The Washington union., 1857-12-06
INSTRUCTIONS,

the department may deem proper
allowed zach intermediate Office when not
otherwise specified, for asserting the mails
Railroad steamboat companies required take the mail
FROM deliver the Offices the commencement and
routes from all Offices than eighty
rods from station landing Proposals may bo submitted Tor the
performance Of all tho side sevcehat h for Offices eighty
rods from station or landing.
omissions not satisfactorily explained pay trip
may be deducted For arrivals so far behind time as to break con
of tho compensation for the trip subject forfeiture Deduction
ned In tho contract For repeated dnquone
specified enlarged penalties proportoned to tho nature thereof and
For leaving behind throwing of the mails portion of
them for tho admission Of Or for being setting
quarters pay may bo deducted ....,,. =,
satisfactorily explained by certificates Of posmascrs, or the adavts
of other credible for falling to arrive in contract time for
ng lowing either the unsutabcness the of
usng after demand to the mail as as tho
aStor concerned running COACH steamboat on
The Postmaster General annul tho contract for repeated fail
s s 0 Se refusing discharge
carrier when required by the department TO do assigning the
the the Postmaster General for running
sxpress Or pr Transporting persons OF convey
The Postmaster General order increase OF service on
route by allowing therefor pro rata increase on The contract pay
particularly 70 make them conform TO connexions with railroads.
increase provided the running time bo not abridged He
ofihs law pro rata pay
The contractor may however INC case 9 spse @
he pers doing carrying the order into effect Tho Postmaster
part at pro aa Of pay allowing compe
the dispensed with whenever in h opinion the
the he desires to
persede II by different grade Of transportation.
will be made for the service by collections FROM
drafts on posasters otherwise aor expiration quar-
ter-say in February, May August and November
Tho according TO the best Information but
be allowed should they be greater than adye
supplied be correctly stated Bidders must
inform Themselves his points and also in reference to the weight OF
the mail the condition OF roads hills streams No. and all toll
bridges distractions Of kind by which
additional based such grounds
alleged mistakes misapprchenson
bridges destroyed other obstruc
distance occurring during the contract term ocs
issued and also during the
be visited without extra tho distance bc
Increased.
10 bid received hour named without
that combines several in
compensation considered in competition with
regular proposal reasonable In amount
propose strictly according to the
they separately for dneron service
bid bo the lowest offered for tho advertised service
tho other propositions may bo considered.
~ There should be but one route bid for proposal
The service tho yearly pay the and residence
bidder hat bis Office address, and those Of each
offers should BIO distinctly sta
higher mode than horseback be
Intended The words wh duo oelery certainty and security
viii constitute sfor bid
When Intended specific be named
IA Bidders requested r practicable tho printed
form furnished by the department. 20 write out in full the
q ther bas and TO retain copies OF them
FORM OF PROPOSAL.
- Of --, county Of - State OF ---, propose to
convey the United from July 1883 to June 9o
q the Postmaster a. sS7
by the following mode Of conveyance, viz;
for the annual e. dollars.
TA po,ui made rn au knowledge 9 Ne diHanos TIE route,