Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-14

~ AONSS
CO,,taiaing condition, to Be incorporated Is, tie con-
tTaoS 70 The extent tie dspaTt1at't mag dssEa
PToPa.
1. Seven minutes allowed to each intermediate
office, when not otherwise specified, for aSsoipg the
mails; but on railroad and steA boat rou Is there is
to be more delay than is sufficient for an ex-
change Of the mail bags.
2 IN railroad and steamboat lines and other
the special agents OF the Post Once Department
also post Office blanks mail bags locks and Keys are
to be conveyed without eAtTa charge,
8 On railroad and steamboat lices the route
agents of the department to be conveyed with
travelling With the mails, eommodiors car or
apartment IL the centre of car. properly lighted.
warmed, and furniahed, and adapted to the conve-
niCnt separation and due security Of the mails Is
be provided the contractor, Ener the direction Of
the department.
Railroad aud steamboat companies are REQUIRED to
take tie mail from and deliver it into the post Offices
al the commencement and eGd Of their routes aud
to and from all other Offices not moro than eighty
Submitted by the companies for the per Torrance of
all other side ssrvice-that Isl for Offices OTer eighty
rods from station or landing.
Receipts will be required for mail bags conveyed
in charge Of persons employed by railroad co,npa-
mics There will also be way bills" prepared by
post masters or other agents Of the department. to
accompany the mails, specifying the number and
destination of the several bagA. On the principal
stage roues likewise, receipts WilI be REQUIRED and
way bills forwarded; the latter to be exSmined bv
the several Posmssters, to insure regularity in the
delivery Of mall bags.
4. No pay will be made for trips formed :.
and for each of such omissions not satisfactorily
planned three times the pay of the trip may be de-
Quoted. Fer arrivals tar behind time as to break
connection with depending mail, AID Lot uaciently
excused, onefJurth of the compensation for the trn
e subjeet 20 forfeiture Deduction Will also be or
cered Tor grade et Performance inferior to that
| specified in the contract For repeated delaouco.
cies Of the kiAd herein specified enlarged penalties
pIoportoned to the nature thereof end the import,
ance of the rDail may be made.
1 5. Tor leaving behind, throwing OF the mails
or any portion OF them Tor the admission of paSSen-
TDS ufNi
an express conveying intelligence in advance of the
| nail. . quarters pay may DO deducted.
{. Fines Will be imposed, unless the delinuueDcv
be promptly and satisfactorily explained by cer1i.
cats8 OF Postnasters the afdaVits Of other er3-
pc persons: Ior tallns to arrive in contract times
Ter ncgiecttnE to take the mail from or deliver il
into post once; for suffering il to be vet iniTre
destroyed robbed lot; and for refusing after de-
maRd, to convey the mail frequently Is the con.
tractor runs, or Is concerned in runnior a c,arE
car, or steamboat on a route.
:. The Post master General may aunul the contract
sor repeated failures to run agTeeHly contract: for
violating the poet Office laws, disobeylg the in.
strnettons OF the department; for refusing TO dis
charge carrier when required by the department 10
90 g; tos running an express az Aforesaid or for
transporting persons packages eonYeyinI nsaiIa
| BILE matter cut of the mail.
S. The Postmaster General NAV order a., ,,.r...
OF service on route by allowing therefor pro Tdt9
increase on the contract pay He may change sehe5
niles OF departures and arrivals in ali casay and r
tieulRrly to make them conform to conne tons viii
railroads. without increase of paw provided he ~,
ming time be not RbrinEed. He may also order an
nere1se OF speed, allowing, within the restrctions If
the law pro rata increase Of pay for the ddjtioSi
STOCK or carriers, II any. The contractor may ha,r
ever IN Tie case Of increase Of speed reIfn1ush t5
contract By giving prompt notice to the ,5eHaTtr+
thAt he prefers doing to carrying The oTdsT
!nEo euec.. The Postmaster General may also chr
AoE discontinue the service, in whole or in Dar AZ
pro rata decrease of pay, allowing one
compensation on the amount ispens,d tEith vbsH-
eVeEiu his opinion. the public interests REQUIRE the
change or In case he desires TO sunsrsrS5S r. h. -
diflereat grade OF transportation - :
9. Payments will be made BY collections fron, n,
mr. nj her =
Eatlon OF Sach quarterly, in February, May Iu-
10. The distances are given ao.o,5iD, e., *
nI2Enation, but no increased ray viii be allowed
g q s9pPtled should they DC greater than aver
tised, II the points TO be correctly stated
Bidders HHsf inform hena1sIuEx On shis yo;,.
ana 9lso IN reference to the weight OF tbs
mail me condition Of roads, hills, streams &c and
al toll bridges ferries obstruetions OF any kind
BY which expense my be incurred NoriaiTn ;6,r "a
ditoHal pay, based on such grouBd can ~ rsnsisr
ca nor for alleged mistakes or rniaapnrpbsISs;,
the degree OF service; for bridges deSfroTe3 -
ttes Discontinued or other obsrrscfioCS - -
9tstanee, occurring duEng the contract terTn az
noes established after this advertisements is i--,,j
and also during the contract tenn an n he ;is
Elt5ogt extra pay, il The distance be mot ineF4SsS
II. Did received SfteT the last Jav Srd 49,
named, or without the guarantas reoniE; ~ t i
and certificate Is 20 the suficieney Of sueb
se, eannos be considered in competition with 1ree
MAR proposal reasonable in Amout,t 80 : 20
II Bidders should hrst propose for ss1Tio. -.,.,1
according 70 the advertisement, and then n 1bsI A.
siFe, s.1dTossty for different service; aud ifthe 49,
lar bid Be the lowest offered fI the SdysrSisi ~
Vi9e, the other Pr0Pozit lions may be considered
Aete aIoaia 6e but one route bid Tor in pro-
poSaL Consolidated or combination bids fnr1T-,ts5
one sum for tEo or more routesI are f,rSi;J5 ~
4HE, and cannot be considered. %
IA. Tie route the service, the yearly nav ~.
name and residence ofthe bidder (t6Sf Il H we
post ONCE addres6,3 and ti.sa Of eaet, I1,a11b -
GEns where company Offers should be disEipetIT
Is Bidders are requested to usa A "a, &c.,.
ois, ne printed f2rm Of proposals furnished t5T H.
to write out IN fun Tie sum Of t6sir IA"
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