Arkansas intelligencer., 1846-03-14

prooosals for once week service are invited
,lso. 10 run from Paraclifta by the county seat OF
Polk county, to Winfield, ITO miles.
5965, From Fulton, by Pine Prairie and laynes-
mort. to Fort Towson, ] 10 miles and back, once in
Two weeks.
Leave Fulton every other Monday at 8 m, ar.
rive at Fort Towsou next Thursday by y M.
Leave Fort Towson every other Monday ats a
m, arrive at Fulton next Thursday by Va M
Proposals for once week service are invited.
5000. From Joseph Tomlinson's on the route
to Washington, by Black Jack, and Vache Grass
to Fort Smith, A miles and back, once in two
weeks.
Leave Tomlinson's every other Monday at a
m, arrive a, Fort Smith next day by p. m.
Leave Fort Smith every other Tuesday at Up
m, arrive at Tomlinson's next day by m.
SPECIAL OFFICES.
Proposals for supply ing the following Offices, at
a sum to be named, and subject to the condition
of being limited to the net proceeds OF the oihce.
are invited.
Creek Agency from Fort Gibson, 6 miles, once
week.
Dover from Dwight. 10 miles. once week.
Fort Washita and Mayhem from Fort Towson,
| so miles, once a week.
Magnolia from Union Courthouse, 0 miles,
once a week.
Old Town from Helena, 90 miles, once week.
NOTES.
|. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the mails at all offices where particular
time is specifed; but on railroad and steamboat
routes there is 10 be no more delay than is neces
sary to deliver and receive the bags.
2. The mail is to DO conveyed in preference TO
passengers, and to their entire exclusion, if its
weight and bulk require it.
s. Pos, office blanks, mail. bags, and the special
agents of the department, on the exhibition OF
their credentials, are to be- conveyed w.hou. fur.
ther charge on mail lines admitting Of such con.
veyance.
4. Mail agents are to be conveyed without
charge on the principal railroad and steamboat
lines, where the size Of the mails and the mum.
Der of the offices will require their employment
BY the department and in that case, n separate
apartment for the asserting and safe.keeping Of
the mail is to be provided by the contractor, under
the direction Of the department.
5. In a.! cases, there is to be forfeiture Of
the pay of the trip, when the trip is not run a
forfeiture of at least one. fourth part Of it, when
the running or arrival is so far behind the time
to lose the connection with depending mail; and
a forfeiture of due proportion of it, when n
grade Of service is rendered inferior to ,ha, in the
contract These forfeitures may be increased in.
to penalties Of higher amount, according to the
nature or frequency of The future and the i'm
portance Of the mail.
6. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquen.
cy be satisfactorily explained in due time, for fail.
ing TO take from. deliver at, post post office.
the mail. or any part of it; for suffering it to be
wet, injured lost or destroyed ; for conveying il
in place or manner that exposes it to depreda.
; ton, loss, or injury for refusing after demand
TO convey mail by any coach, rniIroad car, or
steam boat, which the contractor regularly runs
on the route, beyond the specified number Of trips
in the contract and for not arriving at the time
set. And for setting up or running an express to
transmit commercial intelligence in advance of
the mail. penalty will be exacted equal to the
quarters pay.
7. The Pcs. Master Genera! may annui the
con,rac, for repeated failures; for violating the
Post Office laws; for disobeying the instructions
of the department.; for refusing to discharge
carrier when required by The department.; for as.
signing the contract without the consent of the
Post Master General, or for setting up or running
an express as aforesaid.
| 8. The Postmaster General may alter the con.
tract, and alter the schedule he allowing n pro
rata increase Of compensation, within the restric
lions imposed by law, Tor lie additional service
required, for the increased speed if the employ.
mont of additional stock or carriers is rendered
necessary; but the contractor may, in such case,
relinquish the contract, on timely notice. f he
prefers it to the change. The Postmaster Gener.
al may also discontinue or curlail the service, he
allowing ono months extra pay on the amour,
dispensed with.
0. The payments will be made through drafts
non post offices or otherwise, after the expiration
Of each quarter, say in February, May, August
and November.
10. The distances are given according to the
best information but no increased pay will be
allowed should they prove to be greater than is
advertised, if the places arc correctly named
II. The Postmaster General is prohibited by
law from knowingly making contract for the
transportation of the mail with any person who
shall have entered into any combination. or prop
sed to enter into any combination, to prevent the
making Of any bid for mail contract by nny
other person or persons, or who shall have made
any agreement,or shall have given or performed
or promised to give or perform, any consideration
to door not to doany thing whatever to induce any
other person not to bid for mail contract. Par.
ticuar attention is called to the 2Slh section of the
act Of 1886, prohibiting combinations to prevent