The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-19
INSTRUCTIONS,


Intatnno conditions TO BE- incorporated
department deem proper
minutes allowed each intermediate Office when not
otherwise specified, asserting the mails. e.4
steamboat required 10 take the mail
end routes from all Offices not than eAty
rods from station landing Proposals may o. submitted sr . the
rods landing
satisfactorily explained three times shc the
deducted For arrivals far behind time as to break con
depending mails and not sufficiently oxcused oneor'h
compensation the trip subject forfeiture Dcd,on
fed in the contract For Repeated denqaencics
specified enlarged penalties proportional to the nature thereof and
For leaving behind throwing of the mails. any portion Of
for the SsIs
quarters pay may be deducted
viii imposed tho delinquency be promptly and
satisfactorily explained by certificates Of postmascr the afvis
Of other credible for falling TO- arrive in contract time for
ing lowing either to the unuabenes Of the place or manner Of
carrying m be wet injured destroyed robbed lost and for
fsng after demand convey mail frequently tho
concerned in running COACH or steamboat on
may the contract repeated fail
@ run @ Of s % n s
carrier when required by tho department do for assigning the
express transporting packages
ing maahlc matter Of the mall s..
The Postmaster General order increase OF service on
route by allowing therefor rata increase on The contract pay
particularly to make them CONFORM 70 WIN WIZ"
out of provided the running time be not abridged lie
law pro pay the additional
cnsuih the contract by giving prompt department
he prefers doing carrying the order into effect The Postmaster
discontinue the service whole in
allowing months extra
dispensed with, whenever, In his opinion the
require the he desires
pcrscde Z by different grade Of transportation. ~.
for tho by collections from,
otherwise after the OF each
or--say in February, May, August and November.
according the best Information
allowed should they be greater
sed points supplied BIO correctly stated must
inform also reference the weight OF
condition Of roads hills, streams &c, and all toll
bridges ferries kind by which expense
be additional based
alleged mistakes misapprehenson
bridges destroyed other obsirnc
occurring during the contract Offices
contract term without the be
increased.
TO- bid received after the day named
that combines
compensation be considered competition With
regular proposal rcasoDabc in amount
service strictly according the
spdraielyo different
regular bid be the lowest offered for the advertised service
the other propositions may BIO considered
~. should be but route bid FOR In proposal.
10 yearly
bidder chat his usual Office address, and those Of each
rm where offers should be distinctly sta
higher mode than horseback
Intended words 'wh due celebrity certainty and security in
will constitute bid
ntenscd specific must be named
Bidders practicable the printed
form proposals the write full the
Of thcIr BIDS, and to retain copies of them
FORM OF PROPOSAL
| -, Of -, county OF -, state OF -, propose TO
convey tho United states IRON July 1888 10 juno 80
| 1862 No. , from - TO -, agrccably TO The
General dated October % 1851 aud
4 by tho following mode OF convey anco, VIZ
1 for the annual sum OF - dollars.