The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-10
INSTRUCTIONS,
Embracing certain conditions, which oiH De
incorpOrafed in the contracts.


han is necessary to deliver and receive the bags.
The mail be conveyed in preference to passengers,
and their entire exclusion If its weight and bulk require It,
g. Post office blanks mail bags and the special agents OF
he Department the exhibition of their credentials,
be conveyed without further charge, mail lines admitting
Of such conveyance.
A. Mail agents be conveyed without charge the
principal railroad and steamboat lines where the size OF the
mails and the number of the offices will require their employ
ment by the Department and in that separate apart
ment for the exclusive of the Department and agent Tor
the asserting and sakeepng of the mail Is to be provided 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 is not and OF not than three
times the pay the trip when the trip rum and su
cien for the failure is furnished forfeiture of at least
oneourh part of when the running arrival is SO far behind
time to lose the connexion with depending mail and for
fixture ola due proportion OF when grade of service is render
ed inferior that the contract These foreures be in
creased penalties of higher amount according the
frequency of the failure and the Importance OF the mail
6. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be sas
actory explained in due ime for falling to take from or
deliver at POST oce the mall any part OF IL Tor suHe
ing it TO be wet injured lost, destroyed; conveying
in place that exposes it TO Depreciation loss,
injury for refusing after demand to convey mail by any
COACH railroad car steamboat which the contractor regu
ay the beyond the specified number oftrps in
the contract, and for not arriving at the time and for
setting up running express to transmit commercial in
egence in advance of the mall penalty will be exacted
equal to a quarters pay.
7. The Postmaster General may annu the for
peated failures for violating the post Office laws; for dis
obeying the instructions of the Department for refusing to
discharge carrier when required by the Department. for
signing the without the consent of the Postmaster
General for setting up running express aforesaid
8. The Postmaster General may alter the contract and alter
the schedule he allowing pro rata increase OF alton,
within the restrictions imposed by law, for the additional
vice required for the increased speed the employment Of
additional stock rendered necessary but the
may such CASE enquish the contract timely
notice. be prefers it to the change. The Postmaster Gene
raj may annu the curta the service when
he wishes dispense with the SERVICE whole part,
place higher different grade of service the route he al
lowing months extra pay the amount dispensed with
g. The paymenswl be made through drafts post offices
otherwise after the expiration of each quaer-say Feb
ruary, MAY, August, and November.
TO- The distances given according the best nlorma
ton but increased pay will be allowed should they prove to
be greater than advertised If the correctly named
IL. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
knowingly making for the transportation of the mail
with any person who shall have entered into any comknaton
proposed to enter into any combnaon to prevent the
making of any bid for mail by any other person
persons who shall have made any agreement shall have
given performed, promised to give perform any
deIaon to do TO do, thing whatever to induce
other not to bid for mail contract Particular at
enon called to the 18th section of the act of 1886, proh
biting combinations to prevent bidding
H. bid received after time, to wit the st April next, at
without the guaranty required by law, that
bnes several routes in of compensation be
considered in competition with the regular proposal not adj
judged to be extravagant.
49, bidder may offer, where the transportation called for
the advertisement difficult impraccabe at certain
to substitute inferior mode of conveyance, to in
ermit service specified number of days, weeks months
He may propose to omit office that inaccessible, snot
the stage road the railway at steamboat landing,
the may be he may offer to substitute an inferior
mode of supply in such He may propose different
days and hours of departure and arrival provided
running time is asked, and it obvious that mail sonnex
ion or other public accommodation is preudced he may
ask for running time to the Tip during specified num-
Der of days. at 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 extravaganza and
where bid contains any Of the above alterations their dsad
vanages will be estimated in comparing with other proposals.
H. There should be but route bid for in proposal
l5 The route the service, the yearly pay, the bidders
name and residence and the of each member of tho
firm, where company offers, should be distinctly stated
also the mode of conveyance if higher mode than on horse
back is intended
l6 The bid should be under SEAL addressed the
First Assistant Postmaster General, with EMAIL Proposals
in the State Territory of -" written the face of tho
letter and should be dispatched in time be received by
before the LIST April next at 10 o'clock A. M 1t should
be guaranteed, and the sufcency of the guaantors should
be duly certified (See forms
r. The be executed by before the LIST Of
July
49, Posnasters at Offices situated upon railroads.
but than eighty rods from depot, will Immediately at
ter the 18th April next, report that fact to the Department.
stating their exact distance from the railroad depot and how
otherwise supplied with the mail, enable the Postmaster
General to direct the proper supply to be made from the rail-
road by mail messengers from aud after the lst July next
49, Under the of March g. 1885, the routeis to be let
the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for faith
full performance without other reference to the mode of trans
portaton than be necessary provide for the due CELEBRITY
certainty, and security of such transportation.
When the lowest bid proposes mode of conveyance that
inadequate for the respect the certainty security
and celebrity of the nails aside from any accommodation for
travel, it will not be entitled to the route.
20. When the bid does a mode of conveyance it
will be taken and understood be for the lowest mode of
conveyance, wit horseback. When proposes to
carry according the advertisement and mode of convey
stated for the route in the advertisement, il will BIO
considered offering only for horseback conveyance.
81. Since the passage of the of March 3, 1885, new
description of bid has been received 1t specifies mode of
but engages carry the mail with certainty
ery, and security, using the of the law. These bids
are called from the which they designated
the books of the Department, "Sdr bids 1t has been de-
cided, after consideration that bid proposing spe
cc mode Of conveyance of high grade horse coach
transportation is to be preferred the bid The expert
of the Department enables lay down the following
rules, viz
When the mail the is large to require
two horse coach conveyance bid the lowest will be
preferred to the specific bid
30 When the mails of such weight as to rem
der necessary expedcn, reference them alone
provide wohorse coach conveyance the specific bid though
the highest will be preferred to the bid the of
moderate difference in the compensation the differ
ence not such TO interfere with the policy of the law
which looks to reduction in the cost of transportation Ex
ceptons however, may be allowed where the bid made
by the present of the stock the route man
ifest that the Tor prcfeng the specific bid do
exist in his case.