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

tons and liabilities assumed by guarautor. ups
,es Htn sscuon OF the act oi Congress Il J aly
Dated (signed BY two gusr.niors
Inc endsssisneai p1sstms.,er a. - State
s9ed their guaranty. lsigned
MAsTERs.
Ccaiainsss also osRduioss % BE- t.oorpo-as,d ~
, e,aos 70 sAe exfesf rae Department nsas a..
a. seven minutes are allowed 20 each internedis
, me mails bot on railroad and steamboat ROM.
ssets :, 20 ee no more delay than o. sufficient foT
,;, on railrosd and steamboat linss. aud Oh
,SSu..s mere the mode Of convey snce admits %
also post once blanks mail bars locks an L..
are t. be conveyed without extra ch.rs.
agent OF he T.. s n.S s,ssmoo.t lines the roo
Canads siis, when offered. and the agent. -
and for the Of the United stat. ,ssn,
naodlous sar, or part Of . car, pr-perly lish,
nient separation and due security Of IN. No..
70 be provided by the contractor under tss a.
Railroad and steamboat companIe. AT. r.,yt-
70 take the MALE from and deliver IL into ths n.
and to and rom al oess b ssd ~ 'ss,T rsS
roas ron |. station or landing. Proposals MAJ
submitted ~ the cOmps p1e- for the parformanr.
all other side serrioe-thst t. Tor on e.. oxsr .
rcns from a station or lsl ding
ters, other agents Of The Depssimep,s. 20 seSa,
psny the mails yeyed on railroads and steamer.
Psfhi..ns re number and dsstinstiOp cf The
eeipts viii be required and way bills foTwsrded m
20 is,u 70 Dc sn AHMED Y the several posmsste
ana no pay vii y. BE- made for trrs not rerforns
deducted: FOR arrivals so Tar SehiSd tloe VII !.
non Nth dependins malls and no,
tion icr The trip ts subject 90 forfeiture For y.
pess.a aenneuenoi OF the Kind herein speech ~
enIsfgrd penalties. propOrtoned 20 the pnf--r
snefsoi' and the Importance OF the mail may
s. For leaving behind or throwing of IN. M,
or any poit ion 81 them, for the admission Of "a.
ss or LOT being concerned In setting up -
running an express conveying intelligence IN a.
sanee OF the mail, a quarters psy may b. G.
o. Fines will be imposed. unless IN. aslino,.r.,
De prompty and satisfactorily explained Nv certif
nstes OF po.tmaster. the afidasits Of other cr-
for neelecting to take ne mail from or asiva9
into poet once for suffering IL 10 be wet INN
after demand, 10 convey ,he mail as freoaenfIx =.
the contractor runs or is concerned in runni.r -
., Inc Postmaster General may snnul the con
srse, for repeatsd failures 20 sgreesby to coz
ing the destruction. q the pepartmsnt foI
sing TO discharge carrier when required by a..
aforesaid or for transporting perss ms or pselSrr
conveying mailsole matter out cf the mali.
Of service on route BY allowing therefor Do 49,
ihsSrsase on the contract pay He may clane-
particularly 20 make them co, form 10 oanns,,
with railroads without increase of pay ,proyiceit
an iucre.se Of speed, allowing, within III Tesiri
tion. OF the Law pro increase of pay for IN.
additional stock or carriers, fanny The contTs-to.
may. however. in the case OF increase Of spr@F p
nnfnish the contract by giving prompt notice a.
Ing the order into effect. The Postmaster GeHer,,
maj also discontinue or curtsil the ssryice ii
greater degree OF service or Whenever IN Dni
interests, In his Judgment shall require suci d..
he allowing ss full Indemnity 20 CONTRACT On.
month . .xtra pay on the amount Of service die
amount Of service retained and oontinued i'r TIE
y. PAYMENTS VIII be made by collections from az
rirstion OF each Quarter-ssyi IN Noyem,,eri rsh.
ruAry, May, and August.
10; The distance. are given sccordiR. TO thu
o-rt Information; but no Increased nay WI! b. Al.
loved should they be greater than ADVERTISE. Il
,nr points 70 De supplied are correctly stated
and also In reference 20 the weight OF the mail a.
SSona,on OF loads hills streams, &c, aud al ton
which expense may be Incurred. No CLAIM fse al
ois,snsi pay based on such ground, can De con
sio1 as 70 the degree OF service; nor for bridge.
a.estroi ed ferries Discontinued other obstruc
lions Increasing distance. occurring during the
contract term Of.es established after thi- al
.srnsemen. IL Issued and also during the contract
III -tsnce be not increased.
u; Bidders are cautioned to mail their propo-si-
"a time TO reach the Department by the dsv an
s noT. nsIse' nm 1l March ss for sd.
competition With lid of ree,onsb1S s,,nn1s IN
eeiyed In tine. Neither bids be cCnsideT..
sn,on are w,hout the guaranty required 10y laW
Ana certincste Of the suff cheney OF such -Usr
anty.
II Bidders should first propose for service strict
u according 10 the advertisement and then !.
they de.lre separately for different service sa ~
the regular bid be the lowest offered for the sives
- mr.
cred ' " 'N-'i"
Is There should be hut one route bid Cor In /.
proposal OsBsolldatec com binatiOn bids ~.
Poelng one rum Tor two or more routes - are f6T
bido.n BY Law. and cannot be considered
Ia The route, the service. the yearly nav IN.
name and residence Of the bidder. that T. hi
nsusi poet office address, , and the name Of esqh
be distinctly stated.
Is; Bidders requested to use. a. far a. prac,i.
rtment 70 write out In full the sum Of Their Ss
ana ,, 70 rrt ar copies Of then
bids once submitted be withdrawn. No withdrawal
o' bio or susrantor viii be allowed, unless the
S.x sor n dated am received before The last
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
plainly with the full name Of each peT.en De 'snea
BE Department reserves the right 20 reject any
TO disregard the bids of failing actors and bid
I6 Tn. bid should be sealed super.or,hss emit
Proposals, State Of Ohio" addressed secop.
Assistant Postmaster General, Contract ono :
win not enclose propossfs COR lst,.g.s Of
any kind in their quarterly returns "
IL; The contracts are TO be executed and returned
to the Department by or before the ist day Of Jny
1885, but The service must be begun on that dRy or
on the mall day next after il vhe Their the coptrset
be executed or not.
Transfers of contracts or Of interest In contract.
are forbidden by law. and consequently cannot BE-
allowed. bidders Will therefore take notice that
they will be expected 10 perform the ser VIC. a.
copied TO them through the whole term Of the con
Is; Postm.ster. at of,ces on or near railroads
bot more than eighty rode from a station will in.
mediafey alter the 9Th Of March 1t report their
exact distance from the nearest station and how
they are otherwise supplied with the mall 10 en-
able the Postmaster General 10 direct q mall me-
senser supply from the Let Of July next
ls. Section eighteen Of act Of ConRres. An
proved Mar n ), lsE, provides that contracts Tor
the transportation OF the mail shall be let siu
every case, TO the lowest bidder rendering SUI
nctent GUARANTEES for faithful performance with
out other reference to the mode Of such trsn.n~-
t~tion than may be necessary 20 provide for tt-
due celebrity, certainty and security Of such tran
transport the msils with CELEBRITY certsiufy ana
security, having been decided TO be the only legal
bido, are construed as providing Tor the epfir.
mall, however large. and whatever may be the
lerity certainty, and security " and have the pr.f
erenoe over all others, and ne others are consid
30. A modification Of bid in any of It's essential
terms 10 tantamount 20 new bid, and cannot be re
ceived 80 as 10 interfere vi regular competition
after the last hour set for receiving bids Msliue
. new bid, with guaranty and oertincate- h o.
only way 10 modify previous hid.
Il. Poetmasters are to he careful NOT 10 csrtif,
me snm Cheney OF gusrantors or sureties without
dbility; disres ard Of this instruction by poet-
masters 10 yiostio of their oath Of once soi.
yecting them to Immediate removal, All bisders
on failure 10 enter into or perform the confrsrf
i1r inc service propos for In the accepted hid.