The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-29


Fmmof C0iTcas.
The uYdersignsd tposmssts Judge or clerk Of coa ri
oil record ne The may be) certes that be IL well
quainsed with the above and their ropery and
guarantees.
Dated ISigned
INSTRUCTIONS.
Ebrs~g cssdoas 10 b. Incorporated IN the contracis 10
me s1tesf The departn<sf may deem proper
l. Seven minutes allowed each intermediate Of
Gee whom not Otherwise specfed for asserting the mails
tbs specia OF the department. also post Office blanks,
mail bags locks and keys, TO be conveyed without
g. No pay will bs made for trips performed and ior
zach Of such omissions not Satisfactorily explained three
far behind time as 10 break cannrxon with depending
mails and not snfclently excused one fourth Of the
pensalon trip Is subject forfeiture Deduction
may be ordered or grade Of peror inferior
thar specified in The contract For repeated deinquencies
specified enlarged penalties. proportion
cd to the nature thereof and the importance oi the ma
& For leaving behind or throwing of the mails or any
ing conoernsd setting up running express convey
ing commercial intelligence ahead OF the mail, quarters
pay may be deducted
S Fines viii be imposed, unless the delinquency be
prom ply and satisfactorily explained by certificates oil
or the adavits credi,able persons
Tor failing arrive in time Tor nrEecng to take
the mail IRON, OF deliver i, nto post Office for suffering
lowing either 10 the unsuitableness OF The place or man
ner OF carrying W 70 be injured destroyed robbed or lost
and elusug after demand. convey the mail fire.
qneny The concerned In running
coach or sisa mboat on route.
The Posiras ser Genera may snnu the contract or
peaued failures agreeaDy 10 conusct Tor disobey
the posi- Office laws the instructions OF the depart
mept fo reu.nx 10 carrier when required by
he no do 20 for sssanng lie contract without
the assent Of the Postmaster General for running an ex
press aforesaid tor transporting packages
conveying msilab!e matter on1 Of the mail
T. The Posm masier General may order an increase oil
service on route by allowing therefor pro
the pay. He may also order increase o
speed be allowing, whin the restrictions OF the law
a. he nfr1rlD we've m
OF ed renqush the contract by giving prompt
Ing .he ods nto effect the Pomssaer General may also
discontinue rata oecreAse oi
amount dispensed with. whenever in his opinion, the pub
do not require The same or IN case he desues TO
supersede IT by different grade q transportation de may
vided he does not cara the running me) without IN
Payment. win be made for the service through drafts
postnsses, oerwise alter the explrauon OF each
qu.ner-say in February. May, August, and November
g. The distances given according the best INFORM
but Increased pay will be allowed shsnd they be
greater than advertised The points TO be supplied be cor
10 The Postmaster General IL prohibited BY Law from
knowingly making consc, ior tne trans poTt.ion o. ne
po into, combustion TO prevent the making
Of bid for mail contract BY any olhel person or per
sons Tho shall have made axreemen or shall have
given pcrIoned, OF PROMISED givc OF PERFORM any
do 10 do anything what
ever order induce persons not TO
bid 1os mai contract Particular called the
2sh the act OF 1886 prohibiting combinations 10
N bid received sfer fime viz g OF the Sd April
1854, ~iboat the guarantee required by law, OF nai
combines several IN sun of compensation, cam
be considered In composition win regular proposal
asonabi- amount
for Is drfcn or imprsctcsbie at Ger
tain 10 substitute an inferior mode o. conveyaner
OF months tie mAy propose 10 omit an inaccessib's Oh
hce, the stage OF railroad or nj stes mtoa
landing, be ne may offer 10 substitute
mode Of supply in such lie may propose
different times OF arrival and departure provided no more
and NO all
He msY SAX additional running time for the TIP, during
specified number OF days. IN seasons OF very bad roads
but beyond these changes proposal fof service differing
from called for by the Will be
sdersd in CON fedtioo with regular bid reasonable IN
Whers bid contains any sucb alierations their
viii be estmaied an comparing II with 9th
er proposals
IA The the service. the yeary pay, The ns me and
residence Of this bidder and those Of eacn member Of
odeS. sh ,0id be distinctly stated
also the mode OF coaseyance Da higher mode hsn horse
back be intended
Second Assistant Posimasier General, subscribed Mail
Proposals in The Ssasof -" II should be guaranteed,
sudireney of The certed tsee iorms
should be despatched time 10 be received by or be-
tore ., a. m. o, the I'd OF April 1854
l6 The to be sxecard and returned to the
oepaum~ By or before the LIST OF Juy. 1854
H. Under the act Of g. iss5. the be
wibont other the mode OF importation than
may be necessary the due CELEBRITY certainly and seca-
mode OF conveyance nadequsss the due ces~ry,
ainy, and seour,y Of the mss II viii not b accepted
also when IL proposes to carry according the
ent without such spec hcaton. II wl be consider
ed proposal ior horseback service
10 Since the passage Of oi March g. lS&b,
OF bid has been received IL docs specify
ode veyznce but engages 10 take the entire mail
p with eei@ry, certainty. and security usnx the
Of the iaw These bids styled iron The
In which they de..gsssed the books Of the depart
ent 6ids The OF the department
ables il TO lay down the following rules, viza A fs
When mail the not large as 10 require
rwo-hoese coach conveyance bid IL the lowest, w
always he preterred 10 the specific bid
OF such sizs snd weieht ne TO rom
der reference TO them alone TO provide fw
servce sdlodged TO be entirely sufhcleni
Tor the rou's viii preered to the bid, the
difference such interere with the policy OF the
porfsuon Erc~puons, however, may bc allowed where
bid made 10y ,h- owner Of hs stock nov nsed on
the rcn'e IN TIE per'ormanc~ Of coach serv'ce.
On OF bghes Glass; where foor-horsc coach ~
transportation required by the sx- and Inn
porran OF The mails and the techc bid - adJndged sui
cienr the prefsrence Tor The sPechc BID w
th tnt~rtos coach routes
mod 6csiion o bid any OF its essential terms
10 t.nra mount 70 new BIZ and cannot ce 30
Interfere with regular compeon after The 'nsi hour sci
for receiving hsds.
n Postnnssers are TO be careful certify tbe sufh
cheney OF soetes without Knowing ,ss'
aud distinctly notified that on
pesosm The contrscis ior ns -
proposed the accepted bsds their legal hao'ues
wiz be enforced gainst them
n TIE contracts will be substantially IN The forms nero
used in this department, except in me esTccn par
sahy mentioned ia these sosruclons and on
post obcss ends the routes aud INTO AL ths
i'm edsahe post Offices
scent sq"sy Others, gasrsntors ard Ger
~ swcsepcy osssy In the TOWNS above
pseecrbcd The cerNcssss .uc,epcy msst he signed
By Posmss'ef OF judge or cIsJn O c2sr, o.
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