The republic., 1851-03-14
INSTRUCTIONS,
Embracing certain conditions, Which soiH be
iy1c0fnOrnfed in the contracts.

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Seven minutes allowed for openng and closing the
mails at al Offices where particular time l. specified but
raesd and steamboat routes hers 70 be 10 delay
than u necessary deliver and receive the bags.
The mail is to be conveyed in preference passengers
and to their entire exclusion M weight and buk require
Post Office blanks mail bags, and the special agents
the Department the exhibition of their credentials
be conveyed without further charge, mail lines admitting
Of such conveyance.
a. Mail agents be conveyed without charge on the
principal railroad and steamboat lines, where the of the
mails and the number Of the Offices will require their employ
ment by the Department and in that case separate apart
meut for the exclusive Of the Department agent for
the asserting and saekeepng of the mail provided by
the contractor under the direction Of the Department
s. In all there is be forfeiture of The pay of the
trip when the trip 10 not and Of not than three
times the pay of the Trip when the trip run, and su
fcent for the failure il furnished orspre
onefourh part when the running arrival 20 far behind
time lose the connexion with depending mail and
eure oa due proportion Of when grade of service is render
ed inferior that in the contract These foeitues may be in
creased into penalties higher amount according the nature
frequency of the failure and the importance Of the mail
Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be
factory explained in due time, for failing take FROM
deliver at, post Office, the mail any part off for suffer-
ing to be wet injured lost Destroyed conveying
in place that exposes depredaton loss,
injury for refusing after demand convey mail by any
COACH railroad car steamboat which the regu
ay the beyond the specified number trips
the contract, and for not arriving at the time and for
setting up running to transmit commercial in
egence in advance Of the mail, penalty will be exacted
equal TO quarters pay.
The Postmaster General may annu the contract for
peaed failures for violating the post Office laws for dis
obeyng the instructions Of the Department for refusing to
discharge carrier when required by the Department
signing the contract without the consent of the Postmaster
General or for setting running express aforesaid
g. The Postmaster General may alter the contract and alter
the schedule he allowing rata OF compensation
within the restrictions imposed by law, for the additional
vice required for the increased speed if the empymentof
additional stock carriers rendered necessary the
in
notice. he prefers to the change The Postmaster Gene
raj annu the contract curta the service when
he wishes dispense with the service in whole part
place higher different grade OF service the route he al
lowing months pay the dispensed with
g. The payments will be made through drafts post offices
otherwise, after the expiration of each in Feb
ruary, May, August, and November.
TO- The distances given according to the best norma
ton; but increased pay will be allowed
be greater than advertised the places correctly named
III. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
knowingly making contract for the transportation of the mail
with any person who shall entered into any comknaon
proposed to enter into any combination to prevent the
making Of any bid for mail any other person
PERSONS who shall have made any agreement shall have
given performed promised to give perform, any
sdeIaon to do do, thing whatever induce
other not to bid for mail contract Particular at
enon is called to the 2sh section of the act of 1885, poh
biting combinations to prevent bidding
H. bid received after time, wit the lst April next
10 without the guaranty required by law, that
bines several routes in of compensation be
considered in competition with the regular proposal not ad
judged to be extravagant. tH
49, bidder may Offer where the transportation called
in the advertisement difficult impractcabe
to substitute inferior mode Of conveyance in
ermit service specified number of days, weeks months
He may propose omit Office that inaccessible,
the stage road the railway at steamboat landing,
the case may be he may offer TO substitute inferior
mode of supply in such He may propose different
days and hours of departure and arrival provided
running time is asked and it is obvious that mail
ion or other public accommodation is preudced He may
ask for running time to the trip during specified num-
Der of days. certain of peculiarly bad roads, but
beyond these changes proposal for service different from
the advertisement will prevent its being considered in compe
tion with regular bid aside for extravagance and
where bid contains any the above alterations their dsad
vanages will be estimated in comparing with other proposals.
ID. There should be but bid for in proposal.
5 The route the service, tho yearly pay, the bidders
and residence and the of each member of the
firm, where company offers, should be distinctly stated
also the mode Of conveyance higher mode than horse
back is intended.
l6 The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed to the
First Assistant Postmaster General, with Mail Proposals
letter. and should be dispatched time be received by
before the lst April next, at 10 o'clock A. M II should
be guaranteed and the sucency of the gusanors should
be duly certified. (See forms
H. The contracts be executed by before the LIST of
July EM
l8. Postmasters Offices situated upon railroads.
but than eighty rods from depot, will Immediately af
the 18th April that fact the Department,
stating their distance from tho railroad depot and how
otherwise supplied with the mail enable the Postmaster
General direct the proper supply to be made from the rail-
road by mail messengers from and after the lst July next
49, Under the act of March 3, 645 the route to be let
the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for faith
full performance, without other reference the mode of trans
poraon than may be necessary provide for the due ceery
certainty and security of such transportation.
When the lowest bid proposes mode Of conveyance that
inadequate for the route in respect the certainty security
and celebrity of the nails aside from any accommodation for
travel, it will not be entitled 10 the route. ~
20. When the bid does not mode of conveyance, it
will be taken and understood to be for the lowest mode of
to wit, horseback. When it proposes to
carry according the advertisement and mode Of convey
stated for the route in the advertisement it will be
considered offering only for horseback conveyance.
81 Since the passage Of the act of March 3, 1s45
description Of bid has been received specifies mode of
but engages carry the mail with certainty
ery, and security, using the terms of the law These bids
called from the which they designated
The books of the Department. sdr bids 1t has been de-
cided after consideration, that bid proposing spe-
c mode Of conveyance Of high grade wohorse coach
transportation be preferred she bid. The expert
of the Department enables it to lay down the following
rules viz
When the mail the route is not large to require
two horse coach conveyance, bid the lowest will be
preferred to the specific bid
20. When the mails of such size and weight
der it necessary expedcnt in reference them alone
provide twohoe coach conveyance the specific bid though
highes will preferred the star bid to the extent