The Washington union., 1858-02-13
INSTRUCTIONS,


csoinng conditions Incorporated contrne
the department may deem proper
allowed 10 intermediate Office when not
other wise specified for opening examining mails
win made for trips performed and for each of such
deducted For arrivals far behind time break
with m n M and an n" sSns n 0n'r
will imposed, unless the delinquency be promptly and
other persons failing time
ngcc,ns take the mail from deliver into rost Office for suf
isring 10 be wet injured destroyed robbed, or lost
The Postmaster General annu the contract for repeated f
asosns Ss s for e Ss .o discharge
carrier when requested by 'e department DO s for assigning the
porting packages conveying maabc matter out Of tho
allowing therefor rata increase the contract
He may change schedules departures cases.
particularly with railroads with
Of provided the running time be not abridged He
also order increase Of speed allowing within the restrictions
the law rata increase for the additional stock carriers
rcpa the contract by giving prompt notice to tho thai,
he prefers doing carrying the order o effect The Postmaster
part po pay allowing months
dispensed WITH whcncvcr his opinion the
public Interests DO not require The sae or in case he desires " SUI
persede il by different grade Of transportation.
a on po,ancrs or otherwise after tho Of each quar-
tcr--say in February, May, August, and November
increased pay allowed they greater
tsed the points be supplied bo correctly stated Bds must
Bidders requested far practicable the printed
form proposals furnished by the department. write out in full the
Of their bids, and to retain copies of them
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible persons Gen
should seacd superscrbcd 'Ma Proposals. State OF
addressed Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contract
by mail not by agent and postmacrs will
proposals Tor kind their quarterly
turns.
The contracts tho department
by before the sl Of August lsSs but The service must be e
menccd The M July or the next mail day thereafter whether
the contracts be executed or not
Congress, approved March D. lS45 pro-
the the mail shall he let n
lowest bidder rendering sufficient for
faithful performance without other reference the mode Of such
certainty OF such transportation" Under this law
description OF bid has been received does specify
but take the entire mail each trip with
certainty security, the the law. These
bids styled om the manner IN which toy are designated on
the department. bids and they will be construed
providing the the entire mail however idrg aud
hdr be The mode to insure Us ceicry, certainly,
and security'
where The grade service l. believed be
the lowest bid viii be accepted duly GUARANTEED pref
crcncc 10 a "snrn specific bid.
bid n specifies either mode
ipoquae mode will not be accepted but
aside specific bid proposing the service.
the hid does sccy mode OF ale when
proposes according advertisement" but without
specification will considered propo for horseback
service.
Pomastcrs certify the suniciency Of
without knowing Of suf
responsibility and al bidders and surctcs
notified that the failure enter ntoo perform the contracts
for the oryce proposed for IN the accepted bids their legal liabilities
will be enforced against them.
the department. must
equally with others gantors and certificates of their
n,cicncy substantially prescribed The ccrtih
spency be signed 10y postmaster Judge OF
court record
AARON V. BROWN,
Postmaster General
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