The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-22
INSTRUCTIONS.


Seven minutes are allowed for opening and closing the
mails at oil offices where particular time specified but
ON railroad and steamboat routes there is be delay
than is necessary to deliver and receive the bags
3 The mail Is 10 be conveyed in preference passengers
and to their entire exclusion If It's weight and bulk require it,
g. Post office blanks mail bags, aud the special agents Of
the Department. the exhibition of their credentials are
be conveyed, without further charge, mail lines admitting
Of such conveyance.
4. Mail agents be conveyed without charge on the
principal railroad and steamboat lines where the size of the
mails and the number of the offices will require their employ
men by the Department and in that separate apart
men for the asserting and fckeepiog of the mail be
provided by the contractors under the direction of the Depart
men.
5. In all there is to be forfeiture Of the pay of the
trip when the trip forfeiture Of at least fourth
part of it when the running arrival far behind time
TO lose the connexion with depending mail and forfeiture
OF due proportion OF it when grade of service is rendered
inferior to that in the contract These oreues may be
increased into penalties of higher amount according the
nature frequency of the failure and the importance of tie
mail
g. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be salts
facory explained in due time, for failing 70 take from,
deliver at post Office the mail, any part Of it for suffer.
ing it to be wet injured lost, destroyed conveying
in place manner that exposes it to depreciation, loss
injury for refusing after demand to convey mail by any
coach, railroad car steamboat which the regu-
lary the You'd the specified number of trips
in the contract and for not arriving at The time set and for
setting up or running express transmit commercial in
tegence in advance of the mall penalty will be exacted
equal to quarters pay
The Postmaster General may annu the contract for re-
peaed failures violating the pos office laws; for disobey
ing the instructions of the Department for refusing dis
c.age a carrier when repaired by TIE DEPARTING for
signing he contract without the of the Poe tina
General for setting up running express aforesaid
8. The Postmaster General may alter the contract and alter
the schedule he allowing pro Of compensation
within the restrictions imposed by law for The additional
required fer the increased speed the employ Of
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor ma" in such case einqush the contract time
y notice, be prefers it TO The change. The Postmaster
General annu the contract cua the and pay
when he wishes dispense with the service in whole
part, place higher different grade OF service the
route he allowing months pay the dis
pensed with,
o. The payments will be made through drafts on post offices
otherwise after the expiration of each quarersay Feb
ruary, May, August, and November.
10 The distances given according the best informa-
ton but increased pay will be allowed should they prove
to be greater than is advertised if the places correctly
named
IL. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
knowingly making contract for the transportation Of The mail
with person who shall have entered into any combnaton
or proposed to enter into any combinations to prevent the
making of any bid for mail by any other person
persons, who shall have made any agreement shall have
given performed, promised give PERFORM any
sideraton to do not to do any thing whatever induce
any other person to bid for mail Particular
tenton called to the 2sh ion of the of 1885, prohi
biting combinations to prevent bidding.
H. bid received after tme wit the 18th April next
Oam without the guaranty required by law, that
bnes several routes in of compensation be
considered in competition with regular proposal ad-
judged to be exravagant!
b. bidder may offer, where the transportation allied for
in the advertisement is difficult mpraccabe certain
sons to substitute inferior mode of conveyance,
temit service specified number Of days. weeks months
He may propose to omit office that inaccessible
on The stage road, the railway, steamboat landing
the case may be or he may offer TO substitute inferior
mode Of supply in such He may propose different
days and hours of departure and arrival provided
running time is asked, aud it is obvious that mail
ion other public accommodation is prejudiced He may
ask for more running time to the trip, during specified
Der OF days. at certain of peculiarly bad roads but
beyond these changes proposal for service different from
the advertisement will prevent its being considered in cemIe
ion with regular bid not aside for extravaganza and
where bid contains of the above alterations their dsd
vantages will be estimated in comparing with other proposals
H. There should be but route bid for proposal
To- 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 il higher mode than horseback
is intended.
L. The bid should be under SEAL addressed to the
First Assistant Postmaster General with Mail Proposals in
name the State and Territory ~ written face Of the
letter and should be dispatched in time to be received by
before the 10th Ap1l next at 10 o'clock A. NJ II should be
guarantee and the sucency of the guarantors should be
duly certified. (See forms.)
IL The contracts be executed by before the LIST
July next.
ls. Postmasesat offices upon ornear railroads. but
moro than eighty rods from depot will inm daely after
the lh May next, report that fact the Department stating
their exact distance from the railroad depot aud how other
wise supplied with the mail enable the Postmaster Gene
raj direct the proper supply TO be ma lie from the railroad by
mail messengers, from aud after The first July next.
49, Under the act OF March 3, 1885, The is to be let
10 the lowest bidder, rendering sufficient guarantees faith.
fu Performance without other reference the mode OF
portaon than may be necessary provide for the due cer
ity, certainty, aud security Of such transportation
when the lowest bid proposes mode Of conveyance that
inadequate for the route respect the certainty security
and celebrity Of the mails aside from any accommodation for
travel, il will not he entitled 20 the route.
90 When the bid does not n mode Of conveyance,
IT will be taken aud undo stood be for the lowest mode
conveyance, 10 wit, on horseback. When il proposes to
carry rdng to the advertisement and mode Of convey
ance Is aled for the route in the advertisement il will
considered Offering only Tor horseback conveyance
81 Since the passage Of The Of March g. ls45,
description OF bid has been received Il spec es mode Of
conveyance bat engages carry the mail with snty,
eTity aud security the Of the law. These bids
are called, from the in which they designated
the books OF the Department. "ar bids" has been de.
cded, ofer mature considerations that bid proposing spe-
cc mode OF conveyance ~ high grade coach
transportation is 10 be preferred the bid The expert
Of the Department bles lay down the Gowng
rules, viz
When the mail The large as to require
two horse coach conveyance, bid the lowest will BIO
| preferred 10 Tie ,peci6c bid.
30 When the mails Of such size and weight
der necessary oxpeden in reference them alone,
provide two horse coach conveyance the specific bid though
the CHEST will be preferred the bid the extent Of
mod rate difference in the compensation in case The der
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