The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-02-29

7. The Postmaster General may aDnui the
contract for rtpeatrd failures to run agreeably
T. contract for violating the Post Office laws,
ar disobeying the Instructions Of the department
Tor refusing 10 discharge carrier when required
ty the DEPARTMENT 10 do so for assigning the
contract without the assent of the Postmaster
General for running an express as aforesaid
or for transporting persons or packages convey
ing nailable matter out OF the mail.
S. The Postmaster General may ordor an in
crease oi service on a route bf allowing therefor
pro aqfo increase on The contract pay. He
may change schedules of departures and arri-
vaS. and make Them conform in all cases 10
connexions with railroads, without INCREASE OF
pay, provided the running tinr be not abridged.
He may also order an increase Of speed, allow
ing, within the restrictions oi the law a PRO 9qfr
increase Of pay tor The additional stock or car
riejs il any. The contractor NAV, however,
in the case Of increase Of speed. rrhnquist th,.
contract BY giving prompt notice to the depart
Gient nat he prefers doing 50 to carrying the
order ino efect. The Postmaster General
may also curtail Of discontinue the service, in
whole or in ratt, at pro rafa decrease Of pay,
a allowing one months extra compensation on
the amount dispensed WITH whenever, in his
opinion, the public interests d. not require tbr
saHe, or in ease be desires 10 slpersgde il by a
different gra,leof transportation.
.. Payments will be made for Zoe ssryict bY
collections from, or drafts on, postuasters, or
otherwise, after the expiration Of each quarter
say 10 February, May, August and Novem-
ber
TO- The distances are given according 10 The
best Information: but no increased pay will he
allowed should they be greater than advertised,
ifthr points 10 b. supplied be correctly stated.
BidjerS must in form htemseires on Mfs point,
and also in reference to the weight of The mail,
the condition OF roads, hills. streams, &C. and
all toll bridges, ferries. or oh>tructions OF ant
kind By which expense may BE- incurred. No
claim tor additional pay, based on such grounds,
can be considered: nor for bridges destroyed, or
other distractions, increasing distance, occnr-
ring dnring the contract term. Offices estab4
lishrd after the advertisement is issued, and al
50 during the contract term, are to be supplied
With extra pay if the distance be not increased.
H. The Postmaster General is prohibited bv
law from knowingly making a contract for the
transportation of the mails with any person
who shall have catered into, or proposed to en-
Ter into, any combination to prevent the max
ing Of ANY bid for mail contract by any other
person or persons, or who shall have made anv
agreement, or shall have given or performed, or
promised to give or perform, any consideration
whatever, or TO DO, or not 10 do, any thing
whatever, u order TO induce any other person
or persons not TO bid for a mail contract.
- A bid received after time, or without the
several routes in one sum Of compensation,
cannot be considered in competition with re-
gular proposal, reasonable in amount.
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