Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-25
INSTRUCTIONS

Embracing conditions TO be incorporated in the con
tracts to Mee1teHthe Department may deem proper.
l. Seven minutes are allowed to each intermedi-
ate Office when not other wise specified for asserting
the mails.
2 No pay will be made for trips not performed;
and for each of such omissions satisfactorily
planned, three times the pay Of the trip may be de-
Quoted For arrivals so far behind time to break
connexion with depending mails, and not sufficient
ly excused onefourth of the compensation for the
trip is subject to forfeiture Deduction will so be
ordered for grade of performance inferior to that
specified in the contract For repeated delinquencies
Of the kind herein specified enlarged penalties pro-
portoned to the nature thereof and the importance
of the mail, may be made.
3. For leaving behind, or throwing off, the mail :,
or any portion of them, for the admission of pas
ssngers, for being concerned in setting up or
running an express conveying commercial intelli-
gece ahead Of the mails, quarters pay may be de-
Quoted.
f. Fines will be imposed, unless the DELINQUENCY
be promptly and satisfactorily explained by certf-
Gates OF postmasters the afdavits Of other cred
liable persons for failing to arrive in contract time
for neglecting to take the mail from deliver into
post office; for suffering it lowing either to the
un utableness of the place or manner of carrying
it, to be injured destroyed, robbed, lost; and for
refusing, after demand, to convey the mail FIRE.
quently the contractor runs for other purposes
5. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures to agreeaby to con
tract for dsobsying the Post Office laws or the in
structions Of the department.; for refusing to dis
to do 30; for assigning the contract without the
sent of the Postmaster General; for running an ex
press aforesaid; or for transporting persons
| packages conveying mailable matter out of the
mail.
6. The Postmaster General may order an increase
Of service a route, by allowing therefore pro
| ia increase on the contract pay. He may change
the schedule of arrivals and departures, without in
crease Of pay, provided he does not curtal the
amount of running time. He may also order an in.
crease of speed, he allowing within the restrictions
of the law pro rata increase of pay for the addi
ional stock carriers If any. The contractor may
however, in the case OF increase OF speed renqusn
the contract by giving prompt notice to the depart
MT that he prefers doing to carrying the ORDER
into effect. The Postmaster General may also cur
tail or discontinue the service, at pro rata decrease
of nav allowing one months extra compensation on
| the amount dispensed WITH whenever, in his opin
ion the public interests do not require the same,
in case he desires to surpsrcede 1t by different
| grade Of transportation.
lcctions from. drafts on, poetmasters. or other
wise, after the expiration of each quarter-say in
| February May, August, and November
g. The distances are given according to the hes
should they be greater than adverise d II the poiut
| to be supplied be correctly stated Bidders mus
| inform themselves on this point.
Q. The Postmaster General is prohibited by Law
| from knowingly making contract for the trans
| portation Of the mails with any person who shall
have entered into, Or proposed to enter into an,
combination to prevent the making Of any bid fo
mail contract by any other person or persons, O
| who shall have made any agreement, shall bav'
given or performed, or promised to give perform
any consideration Whatever, or to DO or net to do
anything Whatever, in order to induce any othe'
person or persons not to bid for q mail contract
Particular attention ID called to the 18th section
the act Of 1885, prohibiting combinations to prevent
10, 4 bid reosived after time, viz: ga. m. Of tt.
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