The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-02


quanted with the above and their property and
that they of property and able make good their
guaranty.
Dated TSignedl
INSTRUCTIONS,
Embracing conditions to be Incorporated IN the con-
tracts to the extent the Department may deem proper
l. Seven minutes allowed each intermediate office
when not otherwise specified for asserting the mails but
railroad and steamboat routes there be delay
than is sufficient for exchange of the mail bags.
2 Onroutes where the mode of conveyance admits of it
the special agents of the Department post office blanks
mail bags locks and keys be conveyed without
charge.
B. 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 ex
elusive while travelling with the mails commodious car
or apartment in the centre of properly gh warmed
and furnished and adapted to the
due security of the same is 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
hind time to break connection with depending mails and
not sufficiently excused, fourth of the compensation for
the trip is subject to forfeiture Deduction may also be
deed for grade of performance inferior ohat specified in
the For repeated delinquencies the kind herein
specified enlarged penalties propooned the there
of and the importance of the mail, may be made.
5. For leaving behind, throwing off the mails or 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.
6. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be prompt
ly and satisfactorily explained by certificates of postmastes
the adavits of other credtabe PERSONS for failing
rive In contract time for negecng to take the mail from,
deliver it nto post Office for suffering it, lowing either to
the unsuiabeness of the place carrying to be
injured destroyed robbed lost and for refusing after de-
mand, convey the mail frequently the contractor
runs, is concerned in running, COACH car mboa
route.
T. The Postmaster General may annu the contract for re-
peated failures agreeaby contract for disobeyng
the post office laws, the instructions of the Department
for refusing to discharge carrier when required by the De-
parment to do for assigning the without the
of the Postmaster General for running an express as
aforesaid for transporting persons packages conveying
mailabe matter out of the mail
The Postmaster General may order service
on route by allowing therefor pro rata increase the
contract pay He may also order increase of speed he
allowing, within the restrictions of the law, pro rata in
of pay for the additional stock carriers any,
The contractor may however, in the of increase speed
renqush the contract by giving prompt notice the Depart
ment that he prefers doing carrying the order into effect
The Postmaster General may also curtai discontinue the
service, at rata decrease of pay be allow months
extra compensation the amount dispensed with, whenever
bis opinion, the public interests do require the same
ia in he desires to supesede by different grade of
transportation.
g. Payments will be made for the service through drafts on
postmasers otherwise, after the expiration of each
say IN eDIuary May, August and November.
49, The distances given according to the best nforma
ton; but increased pay will be allowed they be great
than advertised if the points be supplied be correctly
stated.
IL. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
knowingly making for the transportation of the mails
with who shall have entered into or proposed to
enter nto any combination prevent the making any bid
for mail contract by any other person persons who
shall have made any agreement shall have given per-
formed, or promised to give perform, any consideration
whatever, to do, to do thing whatever N
order to induce any other person persons bid for
mail contract Particular attention is called to the 2sh sec
ton of the act of 1885, prohibiting combinations prevent
bidding.
IL. bid received after time, viz the 4th of April 1853
at without the guaranty required by law, that
combines several routes in of be
considered in competition with regular proposal reasonable
in amount.
ID. bidder may oer where the transportation called for
by the advertisement is difficult mpraccabe certain
sons, to substitute an inferior mode of conveyance
ert service specified number of days, weeks months
He may propose to omit inaccessible Office one
on the stage railroad, at steamboat landing as
the may be- he may offer substitute an inferior
mode of supply in such He may propose different
times of arrival and departure. provided
ming time is asked and mail connexion prejudiced. He
may ask additional running time for the trip, during spec
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, the 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.
6 The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed to the
Second Assistant Postmaster General, superscrbed Mail
Proposals the State of -. 1t should be guaranteed
and the sufcency of the guaranors certified (see FORMS
and should be dispatched in time to be received by or before
A. M of the 4th April, 1858.
IT. The be executed and returned to the
Department by or before the lst Of July 1853.
lS. Postmasters at offices railroads, but
more than eighty rods from depot, will, Immediately a
ter the 4h 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 act Of March S4 the routes are to be let
the lowest bidders rendering sufficient guarantees without
other reference to the mode of transportation than may be
cessay for the due celebrity certainty and security of such
transportation When the lowest bid proposes mode of con-
veyance inadequate the due celebrity certainty and
rity of the mails, it will not be accepted.
70 When the bid does not specify mode of conveyance
also when proposes carry according to the advertisement
but without such specification, it will be considered
proposal for horseback service.
81 Since the passage Of the act of March g. lS45 new
description of bid has been received does not specify
mode Of conveyance engages take the entire mail each
trip with celery certainty, and security using the terms Of
the law. These bids styled from the in which
they designated on the books Of the Department. "star