The republic., 1851-01-24
INSTRUCTIONS.
Embracing certain conditions, uhieh ~M


Embracing certain conditions, uhich UiN be
Incorporated in the contracts.
l. Seven minutes allowed for opening and closing the
mails all offices where particular time is specified but
railroad and steamboat routes there Is TO be no more delay
than is necessary to deliver and receive the bags
O. The mail is to conveyed in preference to passengers
and their entire exclusion weight and bulk require It,
Post Office blanks mail bags and the special agents OF
the Department the exhibition OF their credentials are TO
be conveyed without further charge, mail lines admitting
OF such conveyance.
A. Mail agents be conveyed without charge the
principal railroad and steamboat nss where the size of the
mails and the number of the Offices will require their employ
ment by the Department. and that separate apart
ment for the exclusive Of the Department and agent for
the asserting and of the mail is be provided by
the contractor under the direction of the Department
s. In all there to be forfeiture of the pay of the
trip when the trip and Of than three
the pay of The trip when the trip not run, and suf
fcient for the failure is furnished forfeiture of least
oneouh part Of when the running arrival so faI behind
time lose the connexion with depending mail and for
eure due proportion when grade of service is render
ed inferior to that in the contract These foeues may be in
penalties higher amount according to the nature
frequency Of the failure and the importance Of the mail
6. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be salts
factorily explained in due ime for failing to take from,
deliver at post Office the mail any part of ii for suffer-
ing be wet injured lost destroyed; conveying it
in place that exposes to depreciation, loss
injury for refusing after demand to convey mail by any
COACH railroad car, steamboat which the contractor egu
lay the beyond the specified number trips
the contract, and for not arriving the time and for
setting up running express to transmit commercial in
tegence in advance of the mail penalty will be exacted
equal to quarters pay.
Z. The Postmaster General may annu the contract 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 contract without the of the Postmaster
General for setting up running express aforesaid
g. The Postmaster General may the contract and alter
the schedule he allowing pro rata increase OF mpensaion,
within the restrictions imposed by law, for the additional
vice required for the increased speed if the empoymeno
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor may in such enquish the contract timely
notice. if he prefers to the change. The Postmaster Gene
raj may annul the cura the service when
he wishes dispense with the service in whole in part
place higher different grade of service the route he al
lowing months extra pay the amount dispensed with
The payments will be through drafts post offices
Otherwise after the expiration of each Feb
ruary, MAY, August, and November.
TO- The distances given according to the best inona
ton but increased pay will be allowed, should they
be greater than advertised if the places correctly named
IL. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
knowingly making contract for the transportation of the mail
with any person who shall have entered into any combination,
proposed enter into any combination. to prevent the
making Of any bid for mail contract by any other person
persons who shall have made agreement shall have
given performed, promised to give perform, any
deaon do not do, thing whatever to induce
any other person not to bid for mail contract Particular at
enon is called the 2sh section of the Of 1885, pohi
biting combinations to prevent bidding.
H. bid received after time, to wit, the ls April next, at
10 m, without the guaranty required by law or that COM
nes several in of compensation, cannot be
considered in competition with the regular proposal not ad
Judged to be extravagant. g.s.tf
49, bidder may offer, where the transportation called for
in the advertisement is difficult mpraccabe at certain
sons substitute inferior mode of conveyance, in
ternit service specified number of days. weeks months
He may propose omit Office that's inaccessible, snot
the stage road the railway, at steamboat landing
the may be he may offer to substitute inferior
mode Of supply in such He may propose different
days and hours of departure and arrival provided
running time asked and is obvious that mail eonnex
ion other public accommodation is preudiced. He may
ask for running time to the up, during specified num-
ber of days. certain of peculiarly bad roads but
beyond these changes proposal for service different from
the advertisement will prevent its being considered compe
tion with regular bid not set aside for extravaganza and
where bid any the above alterations, their dsad
vantages will be estimated in comparing with other proposals
H. There should be but route bid for in proposal
l5 The route the service, tho yearly pay the bidders
and residence and the of each member Of the
firm, where company offers, should be distinctly stated
also the mode OF conveyance higher mode than on horse
back is intended
l6 The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed to the
First Assistant Postmaster General, with Mail Proposals
the State Territory of " written the face of the
letters and should be dispatched in time to be received by
before the ls April next, at 10 o'clock A. M 1t should
be guaranteed and the sucency of the guaranors should
be duly certified (see forms a
IT, The be executed by before the lst of
July next
49, Postuiasers at Offices situated upon railroads.
but than eighty rods from depot, will Immediately af
the 10Th 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 Postmaster
General to direct the proper supply to be made from the rail-
road by mail messengers from and after the lt July next
49, Under the of March g. 845 the route to be let
to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for faith
full performance without other reference to the mode Of trans
portaon than may be necessary provide for the due cee
certainty, and security Of such transportation. hw
When the lowest bid proposes mode of conveyance that
is inadequate for the respect to the certainty security
and celebrity of the nails aside from any accommodation Tor
travel, it will not be entitled 10 the route.
20 When the bid does mode of conveyance, it
will be taken and understood to be for the lowest mode of
conveyance, wit, horseback When it proposes to
carry according the advertisement and mode of convey
stated for the route in the advertisement, it will be
considered offering only for horseback conveyance
2l Since the passage OF the act of March 3, ls45,
description Of bid has been received 1t specifies mode of
conveyance hut engages carry the mail with certainty
eriiy and security using the of the law These bids
called from the in which they designated
the books of the Department. sar bids 1t has been de-
cded after consideration that bid proposing spe-
cc mode Of conveyance Of as high grade horse coach
transportation be preferred the bid The expert
of the Department enables it to lay down the following
rules, viz
When the mail the is not large to require
two horse coach conveyance, bid, the lowest will be
preferred to the specific bid.
30 When the mails of such size and weight
der it expedcn in reference to them alone,
provide wohorse coach conveyance the specific bid though
the highest will be preferred the star bid, to the extent Of