The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-11
INSTRUCTIONS,
Embracing certain conditions, Which wiA !

l. Seven minutes allowed Tor opening aud closing the
mails at all Offices where particular Time specified but
RAILROAD and steamboat routes there TO bs dsSg
than Is necessary to deliver and receive the bags.
g. The mail Is TO be conveyed in preference pass.neen
and to their entire exclusion its weigh aud bulk require il
s. Post office blanks mail bags, aud the special agents Of
the Department the exhibition Of their credentials are 10
be conveyed without further charge, mail lines admitting
OF such conveyance
A. Mail agents be conveyed without change on the
principal railroad and steamboat luss, where the Of ,bs
malls and the number OF the offices viii require their employ
ment by tho Departments and in that case, separate apart
ment for the exclusive Of the Department and agent or
the asserting and saekecpng Of the mail is be provided by
the contractor, under the direction OF the Dsp@
ia all there is BE- forfeiture oi pay OF the
"Trip when the trip not and Of than three
times the OF The 80 ro ,ns ,rip mol run and no su
hcen excuse for the failure is furnished forfeiture Of at
one-four,h part OF when the running arrival Is a behind
time as to lose the connexon with depending mail and for
feure ola due proportion OF when grade Of render
ed inferior that In tho These foeures mag be In
creased into penalties Of higher amounts according the nature
frequency Of the failure and the importance Of the mail
g. Fines will be imposed unless tho delinquency be salts
iacorly explained in due me for failing TO take FROM or
deliver at post Office, the mall any part Of for suffer
ing to be wet injured lost. destroyed or conveying
in place OF MANNER that exposes il to depreciation, loss OF
injury for refusing after demand to convey mail by any
COACH railroad car steamboat which the regu
ary the route beyond the specified number Of trips
the contract, and for not arriving at tho time and
setting up running express to transmit commercial
equal to quarters pay.
r. The Postmaster General may annu the contract re-
peaed failures for violating the post Office laws for dis
obeying the instructions Of the Department for refusing
discharge carrier when required by the Department or
signing the contract without the consent Of the Postmaster
General for setting up running express aforesaid
g. The Postmaster General may alter the contract and alter
the schedule hs allowing pro OF compensation
within the restrictions imposed by law, for the additional
vice requed for the increased speed if the employento
additional stock OF carriers is rendered but the
contractor may, in such clnquish the contract timely
notice. II he prefers to the change The Postmaster Gene
may annu the cura the and pay, when
be wishes dispense with the SERVICE in whole part
place higher different grade Of service the route he al
lowing months extra pay the amount dispensed with
g. The paymenswill be made through drafts post offices
otherwise, after the expiration of each in Feb
| ruary, May, August, and November.
TO- The distances given according to tho best niorna
ton but increased will be allowed should they prove
be greater than advertised the correctly named
H. 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 to enter into any combnaon 70 prevent The
making Of any bid for mail contract by any other person
persona who shall have made any agreement shall have
given performed, promised give perform, any
deaon to do not to do, thing whatever to induce
other person not to bid for mail contract Particular at
enon called to the 28h section Of the act Of 1885, proh
biting combinations to prevent bidding.
H. bid received after time, to wit the LIST April next at
10 without the guaranty required by law, or that CON-
bnes several of compensation, be
considered in competition with the regular proposal not ad
Judged to be oxtravagant. 53
49, bidder may offer. where the transportation called for
in the advertisement is difficult mpraceabe at cean
to substitute inferior mode Of conveyance, to in
tern service specified number Of days, weeks months
He may propose to omit Office that inaccessible, sn
on the stage road the railway at steamboat andng
the case may be he may offer to substitute an 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 is pejudiced. He may
ask for running the trip during specified mum
Der Of days. at certain of peculiarly bad roads but
beyond these changes proposal for service different from
the advertisement will prevent its being considered in comps
ton with regular bid not set aside for extravaganza and
whare bid contains any Of the above alterations their dsad
vanages will be estimated comparing with other proposals.
H. There should be but route bid for in proposal
Is. The route the service, tho yearly pay, the bidders
name 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 10 intended. } aEH
l6. The bid should be under SEAL addressed to the
First Assistant Postmaster General. with Mail Proposals
in the Slate Territory of " written the face Of the
letter and should BE- dispatched in time be ecsved by
before the LIST April next, at 10 o'clock A. M. should
be guaranteed, and the sucency Of the guaranto should
be duly certified (See forms
H. The contracts to be executed by before the LIST
July next.
Is. Postmasters offices situated upon railroads.
but more than eighty rods from depot will Immediately sf
ter the 18th April next report that fact to the Department
stating their distance from the aoad depot, and how
otherwise supplied with the mail, enable the Postmaster
General to direct the proper supply to be made from the rail-
road by mail messengers from and after the ls July next
10. Under the act Of March 3, is45, tho route to be LET
the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for faith
m performance without other references the mode Of trans
poaon than may be necessary provide for the dive cee
| certainty, and security Of such transportation.
When the lowest bid proposes mode Of conveyance that
inadequate for the route in respect to the certainty security
and celebrity of the nails aside from any accommodation for
travel il will not be entitled to the
20. When the bid does not mode Of conveyance
will be taken and understood to be for the lowest mode
conveyance, to wit, horseback When il proposes to
carry according the advertisement and mode Of convey
stated for the route in the advertisement will be
considered offering only for horseback conveyance
H. Since the passage Of the act Of March B. 1916, new
description Of bid has been received II specifies mode
conveyance, but engages carry the mail with certainly
ery and security using the terms Of the law These bids
called from tho in which they designated on
the books of the Department. "star bids" II has been de-
cided, after consideration that bid proposing pe
cc mode Of conveyance of high grade twohore coach
transportation TO be preferred to Me star bid The expert
encc Of the Department enables to lay down the following
rules, viz
When the mail the route is not large 10 require
two horse coach conveyance star bid if tho lowest will N
preferred TO the specific bid.
20. When the mails of such size and weight
der necessary cxpcdicnt In reference to them alone
provide wohose coach conveyance the specific bid though
the highest will be preferred the bid, to the extent
moderate difference in the compensation, in the differ
not such 10 interfere with the policy Of the law
which looks reduction in the Of transportation Er
by the present the stock the route and sman
bid do not