The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-12
INSTRUCTIONS.

INSTRUCTIONS.
l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening aud closing the
mails at all Offices where particular time is specified but
railroad and steamboat routes there to be delay
| than is necessary to deliver and receive the bags.
g. The mail is be conveyed in preference
and 10 their entire exclusion, its weight and bulk require it.
g. Post Office blanks mail bags, and the special agents Of
the Department the exhibition Of their credentials
be conveyed without further charge, mail lines admitting
OF such conveyance.
a. Mail agents be conveyed without charge on the
principal railroad and steamboat lines where the of the
mails and the number of the Offices will require their employ
ment by the Department and in that CASE separate apart
ment for the asserting and saekeepng of the mail is ODE pro-
vded by the contractor under the direction the Department
S. In all there is be forfeiture of the pay of the
trip when the trip is not run forfeiture of at least
part of when the running arrival far behind time
to lose the connexion with depending mail and forfeiture
of due proportion of when grade of service is rendered
inferior to that in the contract These foretures may be in
creased into penalties of higher amount according the
frequency of the failure and the Importance of the mail
g. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be salts
facoriy explained in due lime for failing take FROM
deliver at post Office the mail any part of it for suffer
ing 10 be wet injured, lost or desoyed or conveying
in place that exposes depreciation, loss
injury; for refusing after demand convey mail by any
COACH railroad car steamboat which the contractor egu
lary the route beyond the specified number
the contract and for not arriving at the time and for
setting up running express to transmit commercial in
teigenee in advance Of the mail, penalty will be exaced
| equal TO a quarters pay.
peated failures for violating the post Office laws for dis
obeyng the instructions of the Department for refusing
discharge carrier when required by the Department for
signing the contract without the of the Postmaster
General or for setting up running express aforesaid
g. The Postmaster General may alter the contract and alter
the schedule, he allowing pro compensation
within the restrictions imposed by law for the additional
vice required, for the increased speed if the employment of
additional stock is rendered necessary but the
contractor may, in such renqush the contract timely
notice, he prefers to the change The Postmaster Gene
raj may annu the contract curta the service and pay,
when he wishes dispense with the service in whole or in
part place higher different grade of service the
route, he allowing months pay the dis
pensed with.
g. The paymentsw be made through drafts on post Offices
otherwise after the expiration Of each quarier-say Feb
| ruary May, August, and November.
TO- The distances given according the best infoma
ton but increased will be allowed should they prove
be than advertised if the places correctly
| IL. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
Knowingly making contract for the transportation of the mail
any person who shall have entered into combination,
or proposed to enter into any combination prevent the
making Of any bid for mail by any other person
PERSONS who shall have made any agreement or shall have
given or performed, promised to give perform, any
sderaton TO do not to do thing whatever induce
any other person bid for mail contract Particular at
enton is called to the 18th section Of the of 1885, poh
biting combinations to prevent bidding
- bid received after time, wit the 18th April next at
10 without the guaranty required by law
bnes several routes in Of compensation he
considered in competition with the regular proposal not ad
Judged to be cxtravagant
10. bidder may oer where the transportation called fol
in the advertisement is difficult impraccable certain
sons, to substitute inferior mode Of conveyance or to In
term service specified number of days, weeks months
He may propose to omit Office that inaccessible or
on the stage road the railway, steamboat landing
the may be be may offer substitute inferior
mode of supply in such He may propose dieren
days and hours of departure and arrival provided
running time Is asked and is obvious that mail
ion other public accommodation is preudiced. He may
ask for more running time to the TIP, during specified
Der OF days. at certain of peculiarly bad roads bu
beyond these changes proposal for service different from
the advertisement will prevent its being considered compe
tton with regular bid set aside for extravaganza and
where bid contains any OF the above alterations their dsad
vanages will be estimated in comparing with other proposals
a. There should be but route bid for in proposal.
Is. The route the service, the yearly pay the bidder
name and residence and the Of each member OF the
firm, where company offers. should be distinctly stated
also the mode OF conveyance If higher mode than horse
back lie intended
6 The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed 10 IN,
First Assistant Postmaster General, with "Mai Proposals.
IN name the State OF tertory, written the face OF th
letters aud should be dispatched in time 10 be received by
before the 10th April next, at 10 o'clock A. M II shouc
be guaranteed, and the sucency Of the guarantors should
be duly certified (see forms
IL The conals 10 be executed by or before the is
July next.
Is. Posmasers at offices situated upon or near railroads
but than eighty rods from depot will Immediately af
ter the llh May next report that fact the Department
stating their distance from the railroad depot And how
otherwise supplied with the mail to enable the Posmase
General to direct the proper supply be made the rail
road 10y mail messengers from and after the July next
49, Under the act of March g. ls45, the route IL TO be e
to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for faith
fol performance without other reference mode Of
Poaton than may be necessary provide for tho CELEBRITY
certainty, and security Of such transportation.
When the lowest bid proposes mode Of conveyance iha
inadequate for the route in respect the certainty security
and celebrity Of the mails aside from any accommodation o
travel, II will not be entitled to the route.
20. When the bid does a mode Of conveyance il
will be taken and understood be for the lowest mode
conveyance, to wit horseback When il proposes to
carry according TO the advertisement no mode Of convey
ance is stated for the route in the advertisement will he
considered as offering only for horseback conveyance
81 Since the passage Of the act OF March 3, 1916,
description Of bid has been received II specifies mode
conveyance, but engages to carry the mail with certainty
ery, and security using the Of the law These bids
are called from the in which they designated
the books OF the Department "sor bids has been de-
cded, after mature consideration, that bid proposing spe-
cc mode OF conveyance Of high grade coach
transportation is to be preferred to the bid The expert
encc Of tho Department enables TO lay down the following
rules viz
When the mail the route is large as 10 REQUIRE
two horse coach conveyance star bid if the lowest will be
preferred to the specific bid.
20 When the mails Of such and weight as 10
der Il necessary expedicn in reference them alone to
provide twohose coach conveyance specific bid thougb
the highest will be preferred the bid 10 the extent Of
moderate difference in the compensation in case the differ
not such 10 interfere with the policy of the new law
which looks to reduction the Of transportation Err
cepons however, may be allowed where the star bid is made
by the present Of the stock on the route and II
1 hat the far