Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-11
INSTRUCTIONS.

Embracing conditions to be incorporated in the con
tracts to the ertenthe Department may deem proper.
1. Seven minutes are allowed to each intermeii
ate office. when not otherwise specified for asserting
the mails.
O. No pay will be made for trips not perfor ned
and for each Of such omissions not satisfactorily ex
planned, three times the pay Of the trip may re De
Quoted. For arrivals far behind time as to break
connex;on with depending mails and not sufficient
ly excused, oneourth of the compensa alton for thu
"trip is subject TO forfeiture Deduction will also be
ordered for grade Of performance inferior to that
specified in the contract For repeated delinquencies
Of the kind b. rein specified, enlarged penalties pro
portioned to the nature thereof and the importance
of the mail, may be made.
g. For leaving behind, or throwing OF, the mails
or any portion Of thcm fer the admission of Ias-
sengers, or for being concerned in setting up or
| running express conveying commercial intelli-
gence ahead of the mails, quarters pay may be de
Quoted.
4. Pines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
he promptly and satisfactorily explained by certii-
Gates OF postmasters, the aidaytS Of other cred
liable persons, for failing to arrive in contract time
for neglecting to take the mail from, deliver info
a post Office: for suffering it lowing either to the
uitableness of the place or manner of carving
it to be injured destroyed, robbed, lost; ard for
refusing after demand, to convey the mail fire.
Quently the contractor runs for other purposes
5. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
trar. for repeated failures to run agreeaby to
tract fer disobeyi ing the Poet Office laws or the in
structions Of the department. for refusing to dis
to do so; for assigning the contr act without the
sent Of the Postmaster General: for running an ex
press as aforesaid or for Transporting persons OF
packages conveying mailabe matter cut Of IN.
mail.
6. The Postmaster General may order an in .rea .
Of service a route by allowing therefore pro
ta increase on the contract pay. He may chang,
the schedule of arrivals aud departures, without in
crease Of pay, provided he does not curta tie
amount of running time. He may also order an in
crpa of he all Wit he
Of the Law, pro rata increase of gay fGr the addi
tional stock carriers, If any. The contractor may
however, in the case Of increase Of speed relinquSh
the contract By giving prompt notice 10 the depart
me Mt that he prefers doing to carrying the order
into effect. The Postmaster General may also cur
tail discontinue the service, at pro rata decrease
of pay, allowing one months ext.a comPensation on
the amount dispensed with, whenever, in his opn
ion TIE public interests do not require the same or
In case he desires to surpsrcede it by q different
grade Of transportation.
lections from. drafts on, postmasters. other
wise after the expiration of each quarter-say in
February, May, August, and November.
s. The distances are given according to the bes
information: but no increased pay will be allowed
should they be greater than advertised II the point
to be supplied be correctly stated. Bidders mus
inform themselves on this point. .
Q. The Postmaster General is prohibited by Law
from knowingly making a contract for the trans
portation OF the mai s with any per son who shal
have entered into. Or proposed to enter into AM
combination to prevent the making Il any bid TO
mail contract by any other person or persons, O
given or performed, or promised to give or perform
sny consideration, whateyer or to O. or net 10 do
anything whatever, in order TO induce any othe
person Or persons not TO bid for . mail contract
Particular attention SCALED to the 18th section
the act of 1885 prohibiting combinations to proven
bidding. 'F---- - .'s-
10. A bid rsosived after time, viz: 80. u. Of th'
10Th Of APrD, lstA o. without ths 0essen~s y