Washington telegraph., 1851-04-09

The undersigned, postmaster oi ce'"S
that he is well acquainted with the guaran,0rs
above named and their property, and that taey
are sufficient and able to make good their guar
anty. "
Embracing certain conditions, arhch riH be
Incorporated liz the contrCcts
Seven minutes are allowed foT oienng and
closing the mails at all offices where no particular
tim. is spscifi,d; but railroad and steamboat
routes there is to be more delay than Is neces-
sary to deliver and receive the bags
. The mail to be conveyed in prefence 10 pas
sengers, and to their entire excius'oh'" " ITO
aud bulk require it.
s Pos, office banks, mail bags, and the spe-
cial agents of the Department on the exhioiloh
of their credentials, are To be conveyed w'"o"'
further charge, OH mail lines admitting oi such
conveyance. 49,,
d. Mail agents are TO be conveyed without
charge on the principal railroad and steamboat
lines. whore the size of the mahs and NUMBER oi
the Offices will require their employment oy tne
Department. and, in that case a separate apart
men, For the exclusive use oi the DePart"ept Ut
and agent, for the asserting aud saf~-keePing o.
the mail is to be provided oy The con.tscs"'' @io
under the direction Of the Department.
s. In all cases there is TO be forfeiture oi the
paw of the rip when the trip is not run; and OF
not more than three times the pay OF the TRIP
when the ,rio is not run, and no suihcient excuse
for the failure is furnished, forfeiture OF az ieast
one- fourth part of it when the running or ARRIVAL
is 50 far behind lime 10 lose the connexion WIN
a depending mail: and forfeiture Of due pro
nor,ion of il when q grade Of service is rendered
inferior to that in the contract These forieiturrs
may be increased into penalties OF higher amount
.ccordipg to the nature frequency OF Inc iauure
and the importance of the mail.
g. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily exp aimed in due time, for falling
L., 1lca
or auy pa, OF il for suffering IL TO be wet, injured
lost, or DESTROYED; or conveying il IN place or
manner that expose it to depreciation, loss, or nJu-
~: for refusing after demand TO convey a mah by
any coach, railroad car, or steamboat, whch Tue
contractor regularly runs Oh the route peyoho the
specified number of trips in the contract, aho io'
not arriving at the time set; and for setting up or
ruuning an express to transmit commercial inte.li-
pence in advance OF the mail, penalty VIII De
exacted equal 10 one quarters pay
T. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated falures for violating the post
office laws; for disobeyng the instructions oi the
Department: for refusing TO discharge a carrier
whom required by the Department; for assigning
the contract without tie consent Oh the Poelmas-
ter General, or for setting up or running an ex-
press aforesaid
g. The Postmaster General may alter the con-
tract, and alter the schedule, he allowing pro
rata increase OF compensation, within The restrlc-
tions imposed by law, for the additional service
required, or for the increased speed. II the en-
ployment of additional stock or carriers Is render
ed necessary; but the contractor may, I'D such
case r, linquiSh the contract. on timely no'ice, IL
he prefers it 10 the change. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract or cuFtah ue
service and pay, when he wishes 10 dispense win
the Sc rvice in whole or in part. OF place higher
or different grade Of service the route, he al
lowing one months extra pay On the amount dts
pen5ed with.
@ Tie payments will be made through drafts
ON post of: ces or otherwise, after the expiration
of each quarter-sayin February, May, August,
and November
TO- The distances are given according to tie
best information but 10 increased pay VII De al
lowed should they prove to be greater than is ad-
vertis.d if The places correctly named
H. The Postmaster General is prohibited by
law from Knowingly making contract for the :
TRANSPORTATION OF the mail 9Th any p"rson who
shall have entered into amy eoinblnation, or pro
posed to enter into any combination, to prevent
The making of any bid Tor mail contract by any
other person or pc rsons, who shall have made
any agreement, or shall have given or performed,
or promised to give o: perform, any CONSIDERATION
to do, or not to do, any thing whatever to induce
any other person no, to bid for mail contract
Particular attention is called 10 the 2Stb section
of The dc, of 1886, prahioliing combinations TO
prevent bidding.
10 bid received after time, 90 wit, the lst of
April next, at 10 e 10, or without the guaranty re-
auired by law, that combines several routes IN
of compensation, cannot be considered
in competition with the regular proposal not ad-
Judged 10 be extravagapt
Is. bidder may offer, where the transporta-
tion called for in the advertisement is dfiicult OF
impractica6e al certain sea2ons to substitute an
inferior mode of conveyance, or 10 internt SER
vice specified number OF days, weeks, or months
He may propose 30 omit an office that is 'asccessi-
BILE, is not on the stage road, the railway, or al
steamboat landing, IS The case may be, or be
nav otter to substitute all inferior mode oil supply
in such cases. lie may propose different days
and hours of departure afid arrival, provided no
more running time s asked, and il is Obvious that
no mail connexon otlIer public accommodations
is prrjudiced. He may ask for more running
time to the lrp during specified plumber oil days,
at certain seasons of peculiarly Dad roads; bni be-
you'd these changes. a proposal tor service diisr-
ent from the advertisement will prevent iis being
considered in competition with the regsisr bid sot
set aside for extravaganes; and where b'd con-
tans any of the above alterations, their dlsaovaD-
tages vii, be estimated in comparing 1t with oihef
proposals.
Ia. There should be bat cna route odd for il, a
proposal.
Is The route, the service, the yearly pay, /
the bidders name and residence, aud the name o'
each meI.,her Of The firm, where company offers, |
should be distinctly stated; also the mode o. Goa
veyance, If higher mode than Gu hoursebacS u
intended
l6 The bid should be sent under seal, address,
ed 10 the First Assistant Postmaster General with
mail Proposals in the State or Territory OF -
written on the face OF the letter; and should DO
dispatched in time to be received by or before the
Isl Of April next, at 10 o'clock 4. NJ. II should
be guaranteed, and The suticieucy of the guaran-
tors be duly certified. (See form,)
II. The contracts are TO be executed BY or be-
fore the LIST Of July next.
Is. Postmasters at Offices situated upon or near
railroads but more than eighty rods fom a depot,
will Immediately after the 18th Of ApiI next, re-