Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-23
INSTRUCTIONS.

Contaisfrg conditions TO bs s.eorpors,,d 4, "A .
contracts TO ths srtent fhs department. nay deem.
Seven minutes are allowed 10 each Intsrmedis,a
once, when not otherwise specified, for opening ana
No pay will be made for trips not performed: and
ior sach Ii sueh omissions not atIsfaciOrily eN
9scfsS th!ee times the pay OF ths trip may Ie de
eonnt xIon with depending mails, and not ,uftcIent
~ racused. Hour. OF the compensation for ne
Pines will he IMPOSED. unless the delinquency 10
II postasters or iSe aavPs. S 2,
persons, ior failing to arrive in contract time for
t % t "a ne mai from or deliver into
stroy ed, robbed. or lost.
for repeated failures to run agreeshy 20 c"nisaci
ioI violating The post otee laws, disOse, Ins ne
charge carrier when requested by The Department
20 90 so; LOT assigning the contract without the as
persons or packages conveying mailabe matter oat
service on route by allowing therefor a Do ara
Increase on the contract pay. BE may change che
tcularly TO make them conform 20 oonnpx Ions I'm
railroads. without increase of pay provided tse nm
crease OF speed. allowing, within the If
the law, pro rata increase OF pay for the addtiaus
ever, In the case Of increase Of speed renoui fh
contract BY giving prompt notice t0 the Departmenf
effect. The Postmaster General msy also cgTts S
discontinue the service, an whole IN part, NJ pSo
compensation on the smou:.t OH pensed with sbep
ever M ms opinion the public IIltere.t Is do not re
by = different grade Of snsportatIon. -
Pay ments will be made for the service b, collec
lions from or drafts on, postmasters, or otherwise
alter the expiration of each quarter-ssy I'M FsbTS
airy, May, August, and November.
The distances are gwen according 10 the hest an
formation; but no more led paw viii be sllows,i
shqad they be greater than advertised the points
iH6orm themseires on thiS poisT.
BIDDERS are requested 10 use. as far praciica-
Of ftrr
Departn Mt, TO wrIte out IN full the sum of then
bids, and to retain copies of them. '''
Esoh bud must be guaranteed by two raspens,.s..
perT;onss; s. GsneIs guarantees osnn.t admitted
propSsais sHSso Of DE seaisd; seperser6ed Mai
sistant Postmaster General, Conirsot cJffcs a.,
tiers will not enclose proposals COR letteIs 81 s
k,,rdl IN their quarterly returns. VI MY
the Department BY or before the ist SI Anssst ~
ou, tne service must be commenced the Lei JUl,
" tas Lex. NAL gay thereafter whether the con
b elton le Of an act of Congress approved Mar,
Of the ms'l shall be let I'm every sass ta ~ @
1snoerng sGlclent guarantees Tor faithf1i
Of such transportation than may be neoess s mole
Of Sues .ns qes oeeT'y certainty and secuy
scrlptlon OF bid has been received IN does nes De
oly hnooe OF conveyance, bat engages 20 tske H..
security. using the terms of The eerIErinty. ard
are ~, lea, from the manner ~ which the, are
and they will be oonstrn. d ss provsd,n,, s.ar eids
veyance Of the entire mall, ho,csrS, Iosn con
ehGfsrer may Dc fhe mod sse,xSGyD "a -, "iHa
heteTity, Ger ara y, oAd Sucari.v',' IN
in All Eases where the lowe Z grade Of ssr,-,o.
oeneysd tosbe sufficient, the lowest hui u'ii - >
or spaciao tid '" y ~s>os
When the lowest bid is hot star ~. and s,o,e..
ether no mode or an 'aade gKats na..'e Of n,
Ia IA ~ vii nor De accepted, bur set aside for sss
VIZ ptu proposing the necessary serNtoe Wv
w. hen the Ind does not specify mode of c.rye,-
the sja,, wien a. proposes To carry according 4,
rue hdS ertlsemsnt, bur ithout such spac.6 -
IL wiz be considered as prnp,s1 f,T h,,rr.i
vice. -f''PoS"i i"i hoIseiack ser
fInstmasters are TO be rehl not To certify ~.
sdmclehcy OF guarsntors sur-t les with.,nt t,o,
al theS are persons of sufficient respoDSiI, -,
anu su maders, gusrantors, ard sureties are
surty hutlhed that, on the failure TO enter in,,,
pe.orlh the contracts Tor The service protosad g.
70 the accepted bIds their Leaf liabiites " I'M he en-
Present ontraciors. and persons known n, ,hoa
paa tnent, mus equally with others. procnre ms
sht"Ls ana eItlhcset of their suihcency subsianf,
s,y "a the forms above prescribed. The cert 6es,a
maui sume snSy mns' be signed BY POSTMASTER or
AARON apn,v.,