The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-31
INSTRUCTIONS.
Embracing certain conditions, schieh sciN be
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incorporated in the contracts.
L. Seven minutes allowed for opening and closing the
mails at all offices where particular time specified but
on railroad and steamboat there be delay
than is necessary to deliver and receive the bags.
g. The mail is be conveyed in preference passengers
and 10 their entire exclusion If it, weight and bulk require it.
g. Post Office blanks mail bags, and the special agents Of
the Department. the exhibition of their credentials to
be conveyed without further charge on mail lines admitting
of such conveyance.
4. Mail sgenis are to 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 CASE separate apart
en for the exclusive of the Department and agent for
the asserting and saekeeping of the mail be provided by
the contractor, under the direction of the Department
s. In all there is to be forfeiture of the pay of the
trip when the trip not and Of not than three
times the pay OF the trip when the trip rum and suf
cent for the failure furnished forfeiture
one-fourh part of it when the running arrival M behind
lose the connection with depending mail and for
eure ola proportion Of when grade Of service
ed inferior that in the These foeures may be in
creased into penalties higher amount according the
frequency Of the failure and the importance Of the mail
6. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be sais
actoy explained in due time, for failing to take FROM
deliver st post Office, the mail any part Of it, for suffer-
ing it 10 be wet injured lost Destroyed conveying it
in place that exposes it depreciation, loss
COACH railroad CAR steamboat, which the contractor regu
ay the beyond the specified number Of trips in
the contract and for not arriving at the time and for
setting up running express to transmit commercial in
equal TO quarters pay.
r. The Postmaster General may annu the contract for re-
psated failures for violating the post Office laws for dis
obeying the instructions of the Department for refusing
discharge carrier when required by tho Department for
signing the contract without the of the Postmaster
General or for setting up running aforesaid
g. The Postmaster General may alter the contract and alter
the schedules be allowing increase Of compensation,
within the restrictions imposed by law, for the additional
required the increased speed if The empoymenlof
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor may in such renquish the contract timely
notice. he prefers il to the change The Postmaster Gene
raj may annu the contract cura the service and pay when
he wishes to 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
0. The payments will be made through drafts post offices
Otherwise after tho expiration Of each in Feb
Tuary, May August and November.
TO- The distances given according to the best inoma
but pay will he allowed should they prove
be greater han is advertised if hepaces 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 naon
proposed into any combination prevent the
making any bid for mail contract by any other person
PERSONS who shall have made any agreement shall
deraon to do not to do any thing whatever induce
any other person not to bid for mail contract Particular
enon is called to the 2Sth section of the act of 1885, poh
biting combinations to prevent bidding.
H. bid received after time to wit the LIST April next at
m, without the guaranty required by law that
nes several routes in of compensation, be
considered in competition with the regular proposal adj
Judged to be cxiravagant
49, bidder may offer, where the transportation called for
in the advertisement is difficult mpaccabe certain
sons substitute an inferior mode of conveyance, to in
temt service specified number Of days. weeks months.
He may propose to omit office that inaccessible, sno
stage road the railway, steamboat landing
the may be- be may offer to substitute inferior
mode Of supply in such He may propose different
days and hours of departure and arrival provided
running time is ASKED and it is obvious that mail
ion other public accommodation prejndiced He may
ask for running time to the trip, 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 it's being considered in cope-
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.
ID There should be but route bid for in proposal
I5 The route the service, the 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 if higher mode than horse
back is intended
&c. The bid should be under SEAL addressed the
First Assistant Postmaster General, with Mail Proposals
the State Territory of " written the face of the
letter should be dispatched in time received by or
before the LIST April next at 10 o'clock A. M 1t should
be guaranteed and the sucency of the guaanors should
be duly certified. (see forms
H. The contracts to be executed by before the LIST of
July next
49, Postmasers at Offices situated upon gear railroads.
but than eighty rods from depot will Immediately az
the 10Th April next report that fact the Department
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 LIST July
49, Under the Of March l845, the route is to be let
to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for faith
ul performance without other reference to the mode of rans
poaon titan may be provide for the due celebrity,
certainly, and security Of such transportation.
When the lowest bid proposes mode of conveyance that
inadequate for the respect to The certainty security,
and celebrity of the mails aside from any accommodation
travel, it will not be entitled to the route.
90 When the bid does a mode of conveyance it
will be taken and understood be for tho lowest mode Of
conveyance, wit, horseback When it proposes
carry according the advertisement and mode Of convey
is stated for the route in the ADVERTISEMENT it will be
considered offering only for horseback conveyance.
81 Since the passage OF the act Of March 3, l645
description of bid has received 1t specifies mode of
conveyance but engages carry the mail with certainty
ey and security, using the terms of the law. These bids
the books of the Department. sfar bids" 1t has been de-
cded after considerations that bid proposing spe
cc mode Of conveyance of high grade horse coach
transportation is to be preferred the bid The expert
encc Of the Department enables TO lay down the following
rules, viz
When the mail the is not large TO require
horse coach conveyance star bid if the lowest will be
preferred to the specific bid.
%. When the mails of such size and weight
der it necessary expedien in reference to them alone
provide horse coach conveyance the specific bid though
the highest. will be preferred the bid the OF
moderate difference in the compensation in the differ
ence not such 10 interfere with the policy the new law