The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-10
INSTRUCTIONS,

Embracing certain conditions, the bssmes Of Whieh will b. in
coporasd in The contrse far The department ahau deem
Seven minutes are allowed for opening and closing the
mails all intermediate Offices where particular time II
specified but railroad and steamboat routes there to
be della than necessary to deliver ana receive the
g. Post Office blanks mail bags and the special agents Of
the department the exhibition of their credentials are to
be conveyed without further charge on mail lines admung
Of such conveyance.
g. Mail or route agents are be conveyed without charge
railroad and steamboat lines when required by the depart
and in that separate apartment for the excu
ve use Of the department, agent and for the asserting
sae-keeping Of the mail be provided by the
tractor, under the direction Of the department
In all there Ia 10 be forfeiture Of the pay OF the
trip when the trip and Of not more than three
times the pay Of the trip when the trip not rum and
sufficient excuse for the failure furnished forfeiture Of
least oncfourh part Of when the running arrival
far behind time TO lose the connection with depend
ing mail and forfeiture Of . due proportion Of when
grade of service rendered inferior that in the contract
These foreitues may increased penalties Of higher
amount according the nature or frequency Of the failures
and the importance OF the mall
S. Whenever il 10 satisfactorily shown that the
ors their carrier agent, has left put aside the mail
any portioa of it, for tho accommodation Of passengers
they shall forfeit not exceeding quartsrs pay.
Fines will be imposed, unless tho delinquency be salts
factory explained due tme for failing to take from,
deliver at post Office, the mail any part of for su
ferng be wet injured lost or destroyed for conveying
in place that exposes 10 depreciation, oss
or injury for refusing after demand TO convey mail by
any COACH railroad steamboat which the contractor
regularly concerned IN running on 'he route pc
yond specified number Of trips In the contract and for
not arriving the time and for setting up running
express transmit commercial intelligence IN advance
Of the mail penalty will be exacted equal to quarters
The Postmaster General may annul the contract for
pested failures for violating the post Office laws for DISC
beyng the instructions of the department. for refusing
discharge carrier when required by the department. for
assigning the contract without tho Of the Postmaster
General for setting running express aforesaid
for transporting persons conveying mail matter out Of the
Tho Postmaster General may alter the contract and
alter tho schedule no allowing pro rata increase Of
pensatiop within the restrictions imposed by law for the
additional required for the increased speed the
employment Of additional stock carriers rendered
cessary but the contractor may, in the Of increased
expedition rcnquish tho contract, on timely notice. he
prefers the change The Postmaster General may
null the contract discontinue curts the service and
pay whom he wishes to dispense with the service in whole
or in part or TO pace Mkner deren, grade Of
on the route whenever the public interests require such
curamen, for any other he allow
ing month"; extra pay on the amount Of service dis
pensed with.
g. The payments will be made through drafts post Of
fees otherwise after the expiration Of each quauesay
in Fsb1S.ry May. August and NoSsme :. :,
ton but no increased pay will be allowed, should they
prove be greater than 10 advertised.
H. The Postmaster General prohibited by law from ON
mail with any person who shall have entered into any
combination proposed TO enter into any combination,
to prevsn, the making OF any bid for ma conIac. oy
agreement shall have given or performed, or promised
give or perform, any consideration to do or not to do
anything whatever induce any other person not to bid
for mail contract. Particular attention 10 called to the
8h section Of the Of 1896, prohibiting combinations
to prevent bidding.
H. bid received after time wit, the 9Th February,
1884, next, al 10, m without the guaranty required by
law, or that combines several routes sum OF compen
ssuon, cannot be considered in competition with regular
proposal not sdludgod to he extnvagant
H. bidder may Offer where the transportation called
Tor IN the advertisement IL difficult mpractcable at GER
tain seasons to substitute inferior mode Of conveyance
or to nsemt service specified number Of days. weeks
months Tie may propose to omit Office that IL nacccs
sble, or - not on the stage road tho railway or
steamboat landing, " the may be he may offer
substitute inferior mode Of supply such cases. He
may propose different days and departure and ar
rival provided more running time is asked and il OBJ
vious that no mail connexon other public accommoda
ton 10 preiudicsd lie may ask for running time TO
the trip dunng specified number Of days, certain sea-
sons OF peculiarly bad roads but bsyond these changes
proposal for different from the advertisement will
its being considered in composition with regular
bid not set aside for exsvagancs and whore bid