The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-15
INSTRUCTIONS.


railroad and Steamboat there be delay
than Is necessary deliver aud receive the bags.
The mail is to be conveyed pre- passen gers
and 10 their entire exclusion if its weigh and bulk require il
Post oihce blanks, mail bags, aud the special agents
The partmen the exhibition of their credentials
be conveyed without further Charge, mail lines admitting
| OF such conveyance
A. Mail agents be conveyed without charge on III,
principal railroad and steamboat lines, where the of thu
mails and the number of The Offices will require employ
ment by the department and, in that separate apar
ment for The asserting and saekee ing of the pro
vded by the contractor under the direction the Department
B. In all cases there Is to be forfeiture of the pay If tn
THO when the trips not forfeiture Of at least one-four
part Of 1t when The running arrival far hind
70 lose the comm xon with depending mail and forfeiture
of due proportion of grade IF rendered
inferior 10 tha, in the These f,eilures may IN
ed into penalties of higher amount, riding
frequency of the failure aud the importance the mail
g. Fines will ba imposed unless delinquency ais.
fac oriy explained in due lime, for failing take fom,
deliver at post office the mail, any part Of for suffer
lng 10 be we, injured, lost, deoyed conveying
IN Face or manner that exposes depreciation loss
injury FIR refusing after demand convey mail BY any
coach, railroad steamboat which The ~
aIy the beyond the pecfed number ofrpsn
the contract and for arriving the time and
setting running express to transmit commercial
tegence In advance OF the mail, penalty will be
| equal TO quarters pay
T. The Postmaster General may annu the for
peated failures for violating the post Office laws fer dis
obeying the instructions The Deparm mt for refusing
discharge carrier when required by the Department for
signing the without the Postmaster
General or for setting running express aforesai
g. The Postmaster General may alter the contract aud alter
the schedule, he allowing pro rata att,
within the ctons imposed by law for the additional
vice required, or for the increased spe,d if The emoymen
additional stock rendered but the
contractor may, in such renqush contract timely
notice. ne prefers TO the change Toe Postmaster Gene
raj may annu the curta the service and pay
when he wishes dispense with the service in whole or il
part place higher erent grade of service on the
route, he allowing months pay the dis
pensed with.
g. The paymentsw be made through drafts post offices
Otherwise after the expiration of each quaersay in Feb
ruary MAJ, August, and November.
TO- The distances given according to the best inorma
ton; but increased will be allowed should they prove
be greater than advertised if the places correctly named
IL. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
knowingly making contract for the transportation of the mail
with any person who shall have entered any m
proposed TO into any combnation prevent the
making OF any bid for mail contract by other person
persons who shall have made any agreement OF shall have
given performed, prom sed give perform, any
sideaton to do or not to do thing whatever to induce
any other person not TO bid for mail Particular
enuon is called TO the 18th section OF the Of 1885, proh
biting combinations prevent bidding
L. bid received after time, w.t. the 10Th April next,
10 IN, or without the guaranty required by law, that
bines several routes IN Of compensation, be
considered in competition with the regular proposal ad
Judged TO be extravagant
10. bidder may offer where the transportation called for
in the advertisement difficult impracticable
sons, to substitute inferior mode of conveyance
ermt service specified number Of days weeks or months
He may propose omit office inaccessible or
on the ssge road the railway. steamboat landing
the may be he offer substitute inferior
mode Of supply in such cases He may propose different
Jays and hours Of departure ard arrival provided
running time asked and it is obvious that mail
lon or other public accommodation is pejudiced He may
ak Tor more running time to the trip, during spec, num-
Der OF days at certain Of peculiarly bad road but
beyond these changes, proposal for service diff from
the advertisement will prevent its being considered in clmps-
tiuon with regular bid ASIDE extravagance and
whore bid contains any Of the above stersons dsad
vanages will be emsied in mpirng other proposals
H. There should be but route hid for proposal.
ID The ro9te the service, the yearly pay, the bidder
name and residence and the OF each member OF the
firm, where company offers. should hs dis ucy stated
also the mode conveyance If higher mode than horse
back is INTENDED
l6 The bid should be sent under seal addressed TO tbs
First Assistant Postmsser General. with Mail Proposal,
name the territory, written on the face 81 ~,
litter; and should he drpatche time received by
before the 10Th April mex, at 10 o'clock A. NJ IL should
bo guaranteed. and the sucency OF the guaanors should
be duly certified (See forms
H. The contrss TO be executed by before the I
July next.
is Postmssers Offices situated upon or pear rs,osd.
but han eighty rod. from depot, Will Immediately AZ
ter the llh May next, that fact tn Depart neni
stating their dsiaucc from the railroad DEPOT a, W
otherwise sup lied with The mail, enable he Posim
General 10 direct the proper supply t. be msds from the rail-
road by NAL messengers from and Of er the July next
10 Undrr tn. act Of March 8. s45 the let
to the Invest BIDDER e'iDg su lent guarantees for faith
fol promance without other reef c. the mode Of
pOratOn be provide Cor due c. ery
certainty, and sccuri Of such transportation.
When The loSest bod pro ioses mode Of conveyance that
Is nadequse fr the ute rrspc the certainty security,
and ceery Of the mails ASIDE from any Accommodation io
travel u will not be entitled 10 tn, tou.e
20. When the BIZ name a mode Of conveyance II
will be taken and understood be or the lowest nI- o.
Conveyance, to wit hols ba X When it propos IA
carry sccoing 10 the sdver nj and no mode Of convey
Is stated Tor toe the advertisement will he
considered as offering only for horseback c1nvrysnce
a. Snce the passage Of The act of March g. lsl5 new
description If has been received Il sper6es no mode OF
conveyance, Tut eugsg carry the mali with certainty
sriy, and security, the Of he law Thsss bids
called from the which they arc Designated IN
The books OF the Department "aor bids Il has heen de-
cded, after mature consideration, that hid proosnr spe-
c6 mod Of conveyance e high grade cosch
transportation to be prefred 10 the bid The expert
Of The Department enables lay down the following
rules viz
When tho mail the route not 50 large as 10 REQUIRE
two horse coach conveyance bid II the lowest will be
prsfeued to The sprcifc bid.
% When the mails Of such sire and weigh, ne 70 rem
der Il necessary expedeb in references them al,ne TO
provide horse coach conveyance the specific bid though
the highes. viii be preferred the star bill 10 the extent 81
mod rate diff renee in The compensation IN case the d fer
no; such 10 interfere with the policy Of e new
which looks to reduction IN the Of transportation Ex
cepons however, be allowed where the star It'd is made
by The present Of the stock on the route end a il
es that the reasons for pTeeng the specific hid do not
exis' IN his case.