The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-16

Form Of Certificate.
The undersigned. postmaster Of certi6ss that the
gusrantors shove named sufficient and able make good
their guaranty s NM
INSTRUCTIONS
Seven minutes allowed for opening and closing tho
mails q ~ offices where particular me Is specified but
railroad and steamboat routes there 70 bs no more DELAY
than y necessary 10 deliver and receive the baes
The mail y % b conveyed Is preferences 70 passengers
and to their entire exclusion, fits weight and bulk require it,
the Department. the exhibition Of their credsntals ere 10
be conveyed without further charge, mail lines admitting
Of such convsyancs. Y, M n
4. Mail agents to be- conveyed without charge on The
principal railroad and steamboat lines where H. sss of tho
mails and the number Of The Offices viii require hsr employ
ment BY the Department. and ia that case separate apart
en or ths asserting and sae keeping Of IL mail %
dsd ~ re conr:cso under Tie fhs Department
s. ~ I'll cases there i to Be feure Of the pay Of the
tP when the tp = not run forfeiture 81 Il
part Of when The running arrival y 70 al bshnd time q
70 lose the connsxion with dependng mail and forfeiture
Of due proportion Of \ when srsds Of services i rendered
inferior that in the contract Thsse oselurss may be in
Penassof higher amount according hs nature
orGequency of the failure tbs mporancs q the mail
g. Fines will be imposed unsss ths delinquency b sais-
factory explained in duo Tins. for failing take from
deliver at post oce, the mail any part Of for suffer-
ing to DO wet injured lost destroyed; or Conveying
IN place that exposes 70 depreciation loss o.
injury for refusing asr demand e convey mail BY any
coach rafosd steabos which tho contractor Iegu
larry runs the route beyond The specified number eps
the contrsct and for not arriving The time and for
setting up or running express to transmit commercial in
tslgsnce IN advance Of the mail penalty win Be- enacted
The Postmaster General may annul The contract for re-
peatsd failures for violating the post Office laws; for dis
obeying The Instructions Of the Department, for refusing
discharge carrier when required by The Department for
signing the contract without The Of the Postmaster
GensIal Or Tor ssng up running express Aforesaid
g. The Postmaster General may altar the CONTRACT and alter
within the restrictions imposed BY law, for the additional
vcs required o. for the increased speed the empoymsnto
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor may, In such relnquh the contract on timely
notice. be prefers to the change The Postmaster Gene
mi may annul the contract or cua dc service and pay,
when he wishes TO dispense with the service in whole
part place higher different grade Of service on the
roufs ne allowing one months extra psy The amount dis
pensed with.
The paymsnswi BE- made through drafts on post Offices
otherwise after the expiration Of each in Feb
ruay. May, August, and November.
The distances are given according 70 the bes norma
ton; but no will be allowed shoudsy prove
be greater han advertised If the correctly named
II. The Postmaster General y prohibited BY law from
knowingly making contract for the transportation Of The mail
or proposed to enter into any combination prevent the
making Of any bid for mail contract BY any other person
peson who sha have made any or shall have
given or Peosmsd. promised to give perform, any
any Other Psrson not to bid for mail contract Particular
enion called 70 the 26h section Of the act Of 1885, poh
biting combinstonst 70 prevent bidding.
H. bid received after time, to wit the 18th April next Of
m OF without the guaranty required BY law that
bnes several routes 10 Of compensation cannot be
considered N composition with the regular proposal not adj
Judged to be extrsvagsnt
H. bidder may offer where the transportation called for
in the advertisement Is difficult mprscticabe Ct certain sss
sons TO substitute inferior mode Of conveyance or TO
lernit ssvics specified number Of days, weeks months
He may propose to omit Office that inaccessible isno
on the stage road the railway, q steamboat landing,
the case may b. be may offer to substitute an inferior
mode OF supply In such He may psoposs Different
days and hours Of departure and arrival provided more
running time asked, and is obvious that mail
ion o. othsr public accommodation il preudosd He may
ask for more running time to tho TIP, during specified
Der of days. a certain Of peculiarly bad roads but
beyond these changes proposal for service different from
the advertisement win prevent it, being considered In compe
iition with regular bd aide for sxsvsssDce and
whsrs bid contains any Of the above sItsons hsir dd
vsntsges will b smsed in comparing with other proposals.
a. There should Be but rou,s hid for In proposal
name and residence and the Of each member Of the
firm, where company offers. should b Distinctly stated
aso the mode Of conveyance higher mode than horse
10 Ths bd should be ssnt under eel. addressed % The
First Assistant Postmaster Gsusral w'h Mai Proposals.
In [nams the Slate territory, r. written on The ace OF the
letter and should b Dispatched In time b resolved by
before the 18th April next, At 10 O'Clock A. NJ should
be duly csrti6sd. r(Sos forms sstss ffsE
IL The oontfas are 70 Be executed BY before The l
July next. kast < - 1890 krss
10. Postmae ct Offices situated upon or near railroads.
but Than eighty rods from depot win immedsssiy A.
Ter the llh May ncx, report that fact tbs Department
stating their distance from the sirosd depot and how
otherwiss ssd with The mail, 70 enable he Postmaster
General 70 direct The proper supply b msds from The rail-
10. Under hs Get q March lsl5 he rous q 10 Be Ia
70 the lowest bidder rendering sufficient GUARANTEES for faith
u performance without other reference 10 ths mode Of rsns
poson han may b necessary 10 provide ios The dus eesry
certainty end security Of such transportation.
When The lowest bid proposes mode Of couvsysnce hs
y Inadequate for the roufs in eci shs certainty security
travel II viii not Be snfisIed 70 the rouie
70 when ths bid does not mode Of conveyance
will b taken and ssdssood 70 b iss hs lowest mode
conveyance 10 wit on horseback When IL psopsses
carry accondsng 70 The advertisement and mode Of convey
anoe y aasd ov the route In The sdvstscmen will b
considered - osing only for horseback conveyance.
81 since Ne pAssgs Of the act Of March 2, 1885,
description Of bid hiss been received ID specifies no mode
conveysnce, but engages carry the mail with certainty
ery, and security, using the tsms If he law. These bids
are called from The in which they deensted
the books Of The Department. "or bds" II has been do
cisd, after mature consideration. thai bid proposing sps-
ec mode Of convcyanec Of high grade coach
nspotstion 10 n b pssirsd 10 NE bid The expert
Of the Department. enables 70 lay down the following
ruIer. viz a. ~
When the mail the route is mot - large require
vo hoss coach conveyance bid, fths lowest will be
preferred 10 the specific bid. M
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