The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-20

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hereby propose TO carry the mail on No. from 'l
TO as often as the advertisement requires in the TINA
stated in the schedules, and by the following mode con-
the annual sum oil $ :" ~
Dated
..Ths nas,ersia,,ed fhsre i,,sari he name of ,l
antor or puarant5rsl guarantees that there insert @ guar
hider or nare If hdiers as The ease NAV pe
1ar ,hsir1 hid a,r arr,,,o ~ mail from y w hs
accepted bv the Posnaser General shall enter into %
H., nr;or o he rs, a,, of i,Iv new vim ~ OBJ
srra,ies 10 nsrio, H., ser;ce nrnnosaI Su ana
Dated '''' " iN'''' NV 7e'''N Pi'p
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Seven minutes are allowed for opening and closing the
mails a all offices where particular time is speeiHsJ
but railroad and steamboat routes there is to be moe
delay than is necessary TO deliver and receive the bags
2 The mail is to be conveyed in preference to nasse
gers and to their entire exclusion, if its weight and bulk
require IL.
o. Post oitce blanks mabags and the special agents Of
the departments the exhibition of their credentials are
TO be conveyed without further cha rBe mail lines admit
ting OF such conveyance
principal railroad and steamboat lines, where the size Of
the mails and the number of the officers win require Their
employment by the department; and in that sea.
rate apartment for the asserting aud sae-keepng of M
mail Is to be provided by the contractor under the direction
OF the department.
o. In all cases there is to be forfeiture of the pay of The
mp when the rp not run forfeiture of at least
hind time to lose the connexion with depending mail
and forfeiture OF due proportion of it when grade
service is rendered inferior that the contract These
ioreitnres may be increased into penalties of higher
amount according to the frequency of the failure
ana tllc Importance OF the mail.
b. Fines VIII be imposed, unless the delinquency be sat
isiactorily explained in due time f failing to take from
or deliver az post office, The mail, any part of for
suffering II TO be Wet injured, lost DESTROYED
veymg II in place manner that exposes il deprea
ton, loss, injury for refusing after demand convey
mail by any COACH railroad car, steamboat which the
contractor regularly the route beyond the specified
number OF trs IN the contract and for not arriving
e set ana Tor setting up or running express to
mt comereial intelligence in advance of the mall pen
aly VII VIII Dc e exaced equal to a quarters pay;
Inc Iosthaser General may annnl the contract for
ords
oDeyhg the instructions OF the departments for refusing
assigning the without consent OF the Pos,na
let or Tor setting up running AN express ao
s. The Postmaster General may alter the contract, and
alter the schedule he allowing pro rata increase of com.
pddiato within within the restrictions imposed by law for the
the employment OF additional stock carriers is rendered
necessary; but the contractor in such case, enquih
the contract on timely notice, if he prefers it the change
he Postmaster General may annu the cual
the service and pay, when he wishes dispense with the
service in whole in part place higher deren,
grade OF service on the route he allowing months
ira pay on the amount dispensed with.
D. The payments will be made through drafts on post Of
fees otherwise, after the expiration of each quarter saw
in February, May, August, and November.
10. The distances are given according to the best inor
be greater than advertised the places are cor
'i IL The , Postmaster General is prohibited bv law from
knowingly making contract for the transportation of the
mail with any person who shall have entered into any COM
binaton proposed into any combination pre-
or shall have given or performed or promised to give
perform, any consideration to do or not TO do anything
whatever induce any other person not to bid for mai
Particular attention Is called to the 2sh section
of the act of 1886 prohibiting combinations to prevent bid
ding y f''''N' '"'
u bid received after tme to witt the 7t of May next
at a. M or without the guaranty required by law or a,
combines several routes in one sum OF compensation can
not be considered m con,petitiom will rsynr nronosal
not adiudged to be cxtrnyagant ef
IL bidder may offer Where the TRANSFORMATION called
for in the advertisement is difficult or impnccaLe at GER
tain seasons to substitute an inferior mode of conveyance
or to eunit service specified number Of DAYS weeks or
months He may propose to omit an Office that nacces
boat landing as the case NAV be or he NAV offer to sub
tte an interior mode of sunnv in s,ch cases He may nr.
pose different DAYS and hours of departure and arrival
provided no more running time il asked mud Is obvious
that no mail connexion or other nnbc accommodation
preudced He may ask for more running time TO the trp
during specified number of davs at certain of e
culinv bad roads ht bevond tlesa ch.nnes nronnsai
for service different from the will prevent i,s
being considered in competition with regular lid not set
aside for exayapance and where n lid contains any of
the above ntertSons ba;r n. m o estimated
ia comparing il with other pronosaIs.
49, The route The service the vra rlv nav the bidders
name and residence and the name Of each member of the
firm wlere eomnsnv oilers shou,d he distinctly stated
also the node of CONVEYANCE &c a higher mode than on
horseback is intended
is. The bid should be under SEAL addressed the
in the State of wren on the face of the letter and
should be despatched in time 10 be received by or before
the 9TH of Nav neyt ,t q oclocE a ~, -
H. The corncs a re- 10 he eyccuted nv or before the M
July next.
49, Under the act of 81 March, 1876 the route to DO
let to the lowest bidder tendrng sufficient s,aranes
for faithful performances without Shcr refsrence 10 the
mode of transportation than NAV he TO pmyie
for the due CELEBRITY certainty and security Of such trans
portation -'-''' -''~'' .-'S
When the lowest bid proposes mode of conveyance that
ry and celebrity of the mails aside from any accolnno
ton for travel II will not be entitled to the route
ID. When the bid does name mode of conveyance,
cODyevance. wit: horseback When il rroposes o