The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-08
INSTRUCTIONS.

INSTRUCTION
onanng conditions incorporated conas to the extent
the department. may deem proper
allowed 10 each intermediate Office when not
other wizesp asserting the mails
steamboat companies required to take the mail
FROM deliver the ohccs the and
end Of routes than eighty
rods from station or landing Proposals may be submitted or me
Performance q all The side serchat IS for Offices over eighty
No raw viii be made for trips not performed
satisfactorily explained three the Of the trip
may deducted For arrivals far behind time to break
depending mails sufficiently excused nconrth
compensation trip forfeiture Deduction
win @ be ordered fer grade q nsr,Sr to thai spes
specified enlarged penalties pooroned to the nature thereof and
leaving throwing OF the mails portion OF
them for the admission or for being N sestg
running intelligence IN advance he mail
quarters pay may be deducted
satisfactorily explained by pdemasers aavs
Of other credible persons for failing to arrive IN contract time FOR
neglecing mail deliver Office for suf
feng lowing either the unsuiabeness Of the place manner
carrying ~ to be wet injured robbed or lost and for re-
concerned running coach car or steamboat on
route.
may annul the contract for repeated fail
asreeab 70 contract for violating the post office laws
refusing TO discharge
carrier when required by The to 40 So e
aforesaid or for Transporting persons convey
Ing the mail
General order increase Of service on
allowing therefor rata Increase the contract
He change schedules Of departures and arrivals an cases ana
particularly make them conform to connexions with railroads with
pay provided running time be abridged He
fiSe law pro raa Increase pay
any may the Of Increase Of speed
he
General may discontinue the in whole
part decrease OF pay allowing months
dispensed with, whenever his opinion the
public interests do not require the same or in case he desires to SUI
persede a different grade transportation
will be made for the by collections FROM
ostmasters after the expiration each
ter--say in February, May, August, and November.
The given according the
viii should they greater
Used supplied be correctly ststei bidders
Acnsrs s Fn and also in reference 10 the weight Of
The mail roads, hills streams kc toll
ferries by which
additional based such grounds
be
lions distance occurring during the contract Offices
issued the
visited without extra the distance be
10 Increased.
received the hast day and hour named without
guarantee required by that combines several routes In
considered
regular proposal reasonable in amount
Bidders propose service strictly according 10 the
regular the advertised service
be considered. i.t
IL. There should be but bid for in proposal
the the yearly the and residence
the bidder hat his usual post Office Address and those q each
firm where offers should DO distinctly sta
higher mode than horseback be
CELEBRITY certainty and security IN
indicate the mode Of viii constitute Star t
requested practicable, tho printed
proposals furnished the department in full The
Of their bids, and 20 reiain copies a them.
E FORM PROPOSAL
-. of --. county u -, Stale of -, propose TO
convey the the United States from July l. 1883 TO June 80
1891 route -, from - to ---, agrceah'y 10 the
Acknowledgement General dated October % 1857 and
/ Ly the follosns mode 81 conveyance, viz l lLE
ior tie annual o. $1,000 dollars
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