The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-05
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INSTRUCTIONS,

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| .,.f.@s.. INSTRUCTIONS,
Embracing conditions to be inco7poratedin the con-
tracts to the extent the Department may deem proper
Seven minutes allowed 10 each intermediate office
when not otherwise specified for asserting the mails but
railroad and steamboat routes there to be delay
than Is sufficient for exchange of the mail bags
2. On routes where thu mode of conveyance admits of il
the special agents of the Department also post office blanks
mail bags locks and keys, 10 be conveyed without
charge.
8. On railroad and steamboat lines, British and Canada
mails when offered be conveyed without additional
pay also the route agents of the Department. for whose
elusive use while travelling with the mails commodous car
or apartment IN the centre OF properly gh ed warmed
and furnished, and adapted to the convenient
due security of the same be provided by the contractor
under the direction of the Department
a. No pay will be made for trips performed and for
each of such omissions net satisfactorily explained three
the pay of the trip may be deducted For arrivals be-
hind time as to break connection with depending mails and
not sufficiently excused onefourth of The compensation for
the trip subject forfeiture Deduction may also be Or
dered for grade of performance inferior that specified 10
the contract For repeated denquences of the kind
specified enlarged penalties propooned to the there
of and the importance of the mail, may be made.
s. For leaving behind throwing of the mails or any
portion of them for the admission of passengers being
concerned in setting up running express conveying
commercial intelligence ahead of the mall quarters pay
may be deducted.
aud satisfactorily explained by certificates of posmasers
The adavs of other credtabe PERSONS for failing to
rive in contract time for negectng to take the mail FROM
deliver it into, post office for suffering it, lowing either
the unsuabeness of the place of carrying h be
injured destroyed robbed lost and for refusing after de-
mand, to convey the mail frequently the contractor
is concerned in running, COACH car or steamboat
| on a route.
peated failures to agreeaby contract for dsobeyng
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 contract without the
sent of the Postmaster Genera for running express
aforesaid or for Transporting persons or packages conveying
maable matter out of the mail.
g. The Postmaster General may order increase of service
route by allowing therefor pro on 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 if any
The contractor may however, the of speed
relinduh the contract by giving prompt notice the Depart
ment that he prefers doing carrying the order into ec
The Postmaster General may also curta discontinue the
service, at rata decrease of pay he allow months
extra compensation the amount dispensed WITH whenever
in his opinion the public interests do not require the same
In in he desires to supesede by different grade
| transportation
g. Payments will be maefor the service through drafts on
postmasters otherwise after the expiration of each
say in February, May, August, and November.
TO- The distances given according to the best uforma
ton but increased pay will be allowed should they be great
e than advertised if the points 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
into, any combination to prevent the making of any bid
for mail contract by any other person persons who
shall have made any agreement shall have given per-
formed promised to give perform, any consideration
whatever to do, not to do, any thing whatever in
order TO induce any other person persons not bid for
mail contract Particular attention called to the 2Sh
ton of the act of 1886, prohibiting combinations to prevent
| bidding. -......-. H. liz.
H. bid received after time, viz the 4th of April 1852
Ga without the guaranty required by law, that
combines several routes in compensation cannot be
considered in competition with regular proposal reasonable
| in amount. .....
49, bidder may oer where the transportation called for
by the advertisement difficult impraccabe certain
sons to substitute inferior mode of conveyance,
term service specified number of days, weeks months
He may propose to omit inaccessible Office
on the stage railroad, at steamboat landing,
the case may be- or he may offer to substitute inferior
mode of supply in such He may propose different
times of arrival and departure provided run
ming time is asked, and mail connection prejudced He
may ask additional running time for the trip, during spec
fled 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
IA. There should be but route bid for in proposal.
Is. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
and residence of the bidder and those of each member of
firm, where company offers, should be distinctly stated
also the mode of conveyance if higher mode than
back be intended.
&c. The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed to the
Second Assistant Postmaster General superscrbed Mail
Proposals in the State of 1t should be guaranteed
and the sufciency of the guaanors certified, (see FORMS
and should be dispatched time be received by or before
| 9 A. M of the 4th April, 1853
IT, The contracts to be executed and returned to the
| Department by or before the lst of July 1853.
Is. Posnasters at Offices on or near railroads but
than eighty rods from depot, WILL Immediately af-
ter the 4h April next report their distance from depot
and how they otherwise supplied with the mall to en-
able the Postmaster General direct mail messenger sn
| ply from the LIST July next.
49, Under the act of March 1885, the routes are to be lei
the lowest bidders rendering sufficient guarantees without
other reference to the mode of than may be
cessar for the due cele certainty and security of such
When the lowest bid proposes mode of
veyance inadequate 10 the due CELEBRITY certainty and
rity OF the mails, it will not be accepted.
20 When the bid does specify mode of CONVEYANCE
also when proposes to carry according the advertisement
but without such specifications will be considered as
| proposal for horseback service
IL Since the passage Of the act of March g. ls45 new
description OF bid has been received It does not specify
OF conveyance, but engages take the entire mail each
trip with celebrity certainty, and security, using the
the law These bids styled from the manner in which
they are designated the books Of the Department. "star