Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-25
INSTRUCTIONS

Containing conditions TO BE- incorporated is IA.
contracts TO the skteHt ths department. mag deem
proper.
Seven minutes are allowed to each intermediate
ofloe, when not otherwise specified, for opening and
No pay viii be made for trips not performed: and
ior each oi suoh omissions. not satisfactorily ex
Quoted For srrssls SO far behind ts as 70 e
oonnexlon with depending mails, and not sufficient
excused. one-iouLl OF the oomPe nsation for The
Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency be
Of postlnasteTs the afidarIts OF other rsdibIe
persons, Tor failing TO arrive in contract time; for
post Office; for suffering IL to be wet Injured de-
stroy ed, robbed. or lost.
The Postmaster General my annul the contract
for repeated failures to run sgreeaby 20 contTacf
for violating the post Office laws, or dsobeyIns the
charge a CARRIER when requested bv the Department
10 DO 90; Tor assigning the contract without the
persons or packages conveying maiabie matter out
The Postmaster General may order an increase of
service on route by allowing therefor q pro yafa
increase on the contract pay. He may change sche-
dulles OF departures and arrivals in all oases and par
tcu.arly to make them conform TO connex Iops i'm
railroads. without Increase OF pay, provided tue run
nIng time be not sbrIdsed He may aisoorder an in
crease oil speed allowing, within the restrictions OF
the aw, apo rata Increase of pay for the additional
stock or carriers, u any. The contractor NAV how
ever, in the of of speed renqui,b tha
contract by giving prompt notice to the Department
effect. The Postmaster General nsy also cuTtsi or
discontinue the service. IN whole an part at pro
months
compensation on the smou q disp ensed With wien
ever, IN bis opinion, the public Intere,ts do rot
CURE the same or an case he desires To sede
BY different grade of trans portatIon.
Payments WILL be made for the service BY coec-
alter the ex pratIon Of each quarter-sa, ia FehrS
AIRY, May, August, and November.
The distances are given according to the best in
forms!on; but no increa ed pay wal be allowed
should they be greater than advertised AZ the points
to be supplied be correctly stated. Bidders s1Hsf
inform themselves on thiS point.
Bidders are requested TO use as far as practices
Department, to write out IN full the cum of Their
buds, and to retain copies of them.
Each bad must be guaranteed 10y Two responsible
persons. General guarantees cannot be admitted
The 6Id should be sea,,d; suPerscribed Mail
sistant Postmaster General. Contract Once, and
sent by maj! not by or TO an sgent; and posrmss-
klndD in their quarterly returns. 10y
The contracts are TO be executed and returned 90
but the service must be commenced on The LIST jim
or the Lext mail day thereafter, whether the con
section Is of an act of Congress. approved March
SlS provides that contracts for the trans poralop
bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for faIthfi
performance, without other reference To the mode
provide for the due CELEBRITY, certainty and securty
Of such transportation" Under this law new ds
scriptIon Of bud has been received. u does not
city mode Of convey snce but engages To tale ~.
entire mail each trip with ceierIty cer,sinty AID
styled, from the manner in which they Ar.
mated on the books of the Derari ment Star SiSS
QOn-
vcS anoe OF the entire mai, AOnereT IarF, snd
phGtersr may DC the mod necessary 10 insrrs ais
"cser,ty, eer. amy, and SscHri ~.
In all cases where the lowe Grade ar seryi.o =.
believed tosbe sufficient, the lowest Ind will he sc
or specihc tad ~
When the lowest bid ID not a star bld, and snscisss
elther no mode or an srdds qaate mode of convex
Ely y vii mol be acce pted but set a,ide for spe-
CHIC ud proposing the necessary service
w hen the bid does not specify a mode Of conway
aiccs hlso ~hen ~ proposes To- carry 'accord ing 10
me advertisement, but without such specifcafsn.
vice. " so'-
fastmasters are to he c7reful not To certify the
euMclencS OF Guarantors or sur-tles without know-
ing u al IN y are persons Insufficient responsa lty
ana al bidders, gusrantors, and sureties are d.
tinctly notified that, the failure TO enter into r
PNiorm the contracts for the service proposed far
forced against them. - e"
Present contractors and persons known ,t ,he as-
partment, mus, equslly with others procU "a
anors and certificates of their cheney suhsisnti-
ally 10 the forms SHOVE prescribed. The certhc1tes
OF sufhc ENJOY must be signed by a postmaster or =
judge of a court Of record r"'e' WI
AARON BROWN.
ie H-lav4NI Postm>ster General