, 1858-01-08

Containing cond0ns 70 be incorporated in the contracts
TO the ertent The Dtparfneni may think proper.
l. Seven minutes are allowed to each intermediate
Office when not otherwise specified, Tor asserting the
mails.
2. Railroad and steamboat companies are required
to take the mail FROM and deliver 1t into the post Off
ces at the and end Of their routes and
to and from oil Offices not more than 80 rods from a
station or landing Proposals may be submitted for
the performance of all the side servicethat is for
offices over eighty rods from station or landing.
3. No pay will be made for trips not performed;
and for each Of such omissions not satisfactorily eX
planned, three times the pay of the trip may be de-
Quoted. For arrivals SO far behind time as to break
connection with depending mails, and not sufficiently
excused, onefourth Of the compensation of the trip
is subject to forfeiture. Deduction will also be or
dered for grade Of performance inferior to that spe
Gifted In the contract For repeated delinquences OF
the kind herein specified, enlarged penalties propor-
toned to the nature thereof and the Importance OF
the mail may he made.
4. For leaving behind or throwing OF the malls or
any portion Of them, for the admission Of passengers
for being concerned in setting up running an ex
press conveying intelligence in advance OF the mail
quarters pay may be deducted.
5. Fines VIII be imposed, unless the delinquency
be promptly aud satisfactorily explained by certh'
Gates of postmasters the atdavits OF other cred
Die persons for failing to arrive in contract time; fol
negecting 70 take the mail from deliver 1t into a
post Office; for suering it lowing either to the unsu
ableness of the place manner Of carrying i) to be
wet, injured destroyed robbed, lost; and for refu
sing after demand to convey the mail as frequently
as the contractor runs, or is concerned In running
coach, car or steamboat on route.
6. The Postmaster General may annu the contract
for repeated failures to agreeaby to contract; for
violating the post Office laws, or disobeying the in
structOns of the department. for refusing to discharge
carrier when required by the department to do so;
for assigning the contract without the assent OF the
Postmaster General for running an express as afore-
said; for transporting persons or packages convey
ing maiable matter out Of the mail.
T. Tho Postmaster General order an increase
Of service on route by allowing therefor pro rata
increase the contract pay. He may change sehed'
ules of departures and arrivals in all cases, and par
tcularly to make them conform to connections with
ailroads without increase of pay, provided the run
ming time be not abridged. lie may also order an
increase Of speed, allowing within the restrictions OF
the Law pro rata increase OF pay for the additional
stock or carriers If any. The contractor may, how
ever in the case of increase Of speed renquish the
contract by giving prompt notice TO the department
that he prefers doing so to carrying the order INTO e
feet The Postmaster General may also curtail or dis
continue the service in whole or IN part, AZ pro rata
decrease of pay, allowing one months extra compen
sation on the amount dispensed with, whenever, in
his opinion, the public interests do not require the
same or in case he desires to supercede 1t by diher
ent grade Of transportation.
8. Payments will be made for the service by col
lectons from or drafts postmasters, or otherwise
after the expiration of each quarer-say in February
May, August and November.
3. The distances are given according to the bes
information; but no increased pay will be allowet
should they be greater than advertised II the point
to be supplied be correctly stated. Bidders must IN
form emseiUes this point; and also in reference q
the weight of the mail the condition OF roads, hills
streams &C., and all tollbrdges ferrieSor obstruc
tions of any kind by which expense may be incurred
No claim for additional pay based on such grounds
can be considered; nor for alleged mistakes or mis-
apprehensions as to the degree Of service; nor 70
brdg DESTROYED or other distractions increasing dis
tance, occurring during the contract term. Office
established after this advertisement is Issued and al
so during the contract term, to be visited wthou
extra pay, II the distance be not increased.
10. A bid received after the last day and hour ma
med or without the guarantee required by law, 0
that combines several routes in one sum OF compen
saton, cannot be considered in competition WIN
regular proposal reasonable in amount
IL. Bidders shonld first propose FOR service strict
" according to the advertisement, and then u the
desire separatsly for different service and il the reg
ular bid he the lowest offered for the advertised sev
ice the other propositions may be considered.
IL. There should be bot one route bid form pro
posal.
IA. The route, the service, the yearly pay, thl
name ard residence Of the bidder, Chat Is his usna
most Office address) and those Of each member OF
irm where company offers should lie distinctly sta
ted; also the mode Of conveyance, II higher mod
than horseback he intended. The words with dl.
certainty and security" inserted to indicate the mod
Of CONVEYANCE, will constitute 'stdr DID,. Mhen
"star bid" Is intended, no specific conveyance mus
be named =,
a. Bidders arc requested to use as far as practic
able the printed form Of proposals furnished by in
department to write out in full the sum Of their bid
and to retain copies OF them.
FORM OF PROPOSAL.