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

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mails all offices where particular time is specified but
railroad and steamboat there is to be no delay
than is necessary to deliver and receive the bags.
The mail is to be conveyed in preference TO passengers
and 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, to
be conveyed without further charge, mail lines admitting
of such conveyance.
A. Mail agents TO be conveyed, without CHARGE the
principal railroad and steamboat lines where the Of the
mails and the number of the offices win require their employ
by the Department and, in that case separate apart
men for the asserting and saekeepng of the mail to be
provided by the contractor under the direction OF the Depart
men
In all there be forfeiture of the pay Of the
"trip when the trip not forfeiture OF at least fourth
part OF when the running arrival SO tar behind time
lose the connexion 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 penalties of higher amount according the
frequency Of the failure and the Importance Of the
mail
Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be salts
facory explained in due time for failing take FROM
deliver post Office the mail any part of it for suffer
ing to be wet injured, lost destroyed conveying it
in place that exposes depreciation, loss,
injury for refusing after demand to convey mail by any
coach, railroad car steamboat which the contractor regu-
arly the route beyond the specified number Of trips
in the contract and for not arriving the time set and for
setting up or running express to transmit commercial in
teligeAce in advance Of the mail penalty will be exacted
equal to quarters pay. ~
Z. The Postmaster General may annu the contract for Re-
peaed failures for violating the post office laws for dsobey
ing the instructions of the Department for refusing dis
caarge carrier when required by the Department; for
signing the contract without the consent Of the Postmaster
General 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 for the increased speed il the employment of
additional stock carriers rendered necessary but the
MAJ such case renquish the contract time
y notice, if he prefers to The change The Postmaster
General annu the cua the service 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
TO- The distances given according the best inorma
ton but increased pay will be allowed should they prove
be greater than advertised if the places correctly
named
H. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
knowingly making contract for the transportation of the mail
with person who shall entered any continuation
proposed to enter into any combination, prevent the
making of any bid for mail contract by other person
persons who shall have made any agreement shall have
given performed, promised to give perform, any
sderaon to do, not to do, any thing whatever to induce
any other person to bid for mail contract Particular
tenon called to the 2sth section of the of 1885, proh
biting combinations to prevent bidding.
~. bid received after time, w.t. the 18th April next
lOam without the guaranty required by law that
bnes several routes in of compensation, cannot be
considered in competition with regular proposal ad
Judged to be extravagan
49, bidder may offer where the transportation called for
in the advertisement is difficult mpacticabe
sons to substitute inferior mode of conveyance
termt service specified number of days. weeks months
He may propose to omit office that inaccessible
the stage road, the railway q steamboat landing,
the may be he may offer substitute inferior
mode Of supply in such He may propose different
days and hours Of departure and arrival provided
running time asked and is obvious that no mail
ofha
ask for running time 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 being considered comIe
ton with regular bid not aside for extravaganza and
where bid contains any Of the above alterations their dsad
vanages will be estimated in comparing with other proposals
ID There should be but route Bid for in proposal
Is 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 if higher mode horseback
is intended
l6. The bid should be under SEAL addressed to the
First Assistant Postmaster General with Mail Proposals in
name the State and Territory u written the face of the
letter and should be dispatched in time to be received by
before the 10th April next at 10 o'clock A. NJ 1t should be
guaranteed and the suciency of the guarantors should be
duly certified (See forms
IT, The contracts 10 be executed by before the
July
49, Postmasersa offices situated upon railroads. but
more than eighty rods from a depot, will Immediately after
the Ilth May next report that fact the Department stating
their distance from the railroad depot aud how other
wise supplied with the mail enable the Postmaster Gene
raj TO direct the proper supply to be made from the railroad by
mail messengers from and after the first July
l9. Under the act OF March 3, si5 the is be let
to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees faith.
u performance, without other reference the mode
Poraon than may be necessary provide for the due
ty, certainty, and security Of such transportation.
When the lowest bid proposes mode Of conveyance that
Is inadequate Tor the route in respect the certainty security
and CELEBRITY Of the mails aside from any accommodation
travel il will not he entitled 20 the route.
20. When the bid does not name mode of conveyance
il will be taken ard understood be for the lowest mode
conveyance, wit, horseback When il proposes TO
carry according TO the ADVERTISEMENT and mode Of convey
is stated for the route in the advertisement it will be
considered offering only for horseback conveyance.
81 Since the passage Of the act Of March 3, lS45
description Of bid has been received 1t specifies mode
conveyance, but engages carry the mail with certainty
ery, and security, using the Of the law These bids
called from the in which they designated
the books Of the Department. "dr bids" II has been de-
cIded, after mature consideration that bid proposing spe-
ce mode Of conveyance Of high grade coach
transportation Is to be preferred the bid The expert
Of the Department enables to lay down the following
rules viz
When the mail the route not so large as to require
two horse coach conveyance, bid il the lowest will be
preferred 70 the specific bid,
20 When the mails Of such size and weight as TO
der necessary expeden in reference to them Alone
provide horse coach conveyance the specific bid though
the highest, will be preferred the bid the
moderate difference in the compensation, The die
ia not soch 10 interfere with the policy Of the law
which looks reduction in the cost Of transportation Er
by the present Of the stock the route and
est that the for preeng the specific bid do
exist in his case.
% On Of the highest class where -four horse coach