The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-08
INSTRUCTIONS,


Caing conditions incorporated IN the CONTRACTS 10 The erie
the department may deem proper.
minutes allowed each Office when
otherwise specified, for asserting the mails
Railroad and steamboat companies required take the mail
end Of their routes and and from all Offices than eighty
@ an II e Ss o u sSs aSsr 0 sS
rods from station or landing.
No win DO performed and for each Of such
satisfactorily explained pay trip
may DO deducted For arrivals far behind break
neyon with depending mails and sufficiently excused fourth
Of tho compensation for the trip subject forfeiture Deduction
ned in eonsc, For repeated denqnencos Of the kind herein
specified enlarged penalties rooroned to the nature thereof and
g. For leaving behind throwing on the mails portion Of
no on n Il M
quarters pay may be deducted
Fines viii be imposed uniess tho delinquency promptly and
satisfactorily explained by posmaes adsvts
o. other credible persons or falling to arrive in contract ,@e r
ferug lowing either the unsuabeness place
Nns After demand 70 convey the mail as frequently as The con-
tractor concerned in running coach steamboat
The Postmaster General annul the contract r repeated fall
s qr m ne 9s
aearrer when required by the department do assigning the
express as aforesaid Or for transporting persons packages convey
The Postmaster General may order an Increase Of service on
route by allowing therefor rata increase the contract
particularly them railroads. with
on, Of provided the running time be not abridged He
ths law pro rata Increase pay the additional
na M s,e % I'M
prefers doing carrying the order into effect The Postmaster
the service whole
part pro pay allowing compen
the dispensed with, whenever In bis opinion the
public Interests do the he desires
pcrsede Il by different grade Of transportation. Ell
Payments win be made for the service by collections FROM
drafts on cf each quar-
ter-say in February, May, August and November.
according the best Information
VIII be allowed should they be adve
supplied he correctly Stated Bidders
mall &C roads, hills kc and all toll
bridges kind which
incurred No additional based grounds
considered for alleged mistakes msapprehenscn
degree bridges destroyed, other obsu
during the 0ces
this issued and during the
be visited witbcu, extra the distance be
not
10 bid received ster this named without
required by that combines
compensation be considered competition with
regular proposal reasonable An amount.
H. Bidders should for service strictly according 10 che
bid be the lowest offered for the advertised service
the other propositions be considered
should be bid for In proposal.
yearly residence
az the bidder chat post address
member Arm where oder should be distinctly
the n higher mode than horseback be
intended The words wh due celebrity certainty and security
Indicate OF viii constitute bid
bid specific be named
practicable tho printed
form furnished by the department 70 write f the
som q their bsis, and 10 retain copies q them
FORM or PROPOSAL
- of $500, county Of ----, sse Of --s propose 70
convey the United from July 1855 June 20,
, on route No ---, agrccahly the
adysseraen o. the ss5
by the following mode of conveyance WIS
Coz the annual q --- dollars.
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