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

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INSTRUCTIONS
l. Seven minutes allowed for opening and closing the
mails at 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 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 OF
the Department. the exhibition of their credentials are to
be conveyed, without further charge, mail lines admitting
of such conveyance.
A. Mail agents conveyed without charge on the
principal railroad and steamboat lines where the the
mails and the number of the offices will require their employ
men by the Department and that separate apart
men for the asserting and safekeepng of the mail is to
provided by the contractors under the direction of the Depart
ment
S. In all there is to be forfeiture of the pay of the
trip when the trip is not forfeiture Of least fourth
part OF when the running arrival is far behind time
to lose the connexion with depending mail and forfeiture
of due proportion Of when grade of service is rendered
inferior that in the contract These orfeitues may
increased into penalties of higher amount according
frequency of the failure and the importance of the
mail.
6. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be salts
actorly explained in due time, for failing take FROM
deliver post Office the mail, any part of for suffer
ii TO be wet, injured lost destroyed conveying it
in place manner that to depreciation, loss
injury for refusing after demand to convey mail by any
coach, railroad steamboat which the contractor regu-
ary the beyond the specified number Of trips
in the contract and for not arriving the lime and
setting up running express commercial in
diligence in advance of the mail penalty will be exacted
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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 dis
charge when required by the Departments for
signing the contract without the of the
General for setting up running express aforesaid
s. The Postmaster General may alter the contract and
the schedule ne allowing pro increase OF compensation
within the restrictions imposed by law for the additional
vice required fer the increased speed the employment of
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary; but the
contractor such case renqush the contract time
y notice, if be prefers it to The change. The Postmaster
General annu the contract curta the service and pay
when he wishes dispense with the service in whole
part, place higher different grade of service on the
route, he allowing months pay the dis
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g. The payments will be made through drafts post offices
otherwise after the expiration of each 9uarer-say Feb
ruary, May, August, and November.
TO- 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
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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 into any combination
proposed to enter into any combnaton prevent the
making of bid for mail contract by any other person
PERSONS who shall have made any agreement shall have
given performed, promised to PERFORM
sderaon to do, not to do any thing induce
other person not to bid for mail contract Particular
enon called to the 2sh section of the of 1885, prohi-
biting combinations to prevent bidding.
IL. bid received after time wit the 10th April next
without the guaranty required by law, that
bines several routes of compensation cannot be
considered in competition with regular proposal ad-
| Judged to be exravagant.
3D. bidder may offer, where the transportation called for
in the advertisement is difficult mpractCabe certain
sons, to substitute inferior mode of conveyance
term service specified number of days. weeks or months
He may propose omit Office inaccessible or is not
the stage road, the railway, steamboat landing
the case may be or he may offer to substitute inferior
days and hours Of departure and arrival provided more
running time is asked and il obvious that mail
ion other public accommodation is prejudced. He may
ask for more running time 10 the trip during specified
Der OF days. at certain Of peculiarly bad roads
beyond these changes proposal for service different from
the advertisement will prevent its being considered
tton with regular bid aside for extravaganza
where bid contains any of the above alterations their dad
vanages will be estimated in comparing with other proposals
ID There should be but route bid for in a proposal
To- The route the service the yearly pay the bidders
name and residence and the each member Of the
firm, where company offers should be distinctly stated also
the mode of conveyance if higher mode than horseback
is intended
is. The bid should be sent under seal addressed 1, the
First Assistant Postmaster General with Mail Proposals in
name the State and Territory written the face of the
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 sscency of the Ruarntors should be
duly certified. (see forms.)
IL The contracts be executed by or before the
July next
H. Pomssesa offices situated upon near railroads bu
more than eighty rods from depot, will immt daely ae
the 18th May next, report that fact the Department stating
their distance from the railroad depot and how other
wise supplied with the mall enable the Postmaster Gene
raj 10 direct the proper supply to be ma Dc from the railroad by
mail messengers, from and after the first July
l9. Under the act OF March 3, Si5 the be e
TO the lowest bidder, rendering sufficient guarantees faith
ul performance, without other reference the mode Of
Poaton than may be necessary provide for the due ceer
y, certainty, and security Of such transportation.
When the lowest BID proposes mode Of conveyance tina
Is inadequate for the route in respect the certainty security
and celebrity Of the mss, aside from any accommodation %
travel it will not be entitled to the route.
20. When the lid does name a mode Of conveyance
will be taken AID under for the lowest mode
conveyance, 10 wit horseback. When il proposes 4
carry ding to the advertisement and mode Of convey
ance stated for the route in the Advertisement will
considered offering only for horseback conveyance.
81 Since the passage Of The Of March g. ls45,
description OF bid has been received II spec 6es mode
conveyance bot engages carry the mail with certainty,
ery, and security, using the terms Of the law These bid
called from the ia which they are designated OF
the books Of the Department. "ar bids" II has been de
cdcd, after mature consideration that bid proposing spe
c6c mode Of conveyance Of high grade
transportation is to be preferred the bid. The eXperi
Of the Department enables it to lay down the following
rules viz
When the mail the is not 30 large as to requir
two horse coach conveyance star bid, IL the lowest will b.
preferred TO the specific bid
az When the mails Of such size and weight az 10 rem
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