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

paniee for the performance OF all other side
service-thst is, for offices over eighty rods
from q station or binding
There will be way biits" prepared by post
masters, or Other ageH of the De partmenf. TO
and steamers, specifying the number and des.
tiuatton Of the several Gags. To ether priuci-
pal routes. like wise, receipts will be required
and way bills forwarded; the latter TO b ex.
regu arity in the delivery OF mails
=. 10 pay will be m ade tor trips not per-
formed; and for each Of such omiss,ops, not
satisfactorily explained, tsree times the pay
OF the Trip will be deducted. For arrivals so
Tar behind time as TO break connection with
depending mails, and not 50 icientiy excused,
eue-fourtn of the com pen sation tor the trip
Is subject to forfeiture For repeated deiin.
quencies OF the kind herein specifies, enlarged
penalties, proportioned 10 the nature thereof,
ana the i'm importance of the mail, may be made.
5. For leaving behind or thro wing off the
mails, or any portion OF them, for the sdmis-
sion OF passengers, or for bring concerned In
setting mp or running an express con veymx
intelligence In advance of the mail, q uarter,s
pay may be ded IN ted. q .s.tr. -
6. Fines will be imposed, unless the deitn-
quency be promptly aud satisfactorily ex-
planned by certificates of postmasters or the
a6day vita Of other credible persons, for failing
10 arrive In contract time: for neglecting TO
take the mail from, or deliver IL INTO a post
ONCE; for suffering IL to be WEI, in iured DE.
stroyed. robbed or lost; aud for refusing. after
demand. to convey the mail as frequently as
the contractor runs, or is concerned In run.
ming, coach, car or steamboat on o roste.
a. TIE Postmaster General may aunul the
contract for repeated failures 20 run agre~a-
oily to contract; for violating the post Office
laws, or disobey ing the instructions Of the De-
partment; for refusing to discharge q carrier
when required by the Department 10 do so: for
running an express as aforesaid; or for tians.
porting persons or packages conveying mail.
able matter out of the mail
{. The Postmaster General may order an
increase of service on route by allowing
therefor pro rata increase on the contract
pay He may change schedules Of departures
and arrivals IN all cases, ana particularly to
mske them conform to connexions with rail-
r01H wi,n"u, 81 Increase Of pay provided the
order an increase OF speed, lowing, within
the restrictions of law, q pro rata increase of
pay for the additional stock or carriers, II
4 aay. The contractor may, however, ava the
| case Of increase Of speed, relipquish the con
! tract, by giving prompt notice to the Depart
ment that be prefers deing so to carrying the
order into effect. The Postmaster General may
| also discontinue or curtail The service, IN
whole or IN part, in order to place on the ror.te
| a greater degree OF service, or whenever the
public Interests, in his Judgment, shall requ ire
sucn dlscontlnuance or curtailment for AN
| other cause; he allowing as full indemnity TO
| contractor one months extra pay on the
amount OK service dispensed with. and q pra
rata compensation for the amount of ser vice
retain ed aud continued.
g. Payments will Dr. made by coIiec fiops
from or drafts on postmastsrs. or other wise,
after the expiration of each Quarter-say in
November, February, May and August
10. The distances are given according to the
best information; but no in creased par will
be allowed should they De greater than sid yer
Used, IL the points 10 be supplied are 90 rrectly
stated. Bidders must inform Hemselrvs ON Tn,
point, ana also In reference to the weight OF
the mail, the con dition OF roads, hills, etreame
dc and all foil bridges ferries obs TT, ctops
OF any kind by which expense nav be incur.
red: No clam for ADDITIONAL pay, Ia sed on
such ground, can be consIoereo: nor Cor nj.
legged mistakes or misapprehension a. to the
degree OF service; nor tor bridges destfoyed ed,
ferries discontinued, or other distinctions in.
creasing distance, occurring during the con :
tract term. Offices established after this ad
vertisement is issued, and also during the con
tract term, are to be visited without extra paw
II the distance DE not increased.
IL. bidders are cautioned to mail their pro
posals I'm time to reach the Department by the
day and hour named. (3 p. m March 4. 1856, }
for bids received after that time acH not BE- cor :
sidered in competition with q bid Of reason a HE
amount received in time. Neither can bids be
considered which are without the guarantee
required by law and a certificate of the eff
cheney OF such guarantee.
IL. Bidder should first propose for service
| strictly according to the advertisement and
then: II they desire, separately for dineren,
service ana II the regular bid be the lowe az Of
fered for the advertised rvice, the other pro.
positions may be considered. -.
I3. There should be but one ron To bid for In
a proposal. ConsoIidated or com bination
bids C.proposinR one sum for two or more
routes'') are forbidden by law, and cannot be
considered.
IA. The route. the service, the yearly par,
the name and residence of the bidder, (that is,
his usual post office addrees.) an the name of
each member OF a firm. whore n company of.
fere. should be distinctly stated. : 81"
Is. Bidders are requested to use, as far as
practicable, the printed proposals furnishe ID
oy the Department. to write out In full the
sum OF their bids, and to retain copies Of the m
Altered bids should not be submitted: nor
should q m tad no - dr. Va
withdrawal OF a bidder or euarantor will be
allo unless the withdrawal is dated and
received before the last day for receiving pro-
posals.
Each bid must be guaranteed BY two re-
sponsibIe persons. The bid and guaran tee
should be signed plainly with the full name of
each person r
The Department reserves the right to reject
any bid which may be deemed extrayaeant,
aud also 10 disregard the bids Of failing con.
tractors and bidders. .'..
Is. The bids should be sealed, superscribed
"Mail Proposals, State Of New Jersey" ad-
dressed "Second Assistant Postmaster Gene.
raj, Contract Office" and sent by mail, not by
or 70 an agent; and postmas ters will not en-
close proposals cor letters Of any kind) in their
quarterly returns. -
l.. The contracts are to be executed ana re.
turned to the Department by or before the 1 81
day Of July. 1865; but the service must be be.
gun on that DAY, or on the mail day next after
IL, whether the con tracts be executed or not
transfers OF contracts or OF interest in con-
cannot be allowed. Bidders will therefor q
take notice that they will be expected to pei ;.
form the service accepted to them through ~ 40
whole term OF the contract .'I...I ... .
Is. Postmasters at offices on or near ALL
roads, but more than eighty rods from a sta.
ton, will, Immediately after the 4th OF March
next, report their exact distance fropa the
nearest station, and how they are otherwise
supplies with the mail, to enable the Post-
master General TO direct a mail. messenger
supply from the LIST OF July next
~. Section eighteen OF an act of Don gress
approved March ,, 1915, provides that con.
be let, sin every case. to the lowest bidf Ter
rendering sufficient guarantees for faith ful
performance, without other reference to the
mode OF such transportation than ma, he
necessary to provide for the due celerity. Ger.
tainty, ana sec urity Of such transportaf ion ;,
Under this law bids that propose to trar sport
the mails with celebrity. certainty, y nd se
curtty," having been decided to be u 70 only
legal bids, are construed az providing for the
entire mail. however large, and W au ,yer ma
be the mode Of conveyance necess sry to in.
sure It's "celcrtty, certainty, and 'securftv,-
and have the preference over all <ahers. ana
no others are considered. = -
20. modification of q bid in AT v OF its es
sentini terms 10 tan famount to q ew bid, and
cannot be received, SO rs to Interfere with
regular composition, after the last hour est for
receiving bids. Making a new bid with
guarantee and certificate, is the only NAV To
modify previous bid. s..sf.g : = =
~ Postm asters are to f,e careful not To Ger.
NY the sum cheney of the. guarantors or sure.
ties without knowing TINT they are persons
OF eumciene responsibility; a disregard OF this
instruction by postma sters Is a violation of
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