The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-24

that they Of property and able to make good hei
guaranty.
Dated (signedl
INSTRUCTIONS,
Embracing conditions to be incorporated IN the CON
tracts to the extent the Department may deem proper
l. Seven minutes allowed TO each intermediate Office
when not otherwise specified for asserting the mails but
railroad and steamboat routes there is t. be delay
than Is sufficient for an exchange OF the mail bags
2. On routes where the mode of conveyance admits of
the special agents Of the Department also post office blanks
mail bags locks, and keys be conveyed without
charge.
g. On railroad and steamboat lines, British and Canada
mails when offered to be conveyed without additional
pay also the agents of the Department, for whose
elusive while travelling with the mails commodious
or apartment in the centre of car, properly Lighted warmed,
and furnished and adapted TO the convenient men and
due security of the same to be provided by the CONTRACTOR
under the direction of the Department
A. No pay will be made for trips not performed and for
each Of such omissions not satisfactorily explained three times
the pay of the trip may be deducted For arrivals far be-
hind time break connection with depending mails and
not sufficiently excused, onefourh of the compensation for
the trip is subject forfeiture. Deduction may also be
deed for grade of performance inferior to that specified in
the contract For repeated denquences OF the kind herein
specified enlarged penalties proPooned to the nature there
of and the importance of the mail, may be made
s. For leaving behind, throwing of the mails any
portion Of them for the adms ion of passengers for being
concerned in setting up running express conveying
commercial intelligence ahead Of the mail quarters pay
may be deducted.
s. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be prompt
y and satisfactorily explained by certificates Of postmasters
the adavits Of other credtabe PERSONS for failing
rive in contract time for negecng take the mail FROM
deliver it into, post Office for suffering it, lowing either
the unsuabeness of the place of carrying it, be
injured destroyed robbed, lost and for refusing after de-
mand to convey the mail frequently the contractor
runs or is concerned in running COACH eamboa
on a route
T. The Postmaster General may annu the contract for re-
peaed failures agreeaby to contract for dsobeyng
the post Office laws, the instructions of the Department
for refusing to discharge carrier when required by the De-
Partmen to do for assigning the contract without the
sent of the Postmaster General for running express as
aforesaid for transporting packages conveying
mailable matter out of the mail.
g. The Postmaster General may order increase service
route by allowing therefor pro rata increase the
contract pay He also order increase of speed he
allowing, within the restrictions of the law pro in
Of pay for the additional stock carriers IL any.
The contractor may however, in the of increase of speed
renquish the contract by giving prompt notice to the Depart
men that he prefers doing to carrying the order into effect
The Postmaster General may also curta discontinue the
SERVICE pro rata decrease of pay if he allow months
extra compensation the dispensed with, whenever
his opinion, the public interests do require the same
10 in case he desires to supesede by different grade Of
g. Payments will be made for the service through drafts on
postmaste otherwise after the expiration of each quarter
say in February, May, August, and November.
TO- The distances given according to the best nforma-
tons but increased pay will be allowed shouldhey be great
than advertised if The points to be supplied be correctly
stated.
H. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
knowingly making contract for the transportation of the mails
with any person who shall have entered into, proposed
enter into, any combination prevent the making ofany bid
for mail by any other person persons or who
shall have made any agreement shall have given per-
formed, promised to give perform, any consideration
whatever or to do, not to do, any thing whatever, in
order to induce any other person persons to bid for
mn is
ton Of the act of 1885, prohibiting combinations to prevent
bidding
H. bid received after time, viz, the 4th of April 1852
m, without the guaranty required by law that
combines several routes in of
considered in competition with regular proposal reasonable
in amount.
49, bidder may offer, where the transportation called for
the advertisement is difficult impractcabe certain
sons to substitute inferior mode Of conveyance
ernit service specified number of days. weeks months
He may propose to omit inaccessible office, one not
on the stage or railroad, at a steamboat landing,
the case may be he may offer to substitute inferior
mode Of supply in such He may propose different,
times of arrival and departure, provided no more run
ming time is asked, and mail connection Prendced He
may ask additional running time for the trip during specl
fed number Of days, in Of very bad roads but
beyond these changes proposal for service differing from
that called for by the advertisement will be considered in
competition with regular bid reasonable in amount.
Where bid contains any such alterations, their disadvana
ges will be estimated in comparing with ether proposals
ID. There should be but route bid for in proposal
Is. The route, tho service, the yearly pay, the name
and residence Of the bidder and those of each member Of
firm, where company Offers should be distinctly stated
also the mode Of conveyance, higher mode than horse
back be intended ~
l6 The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed the
Second Assistant Postmaster General supescribed email
Proposals in the State of -" should DO guaranteed,
and the suciency of the guaranors certified see FORMS
and should be dispatched in time DO received by before
A. M. Of the 4th April 1853.
IT, The contracts to be executed and returned the
Department by or before the LIST Of July 1853.
H. Postmasters at Offices railroads, but
than eighty rods from depot, WILL Immediately az
ter the 18th April next report their distance from depot
and how they otherwise supplied with the mail to
able the Postmaster General direct mail messenger sup
ply from the lst July next.
49, Under the of March 1885, the routes be lei
to the lowest bidders rendering sufficient guarantees without
other reference the mode Of transportation than may be
cesssr for tho due CELEBRITY certainty and security Of such
transportation. When the lowest bid proposes mode Of
veysnce inadequate the due CELEBRITY, certainty and
rty Of the mails, il will not be accepted
20. When the bid does not specify mode Of conveyance
also when proposes to carry according the advertisement
but without such specification will be considered
proposal for horseback service.
81. Since the passage Of the act Of March s. ls45,
description Of bid has been received. II does specify
mode Of conveyance, but engages take the entire mail each
trip with CELEBRITY certainty, and security, using the
the law. These bids styled from the in which
they are designated on the books Of tho Department. o'