Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-28
INSTRUCTIONS,

"see act Of Congress Of March 8, 1916 section 1s
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INSTRUCTIONsS5 sE e7 e
ooHsattag eossittoasto Be Incorporated IN ne ON
tTdet9 % 1ts extent the department. may den
proper,
ONCE, when not otherwise specified, for asserting the
mails; but railroad and Stea Hboat ron esthefe IL
to be no more delay than ls sufficient for an ex-
2. On railroad and steamboat lines, and other
routes WheFe the mode OF conveyance admits OF It,
the special agents OF tia POST Once Department,
also post Office blanks mail bags locks and keys are
to be conveyed without extra charge. st
8. On RilEoad and steamboat lipes the route
agents Of thsdsPartmeatSF toHbe conveyed with.
| out charge; aud for their exclusive nse, while
travelling With the mails. commOdIous car cr
warmed. and furnished, and aeapted to the conye-
nient separation and due security Of the mails fs to
provided by the contractor, under tire direction Of
the department.
Railroad aud steamboat companies are required to
take tue mall FROM and deliver it into the post Offices
to aud fUm al other Offices not more than eighty
rods from station or landing Proposals may be
submitted by the companies for the per Torrance Of
all other side service-that is for ocas over eighty
rods from a station or landing. $50
Receipts win be required for mai bags conveyed
10 charge OF Tersonsi employed by railroad compa-
nies: There win also be way 6iIls" prepared by
post masters or other agents of the department. to
destinatiOn of the seYenl bsgs.T on the principal
stage routes nkeSise, NilE be required and
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the several p9zmasteI 70 insure regularity in the
FdeliveFyzof 1ailibags ~ .i54 u
| 4. No pay will be made for trips = rforaaed
and for each Of such omissions NOT satisfactorily ex
patned, three times the pay of the trip may be de-
tducte Fer arrivals 30 tar behind time as to break
connection With depending mails aud Lot sufficiently
excused, onefourth Of the compensation for the trim
subject 70 forfeiture. Deduction .wilIalso be or
dered for grade of performance inferior t6't6st
specified in the contract For sfepeStea deInauen.
ies Of the Kind herein specified, enlarged penalties
pioportioped to the nature thereof and the inpcrt
n n mai II maj Rbal VS1uEla
5. FOR leaving behind or throwing on the mails
any portion Of them, for the admission of Iasen-
gers, or for being concerned In setting up running
auexpress conveyihg intelligence in advance Of te
mail = quarters sI pay may be deducted.
9. Zines will be imposed, unless the deliuor ency
be promptly and enthusiastically explained by rertf
Gates Of posmAsters the afidaVits of other cred
BILE persons for failing to arrive in contract time
for negecting to take the mail from, or deliver ii
intoa post Offices for suffering 1t to be wet njured
destroyed lot; and for refusing alter de-
nand, to convey the mail az frequently as the con
tractor runs, or is concerned in running, a coach
| carr or steamboat on route. i-5-tasf
Z. The Postmaster General may annuI the contract
toF failures to run agreeabiy for
violating the post Office laws, or dsobeyng the IN
structions OF the Department; for refusing to dig
charge carrier when required by the department to
90 sof tor running an express as Aforesaid; for
transporting persons or packages conveying malta.
bic matter out OF the mall. -
8. The Postmaster General may order an increase
OF serVtce on rOute by allowing therefor T0 rata
inereaseon the contract pay. He may change sched.
niles Of departures aud arrivals in all cases. and mar
ttcuary to make then conform to Connections with
railroads without increase Of pay, provided the rum
ncFeass ofspecd allowing within e rest GsaeT an
the law pro rata increase OF pay for the additional
stoek OF carriers Il any, The contractor may, how
ever, In the case Of increase of speed he
contract, by giving prompt notice the Department
that no prefers doing 80 to carrying the order
tail etvice ID Ihoie II in mari A.
pro rata decrease Of pay, allowing one mon etTs
ever In his OPINION the public reTntFe FLo
change, or in case he desires TO supersedeft nv "A
dtasEspt grade Of transportation 81 - 8.
": Payments will be made by collections from OF
drafts onpoStmasterz, or Otherwise after tn exnf.
ration OF each 1uarter-say, in Rebruayy, Mny An
gust, and November tss4l, h ..ii.4is - I = : : ! \
but no increased pay Will be allowed
70 bs supplied should they be greater than adver
Used Y the points to be correctly stated.
Btdder8 ntWst inform Nenselrss on his mint
and also In reference to the weight Of the
bridges d Of any 1i k sa
~ which expense my be inrnrrel. No claim Tor IA
oi!eaal pay based on such ground can he consider
ca; nor tgF alleged mtstakeS5or misrepresentation Al
the degree Of service; for bridges esroyei
1es or other obstr6etions Increasing
during the contract term OIL
ices established After this h iSsr
and also during the contract tsrm are 70 be
without extra pay, II the distance be not increosej
II. a bid received after the lEstISv and 49,.
named, or without the guarantee required by IaSgH
t tSS g tgtls sntciency Of such gpefan
.ular proposal reasonable in amount! 3seS
az should first propose for service stric.y
10 the adTertlSehSnt3 and then If tlh a.
surg Asp1rately for different service and ffths 800
lar. BID BE sl6Weht offered faflth
Si P9 7 other PROPOSE be
ILS There should be but ono route I'D FTIn 4 No
pnSA Consolidated or combination bids fnTo55bk
one sum for two or more Foutes) are Siorffidsn rs
i1oats 3S ssFSfse O.. v.sr,v -,
name and residence the bfddarttbsti. ss
once and t1J9e Of eacl member Of 4 |
stated. ~ 70 i'tlnety
SEddsF. are rsquessed to ar sprast