Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-02-28

knows them to be men of property, and "O'e TO
make good their guarantee:
Dated
(Signed.)
The sufficency of guarantors Oh proposals
may be certified by Il Judge of II court Of record
,nd by postmas'ers at the following Offices and
no others:
In tic State of VIRGINIA. postm"SierS Off
c's nj th. courthouse or county S"Ut OF 9n'!
| couniv !: and at Aylntta. B.rriy .SPrirgr, B"r
rvvilIr. Bethany. Big Lick. Brihgrp"rt, Gr"wn--
burg, Buck hann"n. Christi nssUrg. C!hFhaHiii".
l'o!nn,Ai't, DAuvir, F,as:vi'Ie. E'nor! ,fArmn.'t
Falmouth. Fnr;nvi!Ie. fr"dericNs"hFE' Front
ROYAL. GorriOnsvir. Gr-igSviiie. GWy'su;"ttr,
Hurpvr's Ferry, Hrr>o'.bnrg, Ito""rls:t;t",
Nana,vha Saline, Lexington, hr&"hnrg
Lynchhur9. Norgantowu, N'wbern, NJ" Mr.
kct, N"wtown. Si"Th"n7H.urg, Martin 'u".aii,
Oak Grove, Old Point C"uti'rl. PlttonShurg
Petersburg. Salem, Scottsvilr. Sh~ p"rdatOwI
Union, University OF Virginia., Uppervi!Ie, War
saw, Waterford, Waynesboro'. Weston, Whit"
Sulphur Springs.
Also, Baltimore, Cumberland, Fred' rick. and
IIagerstcwn, Md; Uniontown aud Washington,
Pa; Brownsville, Tenn; Washington uud
Georgetown, D. G..
Conditions to be incorporated in the contracts to the
er'cRt the department may deem proper.
|. Seven minutes are allowed to each inter
mediate office, when not otherwise specified for
| ting the mails but on railroad aud ST caut-
boat routes there is to be no NOR c delay than is
snffic ent for AN exchange Of the mail bags.
2. On routes where the mode of cOnvcyu nee
admits Of it, the special agents.of the department..
,sO post office blanks, Wl1 bags, locks and
| keys, are to be comvcyedsSFlth0ui extra charge
g. On railroad and stehmhoa, lines. Brrti<l,
| ami Canada mails, when offered, to he con-
v"yed without additional pHy; also, the route
! agents o. the department, for whose exclusive
| use, while travelling with the mails, u commo-
dious car, or APP .rtmcnt in the centre OF tho cac
| pO perry lighted, warmed, and furnished, aud
adapted t." the convenient assortment and rue
security OF the mails is to be provided nv the
contractor, under the direc ion Of the depart
meHt.
i. No pay will he made for trips not perfor
| med and for each of such omissions not sat
| i>f cIor y explained three times III" pay Of the
trip may BE- deducted. For arrivals so tar behind
time us to break connection with d"p"nding
mails, and not sufficiently eXrnsrh, nn"-fUnrtli
of he compensation for the trip is subject t.,
| urfriiur". Deduction viii. also h.. ordered Gur
Il grad" Of prrtormanr" inferior I" that sI.'ri!i,.
in tn" contract. For rep ;lt'd dr.im4u .mGir; at
| the kind herein p'cificd. lurg" penalties. pru
pnrtinurh u the nature thnrcO' and the ilupur-
stance Of the mail, may h" mad.
| > For lcIvinC behind, ur throwing n!f IL,
III Ills, or any portion Of Them. FIR tn. r.!::,ies
Of pas Scngc:S. for '',.inT concerned in s. III T..
NJ, inning an express conveying .,"au.
ciLI intelligence" ahead Of the mail, st GUIrI'r
| pay may be deducted
&. Fins will he imposed. unless iic d,!iI-
luencv be PROM tiy and satisfactorily xpain
by certificates of p"StrnasicrS. "r It, iii t;vI
of o1hcr credi:ablr persons, for filling /" uuiv.
in Contract time for ncgIecting tot *. thu mai
| from, or deliver il into 81 p ST ellie" ir suffer
ing it, Owing either to the UnSuiI;,',rn S. o l."
| Office : o manner Of carry ing it) Ia = iuju,rd
destroyed, rUbb"d, or lost; and for refusing. aft
demand, t" convey the mail as frequently as IL.
Contractor runs, or is ccnccrm"d in r.lning. i
i Hch, ca. Steamboat, on II route.
| I. The Postmaster GcnvI al MAY ;tnuull tue coll
| tract COR repeated failures to I'm nTr"catily l.,
contract Tor diSObcying tn" Pos Office IuwS. O:
the instructions Of the t'Enr men; Tor refusing
10 discharge a carrier when required !'y the de-
parlment to do SO tHr assigning til contract
without the assent of the Postmaster General ::
for running an express rs aforesaid or for trans
porting persons or packages conveying mai.abIr
matter Out of the mail.
s. Tue Postmaster General may order An in
crease OF service route by allowing the re! or
Il PTO TUtG increase Oh the contract pay. L. NAV
change the schedule OF arrivals and departures
without iMcr uSe OF pay, provided lie does not
CHrtall the amount OF running time. He NAV
also order an Increase of speed, he allowing,
within the restrictions of the law Il prO ruth i'll
crease OF pay for the additional stock or carriers
II any. The Contractor may, however, in III.
case Of increase of speed, relinQuis the contract
by giving prompt notice TO the department THAI
lie prefers doing SO to carrying tie order inIu
effect The Postmaster General may also cur
crease Of NV. Invinr on ,,n, ~ p'" ."'" IL,
pcnsntion on lin, ,,,,n,SuI ,s'', T,'''-
ever. in hi. onjniom' th.. nnbf;c in,r,' '',"I
require the smr. or in c'S. Nv. ,ilir ~ NV
s,d it b,, - ,Ii,rr.nt ,r.'. ~ pc
y. Payments will be made for thu Selvic. hy
otherw is", ui,.r ina ,xli-ri,, r. -.
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best inurn:riun a ,,.,5,. 49, '1','-
.nowcd should me, b.. ,r..''...,ir.... ...
if ina. n.,i,,Is =, ~, - '.''.'-
Bidders mus, inform, ,Itr,,,s ...,..,.'..:. ;, -
II. The PosI;n,s,,. G l.,i 49,
law from knn,yi.,ry,. ~
trausaort.,t,ul # 1 ,,', NJ, ~ IN
SHAH nave rn,.., Irt,, ','' '''.
to, any c,ub:4ari.,., :, ,,r!,..L!, -,