The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-18
INSTRUCTIONS,
Embracing certain conditions, uhieh sia


Incorporated IN the contracts.
l. seven minutes are allowed for opening aud closing
mails a, all offices where no particular time Is specified N
railroad and steamboat routes there Is to be no more
than ID necessary TO deliver aud receive the bags.
The mail he conveyed in preference to passens
end 10 their entire exclusion, II It's weight and bulk requ
5, Post office blanks mail bags and the special agens
the Department, the exhibition OF their credentials a
be conveyed without further csrge, mail lines ADMIT,
of such convey anoe.
4. Mail agents to be conveyed without charge on N
principal railroad and steamboat nes, where the SIZE Of y
malls and the number of The offices VIII require their enp
ment by the Department. and in that case separate
men Ior the exclusive OF the Department and agent Nh
The asserting and excepting Of the mail TO be provided
the contractor, under the direction OF the Department
D. In all cases there Is to be forfeiture of the pay "
tip when the tnp Is not and OF not than
times the pay OF the Trip when the trip run, and
hcen Tor the failure furnished forfeiture of
one-iourh part OF when the running arrival so ar h
time as to lose the connexon with depending null and
TEXTURE ofa due proportion Of when grade Of rer
ed inferior that In the contract These foreitues may b
creased into penalties Of higher amount according to the
frequency OF the failure and the importance Of the mail
g. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be ssE
actory explained in due lime, for failing to take from
deliver at post Office, the mall any part Of for suRv
ing il TO be wet, injured lost, destroyed; conveying
in place that exposes II TO Depreciation loss
injury for refusing after demand to convey mail by
coach, railroad car, steamboat which the r
arly the beyond the specified number lps
the contract, and for not arriving at The time and
setting up running express to transmit commercial
elligence in advance OF the mail, penalty will be exact
equal to quarters pay.
T. The Postmaster General may annul the contract b
peatcd failures for violating the post Office laws for III
obeyng the instructions of the Department for refusing
discharge carrier when required by the Departments for Al
signing the contract without the consent Of the Posim
General, for setting up running express aores
g. The Postmaster General may alter the contract, and al
the schedule, he allowing pro rata increase Of compena@
within the restrictions imposed by law, for the additional So
vice requre for the increased speed if The employment
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary but
contractor may, in such relinqush the contract
notice, if he prefers il to the change The Postmaster Gs
raj may nnnu the cura the service and pay w
he wishes to dispense with the service in whole in part
place higher different grade of service on the route he
lowing months extra pay the amount dispensed wA
g. The payments will be made through drafts on post o
or otherwise, after the expiration Of each quartersay F
Tuary, May August, and November.
10. The distances given according to the best informs
on but increased pay will be allowed should they prove
be greater than advertised if the places correctly named
IL. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law fr
knowingly making contract for the transportation Of The
with any person who shall have entered into any comsnad
proposed to enter into any combnaon to prevent Id
making Of any bid for mail contract by any other person
persons, who shalt have made any agreement shall
given performed promised give perform, any coa
sde alton d. or not do any thing whatever ndu
any other person not to bid for mail contract Particulars
enon called to the 18th section Of the act Of 1885, p
biting combinations to prevent bidding
IL. bid received after tme to wit the LIST April next
10 without the guaranty required by law that
bines several routes In of compensation, CANNOT
considered in competition with the regular proposal not VI
Judged to be exravagant
10. bidder may offer. where the transportation called
in the advertisement difficult mpraccabe at certan s
sons to substitute inferior mode Of conveyance,
~ikad uuta u2ya
He may propose omit Office that inaccessible, or sn
the stage road, the railway, or at steamboat landing
the may be; he may offer to substitute infefu'
mode of supply in such He may propose differed
days and hours of departure and arrival provided
running time asked and is obvious that mail eonn
ion other public accommodation is prejudiced He mr
ask for running time to the Tip during specified
Der of days. certain Of peculiarly bad roads;
beyond these changes proposal for service different
the advertisement will prevent its being considered in comp
ton with regular bid set aside for extravaganza
where bid contains any Of the above alterations, their ds
vantages will be estimated in comparing with other propok
ID. There should be but bid for in PROPOSE
is. The route, the service the yearly pay the bdda
name and residence and the name Of each member Of h
firm, where company offers, should be distinctly stated
also the mode Of conveyance if higher mode than hou
back is intended.
l6 The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed to h
First Assistant Postmaster General, with "Ma Proposal
in the State or Territory Of -" written on the face I'D
before the lst April next, at 10 o'clock A. NJ 1t should
be guaranteed and the suiciency Of the guaanors shou
be duly certified. (Sce forms
IT. The contracts are be executed by before the Isl
July next.
is. Postmas,crs at Offices situated upon or near railroads
but more than eighty rods from depot, will Immediately al
the 18th April next report that fact to the Department
stating their distance from the railroad depot and how
otherwise supplied with the mail, to enable the Pos'ma
General to direct the proper supply to be made from the M
road by mail messengers, from and after the Let July nrt
49, Under the act of March g. Is45 the route is 10 be q
the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for iaf
full performance, without other reference TO the mode Of ~
poaon than may be necessary TO provide for the due CELEBRITY
certainty, and security Of such transportation
When the lowest bid proposes mode of conveyance t
is inadequate for the respect to the certainty security
and celebrity of the mails, aside from any accommodation
travel, il will not be entitled to the route.
20. When the bid does q mode Of Conveyance
will be taken and understood TO be for the lowest mode
conveyance, TO wit, horseback When proposes
carry according to the advertisement and mode OF eonv
ance is stated for the in the advertisement, viii
considered offering only for horseback conveyance,
ri. Since the passage Of tho Of March g. Is45 ne'
description of bid has been received specifies mode
convey ance but engages carry the mail with certainty O.
ery, and security using the terms OF The law These p
called, from the in which they designated
the books OF the Department, "sfnr bids Il has been oe
cdcd after mature consideration, thst bid proposing F
cc mode Of conveyance Of high grade coa
transportation be preferred to he star bid The eIPe
Of the Department enables to lay down the ioloW
rules, viz
When the mail the route is not large as to requp
horse coach conveyance, star bid, II the lowest VIII
preferred to the specific bid
~. When the mails Of such size and weight as TO re
der necessary erpcdcnt in reference to thcm alone
provide coach conveyance the specific bid thos
the highest viii be preferred 10 The star bid, to The extent
moderate difference in the compensation, in the df
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