Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-03-15

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UNITED STATES MAILS.
posr orr1cn DEpARrur.r
M RoPosA Is FoR cARRY1NG se sTH 70 1874 1874
Hnissa s s' e June 1885,
Of the POST S osa n
sssasd as routes established ii
solo fgSm aes5d ies nssan's Mills and Lev
Leave sss.gd l'i he Thursday at
Arrive at Clear Greek day bysl15 D. M
Leave Clear Greek Thursday at 25s D. M: -
8; I Bss Bfdegs Richmond
Leave silchTist,s Bridge "Wednesday at = a M
rrisesat Blues Bridge same day 81 u M M H.
g y 5sass ss9s 81
benare 70 Swift Island, miles and back
| Leaye Albemarle Thursday at . a. M;
Ii5 isapd . Post same day by 12m
at lbemarle same day by4 D. M = p H.;
sol to Madison, Is miles and back
leave Greensbo borough Wednesday at 8 a. M
Arrlse Ct Madison ..9 same day BY P. nj
IT G s same day by p m.
i91 @o ct naSs trips are inyited also
Bidders will name int ernlediate offices.
9eR sae Town Greek Bridge to
Leave W ilmngton Tuesday and Saturday at 7 a. m.
81 his Men 1de ans p nj
- Arrive at Wilmington same day by p, m.
INSTRUCTIONS.
En6suciag to be Incorporated CONTRACT. h
the ertenttae Department may doom proper:
L. Seven minutes allowed to each intermediate of
when not specified for asserting the mails
p No pay will be made for trips not performed; and
for each OF such omissions not Systematically explained
three times the pay OF the trip may be deducted ar
mails, and sufficiently excused one-fourth of the
compensation for the trip subject forfeiture Dedn
ton M a9 BE or s 5 grade of inferior
ees of the kind herein specified enlarged penalties propor
tened the nature thereof and the importance of the mall
For leaving behind throwing off, the mails or any
portion of them for the admission OF passengers for be-
ing concerned setting up running express CONVEY
ing commercial ahead of the mail quarter.
T. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency be
promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificates of most
masters the avits of other creditable persons for
failing to arrive in contract time for negecting
lowing either to the unsutabeness of the place ranner
of carrying D to be injured destroyed robbed and
the contractor runs for other purposes.
The Postmaster General may the contract for re-
ing the Post Office laws, the of the depart
the for assigning the contract without
the assent of the Postmaster General running an e
conveying mailable matter. ont of the mail
g. The Postmaster General order of SER
the contract He change the schedule
and departures without increase pay provided he does
increase of speed he allowing within the
OF the law OF pay for the additional
the increase speed renqush the contract by CIV
So 70 the oer n c The FS ag
era also curta discontinue the service,
on the dispensed WITH Whenever in his opinion,
the pubic interests do require the same he
desires to supersede by different grade of Transports
ton. -
Z Payments viii be the service by collections
FROM drafts masters otherwise, after the
piraton OF each quarersay in February, May August,
s. The distances given according to the best nforna-
non but no increased pay will be allowed should they be
correctly stated Bidders inform themselves this
point -
knowingly making for the transportation of the
mails with person who have entered nto pro-
of bid for mail contract by any other person per-
sons OF who shall have made any or shall have
consideration whatever to do not to do, anything
Sot to bid for mail contract. Particular attention is
called to the 2Sh section of the act of 1885, prohibiting
TO- A bid received after time, of the 10th of
April 1854 without the guarantee required by law
that combines several routes of compensation
cannot be considered in with regular proposal
IL Bidders should in all cases fst propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement and then, if they
be the lowest for the asertised service the other
bids may be the alterations proposed
if they shall appear manfestly right and proper,
- There should be but route bid for proposal
and residence bidder and those of each member of
firm where company offers should be distinctly stated;
back be intended celebrity certainty
and inserted Indicate the mode of Conveyance
IA The bid should sent under SEAL addressed the
popoaas n e Be-
and the sucency certified (see for1ns
fore of the lethsof April 1854. =. =
10 The contrasts are e returned to the
l6. Section IS Of act of Congress approved March g.
1872 for the TRANSFORMATION Of the
ing sufficient without