quencies of the kind nsreiu specified, enlarged
penalties, pr Sportoned to the nature thereof,
ana the importance Of the msil, may be made.
D. For leaving behind or throwing OF toe
mails. or any portion of them, for The admis-
sion OF passengers. or for bring concerned ia
setlng up or running an express conveying
| inteiligenee in advance OF the mail, uarters
pay may be deducted.
| .. Fines will be imposed, unless the delin-
quency be promptly and satisfactorily .x-
| planned by certificates of post masters or the
o. OF otnei credtole persons, for failing
| 10 arrive Ia contract time; for neglecting 10
| axe the mail from, or deliver IL INTO. post
once; for suffering u to be WEI, in iured, oe-
| sroyeo robbed or lost and for refusing, after
| the contractor runs. or is concerned In run
nins. cosch, car or steamboat on q route.
.. The Postmaster General msy aunul the
| contract Tor repeated failures 10 run agre~a.
| oily TO contract for violating the post Office
| laws, o. disobe Y ing the Instructions of the De-
| partment; for refusing 10 discharge q carrier
when req utred BY the Department TO do so: for
running an express as Aforesaid; or for tiaus.
| porting persons or packages con veying mail.
| able m after out of tue mail.
8. The Postmaster General may order an
4 N on rnnta -
| therefor pro rdtd increase on the contract
pay. He may change schedules OF departures
and arrivsls IN all cassa, and particularly TO
| mske them conform to connexions with rail-
| roads, without increase of paw provided the
running time be not abridged He may also
order an increase OF speed, lowing, within
nr re ,or enc OF law, pro rata increase Of
aav The contractor may, however, an tie
cose q tncreose Of speed, relinqush The con-
tract by giving prompt notice to the Depart
| ment that he prefers oeinC so TO carrying ihe
order into effect The Pos tmaster General may
also discontinue or curtaii the service. in
whole or IN part, in order TO place on the route
| greater degree OF service, or whenever the
pa bic Interests, IN his judgment, shall require
such discon'inuance or curtaiIment for 40 y
other cause; He allowing as full Indemnity TO
contractor one months extra pay on the
amount Of service dispensed win. and a p,o
| rata compensation for the amount CT service
| retained aud continued
o. Payments will b. made by collections
| from or drafts on postmastsrs. OF orherwIse,
| after the expiration of each Quarter-say in
November, February, May and August.
10 The distances nre given according 10 the
bes' inror NATION; but no increased pay Will
| be allowed should they be greatrr than advrr
Used. II the points 10 be supplied are correctly
| stated. Bidders must inform Themselves on tbs
| point, ana also Ia reference TO the weight of
TIE mail. the condition OF roads, hills, streams,
&c and All toll bridges, ferries bs'ruc tions
| Of any kind by which expense NAV be incur
! red No clam for additional pay, based on
! such ground, can b. considered: nor for al
| legged mistakes or misapprehepsion as to the
| degrre OF service nor Tor bridges DESTROYED,
| ferries discontinued, or other distractions iu-
| creasips distance occurring during the con-
| tract term. Offices established after this ad :.
| vertieement Is issued, and Also during the con-
| tract term, are TO be visited without extra paw
| 10 the distance oe not increased.
II. bidders are cautioned to mail their pro &.
| possis In time TO reach the Department by the
| day and hour named. q p. m March l. 1867, }
for bids received after that time .cU not BE- cor
amount received in time. Neither can bids be
considered which are without the guarantee
| required BY law and certificate OF The efi =
| ciency OF such gusrartee.
| ~. Bidder should first propose Tor service
| strictly according 10 The advertisement, and
| then. " they desire, separately for different
service; and if the regular bid b. the lowe OF.
| fered for the advertised ser vice, the other pro.
positions may be considered.
| -. There should be but one route bid for In
a proposal. Consolidated or combination
| routes are forbidden by law. and cannot be
| considered.
II. The route. the service, the yearly pay
| the name ana residence of the bidder fthal Is
hts usual post Office address, IA the n anne of
| each member OF q firm, where n company Of
| fers, should be distinctly stated.
10. Bidders are leqnes'ed to use, IS far as
| practicable, the printed proposals furnished
| oy the Department. 10 write out In full the
sum OF their bids, and TO retain copies OF the no.
| Altered bids should not be submitted; nor
do t.rs1r ttadh wr-st a 49, A.
| withdrawal OF a bidder or suaran tor will be
| allowed unless the withdra wal Is dated and
| received before the last day for receiving pro
posals.
| Each bid must be guaranteed by two re-
| sponsibIe persous. The bid and guarsn tee
should be signed plainly with the full name OF
| each person.
| The Department reserves the right 10 reject
/ any bid which may be deemed extravaeanr.
aud also TO disregard the bids OF failing con-
tractors and bidders
| 10. The bids should be sealed, superscribed
| "Mail Proposals, State of New Jersey" ad-
dressed ''Second Assistant Poetm astsr Gene
| raj, Contract Oficr," and sent by mail, not by
or TO an agent; and pOstm asters Will not en-
close proposals (or letters OF any kindly in their
quarterly returns.
| Il. The contracts are to be executed and re-
| Turned 10 the Department by or before the ST
day Of July. 1865: but the service m ust he be.
gun on that DAY, or on the mail day next q fier
| II, whether the contracts be executed or not.
| Transfers OF contracts. or OF interest In con-
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cannot be allowed. Bidders will therefore
| take notice that they will be expected TO per.
form the service accepted to them through the
whole term OF the contract
| Is. Postmasters at Offices on or near rail.
roads, but more than eighty rods from a sta
ton, will, i'm mediateIy after the 4ih of March
| next, report their exact distance from the
| nearest station, and how they are other wise
supplied with the mail, 70 enable the Post
| master General TO direct a mail. messe nj ger
| supply from the LIST OF July next
| iS. Section eighteen OF an act Of Congress
| approved March ,, Is45, provides that con.
be let, ''in every case, TO the lowest bidder
| rendering Sufficient guarantees for faithful
performance, without o'her reference to the
mode OF such transportation than may be
necessary TO provide for the due CELEBRITY, Ger.
| tainty, ana security of such transportation
| Under this la bids that propose to transport
| the mails with CELEBRITY. certainty. and Sc.
curity." having Deen decided to be the ouIv
| legal bids, are construed a. providing for the
entire mail, however large, and whatev yer may
be the mode Of conveyance necessary to In
| sure Its "celerity. certainty, and security,"
and have the preference over all others, and
no others are considered.
30. A modification Of a bid In any OF Its es.
sential terms 10 tanfamount to q Cew bid. and
cannot be received, so rs TO interfere with
regular competition, after the last hour set for
receiving bids. Making new bid, with
guarantee and certificate, IL the only way to
modifv a previous bid.
81. Postma sters are to be careful not TO GER
tify the sufficiency of the Guarant tors or sure.
ties without knowing that they are persons
OF sufhcient responsibility; disregard OF this
instruction by poetmasters is q violation Of
fhA1R oar DH 49,