Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-29

tons and liabilities assumed BY guarantOrs uD.
ne An section OF the act Of Congress- q job
Dated (sisBed by two guAran,1--
=, certihes upd.s bic oath Of once. thai an :.
se9usir ted y ith the above fuArsntOrs and an
then % be men. Of property, ADD all. q A..
| Dated
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND pos
Cestatsiss also oosdsfsons 90 D. iroo-pora,ed -
sos.,ads 90 tee szfesf rae Department rsas D.,
seven minute. are allowed TO each intermedi
on. nseh not otherwise specified. for s-sorti
there is 20 be more delay than Is snffcient fof
| eachsnge OF the mail pon ches
routes where the mode of eopSs, .,os admit ~
| the special seents uf the Post once Departmer
are 20 De conveyed without extra cssrs.
3 On railroad and steHmbosi line. the ror
Canals mails, when offered snd the aren,, 60,
ressy,ing them. are 70 be couysyea ~itaout chsrf
| nodious ear, er part Of car. properly Hrht..
warmed. and furnished, and adapted 70 the CON-,
/ TO be Prssided by she contractor, under The 4 n,
ton 81 the Department
70 take the malls from sncdelyer it into the D.
oniees Of the oesinping aud sud Of their regts-
rods iros, station or landing Proposals - 4.
ali other side service"shat i. for ec -. own &c, s
rods from station or lai ding
| Ihee iii DC way bllis prepared ~ rostmss
peny The mails conveyed OF railroads and steamers
efs bag. On Other rrincpal roeses nSsr ne -,
oepts will be required and way bills srde a.,
- ,ain 70 e ~ the several pos,msser
a no pay will be made fer trips not performed
explained, three times the pay Of the tsp viii h.
Deducted. FOR arrivals 30 Far behind time - :.
.uff GENTLY excused. one fourth IT the comp.n..
uon iSr the trip u subject 60 forfeiture. For Re
enlarged penalties. proportional TO TIE nstuEr
tnertoi' ana the Importance 81 the mail may
8. For leaving behind or throwing OF thu mail.
or any pol ton OF them, for the admission 81 ps-
running an express conveying inteuigenea in al.
vance OF the mail, a quarters pas may he q
g. Fines will be imposed. unless the delinquapcy
De promptly aud satisfactorily planned BY oeriif
cafes OF postmasters or the AdaVits Of other creI
iols persons Tor failing 70 arrive in q ne
ior neslectins TO take The mail from, deliver d
%, destroyed. robbed. or lost; aud for refuses
al, ster demand TO convey he mail a. frequently A.
the contractor runs. or l. concerned in runntpg -
ocae q car, or steamboat on route.
Inc POSTMASTER General may anhul the con-
tract Tor repeated failures 90 agreeably 20 on
tract for yiosting the. post Office laws or disohay
sing to discharge a carrier when required by en-,
pspArtmsntto DO so Tor running an expires.
conveying mailsoIe matter OUT Of TIE ma A's'e
. Ihe Postmaster General may order an increase
increase on the contract paw lie NAV cbs,y
OF psrturss and srri In all cases anc
with railroads without increase Of pay provided thu
running time lie not abridged. He may also order
tions OF the law pro rata increase of paw for IN
additional stock OF carriers, fany The Contract
nsush the contract by giving srsm 9 bsttSs
TIE Department that he prefers doing &c 20 carry
may also discontinue or curtail the ssrvio- ir
whole or ia part, in order 70 place on the route
interests, In his Juo gment shall require sueS III.
continuance or curtailnient for any other oAusr.
ne allowing ss full Indemnity 10 contractor on
months Extra pay ON the amount OF service AZ.
pet sed With, and p,o ra,a compensation for IL
9. Payments will be made by COLLECTIONS from ~
Crafts on postlasters, or otherwise, after the II
rusry, May, and August.
10 The distances are given according TO tb-
lowed should they be greater than advertised. ID
t n, points ts be supplied are correctly state.
and also In reference 90 the weight OF the mai r.
condition OF roads, hills. streams &C, and al tor
.6ie6 expense may be fncurrsS 10 claim S fsq Al
o ,fs pay based on such ground, can be con
zion .s to the degree Of service; nor for bridge
Sestroyed, ferries di.continued or other obstruc-
uons Increasing distance occ1rring during the
contract term; Offices established after this ~
.erisemens Is issued and ALEC during the contract
distance be not increased.
in time 70 reach the Department by The dsS .r5
e nSr, nsms sG mn March = lsss for bids re
competition with . bid Of reasonable amount re-
ceiyed IN time Neither can bids be consideres
ann . certificate Of the sufh cheney Of such enGr
H. Bidders should fret propose for.er,,c. STIR.
Y according 70 the advertisement. and then i,
,hsy aesre, for different service; and n
tised service, the other propositions may be cons
Is There should be but one rout. bid forf,
proposal. CONSOLIDATED or combin on bids S.pT.
Posing one sum Tor two or more routes y are 70
"a The route, the service, the yearly pay, TIE
name ~nd residence Of the bidder. that Is, hi.
member OF a firm where a company Offers. shonla
be disti ncty stated
cable, the printed proposals furnished by the De
partment 70 write out in full the OF their bds
Altered bids should not be submitted; nor shouli
hide once submitted be withdrawn. No withdraw
OF bid or gusrantor will be allow ed. unless tn
Withdrawal IL dated and received before the last
DAY for rec ress ,rn. ereposal.
persons Ihs bad and guaranty should DE signed
plainly with the full name Of each person.
The Department reserves the right 20 reject any
bid which may be deemed extrsvagant ans also
e disregard the bids Of failing and bid
. is. The bid should be sealed, super-cribed avail
Assistant Postmaster General roptrSct on -
and sent oy mail not by or 20 an agent; and poet
any kind in their anartery returns O' ie''er' u
IL; The contracts are TO be executed and returne..
1855; but The service must be begun on that d. o.
the mail day after il whether the conf acts
be executed or not.
Transfers of contracts or Of interest in contract,
are forbidden by law, and consequently cannot 4.
they will be expected TO perform the service g.
eept.d to them through the whole term Of the con
tract.
Is. Rostmasters at Offices on or near railroad.
but more than eighty rods from station will in
medi atey alter the 4th of March repor RI their
exact distance from the nearest station and how
they are otherwise supplied with the mail. 90 en-
able the Postmaster General 10 direct a mafi.raes-
seneer supply from the l<t of J uy next
~. Section eighteen Of an act of Congress Ar
proved Mar "a 3. ls&s. provides that contracts fr
the transportation OF the mail shall he let. ssfu
every case, 20 the lowest bidder rendering SUI
nctent guarantees for faithful performance with.
tstion than may be necessary TO provide Cor the
due CELEBRITY, certainty and security of ruch fran.
portsten.n Under this law bids that propose G.
transport the mails with celebrity. certainty aud
security, having been decdes 70 be the only legal
bids, are construed providing Tor the entire
mode 81 conveyance necessary 20 insure it's See
lerity, certainty and security )" and have the pref
erence over all others, and no others are consia-
cred
20. modification of a bid in any Of It's essential
terms 10 tsntamount 20 new hid. and cannot BE- "
ceivcd, 70 interfere III regular com petition
after the last hour set for receiving bids MAXIM
Q new bid, with guaranty and certificate. lie the
only way 20 modify previous bid
"a. PoetmRsters are TO he careful not 20 csrfifa
the sum cheney OF euarantors or su-eties without
knowing that they persons Of SUFFICIENT respon
masters IL vocation OF their oath of once. sub
Jecttne them to immeda ate removal. All bisdere
euarantors and sureties distinctly I'd that
on failure 70 enter into perform the contracts