The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-12
INSTRUCTIONS,


Containing conditions be Incorporated IN he contracts 10 he et
the department may deem proper.
minutes allowed each Intermediate Office when not
otherwise specified, for asserting the mails.
Railroad and steamboat required to take the mail
end their routes and to and from all Offices not than eighty
rods from station landing Proposals be submitted for the
Of all the side scrvceth is for Offices eighty
rods from station landing.
pay will be made trips performed and for each Of such
omissions not satisfactorily explained three times the Of the trip
may be deducted For arrivals so far behind time as TO break con
Of the compensation for the trip subject forfeiture Deduction
repeated delnguencies
specified enlarged penalties rooncd to the nature thereof and
For leaving behind throwing the mails any portion Of
them for the admission of passengers being setting
running conveying intelligence advance Of the mail
quarters pay may be deducted
Fines viii be imposed unless the delinquency be promptly and
satisfactorily explained by certificates Of postnaser the aavis
sF a Ps mS from a SsTe1 1Ts @
eng lowing either the unuabenes Of the place manner of
usng demand convey the mail frequently the
astor or concerned running coach steamboat
The Postmaster General annul the contract for fail
dsobeyng department refusing discharge
carrier when required by the department do for assigning the
without tho of the Postmaster General for running
aforesaid for transporting packages convey
ing maiahlc out Of the mail
The Postmaster General order increase Of service
route by allowing therefor pro increase the contract
particularly make them conform with railroads with
out increase q pay provided the running time be not abridged He
ohe law increase for the stock carriers
renas the contract by giving prompt notice 70 the
prefers
General also discontinue the service, whole
dispensed with whenever his opinion
perscde II by different grade Of transportation.
Payments will be made for The service by collections from
otherwise tho expiration Of each quar-
or-say in February, May, August, and November
Tho distances according TO the best Information but
pay allowed should greater than
sed the points be supplied be correctly stated Bidders must
inform ros and reference the weight Of
condition roads, hills, and all
bridges kind which expense
additional based such
considered for alleged mistakes misrepresentation
bridges destroyed other obsuc
during the contract Onces
established after this advertisement issued and also during the
contract be visited without extra the distance be
increased
required that combines several
be considered competition with
regular proposal reasonable in amount
IL Bidders should propose service strictly according the
bid be the lowest offered for the advertised service
the other propositions may be considered
There should be but bid for a proposal
10 The the service the yearly the name and residence
q the bidder t hts usual ONCE adre and those az each
member where company should be distinctly
tho higher mode than horseback be
Intended The words wh due CELEBRITY certainty and security in
serted to Indicate the mode Of conveyance win constitute dr bid
Ia Bidders requested practicable tho printed
form proposals furnished the department write out full the
sum Of their bids and 10 retain copies Of them
FORM PROPOSAL
\ -, Of - county o --, of - propose 10
the mails Of Che United States from July 1853 to June 90
dated October a. 1857 and
by the following mode or conveyance, viz;
the Of - dollars
TA'pe0'a' is made Ti l knowledge q Ne distance q Ne route