The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-29
INSTRUCTIONS.

INSTRUCTIONS.
minutes allowed for opening and closing the
mails all offices where particular time is specified but
railroad and steamboat routes there to be delay
than is necessary To deliver and receive the bags
@ The mail 10 be conveyed in preference passengers,
and 10 their entire exclusions It's weight and bulk require
3. 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 are TO be convened 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 in that CASE separate apart
for the asserting and safekeeping of the mail be
provided by the contractor under the direction Of the Depart
| ment
8. In all there is to be forfeiture of the pay Of the
trip when the trip forfeiture of at least fourth
part of when the running arrival far behind time
lose the connexion with depending mail and forfeiture
of due proportion OF when grade OF service is rendered
inferior that in the contract These orleitues may be
increased into penalties of higher amount according the
frequency of the failure and the importance of the
| mail
6. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be salts
factonly explained due time, Tor failing take FROM
deliver at post Office the mail, any 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 TO mail by
coach, railroad car steamboat which the contractor regu-
lary the beyond the specified number Of trips
in the contract and for not arriving the time and for
setting up running express to transmit commercial in
tegence IN advance of the mail penalty will be exacted
| equal to quarters pay.
T. The Postmaster General may annul the contract for
peaed failures for violating the post Office laws for dsobey
ing the instructions of the Department for refusing to dis
charge 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 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 NAV In such case renquh the contract on time
y notice, if he prefers it TO The change. The Postmaster
General annu the contract curta the and
when he 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
g. The payments will be made through drafts post offices
otherwise after the expiration of each quarter-say Feb
| ruary, May, August, and November.
10 The distances given according the best inorma
ton but increased pay will be allowed should they prove
to be greater than is advertised if the places correctly
| named
H. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
knowingly making for the transportation of the mail
with person who shall have entered into any combinaon
proposed to enter into any combination prevent the
making of any bid for mail by any other person
PERSONS who shall have made any agreement shall have
given performed, promised to give PERFORM any
sderaon to do, do any thing whatever induce
any other person bid for mail Particular
enon called to the 2sh section of the of 1885, prohi-
| biting combinations to prevent bidding.
H. bid received after time, wit the 10th April next
10 without the guaranty required by law that
bines several routes in of compensation be
considered in competition with regular proposal not ad-
judged TO be exTavagant.
Is. bidder may Offer where the transportation called for
in the advertisement difficult mpractcsbe certain
sons to substitute inferior mode of conveyance in
em service specified number of days. weeks months
He may propose omit office that inaccessible
the road, the railway, steamboat landing as
the may be; he may offer TO substitute inferior
mode OF supply in such He may propose different
days and hours of departure and arrival provided no more
is is NJ
ion other public accommodation is preudiced. lie may
ask for running time TO 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 its being considered In compe
ton with regular bad aside for extravsgance and
where bid contains Of the above alterations their dsad-
vaniage will be estimated in comparing with other proposals
ID There should be but bid for in a proposal
l5 The route, the service the yearly pay, the bidders
name and residence and the of each member OF the
rm where company offers, should be distinctly stated
the mode Of conveyance if higher mode than on horseback
| is intended.
l6 The bid should be under SEAL addressed 10 the
First Assistant Postmaster General with " Mail Proposals
name the State and Territory y written the face Of the
letter and should be dispatched in be received by
before the 10th April next, 10 o'clock A. NJ Il should be
guaranteed and the sucency Of the guarantors should
duly certified. (See forms)
H. The be executed by or before the LIST
July next
49, Pomasersa offices situated upon near railroads. but
more than eighty rods from depot will Immediately after
their exact distance from the railroad depot and how other
wise supplied with the mail enable the Postmaster Gene
raj TO 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. 1885, the be lie,
to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for faith
u performance, without other reference the mode
Poraion than may be necessary provide for the due ceer
iy, certainty, and security Of such transportation.
When the lowest bad proposes mode Of conveyance that
Il inadequate for the route respect the certainty security
and CELEBRITY Of the nails aside from any accommodation ior
travel Il will not he entitled 10 the route.
20. When the bad does name mode Of conveyance,
Il will be taken aud understood be for the lowest mode Of
conveyance, TO wit, horseback When il proposes "a
carry riding 10 the advertisement and no mode convey
IL stated for the route in advertisement will be
considered offering only for horseback conveyance.
81 Since the passage Of he act Of March 3, 1885,
description Of bid has been received II specifies no mode
conveyance, but engages carry the mail with certainty
ey, and security, using the Of the law These bids
called from the in which they are designated
the books Of the Department, star bids" II has been de-
cded, after mature consideration that bid proposing spe-
chc mode Of conveyance Of high grade wohorse
transportation 10 be preferred the bid The expert
Of the Department ensblcs il Icy down the following
rules viz
When the mail the is 80 large 10 require
two horse coach conveyance, bid If the lowest will be
| preferred 10 the specific bid
%. When the mails Of such and weight rem
der necessary eKpcdien in reference to them alone
provide twohorse coach conveyance specific bid though
the highest will be preferred the bid TO the extent OF
moderate difference in the compensation in case the differ
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