Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-02-07
INSTRUCTIONS.

1. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the mails at all offices where no particular
time is specified; but on railroad and steamboat
routes there is to be no more delay than is neces
sary to deliver and receive tho bags.
.. The mail is to be conveyed in preference to
passengers, and to their entire exclusion, If its
weight and bulk require it,
agents Of the Department, ON tns v.,.s:.:-. %
their credentials, are to be conveyed without fur
ther charge, on mail lines admitting OF such con-
veyance. go Y...
!. Mail agents are 10 be conveyed without charge
on the principal railroad and lines, where
the Of the mails and the number Of the Offices
will require their employment by the Department
and, in that case, separate apartment for the as
sorting and safe keeping of the mail is to be pro-
vided by the contractor, under the direction Of the
Department.
s. In all cases there is to be forfeiture Of the
pay of the trip when the trips notrun forfeiture
OF at least one-fourth part of 1t when the running
arrival is far behind time as to lose the con-
| nexion with depending mail; and forfeiture OF a
due proportion of twhen grade OF service Is rem
dered inferior TO that in the contract. These for
FIXTURES may be increased into penalties Of higher
amount according to the nature or frequency OF the
failure and the Importance OF the mail.
s. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, for failing
to take from, or deliver at post ONCE, the mail, or
any part of it for suffering 1t to be wet, injured,
lost, or destroyed; or conveying IN place or
jury; for refusing after demand to convey mail
by any coach, railroad car, or steamboat, which the
contractor regularly runs on the route beyond the
specified number Of hips ia the contract, aud Tor
not arriving at the time set; and for setting up or
running an express TO transmit commercial lntelli-
gcnce in advance Of the mail, penalty Will he ex-
acted equal to quarters pay.
I. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures; for violating the post
office laws; for dsobeying the instructions of the
napa for a
when required by the Department. for assigning the
contract without the consent OF the POSTMASTER
General, for setting up or running an express as
| aforesaid.
s. The Postmaster General may alter the con-
tract, and alter the schedule, he allowing apro rata
increase Of compensation, within the restrictions
imposed BY law, for the additional service required
! or for the increased speed, II the employment OF
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may, i'll such case, rehnquish the
contract, on timely notice, IL he prefers 1t to the
change. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract Cttrail the service and pay, when he wish
es to dispense with the service, IN whole or III part
or place higher or different grade of service on
the route he allowing months extra pay on the
| amount diSpened with.
| 0. The payments will be made thr ough drafts on
post offices 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 win be allowed
should they prove, to be greater than advertised
| If the places are correctly named.
II. The Postmaster General is prohitlted by law
| from knowingly making contract for the trans
| portation of the mail with any person who shall
have entered into any combination, or proposed 'f
enter into any combination, to preventive making OF
| any bid for mail contract by any other person OF
| persons, or who shall have made any agreements o.
shall have given performed, or promised to give
or perform, any consideration to do, or not TO 90
| any thing whatever to induce any other person mol
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called to the 2sh section of the act OF 1886, PROM
| biting combinations to prevent blddlng.
~. A bid received after time, to wit, the 1etf
! April next, at 10 IN, or without the guaranty re
quiled by law, or that combines several routes II
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered II
competition with the regular proposal not adjudget
to be extravagant.
| Ia A bidder MAY offer, where the transportation
called for in the advertisement is difficult or I'M
practicable at certain seasons to substitute an In
ferior mode of conveyance, or TO intermit ser
vice specified number Of days, weeks, or months
He may propose to omit Office that is inaccessi
Die, or is not on the stage road, the railway, or at
steamboat landing, as the case may be; or ne ma!
offer to substitute an inferior mode Of supply II
| such cases, He may propose different days ant
hours of departure and arrival, provided no more
| running time is asked, ana II Is OBVIOUS that mt
mail connexion other public accommodation y
preiudiced. He may ask for more running time t.
the trip, during specified number Of days, at Ger
tain seasons Of peculiarly bad roads; but beyon'
these changes, proposal for service different from
the sement will prevent its being consider
ed in connection with regular bid not set asid
for extravaganza; and where bid contains any o
/ the above alterations, their disadvantages will b.
estimated in comparing it with other proposals.
| IA. There should be but one route bid for in
proposal.
Is. The route, the service, the yearly pay, tn
bidders name and residence, and the name OF eacl
member of the firm, where company offers, shou
be di stinctly stated also the mode OF conveyance
IL higher mode than on horseback is intended.
Is, The bid should be sent under seal, addresse
to the FIRST Assistant Postmaster General, witt