The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-31
INSTRUCT ONS,

Embracing eodiss The substan<s Of which M be in
eoporaIsd corirae far the department shall deem
srptdien.
l. Seven minutes allowed for opening and closing the
mails all intermediate Offices where particular time is
specified but railroad and steamboat routes there to
be than necessary to deliver and recsve the
g. Post Office blanks mail bags and the special agents of
the department. the exhibition OF their are 10
be conveyed without further charge mail lines admitting
of such conveyance. #e
g. Mail or route agents are conveyed without charge
,oad and steamboat lines when required by tho depart
and in that separate apartment for the e1cu
of the department and agent and for the asserting
and 1akeePng Of the mail y 10 be provided by the con-
tractor under the direction Of the department.
In all there to be forfeiture OF the pay OF the
trip when the trip is not and Of not more than three
times pay OF the trip when the trip not run, and
sufficient excuse for the failure furnished forfeiture of
ens onefourth part OF when the running or arrival 10
far behind time lose the connection with depend
ing mail and forfeiture Of due proportion of il when
grade rendered inferior that in the contract
These osures may be increased into penalties of higher
amount according the nature frequency OF tho failures
and the importance of the mail.
s. Whenever it 10 satisfactorily shown that the contract
ors their carrier agent has left or put aside the mail or
any portios Of it, for the accommodation OF passengers
they shall forfeit not exceeding quarters pay.
Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be salts
ctory explained 10 due time for failing TO take FROM
deliver at post Office the mail any part of for su
feng il to be wet injured lost destroyed for conveying
in place that exposes u to depreciation, loss
or injury for refusing aer demand to convey mail by
any COACH railroad steamboat which tho contractor
regularly runs or il concerned running the route be-
yond specified number Of trips in the contract and for
arriving the time set and for setting up or running
an express to commercial intelligence in advance
Of the mail penalty will be exac'sd equal to quarters
pay ,,,.,, g., ..
peated failures for violating the post Office laws for DISC
beyng the instructions OF the department. for refusing TO
discharge carrier when required by the department for
signing without the Of the Postmaster
General for setting up running express a. aforesaid
for transporting persons conveying mail mae out OF ne
mail
g. The Postmaster General may alter the contract and
alter the schedule he allowing pro rats increase Of com
within the restrictions imposed by law for the
additional service required for the Increased speed the
employment of additional stock carriers "a rendered ne
but the contractor may the of increased
expedition renquIsh The contract, on timely nouce ne
prefers the change The Postmaster General may an
null the contract discontinue curta tho service md
nav when wishes dispense with the service in whole
or in part place higher or different grade of service
cursment for any other cause he allow
ing months extra pay on the amount Oh service ais
pensed with.
O The payments will be made through drafts pos of
fees or otherwise after the expiration OF each qosrteray
in February May, August, and November.
TO- The given according to the best 'norma
os oo ss' ). no er. .as's,s S.n s
H. The Postmaster General Is prohibited by law from
kno wngly making contract for the transportation OF inc
mail with any person who shall have entered into any
combination or proposed enter into any combination,
to prevent the making Of any bid for mail contract by
any other person persons or who snail nave mnoe any
to give or perform any consideration to do, not 10 do,
whatever TO induce any other person not TO BID
for mail Particular attention 10 caeo 70 INC
2s,h section Of tia &C, of 1885, prohibiting combinations
to prevent bidding. - FL sHrs..Yt ~ 1870
H. bid received after time. wit: the 9th February,
1884 next at 10, a. m, without the guaranty required py
law or that combines several routes in sum OF comPen
sauon, cannot c considered composition with regular
proposal not adjudgsd to be exrsvagant. n
I3 bidder may Offer where the transportation called
for in tho advertisement il difficult impraccnble at GER
to substitute inferior mode Of conveyance,
or to service specified number Of days. weeks
months He may propose TO omit Office that IL nacces
sible il not on the stage road, the railway, at a
steamboat landing, the may be he may offer
substitute an inferior mode Of supply such He
MAJ propose different days and hours Of departure and
rival provided running time IL asked, and 10 OBJ
vious that no mail connection othsr public sccommoda
ton is preudced He may ask for more running tins to
sons Of peculiarly bad roads but beyond tbese changes
proposal for different from the Advertisement will
prevent being considered in composition with regu"
bid aside for extpvagance and whersa b'd con