The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-11
INSTRUCTIONS,


Conainiag conditions incorporated
the department. may deem proper.
Seven minutes intermediate
otherwise sperihed for asserting the mails.
Railroad and steamboat companies required TO take the mail
routes than eighty
rods from station or landing Proposals may be submitted for the
% ram all hs na s Is Tor 0ce over en
g. No pay will be made for trips and for
omissions satisfactorily explained three times the the
may be deducted For arrivals 80 far behind time TO break
with depending and sufficiently excused oneouh
Of the compensation for the trip subject forfeiture Deduction
w also be ordered for crude q performance inferior 70 that spec
pocned enlarged penalties p9pooncd to the nature thereof and
For leaving behind throwing of the mails any portion Of
them for tho admissions of for being concerned setting
up running conveying intelligence in advance Of
quarters pay may be deducted M.#
s VIII b PS as the be 3, S aRa
of other credible persons for failing arrive in contract time FOR
ferng lowing place
CARRYING ID to be wet injured destroyed robbed lost and for
usng after demand the mail frequently the
tractor concerned in running coach steamboat
route XII.
The may repeated
ure to run ageeab TO contract for violating the post Office laws
carrier when required by the department do for assigning the
aforesaid for transporting packages convey
The Postmaster may service
He change schedules o. departures an
out increase OF provided the running time be not Abridged He
orb law pro aaa pay for the Additional stock
The contractor however, the Of increase OF speed
he prefers doing 50 to H. oraer into eject The
General onria discontinue the whole
decrease allowing months
aton the dispensed WITH Whenever in his opinion the
public Interests require the he desires
pcrscde by different grade transportation
Payments will be made colccons
drafts ostmasters otherwise after the expiration OF each
ersay in February May August, and November.
no increased pay they greater
scd the be supplied be correctly stated Bidders must
point; also in
the mall the condition Of roads, hills streams &c. and all toll
pay grounds
be considered for alleged mistakes msppchenson to
the degree Of for bridges destroyed, other o
tons increasing distance occurring during the contract term os
be visited without the distance
increased. .et...-,..ts !
TO- received day named without
the that combines several
considered competition with
regular proposal reasonable In amount re-
IL Bidders should first service strictly according The
advertisement and then they desire separately for different
and the regular bid be the lowest offered for the advertised service
the other propositions be considered.
IL There should be but route bid Cor in proposal
H. The the the yearly the and residence
the bidder .t his Office address, and those OF each
member OF firm, where offers should be distinctly
intended The wh celebrity certainty and security
serted Indicate the mode OF viii constitute bid
When bid intended specific be named
Bidders are requested Gar practicable the printed
form proposals furnished write full the
n their bids and retain copies them.
FORM OF PROPOSAL
r., of ---, county OF ---, state or , propose to
the mails the United from July 1858 June so
1862, route No , from -- agreesbly TO the
advertisement q the General dated octobcr "a 1857
.5lFrt for - dollars.
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