The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-18
INSTRUCTIONS.

INSTRUCTIONS.
l. Seven allowed for opening and closing the
mails all offices where particular time specified but
railroad and steamboat routes there to be delay
than is necessary to deliver and receive the bags.
3 The mail to be conveyed in preference passengers
and their entire exclusion, if its weight and bulk require it,
g. Post Office blanks mail bags, and the special agents of
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 of the
mails and the number of the offices will require their employ
by the Department and that CASE separate apart
for the asserting and safe-keepng of the mail be
provided by the Contractor under the direction Of the Depart
ment
s. In all cases is to 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 connexon with depending mail and forfeiture
of due proportion OF when grade OF service is rendered
inferior to that in the contract These oreres may be
increased into penalties of higher amount according
nature frequency of the failure and the importance of the
mail
6. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be salts
facory explained in due time, for failing take fom
deliver at post office, the mail part of for suffer-
ing to be wet injured lost destroyed conveying it
in place that exposes 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 at the time and for
setting up running express transmit commercial in
teigeHce in advance of the mail penalty will be exaced
| equal a quarters pay.
T. 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
charge carrier when required by the Department for
signing the contract without the of the Postmaster
General or for setting up or running 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
vice required fer the increased speed, the employment
additional stock carriers rendered necessary but the
notice, if he prefers it to the change. The Postmaster
General may annu the cuta the service and pay
when be wishes dispense with the service in whole
part place higher different grade of service the
route he allowing months extra pay the amount dis
pensed with.
The payments will be made through drafts on post offices
otherwise after the expiration Of each quaer-say Feb
| ruary, May, August, and November.
TO- The distances given according to the best inorma
ton but increased pay will be allowed should they prove
to be than is 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 who shall have entered into any combination
or proposed to enter into any combination prevent the
making of bid for mail contract by any other person
persons who shall have made any agreement shall have
given performed, promised give perform any
deraon to do, not to do thing whatever to induce
other person bid for mail Particular at
enon called to the 2sh section the act of 1885, prob-
| biting combinations TO prevent bidding.
H. bid received after time, wit the 18th April next
10 without the guaranty required by law that
bines several routes in of compensation
considered in competition with regular proposal not adj
| Judged to be exIavagani.
l3. bidder may Offer where the transportation called for
in the advertisement difficult mpractcabe certain
sons, to substitute an inferior mode Of conveyance
erm service specified number Of days. weeks or months
He may propose omit Office that inaccessible, not
the stage road, the railway, steamboat landing
the may be he may offer substitute inferior
mode Of supply in such He may propose dferen,
days and hours of departure and arrival provided
running time is asked, and obvious that mail conbex
ion other public accommodation is preudced. He may
ask for running time TO the trip during specified
Der OF days. at certain Of peculiarly bad roads
beyond these changes proposal for service different o,
the advertisement will prevent its being considered compe
ton with regular bid aside for extravaganza aud
where bid contains any the above attentions their dsd
vantages will be estimated comparing other proposals
IL There should be bot route bid for in proposal
10 The route, the service. the yearly pay, the bidders
name and residence and the OF each member Of the
frm where company offers should be distinctly stated also
the mode Of conveyance, II higher mode than 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 T. written on the face of the
letter and should be dispatched time be by
before the 18th April next o'clock A. NJ Il should be
guaranteed, and the seceDcy Of The should
duly certified (see forms.)
H. The contracts to be executed by before the h
| July next
49, Pomas,ess offices situated upon OF near railroads but
more than eighty rods from depot, will Immediately ae
the lth May next, report that fact the Department stating
their exact distance from the railroad depot and how other
wise supplied with the mall enable the Postmaster Gene
raj to direct the proper supply be made from the railroad BY
mail messengers, from aud after the first July next
49, Under the act OF March Is45 the route be e
TO the lowest bidder, rendering sufficient guarantees for faith
ul performance without other reference the mode OF trans
poaon than may be necessary provide for the due cer
iiy certainty, and security Of such transportation.
When the lowest bid proposes mode of conveyance tina
inadequate for the route in respect the certainty security
and celebrity Of the mails, aside from any accommodation 70
travel, IL will not be entitled 10 the route
20. When the bid does not a mode of conveyance
will be taken and understood the lowest mode
conveyance. TO wit, horseback. When il proposes Il
carry according 10 the advertisement and mode Of convey
is stated for the route in the advertisement IL will
considered offering only for horseback conveyance.
81 Since the passage Of The OF March g. ls45 new
description Of bid has been received II specifies mode
conveyance but engages carry the mail with certainty,
ey and security, using the terms Of the law These bid
called, from the in which they designated
the books Of the Department. star bids" II has been de
cded afer mature consideration that bid proposing spe
c mode OF conveyance Of high grade cosc
transportation is to be preferred 10 the bid The expert
Of the Department enables il lay down the following
rules, viz
When the mail the route is not 20 large az 10 requr
two horse coach conveyance bid, IL the lowest will h
preferred 10 the specific bid
~ When the mails Of such size and weight as TO rem
der necessary expedient in reference to them alone
provide twohoe coach conveyance the specific bid though
the highest will be preferred TO the star bid TO the extent
moderate difference in the compensation, in case the differ
eDce IA not such AZ 10 interfere with the policy OF the
which looks TO reduction In the OF Transportation Er
cepions, however be allowed where the bid il mad
by the present owner OF the stock The route, and