The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-10-17
INSTRUCTION

Embracing cond is the subsistence Of Which mill
eoyporaed IN the contracts, far the department shall deem
erptd,eni g eaegt
Seven minutes are allowed for opening and closing the
mails all intermediate offices where particular
specified; but railroad aud steamboat routes there Ia
be delay than deliver and receive the
baga
; Post office blanks, mail bags and the special agents
the department, exhibition of their credentials
be conveyed without further charge mail lines Auditing
Of such vance #e.r
Mail agents be conveyed without charge
railroad and steamboat res when required by the depart
mrnt and in that separate apartment for the excu
Of the department and sgent and for the assortog
and sae-keepirg n The mail 10 TO be provided by the con-
TRACTOR under tie dire cIion of the department.
In ali 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 trp when the trip not and
sufficient for the failure furnished forfeiture Of
least oneourth part Of when the running arrival is
far behind time lose the with depend
ing mail and forfeiture Of due proportion OF when
grade of rendered inferior that in the
These foeures may bc increased into penalties Of higher
amount according the frequency Of the failures
and the importance Of the mail.
s. Whenever satisfactorily shown that the contract
their carrier agent has left put aside tho mall
any poroa OF IT, for tho accommodation OF passengers,
they shall f,rfei, not exceeding quafte'. pay
g. Fines will be imposed uness the delinquency be salts
factory explained in due me for failing to take from,
deliver at post ocr the mail, any part Of II for suf
fenR be wet injured lost dstroyed FOR convey
in place or exposes it depreciation,
injury for refusing after demand TO convey mail 10y
any COACH railroad car, steamboat which the contractor
yond the specified number Of the contract and for
arriving the time set and for setting up or running
an express to transmit commercial intelligence IN advance
Of the mall penalty will be exac,ed equal 10 quarters
l. The Postmaster General may annu the for
pee'ed failures for violating the post Office laws for DISC
beyng the instructions oil the department. for refusing 10
discharge carrier when required by the departments for
assigning the without the OF the Postmaster
or for transporting persons conveying mali matter out of the
mail
8. The Postmaster General may alter the cenraci and
alter the schedule he allowing pro increase Of
pensatiop, within The rcscops imposed by law for the
addo al service required for the increased speed il the
employment of additional stock rendered
but the contractor IN the of increased
Spedon elinqush the contract, timely notice, # he
prefers the change. The Postmaster General may
null the contract discontinue curai the
pay when he wishes to dispense with the whole
in part, 10 place higher or different grade Of service
tho route whenever the public interests require such
dscontnuancs curniment for other lie allow
ing months extra pay the amount of DIS
penscd with. ~
0. The payments will be made through drafts pos Of
fees or onerw,se after the exPson Of each quar'ersay
in February, May, August, and November.
TO- The INSTANCES given according TO the best inorma
ton but increased pay will be allowed, should they
prove TO be greater than il advertised.
H. The Postmaster General ~ prohibited by law from,
wngly making contract for the transportation Of the
mail with any person who shall have e'tered into any
eo"onson or proposed TO enter INTO any como'n"Y"
any other person persons or who shall have mnde any
agreement shall have given or performed or prom'sed
TO give or perform, any consideration TO do or not 70 40
yhing whatever to induce any other person not TO bid
for mail contract Psrucul,r attention 10 called TO the
2Sh section Of the Of 1886, prohibiting combinations
10 prevent bidding
IL bid received after time, wits the 9Th February,
1884, next at TO- M, without the guaranty required ny
law, that SUN OF compen
sauon, be considered composition with regular
! proposal not sdudged to bc extrsvagant.
-. bidder may offer where the transportation called
,oa ia difficult or impr .eucable at GER
an seasors To sobsu,ue inferior mode Of conveyance,
OF 20 nern,l service specified number of days. weeks,
o"hs ne may propose to Office that IL nscces.
soe, or not on the stage road the railway, OF at n
steamboat landing US the may be or he may offer
substitute IN inferior mode Of supply IN such cases lie
may propose dhen, days ard hours OF departure and
rival provided no more running asked add it is OBJ
vIous that mail connsson other public sccommods
don - prejudced. tie may ask more running time 10
the trip. during spec'6ei number Of days. a, certain ses-
peculiarly bad roads but beyond these changes
popaai for service dersn, from xil
prevent being considered in competition with regular
bid not set aside for sxtravssancs and where bid