The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-11-28
[Signedl
INSTRUCTIONS,


Embracing certain eo,dis SUBSTANCE of &hch ni be in
eoporaied the cosrae the department shall deem
erped,sns.
mails at all intermediate Offices where particular time is
specified but railroad and steamboat routes there e
be no more than necessary deliver and receive the
Post Office blanks mail bags and the special agents Of
the department the exhibition of their credentials to
be conveyed without further charge mail lines admitting
Mail or route agents be conveyed without charge
on railroad and steamboat lines when required by the depart
mept and in that case separate apartment for the excu
sve use Of department and agent and for the asserting
and of the mail to be provided by the
tractor under the direction OF the department.
In ali cases there be forfeiture Of the pay OF the
trip when the trip and Of not than three
times the pay Of the trip when the trip not and no
,ucent excuse for the failure Is furnished forfeiture of
at onefourh part Of when the running or arrival -
40 far behind time lose the connexion with depend
ing mail and a forfeiture Of due proportion OF II when
grade Of service rendered inferior to that in the contract
amount according the frequency Of the failures
and the Importance OF the mail.
s. Whenever satisfactorily shown that the contract
ors agent has left or put pside the mall or
any portion Of it, for the accommodation Of passengers,
they shall forfeit not exceeding quarters pay.
Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be salts
factorly explained in due time for failing 10 take FROM
deliver at post Office, the mail any part Of II for SUI
fering be wet injured lost destroyed for conveying
place manner that exposes II to Depreciation oss,
or injury for refusing after demand convey mail by
any COACH railroad car steamboat, which the contractor
regularly runs concerned running the route be-
yond specified number Of Trips the contract, and for
arriving the time and for setting running
an express commercial intelligence in advance
Of the mail penalty will be exsced equal TO quarters
pay.
pesed 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 consent Of the Postmaster
General for scng running express as aforesaid
for transporting conveying mail matter out OF the
g. The Postmaster General may alter the contract and
alter the schedule he allowing pro rats increase of com
pepsaon within the restrictions imposed by law, for the
additional required for the increased speed If the
of additional stock or cpers ia rendered
but the contractor m the case OF increased
ex petition renquish the contract timely notice, he
prefers the change The Postmaster General may
null the contract discontinue curtai the and
pay when wishes dispense with the service, in whole
or part place higher different grade OF service
on tho route whenever tho public interests require such
cortamept for any other he allow
ing months extra pay on the amount OF service dis
penscd with.
o The payments will be made through drafts post Of
fees or otherwise after the expiration Of each quarersay
in February, May, August, and November
TO- The given according to the best informa
ton but increased pay will be allowed should they
prove To be greater than il advertised.
H. The Postmaster General il prohibited by law from
knowingly making contract for the transportation OF the
mail with any person who shall have entered mo any
combination or proposed to enter into any combination
to prevent the making Of any bid for mail contract by
any other person persons who shall have made any
agreement shall have given or performed or promseu
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 Is called TO the
2sth of tho act OF 1885, prohibiting combinations
| to prevent bidding.
IL. A bid received after time wit tho 5h February
1881 next at TO- m, without the guaranty required by
law or that combines sum OF compen
sauon cannot he considered competition with reg
proposal not sdiudged TO be cxtrevagsnt
10. bidder may offer, where ibe transportation called
fops Vac advertisement dtaeait imp ,cneAoe
seasons, 10 substitute inferior mode Of conveyance
intermt service specified number Of days. weeks
months He may propose TO Office that
sble, or the stage road, the railway or at
steamboat landing os the case be he may offer
substitute nfcior mode Of supply such cases He
may propose different days and hours Of departure and
rival provided running time Is asked and !. OBJ
yous that no mail connexion other public sccommods.
lion i prejudiced He may ask for running time 10
the TRIP during specified number Of days, at
sons peculiarly bad roads but beyond these changes
proposal for service different from the advertisement
prevent m BEING considered IN composition with regular
bid not set aside for exsvagsncs and where's bid