The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-25
[Signedl
INSTRuC lions.


Embracing certain eosds the subsGncs Of whch ciu be in
eoporaied in the corae far The apartment shall deem
trptdisnL
L. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and closing the
mails all intermediate Offices where particular time is
specified but railroad and steamboat there 10
be delay than deliver and reosve the
bags
Post Office blanks mail bags and the special agents OF
the department the exhibition OF their credentials
be conveyed without further charge mail lines admitting
Of such conveyance
Mail or route agents be conveyed without charge
railroad and steamboat lines when required by the depart
and in that separate apartment for the excu
sve Of department agent and for the asserting
and safekeepng Of the mail be provided by the
trnctor under the direction Of the department.
In all there be forfeiture Of the pay of the
trip when the trip and Of not than three
the pay Of the trip when the trip not rum and no
sufficient for tho failure is furnished forfeiture Of
least neourth part OF when the running or arrival -
far behind lose the with depend
ing mails and forfeiture Of due proportion Of when
grade of service 10 rendered inferior To that IN the contract
These foreures may increased penalties Of higher
amount according the frequency Of the failures
and the importance Of tho mail.
S. Whenever 10 satisfactorily shown that the contract
their agent, has left or put asde the mall or
any portoa Of IT, for the accommodation of passengers,
they shall forfei, exceeding quarters pay.
Fines will be mpssed unless tho delinquency De salts.
sctory explained in due ms for failing 10 take from,
deliver post Office the mail, any part Of II for suf
f.ug TO be wet injured lost destroyed; for conveying
injury for refusing after demand convey mail by
any COACH railroad steamboat which the contractor
regularly concerned IN runnng on the route be
yond the specified number Of trips the contract and for
arriving the time and for setting running
express transmit commercial intelligence in advance
Of the mail penalty viii be exscsd equal to quarters
The Postmaster General may annu the for
pesied failures for violating the post Office laws for DISC
beyng the instructions Of the Department. for refusing to
discharge carrier when required by the department; for
assigning the without the Of the Postmaster
General for setting up running aforesaid
for transporting conveying mail matter out OF the
mail.
g. The Postmaster General may alter the contract and
alter the schedule he allowing pro rata increase of
pensaon within the restrictions imposed by law, for the
al service required for the increased speed IL
employ ment of additional stock rendered
ssery but tn. may in the Of increased
expedion, relInquish the contract timely notice, he
prefers il TO change. The Postmaster General may
the contract, discontinue curta the and
pay when he wishes dspense with the service, in whole
par place higher different grade Of service
on route whenever the public interests require such
dscontinuapce curtnmen for any other he allow
ing months extra pay on the amount OF service dts
pensed with.
g. The payments will be made through drafts post Of
fees otherwise after the expiration Of each qusrersay
IN Februsry, May, August, and November
TO- The given according to the best inorma
ton but no increased pay will bs allowed, shoud they
prove to be greater Than - advertised.
II. The Postmaster General prohibited by law from
making contract for the trsnspo tst'on OF the
mail with any person who shall have entered into any
continuation proposed to enter into any combination
prevent the making Of any bid for mail contract by
gecmen shall have given performed, or promised
give perform any consideration to do, or not TO do
thing whatever to induce other person not to bid
for mail contract Particular attention s called TO the
2sth Of the Of 1885, prohibiting combinations
prevent bidding.
IL A bid received after time, wit tho 9Th February
1884, next TO- m, without the guaranty required by
law that several routes in sum OF compen
sston, I've considered competition with regular
proposal not sdjudged to be extravagant.
H. bidder may Offer, where tho transportation called
for IN the advertisement difficult acucabs
tam seasons, to subsuts inrc mode OF conveyance
to intermm service specified number of days. weeks
months lie may propose once thai IL inscces
sb-, - not on the stage road, tbs railway, at
steamboat landing a. the may be he hsy offer to
subs,u,e an infeiof mode Of supply such lie
may propose different days and hours and
rivsl provided running time is saked and IL OBJ
vous mail connsxion or other public accommods
lion il preudiced He may ask Cor running time 10
the tr,p during specified number Of days,
soos peculiarly Rad roads but bsyopd these changes
proposal for service different from the advertisement will
prevent being copsdsrsd in composition with regular
bid aside for sxtsvsssncs and wherss bid