The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-01-20

this Department; and that the proceeds
the of the bid agreement the deficiency cannot
in any case lie supplied by this Department.
Posasters against employing carriers and
paying the proceeds their ooes without special
authority from this Department.
Existing contracts and arrangements to the
Both june 1854 and be made to take
effect on the LIST July, 1854.
Ii bids be made under this advertisement. or no one
named contractor by the postmaster special Office
before the lst July, 1854, such Office will be reported
When a change of contractor becomes necessary, the
fact should be promptly reported, with The therefor
INSTRUCTIONS,
Gas to regularly numbered routes)
Embracing conditions to be incorporated in the 10 the
extent The Department may deem proper.
l. Seven minutes allowed to each intermediate Of
fee, when not otherwise specified for asserting the mails
but railroad and steamboat routes there is be
more delay than is sufficient for exchange of the mail
boys.
the special agents of the Department. also post Office blanks
mail bags locks and keys are to be conveyed without
ira charge.
3. On railroad and steamboat lines British and Canada
mails when offered, be conveyed without additional
pay aso the agents of the Department. for whose
exclusive while travelling with the mails commodious
car, apartment the Of a car properly lighted
warmed and furnished adapted to the convenient as
sortment and due security of the same be provided
the contractor, under the direction of the Department
No pay will be made for trips performed and for
each of such omissions satisfactorily explained three
times the pay of the trip may be deducted For arrivals
far behind time break connection with depending
mails and not sufficiently excused one-fourh of
pensaton for the trip subject forfeiture: Deduction
will also be ordered for grade of performance inferior
that specified in the For repeated delnouencios
OF the kind herein specified enlarged penalties propor,oned
the nature thereof and the importance of the mail may
be made
5. For leaving behind throwing off the mails or any
portion of them for the admission of passengers be-
ing concerned m sei,,og cunning an express convey
6. Fines will be imposed, Unless the delinquency be
promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificates of post
masters, the afdavits Of other credabe persons for
failing arrive in contract time for neglecng take the
Owing either to the Of The place or
of carrying D TO be injured destroyed robbed, lost
and for refusing after demand convey the mail fire.
quently the runs, in running
coach, car, steamboat a route.
I. The Postmaster General may annu the contract for
repeated failures to agreeaby contract for dsobey
ing the Post Office laws the instructions of the Depart
for refusing 10 discharge carrier when required by
the assent Of the Postmaster General; for running
pes aforesaid for Transporting persons packages
conveying mallabie matter GU, Of the mail.
8. The Postmaster General may order an increase
of service route by allowing therefor pro rata
increase ON The contract pay. He may change the
schedule Of arrivals and departures, without increase
OF pay, provided he doea not curail the amount
of running time. He may also order increase Of
speed he allowing, within the restrictions Of the law,
pro increase of pay for the additional stock
carriers any. The contractor may however in the
Of increase Of speed relnqush the by giving
prompt notice the Department that he prefers doing TO
carrying order effect The Postmaster General
may also curai discontinue the service pro rata
of pay, allowing months ompensation
the amount dispensed WITH whenever his opinion the
public interests do not require the same he de-
supersede by different grade OF transportation.
9. Payments will he made for tho service by collection
of, drafts posmasers, otherwise, after the
pration OF each quarcr-say in February, May, August
and November
10 The given according to the best inorma-
ton but no increased pay will be allowed should they be
tb n tho L..
recty stated. Bidders must inform themselves this
point
ii. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
knowingly making far the transportation Of the
mails with any person who shall have entered into, pro-
posed to into any combination preve~t The making
any bid for mail by any other - son or per-
sons who shall have made any agreement shall have
given performed, or promised to give perform any
consideration whatever TO do TO do, anything
whatever in order induce any ether person or persons
bid for mail contract Particular attention is called
the 25th section of the net OF 1885, prohibiting combine
tons to prevent bidding.
IL bid received after time viz g. A. M. of the 9th
Of April, 1854, without the guarantee required by law
or that combines several sum Of compensa-
ton, cannot be considered IN competition with regular
proposal reasonable in amount
H. Bidders should in all cases. first propose for service
strictly according the advertisement and then II they
desire separately for different services and f the guiar bid
be the lowest offered for the advertised service other
bids may be considered il the alterations proposed are
recommended by the postmas,ers ard citizens interested
II they shall appear msnifcsiy right and proper
IA. There should be but route bid for in proposal
Is The route the service the yearly pay the and
resdcnce OF tho bidder and those Of each member of
frm where a company offers, should be distinctly stated
also the mode OF conveyance IL higher mode than horse
back be intended The words with due ceerity certain
ty and security inserted indicate the mode of convey
snce, will constitute sstar bif.p
l6 The bid should be under seal addressed 10 the
Second Assistant Postmaster Genera auporscribed 'Ma
Proposals in the State Of -. II should lie guaranteed
and the su6cieocy Of the guaantos certified, see forms
and should be despatched in time be received by be-
fore Q, A. M, Of the 10Th Of April, 1854.
IL The contracts are TO be executed and returned to the
Department by or before the LIST OF July, 1854.
1s Postmastsrs nj ofices railroads. but
than eighty rods from station, WILL Immediately after the
10th of Apr next, report their distance from tho
station, nd how they otherwise supplied with
the mail TO enable the Postmaster General to direct n mail
messenger supply from the LIST Of July next
49, Section is Of OF Congress- approved March g.
1s4s provides that contracts for the transportation Of the
mail shall be let, "n every case. to the lowest bidder
derng sueent guarantees for faithful With
out othe reference TO the mode OF renaportn,on
sy be necessary to provide for tho due CELEBRITY certainty
md security OF such transportation" Under this law new
description of bids has beon received 1t docs specify
mode Of conveyance but engages take the entire mail
each trip with CELEBRITY, certainty, and security using the
terms OF the law These bids styled from the manner
which fhoy designated the books of the Depart
roent .sr bdr and they will be construed providing
for the entire mall hocr large, and 'ra,ersr tsy be the
Of Necessary 10 Insure M ssisrp certainty