The Washington union., 1857-11-22
INSTRUCTIONS,

tss IS aa se4a INSTRUCTIONS ~ 3s a1E #ssar .fa.
Containing conditions be incorporated he the een
q the department may deem proper ~ -, la,'.
Seven minutes allowed to each intermediate oco when
otherwise specified, for asserting the mails
Railroad steamboat companies required the
FROM into the post offices
end routes all offices not more than eighty
rods from station or landing Proposals may be submitted for tho
performance Of all tho side sovchat for Offices over eighty
No will be made trips performed and for each Of such
Omissions not satisfactorily explained ,es times the pay Of the trip
with depending mails sufficiently excused
win % o Ss pereG for s p
fed the contract For repeated dcnqaene Of the kind herein
specified enlarged penalties proortoncd to the thereof and
the Importance Of the mail, may be made FsNI sg
For leaving behind Or throwing of tho mails any portion Of
them for the admission OF passengers for being concerned setting
running express intelligence in advance Of the mail
Fines viii be imposed unless the delinquency be promptly and
other credible persons failing arrive in time
negng to take the mail from or deliver into post Office for suf
carrying D TO be injured destroyed robbed
fusing demand convey frequently
tractor concerned running coach steamboat
may repeated
agrceaby contract for violating the Office
dsoong the instructions the department. for refusing discharge
General running an
express for transporting persons or packages convey
The Postmaster General order increase Of service
He may change scnedues q md arrivals in ali and
MAKE max ,ne% e0nlOa nor 70 conneHons @ Nv WIN @ WIN
also order Of pecd allowing within the restrictions
any may however IN q increase speed
renqosh the contract by giving prompt notice to tho department that
he prefers doing so carrying the order into effect The Postmaster
may the service, whole
of allowing months
aton the dispensed WITH whenever In his opinion the
public the he desires
persede by different grade of transportation. atfl
Payments will be made for the collections
otherwise the OF
ter--ssy in February, May, August and November g ~
The distances according Tho bct information
win be allowed should they
supplied be
Themselves and also the
the mail the condition Of roads, hills, &C.,
bridges ferries distinctions of kind by which
No additional pay based grounds
considered alleged Misrepresentation
the degree bridges destroyed
tons increasing distance occurring during the contract term Offices
be visited pay be
not Increased s.....~ 4 ~.
received day named or without
the required by that combines
considered
regular proposal reasonable ~ i.N f1t
IL Bidders should nrst strictly according
advertisement and then they desire separately different
regular service
the other propositions be considered. gtf .HltYtHt
L. There should be but bid for In proposal "a
H. The route the the the and residence
OF the bidder at s his usual post Office addrs those
member OF firm, where should
the mode conveyance higher be
Intended The words with due CELEBRITY certainty,
serted 70 icsethe mode of conveyance VIII constitute aur
When ss d " intended specific must be named
~ Bidders are requested 70 as far practicable tho printed
form proposals furnished by the department
sum OF their bids, and 10 retain copies Of them. N+t
ae W. FORM OF PROPOSAL
L---- OF ----, county Of -- state Of --- proposo 10
The mails d the United States from July l. 1885, June
Tho Postmaster General dated October aa ss and
by the following mode of conveyance viz
VI. the OF dollars.
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