Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-19

INSTRUCTIONS ..
otaiaiuo conditions to be Incorporated in the en-.
tradI 10 the sEt1nt ne department may deem
proper.
Seven minutes are allowed 10 each intermediate
office, when moi otherwise peclRt Tor asserting thu
uNI,; but on nr, I'D aud bteH BRAT rOu * there IL
Il, 10 10 more delay than 10 sufficient for An s&-
change Of lle mail baS6.
a Tin railroad aud steamboat llnrS aud other
routes where tic mode Of conveyance admits Of II,
the special aGRnts OF tue Post ONCE Department,
also post Office thanks mail lARs, lOcks aud keys, ale
To DO conveyed without OAtrR Charge.
j. On railroad and steamboat Iues the route
aguntH Of tue department are to no conveyed With
out charge; aud for lher exclusive use, while
travelling with the mails eOmulOdiOua car q
apartment In the centre Of car, properly lighted
warmed, and luTni bed, and adapted 70 tue cohVr'
UIent separation and dur security Of the mails, s IL
be provided By the contractor, under tue direction O
| the department. #f Eat
Railroad aud steamboat companies arc required tO
take tue mail irom and dsvVr II into tho pOst tce.
Al the ronimEn, eIusnt aud bH Of their routes, nnd
10 and from MI other Offices not more than eighty
rods frUm station or landing. Proposals may b.
admitted by the companies for the per foFmRncO 0
all other aide EerVes-thAt 10, fOr Oesd over eighty
rods irUm u station or lAudlnE.
| NccSnta will be required for mall bags conveyed
| in charge Of persons employed by railroad cOmEA
\ MES there viii also bU " way Jill" prepared "
post masters other agents OF the Department. Il
| accompany the malls, specifying tue number Ant
destination Of tho several bags. On the pEinclpA
sNEp routes likewise, receipts Will be required Ant
way bills forwarded; the latter 10 be examined b!
the several poslnAGterS to Insure regularity 10 thu
delivery Of mail bags.
1. No nay will BE- made for trips rforined
and for each Of such omissions, not SatlahcOry e&
nlaued three times the pay Of the TIP may b. dc
ducteL For arrivals NJ lar behind tlmB ~ to bTeAG
connection with depending NALL AID LoE1utheiently
excused ouefOuFtlI Of the compensation for thS trif
suubItct 10 forfeiture DrdnetiUn Will also BE- or
dered for = grade VI performance inferior TO tina
specified 10 the contract, For repeated del nQutn
ess Of the kud hsreIu specldet enlarged penalties
pIopOytiOnSd to the nature thereof and the Import
.nce Of tbs malt. may DO made.
8. For leaving behind, or throwing OF the malls
or any portion Of them, tIr IhH admission u pasASl
gers Or for beug eVncrrncd 10 Getting upOr runnInl
an express conveying intelligence In advance VI thI
mall, quarters pay may be deducted.
y. fines will be imposed, unNAr the delinquency
be promptly and satisfactorily explained by cUrtit
Gates Of postmaster or the AtdaYits VI other cFeIl
bio persons, for falling 10 arrive In contract daie
for negIecinE 10 take the mall from, or deliver Il
Into pOat Office; for suffering II to he vet, injured
dssiroyr nbbtd0 10 I; aud for refusing, after dc
mand to convey the mall ~ frequently ~ the con
tractor runs, or 10 concerned Ia running, coach
car, or steamboat on route.
| :. The Postmaster General may Hnnul tho oonirRe
for repeated failures to run AgterAby to contracts fol
violating tho post otlcr lRwH,Or disobeylng the IL
RtructIOUa Of tho de- ATtmeIt; for refusing to de
charge carrier when required BY tho department II
/ do tx for rnlpnK an expFsN ~ Aforesaid; or tO
transporting persons or packages conveying uAllA
biz matter out Of the mail.
| The Postmaster General may order an lnefeAsl
Of service on route by allowing therefor pro TatG
increase on the cnntrAct pay. llV may change srsd
Ules Of departures aud arrivals In all eARt, mud par
tieulArly to make then conform 10 connexions will
railroads. without increase OF pay, provided the run
ming time b. not ahringvd liz may rlNo onisF At
increase ofSpet SLOWING, within The restrictions
the law pro rata increase Of pay for the additional
stock or carriers II any. The contractor may, how
ever IN tho Cans Of lncrSa OF speed relinquiIh t,
contract, by giving prompt uptro TO the department
that hp prefers doing 20 10 carrying the ordrI
Into effect. The Postmaster General may also cur
tail or discontinue the service 10 whole or lu psrt u
pro rata decrease Of pay, allowing one monthSEx
compensation on the amount dhleHs with, whom
ever III b. opinion, tue public interests require thl
change, or 10 case DO desires to pupersed1 It BY
different grade Of transportation.
o. Payments will DO made by collections from oil
drafts on poItmIltrrs or otherwise after the sEp
gust AHd November.
10. The distances arc given according 10 the best
information, bat no Increased Jay wall 10 allowed
to be supplied should they be greater than AtVeF
tESeI, u the points to be correctly stated
BiideFE MuR inform thsmiClrEg m his mint
mall, the condition Of roads, hills, streams &c. ant
al toll bridges, ferries, or obstruetOns Of any kim
by which expense my be incurred. NOelAlm for Ah
dltioRRl pay, basel on such ground can be consider
cd nor for alleged mistakes OF Misrepresentation NJ
tue degree Of service; nor for bridges destroyed for
fies Discontinued or other bbbtrGctOnS increasing
distance, occurring during the contract term OF
6ets established AitCr this advertisement Ia ISHiNd
aud also during the contract term, to be visited
without extra pay II the distance no not Increased
I III lVsaN Naa h. LAT d. "a -.
named, or without The guarantee required by law
Aud certificate rs 70 the sutcieney u such Euaran
teN, cannot liz considered In competition With reg.
ulAT proposal reasonable III amount,
r. Bidders should art Purpose for SAFTce strictly
accounting to tho AdVertSsUEnt and then they de-
Sire JCpGrGely for different hgrVicc; aud II the rpu
lar bid b. the low d offered far the AdVCrtsNl yer.
vice, the other propositions may 10 considered.
II There EhOhlL b, but ONE rutB Old or in PR.
poAAl. Consolidated or combination bids (prpIOAnE
/ one sum 1T two Gr mere FOutrSl are forbidden by
law, an cannot 10 considered.
II. The rUute, the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence Of the bidder, (tbAI Il, bis usual
post Office AddTesS aud those Of each member OF a
nrm, where . eompAuy otsES, should be distinctly
STATED.
IS, bidders are requested to uIS "a far AS prHesI.
cable, the printed rn Of prup0sAlS furnished by the
department. to write ont 10 fill tie sun Of their bids
and to rstAl copies Of them,
Altered bids should not DO submitted; NOT should
bids once submitted 10 Withdrawn, No withdrawal
Of bidder or EuirAutor will W allowed unlCas dated
and received before the aSI day Eot receiving pro-
pOkAl8. - +
EGch bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons AHA.
General guarantees cannot BE- admitted. The bid
and guarantee lhOuldbO F1nea plainly with The full
name VI each person. H.4i
The department rOSOTVO1 the right 10 rEIoct any
bid which may 10 dPOmod HGtTAVGRAuI, aud also u
dlaTSEI ard the Bids Of illuH cuhtnetUn and blddS.
TO- Tho bid should be sealed, aupVFncFlbOd ANAll
Proposals. State Of addressed "RCcoud A..
BIntGnI Postmaster OOuOFai, Contract Once" and
sent BY 1at, notby or tot agent; and PCatmasterS
will not enclose proposals Tor letter. u any knd) ID
their quarterly rGlufnS. 1fh
II, The contracts are to b0 executed aud returned
70 the department by or before thelH ddy or My,
1898 but the HVTVeN must be commenced on the lSt
July, or on the mAiltAy neIt amer that date Wheth.
or the onIrActS DO executed or not.
-. pOstmAl.6FbAt OfleCs on OT near rAllrOAda but
more thHh eighty rOdS from station, viii, tnlmNII.
Atsy amer tho 10th Of April next, rSIGrl thvlr oIaet
distance from the heSreSt station and hNW lhNy arc
otherwise supplied Nth the NATL to enable the P"Gt
mater IenOfGi 10 direct u nAl.mrt,ehGSF supply
irUm tbs lUl VI July nSNt.
TO- Section eighteen VI an act " COnGFsS approved
March ISIS, Pr'Vldca that VQnlTSVu lDr IhW lrAnn.
pOFlAllUn " tie mall shall b. lot Tin every casv to
the OW0lt bidder rendering RufclSnt guarantee oF
hIihiul performance without other rVfVIeu to tho
mode OfGush transportation than may b necessary