The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-10
INSTRUCTIONS,

allowed each intermediate Office when
otherwise specified, for asserting the mails
Railroad steamboat companies required to take the mail
FROM and deliver into the post offices at the and
rods from station or landing Proposals may for the
performance Of all tho side scrvcchat for offices over eighty
rods from station or landing
omissions satisfactorily explained three timex the pay Of the trip
be deducted For arrivals far behind time break
with depending mails aud sufficiently excused fourth
grade performance pcsi-
ned the For repeated denqacnces of the kind herein
the Importance Of the mail, may be made
admission passengers being setting
running conveying intelligence Of the
a quarters pay may be deducted
imposed delinquency promptly
satisfactorily explained by certificates pomastcrs, the aav
other credible failing arrive in contract for
negeotng the mail from deliver Office for suf
erng lowing either to the unsuiableness the place
carrying ~ to be wet injured destroyed robbed lost and for
fsng after demand the mail frequently the
a route.
8 The Postmaster General .nnul the contract for repeated
dobcg the instructions of the department. for refusing to discharge
General running
aforesaid for transporting persons packages convey
ing mnlabe matter out of the mail
may Of service
route by allowing therefor pro rata increase on the contract pay
schedules departures arrivals all
particularly make them conform with railroads with
may also order an increase Of speed allowing within NJ
the law rata increase for the additional stock or carriers
rnsh the contract by giving notice the department that
he prefers doing carrying the order into effect The Postmaster
may also cura discontinue the service whole
decrease Of allowing months
dispensed with Whenever his opinion the
public interests do require tho he desires to
pcrscde IL by different grade Of transportation.
will the collections
drafts on postmascrs otherwise expiration quar-
ter-say In February, May, August, and November.
The distances according the
be allowed should they be adver
tsod the points be supplied be correctly stated Bidders must
themselves and also in reference to the weight OF
condition of roads, hills, &C. and all toll
bridges kind by which expense
No claim for additional based such grounds
for alleged mistakes misapprehcnoH
degree bridges destroyed other obsruc
issued and also during tho
term DO visited without extra the distance be
not increased.
and hour named, without
compensation considered in competition with
regular proposal reasonable in amount.
IL Bidders should for service strictly according TO the
then they desire sadey for different service
bid be the lowest offered for the advertised
other propositions be considered
H. There should be but bid for in proposal
the the yearly the and residence
a his usual ONCE addrcss and those Of each
where offers should be distinctly sta
higher mode than horseback be
serted TO Indicate win constitute bid
bd intended specific conveyance BIO named
requested far practicable the printed
tho department. 10 write full tho
Of their bids, and to retain copies Of them
FORM OF PROPOSAL
L, OF $500, county Of -----, State Of ---, propcsc TO
convey United States from July 1858 June 30
onr QUITE No ---- to -, agrecably to the
General dated October 49, 1857 and
by the following mode Of conveyance, via;
the annual u -- dollars.
Thcrcsc MADE rith flu knowledge Of ne d'aan q ne route