The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-23
INSTRUCTIONS,


Containing conditions Dc incorporated in the conaet, to the ent
the department may deem proper.
zach intermediate Office when
otherwise specified, for asserting the malls.
Railroad steamboat companies required take tho mail
routes eighty
rods from station or landing Proposals may DO submitted for the
rods from station or landing
omissions satisfactorily explained pay trip
be deducted For arrivals far behind time roak
ncxon with depending mails and sufficiently excused fourth
OF the compensation for the trip subject 10 forfeiture Deduction
fed the contract For repeated denauences Of the kind herein
specified enlarged penalties popor,oncd to the nature thereof and
For leaving behind or throwing on the mails portion OF
tho admission for being concerned setting
running intelligence advance of the mail
quarters pay may be deducted.
Fines viii be imposed unless the delinquency promptly
satisfactorily explained by posmastors
of other credible persons for failing arrive in contract time for
ng lowing either the unsuabeness Of the place
Nne after demand to convey the NAH as frequently as the
taor or concerned running COACH steamboat
route
The Postmaster General annu the contract repeated fall
aires gaeae 70 n for violating the post Once LAWS
carrier when required by the department do so assigning the
express aforesaid Transporting persons packages convey
ing maable matter out Of the mail
The Postmaster General order increase Of service
route by allowing therefor rata increase the contract
He may change schedules Of departures and arrivals in all cases and
out increase OF provided the running time be not abridged He
law pro pay
any The contractor however the Of increase speed
he prefers doing 50 carrying the order into effect The
may also service
part decrease Of allowing months
saon the amount dispensed with whenever his opinion the
public the same, he
persede different grade transportation.
Payments will be made the service by collections
drafts posmasers otherwise after the expiration OF each
ter-say in February, May, August and November
according tho
will be allowed should they be
tiscd the points supplied correctly
inform Ass is point and also reference TO the weight Of
the mall roads hills streams &c.
bridges which
additional pay grounds
considered alleged mistakes msapprehenson
the for bridges destroyed other obsruc
Increasing occurring during tho contract
during
contract term be visited without extra the distance be
increased
the day hour named
the required by law that combines several routes
compensation competition
regular proposal reasonable in amount.
H. Bidders should strictly according the
advertisement and them they desire separately different service
the regular bid be the
tho other propositions be considered.
IL There should be but bid for proposal
H. The route the yearly
member Of drm where should distinctly
the mode 81 higher
Intended The words with duo CELEBRITY certainty
serted 10 Indicate the mode OF will constitute
Bidders requested TO practicable printed
proposals furnished by the department
sum of their bids ana to retain copies Of them.
FORM or PROPOSAL.
-, or ---, county OF --, State of , propose TO
convey the mails OF the United States from July 1855
1862 o route No ---, from - to agrceably the
General dated
by the following mode OF conveyance viz ~. tt rer
for annual Of - dollars
ThnpcPool "a made ,rh m sncVeos " he disdnee Of as