Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-26

Dated isl.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND POST.
MASTERS.

me CgHT0r,S O. f4g ErisHt me D.porta-a, MAJ
l. Seven minutes are allowed q each futerrneif.
ate oice, when net otherwise specified, for assort
2. On routes where the mode Of conveyance adj
Lifts Of il, the special agents Of the Post 0ice De-
psrtment, also post office blanks mail bags locks
AID KEYS, are to be conveyed without extra harge
s. Way biils' OF Tecei ITS, prepared By pOstmas-
pany the mails, specifying the numbeT and destins.
ton Of the several 20 be examined By the
Postnssters TO insure regularity in ihs delivery Of
4, No pay will be made for trips not performed,
cssiCnod b. the fault Of tbs contractor carrier,
three times the pay OF the trip will lie Deducted
FOR arrivals 80 far behind time as 20 break connec
tios Hitbcdsp'nding mails, sud not sufficiently
il cub, forfeiture For repeated deiinq
Of the EInd here specified ensrged penalties, pro-
poIion,d 70 the nature thereof and the Importance
9. For leaving bebiad or throwing off the mails,
any pCTIis. Of them, fer the adni sion of pas
scngers, or f-r being concerned in setting up OF
TonniHg en- express conveying Intelligence in sd-
6. Files will be imposed, unless the delinquency
6s promptly and sstisiaetoLiS eXPiainsd by oerth-
be peTspIs, for falling 20 arrive 10 contract time,
fer neglecting to take the m il from, deliver II
into, q post office; for suffering &c 10 be vet, in
JUTed, destroyed, robbed Or lost; for refusing
after demand, TO convey the mail a. frequently -
tie contractor runs, OF is concerned Ia raaniag
coach, car, 90 steamboat Oh route.
tract fer TepeSted faiiures 70 sgrecablg 70 CON
tract fer violating tie post ON e laws dis7be5
to discharge carrier v hen required b. the Depart
ment TO Go se for running an express Is aforesaid
or for transporting perssns packages conveying
usilable matter cut Of the mail.
! 8. The Postmaster General may order an Increase
Increase on ne Contrast pay HS may change
schedule Of departures and arTys ia all cAses aud
particularly 10 make them conform TO connections
with Tairoeds, without increase OF pay, provided
General may also discontinue or curtal the service
IN whole OF IN part, ia orc 90 place on the
in his Judgment, shall require such disoontInuanoe
or curtallment for any other cause he allowing, as
on the amount of service dispensed with, ami no
rata compensation for the amount Of service Retain
g Payments will be made by collections from, or
| ration Of each quarter-saY in November, Febfu-
ary, n ay and August, provided that required evil
10. The distances given sre beIieved to be sub.
| stantislly correct; bHt no increased pay will be
the points to be supplied correctly stated. BID
d,TS l.aSt lnjor. ttsHSsrsS on tktS PgtHi aad sso
IN reference to the weight Of the mail, the cOndl-
| ton of hills, reads, streams, &c., and all toll
bridges, turnpkes plank roads, ferries or Obstruc
! items Of any kind by which expense may be in-
CURED. No claim fer additional pay, based on such
ground, be considered; nor Tor alleged mistakes
or nisspPrehension as to the degree OF ssITice nor
Tor bridges destroyed ferries discontinued or other
pence occurring during the contract term. Offices
established after this advertisement Is Issued, and
| also during the contract term, are 70 be visited
without extra pay if the distance De not increased
| IL Bidders are cautioned TO nail their proposals
| II tine to reach the Department by the day and
hour named in the advertisement, es bids received
sitter that time tc Y nos .. CONSIDERED IN competition
NeiIheT can BIDS be considersd which are Wi:hoai
the bond oath AID certificate required by section
L. Bidders should first propose for service strictly
according to the advertisement, and then, If they
desire, separately for different service and N the
gadr bld be the lowest offered FOR the advertised
service. the other propositions may be considered
pOssl. CONSOLIDATED cOmbina ion bids a. prOpos-
ing enc sum for two or more routes cannot be con-
| Il The route, the service, the yearly psy, the
nCms ard residence OF the bidder, that his usual
! pest Office address, and the name Of escn msmbsr
| q MN where company oifersi should be dis
IS Bidders are requested TO use, as far as prseti-
cable, the printed proposals furnished ~ the De
and TO retain copies q them. 80, -,
! AlteTei BIDS should lot be submitted. 70 with
! draWal OF Bid will be allowed unless the with
dTswsl Is received tEeEty- -four hours previous TO
To- In case OF failure ofihe accepted bidder
/ cute contract, or Of the abandonment Of service
during the contract term. the service viii be read
yertsed and relief at the OF the failing bid
! IL the Postmaster GersraI reserves the risht
20 reject any bid which may be deemed eXtrays-
sanI and ass 70 disrega.d the bids OF falling Coz
| tractors and bidders. Act OF June g loi1, sec
L. The bid should be sealed, superseded Mall
sistaht Postmaster General, OoRtrsct Ofice.n
nd sith suIetes ssproved by pSstnSstsr and
in cases where the amount OF the bond exceeds I've
ssop GC on D 81 s psS
for which al the time Of advertisement exceeds nve
esrted CHECK os dHs payable 70 TIE order q
the Postmaster General, on some solvent nations
| bank, OF net less than i've psr ceEtum on the
amount Of the annual pay such route, and in case
Of new or modified service, not lees than nye per
csntum Of the amount Of the bond accompanying the
bid, il the amount Of said bond exceeds $500 hye
! thousand dollars. So.
| TIE amount Of bond required with bids, and the
! present nay when IL exceeds 0oOD nve thousand
dollars, stated In the advertisement under the
| appropriate route: -, -. :, .
until contract executed and ss,Uioe copDleHcef BY
the pted bidder. Clerks tctHfhen bsrsfKAed ~
| mail on tAe tc7ttteH request az me otdder.
q. Transfers OF contracts or Of interest in con-
| not be allowed. Neither can bids, or interest In
Bidders will therefore take notice thst they will be
| EXPECTED to perform the service awarded to them
| through the whole contract term.
"a Section 249 of the act Of June s. lS2, provides
that contracts for the trans portatiol Of the mail
shall be "svsrded 70 the lowest bidder rendering
sufficient guarantees for the faithful performance
without other reference 10 the mode OF such trans
portation than be necessary TO provide for the
due CELEBRITY, certainty and security thereof Under
this law bids that propose 70 transport the mails
with oeleTtfy, certainty and secuuy, hactHg been
decided 10 Be the Oaiy iegai bids, con SrEed
PTOctdig for tse eftre mail, sotcsUeT large, and
BchdtreT may be the mode Of ooareydce Necessary 90
tHSms ais esiertfy, certainty and security" oAd
Aare fhs preference all otheys, and ne others are
| considered, except for steamboat routes.
Is. modfhcstion OF . bid I'm any OF Its essential
| terms are tsntamounf to O new bid, and cannot be
received 30 interfere with regular petition
Making new bid In proper form 10 the only way TO