Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-19

panise Tor the perform suc- of all other side
service-taat Il. for Offices over eighty rods
from station or landing.
There will bs.way bills prepared by post.
masters, or other agents OF the Department. 10
accompany the msiis conveyed on railroads
ana STEAMERS, specifying the namoer and des.
unauon OF The several Gage. On other princi.
pal routes, likewise, rec-ipts will be REQ uired
and way bills forwarded; the latter TO be sx.
aminrd ny the several postmasters, TO insure
regularity IN the delivery OF mails
4. No pay will be made for trips not per-
formed; and for each OF such omiss ,oas not
satisfactorily explained three times the pay
OF tn. Trip will be deducted. For arrivals so
far behind time as 10 break connection with
depending malls, and not q ri GENTLY excused,
one-fourth OF the com pensation for the trIp
10 subject TO forfeiture. For repeated delin-
queneles OF the kind herein specified. enlarged
penslties, pr0portoned to the nature thereof,
and the i'm portance of the mail, NAV be made
5. For leaving behind OF thro wing of toe
mails. or any portion o.: them, for the admis-
SION OF passengers. or for being concerned in
setting mp or running an express conveying
intelligence In ad vance OF the mail a q uartsr's
pay may be deducted.
q Fines Will be imposed, unless the deiin-
quency be promptly aud satisfactorily ex-
plained by certificates Of post masters or the
andavits OF other credible persons, for failing
10 arrive In contract time for negI-ciing to
take the mail IRON, or deliver IL INTO, "A post
once: Tor suffering IL to be wet, I'M ured, de-
sroyeo. robbed or lost; and for refusing, sitter
demand, 10 convey the mail as frequently /.
the contractor runs, or is concerned In run
nine, coach, car or steamboat on q route.
.. The Postmaster General nav annul the
contract for repeated failures to run agrs-a-
bly, to contract: for violating toe post office
laws, or disobeyiD the instructions Of the DE.
pariment; for refusing 10 discharge a carrier
when req uired by the Department TO do So: for
running an express as Aforesaid; or for naps-
porting persons or packages conveying mail.
able m after out of the mail.
{. The Postmaster General may orrer an
Increase of service on a route 10y allowing
therefor pro rata increase on the ontract
pay. He may change schedules OF departures
and arrivals IN all cases, and partic ularly TO
msks them conform to councillors with rail-
roads. without increase of pay, provided the
running time he not abridged. He may also
order an increase OF speed, allowing, within
the RESTRICTIONS of law, a pro rata In crease of
pay for the additional stock or carriers. az
apv The contractor may, however, ia the
case 81 incr,dse 81 speed, relInquIsh the con-
tract oy giving prompt notice to the Depart
ment that he prefers deng so to carrying The
order into effect The Pos tmastar General NAV
also discontinue or curtail the service. IN
whole or IN part, in order to place on the route
greater degree OF service, or whenever the
public Interests. in bis Judgment, shall require
such oIsconllDunnce or curtaiiment for any
other cause; ne allowing az full in demuity 10
contractor one months extra pay on the
amount of service dispensed with. and a pro
rdio compensation for the amount of service
retained aud Continued
=. PaymsDis will b. made by COLLECTIONS
from OF drafts on postmastsrs. or orherwi>s
after the expiration o: each quarier-say in
November. February, May and August.
10 The distances are given according 10 the
besr In Tor NATION; but no increased paw will
be SLOWED should they erestar han adysr
Used, IL the points 10 be supplied are correctly
stated. Bidders must inform themselves on this
pant, ana also In reference 20 the weight OF
tue mail. the con dttion OF roads. hills, streams,
re and All toll bridges, ferries obs IN ctIons
Of hnY kind by which expense NAV be incur.
r~d No clam tor aediuonai pay. based on
such ground, can b. consIdered: nor for al.
legged mistakes or Misrepresentation as TO the
degr-e OF service; nor Tor bridges DESTROYED,
ferries discontinued. OF other distractions in
crossing distance, occurring during The con-
tract term. Offices established after This ad-
veru>ement is ISSUED, and also during the con-
tract term, are TO be visited without extra nav,
II the distance oe not increased.
~. Bidders are cautioned 10 mail their pro.
posais In time to reach the Department by the
Gay and hour named. q y. m March 4 1865.
Tor bids received after that time tr.H not b. COR
stisrtd in competition with a bid Of reasonable
amount received in time. Neither can bids be
considered which are without the guarantee
required by law and a certficS- OF the eft. .
ctency Of such guaras tee.
-. Bidder should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement and
then. # they desire, separately for different
service; and if the regular MD ~ the Ia west o.
fered for the advertised service, the o. Their pro-
positions may be considered.
H. There shonld be but one route bid for Ia
a proposal. Consolidated or com oina:on
bids t'proposing one sum for two or more
routes') are forbidden by law, and cannot be
considered.
Ia The route. the service, the yearly paw
the name and resideuee OF the bidder, (that is,
hts usual post office address aHi the n anne of
each member OF q firm, where "a company OF.
fers, should be distinctly stated.
IS. Bidders are requested to use, as far rs
practicable, the printed proposals furnished
oy the Department. TO write out In full the
sum OF their bids, and TO retain copies of the m.
Altered bids should net be ubmiiter: nor
should bids once unlimited be Withdrawn No
withdrawal OF bidder or guarantor will be-
allowed unless the withdrawal Is dated and
received before the last day for receiv ing pro
posais.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two re-
sponsibe persons. The bid and guarantee
should be signed plainly with the IN name OF
each person.
The Department reserves the right TO reject
any bid which may be deemed extravagaui,
and also 10 disregard he bids of failing con-
tractors and bidders
I6. The bids should be sealed, sup.rscribed
EMAIL Proposals, state of New Jersey" ad-
dressed 'Second Assistant Postmaster Gene
raj, Contract Once" and sent by mail, no, by
or 10 an agent; aud rostmasters will not en-
close proposals Tor letters OF any kind in their
quarterly returns.
L. The CONTRACTS are to be executed ana re-.
turned TO the Department by before the Isl
day Of July lc6c: but he service must be be-
gun ON that day, or on the mail day lie xt after
II. whether the contracts he executed or not
Transfers OF contracts or of interest In con-
tracts, are for hidden by law, and ceaseq uentIy
cannot De allowed. Bidders will therefore
take notice that they Will be expected to per.
form the service accepted to them throu "a the
whole term OF the contract
Is. Postmasters at offices on or near rail.
roads, hut more tnau eighty rods from a sta.
uOn, will, Immediately after the ath OF March
next, report their exact distance from the
nearest station, and how they otberwis
supplied with the mali, to enable the Post
master General to direct a mail messenger
supply from the LIST OF July next.
~. Seclou eighteen or act of Congress
approved March ), 1875, provides fhst con-
tracts for the transportation OF the m all eeall
be let, 'n every case, 10 the lowest bidder
rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful
performance, without other reference to the
mode Of such transportation than may be
necessary TO provide for the due ceierily, Ger.
tsipiy, ana security of such transportatio
Under this Law bids that propose to transport
the mails with celebrity. certainty, and Sc.
curtty.' having Deen decided to be the only
legal bids. are construed As providing for the
entire mail, however large, aud whaIe yer NAV
be the mode of conveyance necessary to in
sure is "celerity, certainty, and security,"
and have the preference over all others, and
no others are considered.
81. modification OF a bid In any of its IS.
sental terms II tantamount TO q Few bid. and
cannot be received, so as 10 interfere with
receiving bids. Making a new bid. with
guarantee and certificate, IL the only way to
modify a previous bid
-. Postmasters are to be careful not to Ger.
tify the efficiency of the guarantors or sure.
ties without knowing that they are persons
OF sumcisnt responsibility; disregard OF this
instruction by postmasters IL q violation Of
I'LL go =.