The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-02-22
INSTRUCTIONS.

l. Seven minutes allowed for opening and closing thu
mails at all offices where no particular time is specified bu
railroad and steamboat there TO be delay
than is necessary to deliver and receive the bags.
3 The mail is to be conveyed in preference passengers
and their entire exclusion if its weight and bulk require
g. Post office blanks, mail bags and the special agents
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 the
principal railroad and steamboat lines where the Of the
mails and the number of the offices will require their employ
by the Department and, in that case separate apart
the asserting and sackeepng of the mail bt
provided by the contractor under the direction of the Depart
ment.
s. In all there is be forfeiture of the pay of the
trip when the trip not forfeiture Of at least fourth
part of when the running arrival far behind time
to lose the connexian with depending mail and forfeiture
of due proportion OF when grade OF service is rendered
inferior TO that the contract These foreures may be
increased 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
actorly eYplaned in due time, for failing take FROM
deliver post Office the mail any part of it for suffer
ing il to be wet, injured, lost destroyed conveying
in place that exposes to depreciation loss
injury for refusing after demand to convey mail by any
COACH railroad car steamboat, which the egu
larry the route beyond the specified number of trips
in the contract and for not arriving The time and for
setting up running express 10 transmit commercial in
teligence in advance of the mail penalty will be exacted
equal to Quarters pay.
7. The Postmaster General may annul the contract for
peaed failures for violating the post Office laws for disobey
ing the instructions of the Department for refusing dis
caarge carrier when required by the Department; for
signing the without the of the Postma
General or for setting up running express aforesaid
g. The Postmaster General may alter the contract and alter
the SCHEDULE he allowing pro increase of compensation,
within the restrictions imposed by law, for the additional
required fer the increased speed if the employ of
additional stock carriers rendered necessary but the
ma, in such case, reinqush the contract
ly II he tn tha cha rha pnsfuno
General may annu the cua the and pay,
when he wishes to dispense with the service in whole
part, place higher different grade OF service the
route he allowing months pay the amount dis
pensed with.
g. The payments will be made through drafts post offices
otherwise, after the expiration of each quaresay Feb
ruary, May August, and November.
TO- The distances given according the best informa
ton but increased pay will be allowed should they
to be greater than is advertised, if the places correctly
namod
IL. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
knowingly making contract for the transportation OF the mail
with any person who shall into any combination
proposed to enter into any combination prevent the
making of any bid for mail any other person
persons who shall have made any agreement shall have
given or performed promised to give PERFORM any
sderation to do not do any thing whatever induce
any other person not bid for mail Particular
tenon is called to the 2sh section Of the Of 1885, prohi-
biting combinations to prevent bidding.
H. bid received after time wit the 9Th April next at
10 without the guaranty required by law that
bnes several routes in OF compensation be
considered in competition with regular proposal not sd-
Judged TO be exiravsgant
Is. bidder NAV Offer where the TRANSPORTATION called for
in the advertisement difficult impraccsbe certain
to substitute inferior mode of conveyance or in
termit service specified number Of days. weeks months
He may propose omit office is inaccessible or not
the stage road the railway, steamboat landing,
the may be he may offer TO substitute inferior
mode Of supply In such He may propose different
days and hours Of departure and arrival provided more
running time is asked, and ii obvious that mail connex-
ion other public accommodation prejudiced He may
ask for running time the trip, during specified
Der OF days. certain of peculiarly bad roads but
beyond these changes proposal for service different on
the advertisement will prevent It's being considered
ion with regular bid aside for extravaganza and
where bid contains any Of the above alterations their disad
vantages will be estimated in comparing with other proposals
ID There should be but one route bid for 10 proposal
u.s. The route, the service. the yearly pay, the bidders
and residence and the of each member of the
firm, where company offers should be distinctly stated also
the mode OF conveyance, higher mode than horseback
| is intended.
First Assistant Postmaster General with Mail Proposals in
name the State and Territory ~ the face of the
letter and should be dispatched time be received by
before the 10th April next 10 o'clock A. NJ II should be
guaranteed and the sscency Of the guarantos should
duly certified. (See forms.)
H. The contracts he executed by or before the st
! July next
49, Postmsersat Offices suated upon near railroads. but
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the 18th May next report that fact the Department stating
their exact distance from the railroad depot and how other
wise supplied with the mail enable the Postmaster Gene.
raj TO dire the proper supply TO be ma &c from the railroad by
msil messengers, from and after the first July next.
49, Under the act OF March g. 1885, the route TO be let
to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for faith
u performance without other references the mode trans
poraon than may be necessary provide for the due celer
ity, certainty, and security Of such transportation.
When the lowest bid proposes mode Of conveyance that
inadequate for the route in respect certainty security
and celebrity Of the mails aside from any accommodation fo
travel, il win not be entitled to the route.
90 When the bid does not name mode of conveyance
IL will be taken ard unde stood be for mode
conveyance, TO wit horseback When il proposes Il
carry riding TO the advertisement and mode OF convey
u stated f,r the route IN the advertisement will bc
considered as Offering only for horseback conveyance.
a. Since the passage u he act OF March g. lS45,
description OF bid has been received II specifies mode
conveyance bot Engages 10 carry the mail with certainty
ley and security, using the terms Of the law These bids
called, from the in which they designated
the books u the Department, str bids" II has been de
cc mode Of conveyance Of high grade coach
transportation is 10 be preferred The bd. The expert
Of the Department ensbes II lay down the following
rules, viz
When the mil The route is not so large as TO require
two horse coach conveyance bid il the lowest will be
preferred to the specific bid
30 When the mails Of such size and weight as TO rem
der necessary expedieni, in reference them sone
provide two horse coach conveyance the specific bid though
the hghes, will be preferred TO the star bd the esen;