The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-01
INSTRUCTIONS.


l. Seven minutes allowed for opening and closing the
mails at all offices where particular time is specified bu
railroad and steamboat there be delay
than is necessary to deliver and receive the bags
3 The mail Is to be conveyed in preference passengers,
and TO their entire exclusion 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, 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 case separate apart
men for the asserting and safckeepng Of the mail be
provided by the CONTRACTOR under the direction of the Depart
ment
s. In all there be forfeiture Of the pay Of the
trip when the trip not forfeiture Of least fourth
part of when the running arrival far behind
10 lose the connexion with adependng mail and forfeiture
of due proportion of it when grade of service is rendered
inferior to that in the These foreiues may
increased into penalties of higher amount according to
nature or frequency of the failure and the importance of the
mail
g. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be salts
facory explained in due time, for failing to take FROM
deliver at post office, the mail any part Of for suffer-
ing to be wet injured lost destroyed conveying it
in place or that exposes it to depreciation loss
injury for refusing after demand convey mail by any
COACH railroad car steamboat which the contractor regu
ary the route beyond the specified number Of trips
in the contract and for not arriving the time and for
setting up running express transmit commercial in
tegeAce in advance of the mail, penalty will be exaced
equal to quarters pay.
T. The Postmaster General may annu the contract for re-
peated failures for violating the post office laws dsobey
ing the instructions of the Department for refusing dis
caarge carrier when required by the Department; for
signing The contract without the of the Postmaster
General or for setting running express aforesaid
g. The Postmaster General may alter the contract and alter
the schedule he allowing pro rata increase Of compensation
within the restrictions imposed by law for the additional
vice required fer the increased speed if the employment of
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor MAJ such case reinqush the contract time
y notice. if he prefers it to the change The Postmaster
General may annu the curts the and pay
when he wishes dispense with the service in whole
part place higher diff rent grade Of service the
he allowing months the amount dis
pensed with,
g. The payments will be made through drafts on post Offices
otherwise after the expiration of each quaersay Feb
ruary, May, August and November.
TO- The Distances given according to the best nforma
ton but increased pay will be allowed should they prove
to be greater than is advertised if the places correctly
named.
III. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
knowingly making contract for the transportation of the mail
with any person who shall have entered into any combination
proposed to enter into any combination prevent the
making Of any bid for mail contract by any other person
persons who shall have made any agreement shall have
given performed promised to give perform
derston do, not to do any thing whatever induce
any other person not to bid for mail Particular al
enon is called to the 2sth section of the of 1885, proh
biting combinations to prevent bidding.
10 without the guaranty required by law, that COM
bnes several routes in of compensation cannot be
considered in competition with regular proposal ad-
Judged to be extravaganL
l3. bidder may offer, where the transportation called for
in the advertisement difficult mpraccabe certain sea-
to substitute inferior mode Of conveyance or to in
erm service specified number Of days. weeks months
He may propose to omit Office that is inaccessible,
on the stage road, the railway steamboat landing
the may be he may offer substitute an inferior
mode Of supply in such He may propose different
days and hours Of departure and arrival provided
running time asked, and it obvious that mail
ion other public accommodation is prejudiced he may
ask for running time to the trip, during specified num-
Der OF days. at certain Of peculiarly bad roads,
beyond these changes proposal for service different from
the advertisement will its being considered in compe
tion with regular bad set aside for extravaganza and
where bid contains any Of the above alterations their dss
vantages will be estimated compaog with other proposals
IA There should be bot route bid for in proposal
l5 The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bidders
name and residence and the OF each member Of the
firm, where company Offers should be distinctly stated
the mode Of conveyance, if higher mode than horseback
is intended.
I6 The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed to the
First Assistant Postmaster General with Mail Proposals in
name the State and Territory ~ written the face Of the
letter and should be dispatched time be received by
before the 18th April NEXT 10 o'clock A. NJ Il should be
guaranteed and the sucency Of the guantos should be
duly certified. (See forms.)
H. The contracts be executed by OF before the LIST
July NEXT
49, Postmasiers offices situated but
more than eighty rods from depot, will Immediately after
the 18th May ner 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 direct the proper supply be made from the railroad by
mail messengers from and after the first July next. =
49, Under the act OF March g. s45 the is % be let
to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient susranes for faith
fu performance without other reference the mode
Porson than may be necessary provide for the due ceer
iy, certainty, and 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 to the route.
20. When the bid does name a mode Of conveyance
Il will be taken aud understood to be for the lowest mode of
conveyance, to wit, horseback When proposes to
carry according TO the ADVERTISEMENT and mode OF convey
is stated Cor the the advertisement Il will be
considered offering only for horseback conveyance
81 Since toe passage Of the act Of March 3, sA5 new
description Of bid has been received II specifies no mode Of
Conveyance, bu, engages carry the mail with certainty
ef, and security, using the of the law These bids
are called from the in which they designated on
the books Of the Department, "ar bids" II has been de-
cdod, after mature consideration, that bid proposing spe
c6c mode Of conveyance Of high grade coach
transportation s TO be preferred 10 the bid The expert
Of the Department enables IL lay down the following
rules, viz
When the ma, the route not 30 large as 10 require
two horse coach conveyance, star bid, il the lowest will be
preferred to the specific bid.
~ When the mails Of such and weight to rem
der necessary or erpedsn, in reference them sone
provide twohose coach conveyance the specific bid though
the highest viii be preferred the bid the extent