The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-02-24
INSTRUCTIONS.
Embracing conditions to be incorporated IN the contracts
{, the srteat the Department may deem proper

Office when not otherwise specified, for asserting the
mails but on railroad and Steamboat routes there Is
L, be no delay than is sufficient for an exchange
of the mail bags.
,. On routes where the mode Of conveyance adj
mits Of il the special agents Of the Department also
post Office blanks, mail bags locks and Keys, are To
10 he conveyed without extra charge.
g. No paw will be made for trips not performed;
and fr each Of such omissions not satisfactorily eN
planned, three times the pay 81 the tnp may DC oe-
Quoted For arrivals far behind time rs t. break
conneNon with depending mails, and sufficient,
excused, fourth OF the compensation for the up
is subject 10 forfeiture. Deduction may also be or
dosed for \ grade Of performance inferior 10 that
specified IN tn For repeated delinquent
cies Of the kind herein specified. enlarged penalties
proportoned to the nature thereof aud the importance
Of the mail, may lie made.
4. For h.avas behind, throwing Oft the mails,
portion at them, tor tn admission OF passeu-
gers, or Tor being concerned in setting up running
AN express conveyin. commercial Intelligence ahead
OF the mail, quarters pay may he deducted
B. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
lac promptly and satisfactorily explained by certih-
ot postmasrers the aiidsvits Of other credit
able persons, TOR failing 20 arrive IN contract tnlc;
for ncgectin take the mail from, deliver 1t IN
post Office; Tor suffering IT loving either Ia The
unsuitabencss of the place manner oi carrying ~
TO he injured, destroyed, robbed, lost; and ior re-
,sng. after demand 10 convey the matt as frequent
ii as the runs, concerned IN running
a coach, Cat, or steamboat OF a ruuie.
g. The Postmaster General may aanul a contract
for repeated failures agreebly t. contract Tor
dsobeyiur he post office laws, the instructions OF
the Department; for refusing to discharge a carrier
when reauiIrd by the Depaiim mt To do 70; Tor as
,gnng The contract without the assent OF tha Post
master General; "r running IN express as aforesaid
for transp, rtiug persons or packages conveying
slaiiablo matter cat OF the mail.
Z. The Postmaster General NAV order an Increase
i,-.
increase the contract pay. He ray also orter an
increase Of speed TIC allow my, within the restrictions
Of the law pio rata increase OF pay ior the al dtion
ional Of stock or carriers, IT any. The con-
tractor niav however, in case Of Increase Of speed
rendush the contract by giving prompt notice TO the
Drpartment that he prefers dong carr, ing The
order into feet. The Postmaster General may also
cigtail or discontinue the service, at pro rata de-
crease OF pay, he allow months extra compcn
sation the amount dispensed with, whenever IN
his opinion, the public interests do not require the
sans, case be desires supersede ii by diff
iercnt grade of transportation.
s. Payments will be made for the service by col
ecions OF or drafts on postmasers othes wise, at
ter the expiration of each q''arersay in February
May, August, aud November.
9. The distances are gwen according 10 the
best infornaton but increased pay will be
allowed, should they be greater thln advertised,
ii the points to be supplied be correctly stated.
aw from knowingly mixing contract for The
transportation Of The mails with any person who
shall! nave entered into, or proposed 10 enter mo
any combination 10 prevent the making Of any
bd for mAii contract by ANY other person
persons, or who s nil have made any agreement
or shall have given or performed, or promise to
give or perform, any consideration wl,aieyer, or
to do, or not 10 do, anything whatever, in order
10 induce any other person or persons not TO bid
Cor mail contract. Particular attention is cali
ed to the 2Stn section Of the act Of 1896, prohl5-
itIns combination TO prevent bidding.
IL. A bid received after tine, VIZ: the 4lh Of
April, 1853, at . a IN, or without the guaranty
required by law, or that combines several routes
IN of compensation, cannot be consIde r-
ed IN competition wlth regular proposal reason
able in amount.
-. a bidder may offer, where the trims porta-
ton called for by The ADVERTISED ent is difficult OF
impracicable al certain seasons, to substitute
inferior mode OF conveyance, or TO in'erni:t
vice specified number Of days. weeks or months
He may propose TO omit inaccessible Office,
not on The stage or railroad or at a steam
boat landing, as the case may be; or he may Of
fer TO substitute an inferior mode Of supply IN
such cases. He may propose d ierent times Of
arrival and departure, provided no more running
time Is asked and no mail connection prcjudiced
tie may ask addtioal running time for The trip,
during specified number c day, in seasons Of
very bad roads; but beyond these changes, pro-
posa for service differing from that called for by
the advertisement will not be considered in COM
petition with regular bid reasonable in amount
" here bid contains any such alterations, their
disadvantages will be estimated IN comparing it
with other proposals.
Is There should be but one route bid for in a
proposal.
II. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence IF The bidder, and those of
each member OF Il firm, where company offers
should be distinctly stated also the mode Of con-
veyance, if il higher mode than horse back be
intended.
Is. The BID should be sent under seal, ad
dressed 10 The Second Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral, superscribed " Mail Proposals in the State
OF -" IL should be guaranteed, and The
suhciency OF the guaraniors certified, (see formS)
and should be dispatched in time 10 be received
By or before 3 y. NJ, of the 4th April 1888.
l6 The contracts are 10 be executed, and re-
turned 10 The Department hy or before the first Of
JUiy, 1853.
II. Under The act of March 81 1915, the routes
are to be let 10 HE lowest bidders rendering sui-
cieni guarantees " lthout other reference TO the
mode or transportation Than may be necessary,
tor the due CELEBRITY, certainly, and security of
such tranportat,ou. When the lowest bid propo-
ses mode OF conveyance inadequate to the ue
CELEBRITY. certainty, and security Of the mails, il
viii not be accepted.
IS When The bid does no, specify a mode of
conveyance, also when il proposes 10 carry ac-
cording 10 The adyerlisenoEt, hu without such
specifications, it will be considered as propo-
sd! for horseback service.
10. \ modification ola bid, in any of its essen
uil terms, Is iantainount 20 new bad, and can.
not be received SO as 10 interfere with regular
competition, after the last hour set for receiving
bids.
20. Postmasiers are TO be careful not to certify
the suihciency Of guarantees or .uretles without
knowing that they are persons Of sufficient res
pons'biIty; and all bidders, guaraniors, and sure
lies are distinctly notified that on failure TO en-
ter into or perform the contracts for the service
proposed for in the accepted bids their legal la
bilitIes will be enforced against them.
Fl. Contractors are required TO take the mails
from, and deliver them INTO, the offices at the
ends OF routes and all intermediate Offices: and
on steamboat and railroad lines INTO Intern date
offices net more Than eighty rods from The land
ING ar station.
-. Present contractors and persons known at