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


railroad and steamboat there no more delay
than is necessary TO deliver and receive the bags.
O. The mail is to be conveyed in preference passengers
and 10 their entire exclusion its weight and bulk require it.
B. Post office blanks mail bags and the special agents Of
the Department. the exhibition of their credentials are to
be conveyed without further charge, mail lines admitting
Of such conveyance.
a. Mail agents are to 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
ment by the Department and in that case separate apart
men for the asserting and saekeeping the mail pro-
vded by the contractor under the directions the Department
s. In all there be forfeiture Of the pay of the
p when the trip not forfeiture of toneourh
part of it when the running arrival far behind time
to lose the connexion with depending mail and forfeiture
Of due proportion OF when grade of service rendered
inferior to that in the contract These foeures may be
creased into penalties amount according the
or frequency of the failure and the Importance Of the mail
g. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be salts
acioriy explained in due time, for failing take from,
deliver post Office, the mall any part of for suffer
ing it to be wet injured lost destroyed conveying
In place manner that exposes depreciation loss
injury for refusing after demand to convey mail by any
coach, railroad steamboat which the regu
ay the beyond the specified number of trips
the contract, and for not arriving the time and for
setting up running express to transmit commercial
egence in advance of the mail, penalty will be exacted
equal to quarters pay.
The Postmaster General may annul the
peated failures for violating the post office laws for dis
obeying the instructions OF the Department for refusing
signing the contract without the of the Postmaster
General or for setting running express aforesaid
8. The Postmaster General may alter the contract, aud alter
the schedule he allowing PRO rata increase aon
within the restrictions imposed by law, for the additional
vice required or for the increased speed if the empoymeno
additional stock carriers rendered necessary but the
contractor may in such enquish the contract timely
notice. be prefers to the change The Postmaster Gene
raj annu the contract curai the service and pay,
when he wishes dispense with the SERVICE whole or 10
part, place higher different grade of on the
route he allowing one months extra pay the dis
pensed with.
9. The payments will be through drafts on post offices
otherwise after the expiration of in Feb
ruary, Nav, August, and November.
TO- The distances given according to the best nfoma
uon but no increased will be allowed should they prove
be greater than advertised the places correctly named
III. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law rnm
knowingly making contract for the transportation of
with any who shall have entered into any combination,
or proposed to enter into any combination prevent The
making OF bid for mail by other person
who shall have made any agreement shall
given or performed promised to give perform, any
sdeaton TO do, not TO do thing whatever induce
any other person not 10 bid for mail contract Particular
tenon called TO the 2Sh of act of 1885, proh
biting combinations to prevent bidding.
IL bad received after time, wit, the 10th April next
M or without the guaranty required by law that
bnes several routes in of compensation be
considered in competition with the regular proposal moi ad
| Judged to be extravagant
l3 bidder may offer, where the transportation called for
in the advertisement difficult mpracfcabe certain
substitute inferior mode of CONVEYANCE or 10 in
iemit service specified number Of days. weeks or months
He may propose TO omit office that inaccessible
on the stage road the railway steamboat landing
the case may be- be may otter substitute inferior
mode OF supply in such He propose different
days and hours Of departure and arrival provided no
running time Is asked and il obvious that mail connex-
ion or other public accommodation is preudced He may
ask for running time the tip during specified
Der OF days. certain OF peculiarly bad roads but
beyond these changes, proposal for service different from
the advertisement will prevent its being considered compe-
on with regular bid aside extravaganza and
where bid contains any of the above alterations their dsad
vantages will be estimated in comparing proposals
H. There should be but route bid for in a proposal
10 The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bidder
name and residence and the OF each member Of the
hrm where company offers should be distinctly stated
also the mode Of conveyance, If higher mode than horse
back is intended.
is. The bid should be under SEAL addressed to the
FIRST Assistant Postmaster General with " Mail Proposals
in name the Slate territory, u written the face Of the
letter and should be dispatched time be received by
before the 18th April next at 10 o'clock A. NJ 1t should
be guaranteed and the suceny Of tho gusantors should
be duly certified. (Sec forms
IL The contrats TO be executed by before the
July
IT, Postmasers at offices situated upon near railroads,
but than eighty rods from depot, will Immediately az
ter the llih May next report that fact the Department
stating their exact distance from the railroad depot and how
otherwise supplied with the mail enable the Postmaster
General to direct the proper supply to be made from the rail-
road by mail messengers, from and after the LIST July
49, Under the Of March ls45 the route s TO be let
TO the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for faith
FOL performance without other reference mode of
portaon than be necessary provide or the CELEBRITY
certainty, and security Of such transportation.
When the lowest bid proposes mode Of conveyance that
inadequate for the in respect the certainty security
and celebrity Of the mails, aside from any io
travel, il will not be entitled 10 the route
20 When the bid does name a mode OF conveyance il
will be taken and understood be for the lowest mode Of
conveyance TO wit, horseback. When il proposes "a
carry according to the advertisement and no mode of convey
is stated for the in the advertisement will be
considered as offering only for horseback conveyance
81 Since the passage Of the act Of March 1885, new
description Of bid has been received Il specifies no mode Of
conveyance, but engages carry the mail with certainty
ery and security using the terms Of The law These bids
called from the which they designated on
the books Of the Department "star bids" II has been de-
cded, after mature consideration thst bid proposing spe-
CHIC mode Of conveyance o high grade coach
transportation IL 10 he preferred the bid The erp,
OF the Department enables lay down the following
rules, viz
When the mail the not so large as 10 reoure
two horse coach conveyance bid the lowest will be
preferred 10 the specific bid
~ When the mails Of such and weight az 10 rem
der necessary erpedent in reference TO them alone 10
provide horse coach conveyance the specific bid though
the highest will be preferred to The bid 10 the extent of
moderate difference in the compensation m case the dsr
IL not such 10 interfere with the policy of the new a
which looks reduction the cost Of transportation F..
cepons however, may be allowed where the star lid s made
by the present Of the stock on the route and Il i
e that the for pefenine the spece bd do no,