Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-07
INSTRUCTIONS.

l. Seven minutes allowed for opening and
closing the mails at all offices where particular
time is specified; bat on railroad and steamboat
routes there is to De- no more delay than is
sary to deliver and receive the bags.
?. The mail is to be conveyed in preference TO
passengers, and to their entire exclusion, if its
weight and bulk require it.
B. Post office blanks, mail bags, and the special
agents Of the Department, on the exhibition of
their credentials, to be conveyed without fur
ther charge, On mail lines admitting of such con-
veyance.
4. Mail agents are to be conveyed without charge
on the principal railroad and Zines, here
the size OF the mails and the number Of the Offices
will require their employment by the Department;
and, IN that case, separate apartment for the
sorting and safe keeping of the mail is to be pro-
sided by the contractor, under the direction Of the
Department.
S. In all cases there is to be forfeiture OF the
pay OF the trip when the trip not rum forfeiture
OF at least one-fourth part Of it when the running
or arrival is 80 far behind time to lose the con-
ncNion with depending mails and a forfeiture of
due proportion of il when grade OF service is rem
dered inferior 10 that in the contract. These for
FIXTURES may be increased into penalties of higher
amount, according to the nature Frequency Of the
failure and the importance OF the mail.
6. Fines will be imposed unless the delinancney
be satisfactorily explained in due time, for failing
10 take fIom. or deliver at post office. the mall or
any part Of it, for suffering it to be wet, injured,
LOST, or destroyed; or conveying it in place or
manner that exposes ii to depreciation, loss, or in
jury; for refusing after demand to convey a mail
by any coach, railroad car, or steamboat, which the
contractor regularly runs on the route beyond the
specified number Of trips in the contract, and for
not arriving at the time set; and f.. setting up or
running an express to transmit commercial intei-
gence III advance OF the mail, penalty will be en-
acted equal TO quarters pay.
T. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract lOr repeated failures; for violating the post
office laws; for disobeying the instructions of the
Department; for refusing to discharge a carrier
when required by the Department. for assigning the
contract without the consent Of the Postmaster
General, OF Tor setting up Or running express as
afore said.
8. The Postmaster General may alter the con-
tract, ana alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata
increase vi compensation, within the restrictions
imposed by law, for the additional service required
or Tor the increased speed, if the employment of
additional stock or carriers is rendered sary
bu' the contractor may. in such case, rcnauish the
contract, on timely notice. if he prefers it to the
change. The Postmaster General may annui the con-
tract or curtal the service and pay when he wish
es to dispense with the service, in whole or in part
Or place higher or different grade of service on
the route he allowing one months extra pay on the
amount dispened with.
o. The payments will be made through drafts on
on post offices otherwise, after the expiration of
each quafter-say In February, May, August, and
November.
10. The distances are given according to the best
information; but no increased pay will he allowed,
should they prove be greater than is advertised
II the places are correctly named.
IL. Inc Postmaster Gene pal is prohibited BY law
from knowingly making contract for the trans
portatlon OF the mail with any person who shall
have entered into any combination, or proposed to
enter into any combination 70 prsre Mt the making of
any 1la Tor mail con tract by any other person or
persons, or who shall have made any agreement, Or
snail nave given Or performed, promised to give
or perform, any consideration to do or not to do,
any thug whatever to induce any other person not
10 DID Tor mail contract. Particular attention is
called to the 18th section of the act of 1885, prohi
oaihg combinations to prevent bidding.
IL. A bid received after time, to wit, the 10th
April next, at 10 M, without the guaranty re-
CURED by law, or that combines several routes in
one SUM OF compensation, cannot be considered in
competition with the regular proposal not a,judged
to be extravaganza.
70. ~ bidder may offer, where the transportation
called for in the advertisement is difficult or in,-
practicable at certain seasons, to substitute an in
'efior mode oil conveyance, or to internit SER
wee specified number OF days, weeks, or months.
nc may propose to omit Office that is naccessi
Ole, or Is not on the stage road, the railway at
steamboat landing, the case may he; or he may
ohcr to substitute an inferior mode OF supply in
such cases. He may propose different days and
hours OF departure and arrival, provided more
running time Is asked, and it is obvious that no
"a. conneAion or other public accommodation is
p'eJuacea. He may ask for more running time to
e il', durihs specified number Of days, at GER
tam seasons OF peculiarly bad roads, but beyond
., esca, q proposal Tor service different from
'ne advertisement will prevent its being consider
Ell 10 competition with regular bid not set aside
tor extravaganza; and where bid contains anv of
'he above alterations, their disadvantages will be
estimated in comparing it with other proposals.
IA. There should be but one route bid for in a
proposal.
10. The route, the service. the yearly pay, the
bidders name and esdence, and the name of each
member ofthc firm, where company Offers should
be distinctly stated; also the mode of conveyance
If higher mode than on horseback is intended.
1s. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
to the FIRST Assistant Postmaster General with |