The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-05


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 for setting up
or running an express to transmit commercial in
telgcnce in advance of the mail, penalty will be
exactcd equal to a quarters pay.
T. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures; for violating the post
Office laws; for disobeyng the instructions of the
Department.; for refusing to discharge q carrier
when required by the Departments; for assi gning
the contract without the consent of the Postmaster
aforesaid. Aoaf'3
8. The Postmaster General may alter the con-
tract and alter the schedule, he allowing pro
increase of compensation, within the restrictions
imposed by law. for the additional service required
or for the increased speed, If the employment OF
additional stock or carriers ia rendered necessary;
but the contractor may, in such case, relinquish
the contract, on timely notice, If he prefers it to
the change. The Postmaster General may annu
the contract, or curtail the service and pay, when
he wishes to dispense with the service, in whole
in part or place higher different grade of SER
vice on the route, he allowing one months extra
pay ON the amount dispensed with.
g. The payments will be made through drafts on
post offices or otherwise, after the expiration of
each quarter-say in February, May, August, and
November
TO- The distances are given according to the beat
information; but no increased pay Wilt allowed,
should they prove to be greater than ia advertised
If the places are correctly named.
IL. ne postmaster GcDcral IS prohibited by law
from kno wingy making contract for the trans
portation ofhe mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, proposed to enter
into any combination, to prevent the making of any
bid for mail contract by any other person or per-
sons, or who shall have made any agreement
or shall have given performed, or promised to
give or perform, any consideration TO do not to
do, any thing whatever TO induce any other person
not to bid for mail contract. Particular atten-
ton s called to the 2sth section of the act of 1885
prohibiting combinations to prevent bidding.
IL. bid received after time, to wit, the lst
April next, at 10 n m, or without the guaranty re-
CURED by law, or that combines eral routes in one
sum OF compensation, cannot be considered in com
petition with the regular proposal not adjudged TO
to be extravaganza
Is. bidder may offer, where the Transportation
called for in the advertisement Is difficult or inn
practicable at certain seasons to substitute an in
ferior mode OF conveyance, 10 intcrrnit service n
specified number of days, weeks, or months He
may propose to omit an Office that lie Inaccessible.
or is not on the stage road, the railway, or at n
steamboat landing, as the citsc may be; or ne may
offer TO substitute an inferior mode OF supply in
SUCH cases. lie may propose different days and
hours OF departure and arrival, provided no more
running time is asked, and il Ia obvious that no
mail conncxion or other public accommodations il
preludiced. He may ask for more running time
to the trip, during specified number of days, at
certain seasons Of peculiarly bad roads; but beyond
these changes, proposal for service different from
the advertisement will prevent its being considered