The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-19
INSTRUCTIONS.

Dated [Signed]
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
railroad and steamboat routes there t. be delay
than Is sufficient for exchange of the mail bags.
q On routes where the mode of conveyance admits of
the special of the Department also post office blanks
mail bags locks and keys be conveyed without extrs
| charge.
g. On railroad and steamboat lines British and Canada
mails when offered, are to be conveyed without sddions
pay also the route agents of the Department for hose n
elusive while travelling with the mails commodous
or apartment in the centre of operl gh ed warmed
and furnished and adapted to the and
security of is to be provided by the contractors
under the direction of the Department
4. No pay will be made for trips not performed and fo
each OF such omissions not satisfactorily explained three
the pay of the trip may be deducted For arrivals so far be-
hind time as to break connection with depending mails
not sufficiently excused onefourh of tho compensation
the trip is subject forfeiture. Deduction may also be or
dered for grade of performance inferior that specified in
the contract For repeated denquence of the kidd herein
specified enlarged penalties propooned to the there
| OF and the importance of the mail, may be made.
s. For leaving behind throwing off the mails or any
portion of them for the adms ion of passengers or for being
concerned in setting up running express conveying
commercial intelligence ahead of the mall quarters pay
may be deducted.
g. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be prompt
and satisfactorily explained by certificates of postmasters
or the aavts of other credtabe persons for failing to ar
rive In contract time for negecng to take the mail FROM or
deliver lno post office for suffering it, lowing either
the uDsuabeness of the place CARRYING to 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, steamboat
on g-s ~ ..r
T. The Postmaster General may annu the contract for re-
peated failures to agreeaby contract for dsobeyng
the post Office laws or the instructions of the Department
tor refusing to discharge carrier when required by the De-
partment to do for assigning the contract without the
sent of the Postmaster General for running an express
or for transporting persons packages conveying
malable matter out of the mail.
g. The Postmaster General may order increase of service
route by allowing therefor pro rata increase on the
contract pay He may also order increase of speed he
al9wng within the restrictions of the law, pro rata in
of pay for the additional stock carriers if any,
The contractor may however, in the of increase speed
renquh the contract by giving prompt notice to the Depart
ment that be prefers doing to carrying the order effect
The Postmaster General may also curta discontinue the
SERVICE at rata decrease of pay he allow months
extra compensation the dispensed with, whenever
in his opinion the public interests do not require the same
or 10 in case he desires to supesede by different grade
transportation.
g. Payments will be made for 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 nforma.
ton; but will be allowed should they great
er than advertised, if the points 10 be supplied be correctly
| stated.
H. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
knowingly making contract for the transportation the mails
with any person who shall have entered into proposed
nto any combination to prevent the making of any bid
tor mail contract by any other person PERSONS who
shall have made agreement shall have given per-
formed, or promised to give PERFORM any consideration
whatever, or to do, not to do, any thing whatever
order to induce other person persons bid for
mail contract Particular attention is called to the 2sth sec
ton of the act of 1885, prohibiting combinations to
bidding. -r@.T -.-- ..sss
IL. A bid received after time, viz the 4th of April 1853
at without the guaranty required by law or that
combines several one sum of cannot he
in competition with regular proposal reasonable
in amount. ..- : -. ...
49, bidder may offer, where the transportation called for
by the advertisement difficult mpraccabe certain sea-
sons, to substitute inferior mode of conveyance or to in
terH service specified number of days. weeks months
He may propose 70 omit inaccessible Office, or one not
on the stage or railroad, at steamboat landing,
the case may be- he may offer substitute inferior
mode OF supply in such He may propose different
times of arrival and departure, provided
ming time is asked, and mail connection preudced He
may ask additional running time for the trip, during spec
lied number of days. of very bad roads but
beyond these changes proposal for service differing from
that called for by the advertisement will not be considered
competition with regular bid reasonable in
Where bid contains any such alterations their dsadvanta
ges will be estimated in comparing with ether proposals
a. 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
also the mode of conveyance, higher mode than horse
back be intended.
16. The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed the
Second Assistant Postmaster General, superscrbed Mail
Proposals in the State Of" 1t should be guaranteed,
and the sucency of the guarantos certified (see FORMS
and should be dispatched in time be received by before
8 A. M. of the 4th April 1853.
IT. The contracts to be executed and returned the
Department by or before the LIST Of July 1883
lS. Postmasters at offices or near railroads. but
than eighty rods from depot will Immediately af
the 4h April next report their distance from depot
and how they are otherwise supplied with the mail to en-
able the Postmaster General to direct mail messenger sup
ply from the lst July next
49, Under the act of ls45 the routes are to be lei
to the lowest bidders rendering sufficient guarantees without
other reference to the mode of transportation than may
cessary for the due celebrity, certainty and security of such
transportation When the lowest bid proposes mode of
veyance inadequate to the due celebrity, certainty and secu
rty Of the mails it will not be accepted
20. When the bid does not specify mode of conveyance
also when proposes carry according the advertisement
but without such specification, it will be considered as
proposal for horseback service
81 Since the passage of the act of March g. ls45 new
description of bid has been received. 1t does not specify
mode OF conveyance but engages take the entire mail each
trip with ceery certainty, and security using the terms of
the law These bids styled from the manner in which
they are designated on the books of the Department. "ar