Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-18
INSTRUCTIONS,


Contdinfng conditions 10 be incorporated 10 sks
contracts TO fhe s1fsHf the department. 1ssy dssrs
proper. rasfs
Seven minutes are allowed to each lntssuedsafe
ONCE when cot otherwise specified, for opening and
No pay will b. made for trips not per formeI: ana
for each of srch omissions. not sati, factonly ex
Plalned three times the pay of tn. trip may be de-
oOnnexlon with depending mails, and not suahcienf
~ excused. one-four OF the com ensaiion for me
Pines will be imposed unless the delinq ency be
promptly and satisfactorily en- planned BY certificates
persons, for failing to arrive in contrac time far
neglectlng TO take the mail ir.'m deliver n into
posi- oHesi LOT suffering ~ Ia bew injured, de-
The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for violating the post ofice lsws or disobeyinr the
instructions at the department; for refusing Go die
charge carrier when requested bv the Department
10 do so for assigning the CONTRACT without the a.
sent oil the Postmaster GeneTa or FOE trans portnr
persons or packages conveying maIlabe matter Oat
The Postmaster Genera may order an increase of
service on rou'e by allowing therefor a pro yafa
Increase on the contract pay. He NAV chang. sebe-
dulles OF departures and arrivals IN ali casss and oar
ralroads. without increase OF paw pr"~ided tne r,
ming time he not abridged. He may also ord or m IN
the law, pro rat1 increase OF pay for the addtions
stock or carriers, any. The contractor NAV how
contract BY giving prompt notice to the DepSrtmepi
tast ne rel. = doug so to Carrying the order into
discontinue the service whole or an part AZ A.,
rata decrease OF pay, allowing one month's eStrS
compensation on tue smOu dis pensed with when
ever IN his opinion, the public Intere Is do NOT re-
Qurs the same, or IN case he desires 20 supsrsede AZ
Pay ments will he made for the sery,cs h, coli.o
tons from or drafts on, postmasters, Otherwlss
after the plratioa Of each quarter-say in 4 .hTu
AIRY, May, August, and November
Th. distances are gwen according To the heat IN
should they be greater than adv eftised The po'ni
To be supplied lie correctly stated. Bidders DEsf
MORN fhemSetcss oH thts pOtst.
Bidders requested ms far nra otics
ne, the printed form al proposals furnished by the
Department, Ca write oGt IN full The .um of their
hd-, and TO retain copies of them.
Each bid must be guaranteed By Two responsible
persons. General gusran ees cannot be ad r..t.sd
:, The hid should be sealed; saperscrIssI- -. All
Proposals, State of -" addressed Secouf Ls-
sistant Postmaster General. Contract Of6Scs nrs
sent by ma I. not by or To an agent ana pesSsuAE
tiers VIII pot enclose proposals (or lssssfs e ma
The contracts are to be execut, and r.t.ru.d a.
the Department by or before the LIST OF nEnsf ~
or the Lext mail day thereafter, whettfsf x ys3,
tracts be executed or not. ~
y ction l6 OF an act Of Congross. approved March
provides that contracts for the poriafIoa
OF tae mail sha be let I'm every case TO the Lowest
bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for faithfui
performance, without other reference tn the mol.
OF such trans portatIon than may be necessary 10
Of SUCH trans poTtsti"n." Under sbs Is rRa security
cIptlOn Of bad has been received. " does not spe
CITY mode OF conveyance, bat engages tn take The
entire mail each trip with ceie,Ity. certainty AID
security using the terms Of the law. These bids
mated hooks of the UeI ar Inent' ssta. I;ss,
and they viii be onnstru rs providing for The cor,
vsysnce OF the entire HaIl. hotcsrer large and
rhdfereT Hdgbs fhe mode asoeSSdTs 10 fnss,. -
'eetsrify, GER dtH ", and security"
In all CaSes whore the lowe Z trade of ser,-;.. .,
believed tothe sufficient, the lowest lid will he az
oeeted duly suaIa"tied, IN preference TO .stes'
When the lowest hid 10 ot a star bid and sneo;es.
either NO n"de or an Hadeq Hafe mode Of convs,
eno ~ SIll mol he accep:ed but aside for spe
cIhc bud proposing The necessary service.
When the bud does not spccify a uoie of o.,n.o,,
ahc1' Asn, when II proposes to carry 'a,cordinx Ia
the sdyertisem snt, bat without such SpaciGcafeon
vice. so'-
Postmasters are to lie refal not 10 cartil, ,ha
sumclency OF suaTaifo:s ar sur. ties without now
lug AZ They are persons of ulfcIeni esponsl ia.
tnctiy notified that. the failure TO enter mo or
perform the contracts for he s-rylce nronosal e.
IN the accepted bIds, IN, LEI al liabilities will he en-
forced against them. W"
Present coHtrac Ors. and persons known ~ 49,
psrtmen' mus equally with others, procnre g,,sr
sntrs and cert'hc ties of their sufconcy
ally IN the forms above prescribed. The ceTfiscstas
;a .ac eney as TIC signed by postmaster or
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RklGHTLY,s ANALYTICAL, DIGEST oIs
- tne LAWS OF the United States from Tho Con.
CONSTITUTION up to the end OF the ThIrty fourth
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