The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-01-27

r. texplainea BY certificates Of postmaasterslo,
sskthP hf6davits Of other credible persons, to-
,i.Gs = s2at:S 81 es
III It'll il pestst suffering isto, BE
Hand sapgs sfss dSnknd, % convey
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the contract :.s.for frepeated failures. 6
ffss pss!s sts lar: feE :;
; s9beying the instructions Of the
Department for refusing TO discharge q
. Carl isr ,gajlien ,SisqdiIgd IS tha Department
to dosso ;u:or 1apnins7ane express as afore-
. said wi fSr TRANSPORTING 'persons.ar paoka-
tss lib, malta ~ IA hetter out III. Hs
ma1ldtsi. - rs. NJ fTs It tlf- :: ~a
q Tire Postnaster GeneralGmay order an
incfeass IT, segEvicA s6h route BY allowing
Il efefore a gcoIratas iAeresse. ten:, the CON
MAJ bay = may eseb4hg schedules of
deparltslf sssnd arrivals IA Ill cases, and
particuler1ysto make then facolforn 10 con.
ID 1sd bAs With railroads, without .ihefsase. u
i paf. provided the running time be hot
4 s. disco sidS9 or 6kafth! s4ssss2 4
Whole Ria ra~ji order ts4Aaoee on the
I ftut e,>supssaore ssetvice,;or whenever the
kInpSl'c Interests f. bis Judgment, shsf.re-
t4diFe such discontinuance or curtailment
{ {ss| e%si| LII Il e. ryQ 't
,IplK on the aaasount 7of service dispensed
Sitlhss IF sensation FOR THE
amb14k. 81. saryice detained and continued
/ 20. .Paymeats'will: be made by eollee,ions.
from II drafts in, postma sters, orotherwise,
after 1ha expiration Of each. quarter
in November, February, May, and August,
1os'Ths distances arg given according
I to the best Information; but no Increased
pay wiz be allowed should tEey % great
q. than advertised, If. the polish 4essaps
'tphf dare correctly stated. Bidders mustin-
! form themselves Oh tHs point, and MISC in;
reference to the weight Of the mail, the
condition Of roads. bills, streams, &c.. and
Iatl hbrldgss, ferries, or obstruction Of
any ksnd'by' which expense may: be ineur-i
f,redSo claim for additionalO pa1; bassd on
such ground. can bs considered nor for
alleged mistakes or Misrepresentation as to:
the degree Of service nor for bridges des-
troyed, ferries discontinued, or other OBJ
structions increasing distance or expense,
oecu' ring during the contract term. Of
| fees established after this advertisement! is
issued, and also during the contract term,
are to be visited without extra pay, if the
distance be not increased. ,..s.# 81,
IL. Bidders are cautioned to mail their
proposals in time to reach the Department
by the: day and hour named, g rsm3 Nsrci
80, 1870, for bids received after that tine
ui! not 6e;consiaered in competition with
1Jbids ct reasonable amount received in time.
fNci Their can bids DO considered which ure
Wit ont the guarantee required by law, aud
p certiGcate Of tho suf6ciency Of such guar
fautee.,: -. -. 4.o 49,. =. ...,,it. :, -.
T r. Bidders should first propose for SER
/ vice strictly according u the advertisement,
Fsnd then, if they desire, sepa+aiely for. diff
ferent service and if the 1egu1ar bid be the
lowest Offer ed tor the advertised service,
the ct her propositions may be considered.
IL. There should be but one route bid
for in a proposal. Consolidated or. COM
biuatioa bids 6 proposing one sum for two
OF more'routes'') are forbidden by law, and
cannot be considered. 80. .2~',.'''i'' :
IL IA. Tho route, the service, the ye,rly
Hay, the name and residence of the bidder,
Chat is, his. usual post cfica address, and
tho name of each member Of q firm, where,
company Offers. should be distinctly
stated! j. y: ..s4
Is. Bidders are requested to use, as f.r
as practicable, the printed proposals fur
nlshed by the Department, to write out
i4 full the sum Of their bids, and to retain
kcapies IF them. >>.,1 -" '~'. - '7 -
I Altared. bids should not be submitted
nor should bids once submitted be with
drawn. No withdrawal Of a bidder or
Enirantor will 10 allowed unless the with
drawa1is dateA apd sreceiveds bScore the
last day for receiving proposals.
The Department reserves the right to re-
ject any bid which may be deemed cxtrava
CANT. and also to disregard the bids of fail
ing is sSs'I aGe5s 1di'dders (Aet # 1at
is. The biz hould be staled, superser:b-
ed EMAIL Proposal State Of Miaussota,'
naA9HfH6U Office, snd rshI Ibjtl
n'alI not by or to an agent and postmas-
kRrs will not ipclose proposals Tor letters of
tAhy kind) in their Quarterly returns. -
| II. The contracts are to be executed and
ret rnei to the Department. by >'of Before
the 1st day of July, 1870; but the service
mg st be begunoaithat day, or on mail day
next after it, whether the contracts be
executed pr noh ~ ~ !
Transfers of contracts, or of interests, are
! oEbidden by law, and consequently cannot
be allowed. Bidders will therefore take
notice that they will be expeetedto perform
tho service accepted 10 them through the
whole term Of the contract. ,,,.
Is. Pos masters at offices on or near
railroads, but more than eighty rods from
a station, will, Immediately after the sOth'
Of March next, report their exact distance
From the nearest station, to enable the
TPostmaster General to direct q mail-mes-
senget suppl5 from the 1st Of July next.
-. Section eighteen. Of an not of Con-
gress approved March q. ,.1845. provides
that contracts for tAe transportation Of
2 Ad mail shall be, III, d:;.is every case, to
the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guar
antees for faithful performances, without
other reference to the mode of such trans
a.prtation than may be necessary 10
provide for the due celebrity, certainty,
and security of suohi Transportation, p
Uuler this lawrbids that Propose to trans
port Assmails with "cELERITY, cERrAIsrY
AND SECURITY" HAVING BEEN DECIDED TO
BF 7R1CpayrgksAt1.a IpS, lls coxs1kvED:
j Is PROVIDING FOR THE 1AT4Rxs NAIL, HOW
EvlR LARGE, ARD wHArEvER NAT Br THE
NODE OF caxyEfANcE ,AayE;eflEsvsARxf 10, IN
su4E lrs aSbsIknfrY, CERTAINTY ASb;' S. !
legi17Yl"" AND . HAyE THE paHr2aHkcE OVER
}tAi oTHERs, ana 20 athers are considered
co. K modification 81 ! bid in any any 81 lis
essential terms is tantamoun1 to anew lid,
i and eSAndtshe received, so 90 to interfere
with sagnlar .aonpstitios. !. Asking anew
.tl nth guarantee and taertiacate, ID the
Fd0lk Jay 70 me esbi5y previous kis. liz Il
4L pcstTastsrJ aSe 70 BE careful not 70
cerlifthe A6fehcy IL gguaraators, Or
sQrfsies, without. knowing that They DIRE
fpSrfons Of sufficient responsibilities q A'D1s.
REdARp De saN 1NssRu01IoNs hX ros1MAs-
:1l&Ss ,lasAtS1QtAsaox oItTHEIR Darn <oftor-
!: FIct ,.sgRJsOrtHa .TnEx ~ sfxMEDtiTE RE-
MotAta AL bidders, gusran,brs and sure
, ties arsdistipetly. notified that on 8 I fail.
i turetto estel ihts.orpsftornsth the contracts
, for tAs ssryiee proposed for' in the accept
, ed bids, thsisdlngil liabilities will be ii.
fordedsagainst them. g.2tEa} iaatngI I'd b
II Present contraetors, and persons knows
. to the Department, mus, eQuallyi will
others, procure guarantols sad esrtiAea
catfssof:sthsis au6els4oy substantially ID
d 4 lheEfazna shove prescribed. fhs certid
4 &tt Of su&ciency must be slSned bv,l,
! I postmQ9ter. or bv r indea nf = o..~t