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

Embracing conditions 10 lie incorporated in the con-
tracts to tteertenthe Department may deem proper.
L. Seven minutes allowed to each intermedi
ate office, when not otherwise specified for ASSERTING
the mails
2. No pay will be made for trips not performed:
and for each of such ons sions not satisfactorily ex
planned, three times the pay of the trip may be de
Quoted For arrivals far behind time ~ to break
connexion with depending mails, and not sufficient
W excused one-fourth of the compen alton for the
trip il subject TO forfeiture. Deduction will also he
ordered for grade If performance inferior to that
specified in the contract. For repeated denquences
of the kind h. rein specified, enlarged PENALTIES pro
portioned to 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 pas
| sengers, for being concerned in setting up OF
Running an express conveying commercial intelli-
gence ahead OF the mails, quarter. pay may be de
| iuctei.
d. Fines will be imposed. unless the delinquenc,
lie promptly and satisfactorily explained by eertif-
GATES OF postmasters, the aiidayts OF her cred
liable persons, for falling to srrive in contract time
for nsgecting TO take the mail from deliver into
POST office; for suffering 1t lowing either to the
I'm u;tableness of the place or manner Of carrying
it, to be ured, destroyed, robbed lost and foi
refusing, after demand to convey the mail as fire.
qusntly the contractor runs for other purposes
| 3. The Postmaster General may annul the con.
tract for repeated failures 10 run agrecably to con
tract for diSobe ing TIE Post Office laws or the in
structions Of the department: for refusing TO dis
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to 10 co. for assigning the contract without the as
| mt of the Postmaster General: for running an ex
press as aforesaid: or for Transporting persons OF
| packages conveying mailable matter out Of IL,
| mail
s. The Postmaster General may order an iucreas,
Of service route, by allowing therefore pro rd
| Ia iucrease on the contract pay. He MAJ cha Dg,
the schedule of arrivals and departures without in
crease Of pay, provided he does not curta the
| amount drumming time. lie may also order an ip
crease Of speed, he allowing, within the restrictions
of the law, pro rata increase OF ray for the addi
tional stock carriers, ifany. The contractor ma'
however in the case Of increase of speed relinQuis
the contract by giving prompt notice 10 the depart
me mt that he prefers doing so TO carrying the orde
into effect. The Postmaster General NAV slso cur
tail discontinue the seryic, at pro rca decress'
of pay sllewing one months extra compensation oil
| the amount dispensed with, whenever ia his opin
ion the public interests do net require the same,
in Gaze he desires to surpercede it by differen
grade Of trausportatiop. .--...-... .....
lections FROM drafts on, postmasters. or other
wise, afe r the expiration Of each quarter-say i,
February, May, August, and November.
s. The distances are given according to the hes
| information; but no increased pay will be allowe
ssould they be greater than II the point
to be supplied be correctly stated. Bidders mus
inform themselves on this point.
| o, The Postmaster General is prohibited by la,
from knowingly maSiRg contract fer the traDI
4 portation OF the mai With any person who sha
have entered into. or proposed to enter into, an
combination TO prevent the masipg Ct any bid 70
mail contract by any ether person or persons, Q
given OF performed, promised to give or perform
any consideration whatevc :, or to TO- or not to dc
anything whatever, in order to induce any othe
= person or persons mott bid for a mail contrsc
Particular attention Is called to the sth secuon
the act Of 1885, prohibiting combinations to proven
bidding.
y. a II received after time, viz: 90. m. Of tn
0009AoQ&s@est, OF without the e0sssnsse