Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-28

opuiainirg eoHciiionI u Gs Incorporated in the eo'
traas 10 h czttht he GtpIH|''1t may d'tH
pTopcT.
1. Seyen minutes are allowed to each intermediate
ofIco, when not uttrwiSeETtcihed, for absorbing tie
malls but on railroad aud strA hlat rUu u Ih1re
10 be no more delay than Il sufficient for m eG'
change Of tho mail bags.
routes where tho mode Of conveyance admits Of u,
the special agents VI tho Post Office Department,
Nlso past Office UlAnkE mail bags. locks, aud keys are
10 b. conveyed without 6Atra charge.
! On railroad and NranbuAl lines The rnute
agents Of the department are to be conveyed WILLIE
Jul charge; and for their exclusive H"c, while
travelling with the malls, cOnmodl0ns car q
HpRrtmrnt 10 the centre OT tRr properly lighted,
warmed, aud flrni'hed' and AlapIea 70 lhe C9nte-
uent alton aud tue security Of the mails, il TO
he provided by the contractor, under the direction Of
the department
HnIIfuad aud steamboat companies are required to
take the mall from and deliver II ntU the pO.t ec.
At the cOmmun. sInent and ell Of their rUuieH and
10 aud frUIn all other Offices not moro than eighty
rod. from u station VI landing. PrOpOsAls may he
admitted by the COMPANIES for the pet form Hhce Of
all other side SCrYce-thRt Is, for oitcSA over eighty
rods irum u station OF lGudinH
Kperirts will he required for mall bags conveyed
In charge Of persons employed BY TAilrUad eompA'
niles, there will AlaO lie "wAy bills" prepared BY
most masters, other agents Of tho department, TO
accompany the malls, specifying tue number and
destination VI TIE ttNtIAl uAKH wa AWN VIAUNApAl
stage ronteS llkeFIs receipts will be required and
way bills forwarded; the hitter TO Ic examined by
the several pOslmptrr', to Insure regularity 10 the
delivery Of mail bags.
1, No pay will be made for trips rfOrmed!
and for ZACH Of such omissions, not satisfactorily sX
pIaIped, three times the pay Of the trip may be de-
Quoted. POF arrivals 20 tar behind tins NJ TO DrsAk
connection with depending nail', atd hOtbuhcleniy
sNcuAed OuVi0urtl Of the compensation Tor the trp
Il subject ~ forfeiture. Deduction viii Nlho he or
| Il. q tn that
| speeiftd In the contract. For repeated drlnlnen
eirI Of the kind herein Spsrhct enlarged penalties,
btOuOrtlOntd to the nature Thereof aud the mpcTt.
| anee Of tho mall. may bT mWlC.
S. FOr leaving behind, or throwing OF the malls,
or any portion OF them, for the admission uf PnSCn.
gers OF for being concerned Ia 'rtinE upOr running
an expFrSI conveying intelligence In advance Of tie
mail, quarters pay may be deducted.
g. Pines wilt b. IMPOSED. unlCM the delinquency
b. promptly and satisfactorily explained by ccrttt'
Gates Of rOslmRSters or the Rfdadts Of other crc'
BILE persons for falling TO arrive 10 contract time;
for nrglccthG 70 take the mall from, or deliver u
Into post Office: for suffering II 10 be wet, injured,
DESTROYED robbed or lots and for refusing after de-
uiand, to convey the mall frequently ~ the con-
TRACTOR runs or Is concerned In running, coach,
car or steamboat on route.
!. The Postmaster General may Jnuul tue contract
for repeated failures TO agTrtAby contract; for
violating tie poft office lawson di'obeyHg tho In
tructIons Of the department; for refusing to dis
charge carrier when TeIuiIedby the department 10
do ~; igT running an cEpTrH R' aforesaid; ur Tor
transporting persons or packages conveying mAilh-
biv matter out Of the mnil.
s. The Postmaster Central may order an increASe
Of service on a route by allowing therefor pro rata
incTeASs on the contract Iay llC may change Erhc'
ulNs Of departures and arrivals 10 all eAsei aad par
lIculATy TO make trIH conform 10 connexions with
railroads. without increase UT pay, provided the run
nIng time BE- not Abrnced, lie may 'lsO order ri
increase nfSret, allowing, within the restrictions Of
thr law pro rata lnereAsHU " pay for tile additional
stock or carriers. Il any. The contractor may, how
ever In the case Of lncrea OF sprel, rpnlHlsh TIE
contract, BY giving prompt notice TO the department
that hB prefers doing ~ to carrying tho order
into effect. The Postmaster General may also cur
tail rdseonttnHe the service, IN whole or 10 rart At
PRO rata dretuaEe Of pay allowing Ons month extra
compensation on thu amount di'puHs, with, whom.
ever In hi opiulon, tr publli Interests require the
change or IN case he desires TO suptrsetlC II by
different grade oil transportation.
.. Payments will be made by collections from or
drAfll on rostmGSisr nr otherwise, alter tbs sGp'
ration Of zach qnArtrr-Hy, in February, May, Au.
gust, and November.
TO- The distances are given according TO the best
Information, but no Increased ray wall be allowed
to BE- supplied should they b greater than AjVsF.
ilSed, fthe points to be correctly stated.
BidderJ iauTt inform theMSrlrEJ IN hiT point, |
and also In reference IL the weight Of tho |
mall the condition " roads, hills, stTenmA &c., aud
al toll bridges, ferries or OltrnetlonS Of amy kind
by which expense my be- Incurred. NncAlm for ID. |
ed nor for alleged mistakes or MISREPRESENTATION ~
the degree Of service; for bridges destroyed, fer
res Discontinued, Or other Obrr ctlnna Increasing
distance, occurring during tic Contract term o.
fees established AfIVr ths advertisement Is Issued
aud also during the contract term, are 70 be visited
without extra pay, u tho distance DO not lpcrtANeL
II. bid received ARR tbs laNt day and hour
named, or without the guarantee required by law, |
And certificate a. to the Sutsieney Il such SuaIAn
too, cannot he considered IN competition with ny.
MA mn FpaannnltlR In amHuaI
- bidders should AfHt propose for service strictly
Accounting to the advertisements And thOn, they de-
Lre, ICpdrdEly for different service; and II thu rtou
lar bid GC the lowest offered far tho advertised ser
vice. the other propoaitiouI may he considered.
Is TliBFe shIAld BE- but onr mute bi Tor 10 pro.
pnsal. Consolidated or combination bdS (pFupoStng
one sum iir two Or more rOHtty are forbidden by |
law, AMI cannot be considered. -
II. This route, the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence Of the bidder, that H. liz usual
post OiieV Addrras,) and those Of zach member Of
hrm, where company oiIerS, should DO distinctly
stated.
49, bidders are requested to use, A. far AZ prastl.
eAblN the pr utsd firm VI proposals. furnished by tho
and 10 retain copies Of them.
Altered bids hhoulh not be admitted; nor should
bids once submitted bS withdrawn. No withdrawal
Of bidder or GuarAnior will 10 allowed unlSs dated
and received before tie last day 'of rOesITing pro-
pOSGlI.
zach bid must be guaranteed BY two responsible
persons.
GSurrAl guarantees cannot DO admitted. The bid
md guarantee ahOlidbe HpNtd plainly with the full
name Of each PerSOn.
The department. rPserTsS the right 10 reject any
bid which may 30 deemed SItrAVAgani, and also 10
iHrWEInl the bids NJ falling contraction aud bIddsFs
10. Tho bid 1hOuld 10 IrNlE supFraCTIbCd "AAlI
Proposals. state Of VFSInla" addressed "ECcOud A..
IistAuI Postmaster uenSrAl, Gourmet 0tieN" and
lent by mail, net by A. toah AsCnt and pOstmAllera
sill not enclose proposals. Tor letters Of any kind
heir quarterly returns.
II. ThC contracts are to be executed and returned
% the department by Or before tho 1t day Of July,
$685. but tho service must b. commenced on the LIT
July, OF on hCmAllay next amer that date WhSih.
Il the oHiraciH be- executed or not, {
u, PJatmaStrrsRt oifcrs on OF near AllFOAlA but
more than eighty rods irhm station, will, imHlei
tey AiOr tho 18th Of April uCNt, report their exact
distance from the nearest EtAtioH, and how they are
therWlso supplied with the mall, TO enable the Post
mater NcupTAl 10 diTret a mail. messenger Iunply
rom the lr Of July mort,
~. BCcilOn elghlepu Of an act Of cOnEreBbapprpy
iGFch 1875 prUVidEs that contracts oF the trans.
OrhtlOn Of the mail shall bc let I'm every CASE 10
hS lowest bidder rendering ueIont guarantees inF
llihhl performance without other rplNFunca TO the
node OlIneh transportation Nan may be necessary