The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-25
INSTRUCTIONS.

l
INSTRUCTIONS.
l. Seven minutes allowed for opening and closing the
mails at all offices where particular time specified but
railroad and steamboat there be more delay
than Is necessary to deliver and receive the bags.
The mail TO be conveyed in preference passengers
and to their entire exclusion if Its weight and bulk require
g. 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.
4. Mail agents to be conveyed without charge on the
principal railroad and steamboat lines where the size Of
mails and the number Of the offices will require their employ
men by the Department and in that separate apart
men for the asserting and bookkeeping Of the mail
provided by the contractor under the direction of the Depart
ment
8. In all there is to be forfeiture of the paw of the
trip when the trip is forfeiture Of least fourth
part of when the running arrival far behind time as
to lose the connection with depending mail and forfeiture
of due proportion Of ii when grade of service is rendered
inferior to that in the These orfetures may be
increased into penalties of higher amount according to the
nature or frequency Of the failure and the importance of the
mail
6. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be salts
factonly explained in due time, for failing take FROM
deliver at post Office the mail any part Of for suffer-
ing II 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-
larry the route beyond the specified number trips
in the contract and for not arriving the time and
setting up running express commercial in
tegence In advance of the mail, penalty will be exaced
| equal to quarters pay.
T. The Postmaster General may annu the contract for re-
peaed failures for violating the post Office laws for dsobey
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 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 or fer the increased speed if employment
additional stock carriers rendered necessary but the
mav
ly notice. if be prefers the change. The Postmaster
General may annu the cura and pay
when he wishes 10 dispense with the service in whole
part place higher different grade Of service the
route he allowing months pay the amount dis
pensed with.
g. The payments will be made through drafts post Offices
otherwise after the expiration of each quaesay in Feb
ruary, May, August, and November
TO- The distances given according to the best infoma
ton but increased pay will be allowed should they prove
to be greater than advertised the places correctly
named
H. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
knowingly making for the of the mail
with person who shall have entered into any combination
or 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
given performed promised give perform any con-
sderaon TO do not to do, any thing whatever induce
any other person not to bid for mail contract Particular
enon is called to the 2sh section the act of 1885, proh
biting combinations to prevent bidding.
IL bid received after time, to wit the 10th P next
/
bnes several routes in of compensation cannot be
considered in competition with regular proposal adj
| Judged be extravaQant
49, bidder may Offer where the transportation called for
in the advertisement difficult mpractcabe at certain sea-
to substitute inferior mode Of conveyance or to in
temit service specified number Of days. weeks months
He may propose to omit Office that inaccessible not
on the stage road the railway steamboat landing
the case may be he may offer 10 substitute inferior
mode Of supply in such He may propose different
days and hours of departure and arrival provided more
raa oraA - 60
ion other public accommodation is prejudiced He may
ask for running time the trip during specified num-
Der OF days. at certain Of peculiarly bad roads
beyond these changes proposal for service different from
the advertisement will prevent its being considered in compe
ton with regular bid aside extravaganza and
where bid contains of the above alterations their disad
vaniages will be estimated in other proposals
ID There should be but route bid for in proposal
l5 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
the mode Of conveyance if higher mode than horseback
| is intended.
The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed to the
First Assistant Postmaster General, with % Mail Proposals
name the State and Territory T. written the face of the
letter and should be dispatched in time to be received by or
before the 10th April neT 10 o'clock A. NJ II should be
guaranteed and the suency Of the guarantors should be
duly certified. (See forms)
IT, The contracts be executed by or before the Isl
July next
H. Postmaersat Offices situated upon 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 railroad by
mail messengers, from and after the first July next.
10. Under the Of March g. 1885, the route 10 be e,
to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for faith
full Performance without other reference the mode
poraon han may be necessary provide for the due ceer-
iy, certainty, and security Of such transportation.
When The lowest bid proposes mode Of conveyance that
is inadequate for the in respect certainty security
and CELEBRITY Of the mails aside from any accommodation for
| travel it will not be entitled to the route
20. When the bid does not name a mode Of CONVEYANCE
il will be taken and understood be for the lowest mode OF
conveyance to wit, on horseback. When Il proposes 10
carry according TO the advertisement and mode Of convey
ance is stated for the route in the advertisement will be
considered as Offering only for horseback conveyance
a. Since the passage Of the act Of March g. lS45,
description Of bid has been received II specifies mode
conveyance, but engages carry tho mail with certainty,
lety, and security using the Of the law These bids
are called from the in which they designated
the books Of the Department "Sdr bids" Il has been de-
cided, after mature consideration that bid proposing spe-
cc modeo conveyance Of high grade wohorse coach
transportation to be preferred to the bid The expert
Of the Department enables to lay down the following
rules, viz
When the mail the not largo as 10 require
two horse coach conveyance, star bid, il the lowest will be
preferred to the specific bid.
a. When the mails Of such she and weight as TO
der il necessary expeden in reference them alone
provide twoho coach conveyance, the specific bid though
the highest will be preferred 10 the bid the extent
moderate difference in the compensation, in the differ
il not such as TO interfere with the policy Of the law,