Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-16


ontatnin9 conditions TO BE- incorporated in Gs eo''
trGaE 70 TIE extent the department may diem
proper.
l. Seyen MINUTES are allowed to eaeh intermediate
ofce, when not specified for asserting the
mails. but on railroad and EteA b there is
| to he no more delay than Is sufficient for
change Of the mail Gags,
?. On railroad and steamboat lines. aud other
routes where tie mode of conveyance admits Of it,
| the special agents Of the Post Once Department,
also post office blacks mail bag locks and keys are
| to be conveyed without eAtrR charge.
5. On railroad and steHnbOat lines the route
agents OF the department to be conveyed with
out charge; aud for their exclusive use, while
travelling with the mails, couiuiodigus car
apartment In the centre Of car. properly lighted.
| warmed, and furnished, and adapted to the conYe-
nIent separation due security Of the mails Is TO
be provided the contractor under the direction Of
the department.
Railroad and steamboat companies are required to
take the mail from and deliver it the poet ces
at the commencement and emil Of their routes, and
to and from AL other oHieea 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 Offices over eighty
| rods from station or landing.
Rtceipts will be required for mail bags conveyed
| in charge Of persOnS employed by railroad compa-
| MES. There will also be way bills" prepared by
post masters or other agents Of the depSrtment 70
| accompany the mails, specifying the number and
Destination Of the several bags. On the principal
stage routes likewise, receipts will be required and
way bills forwarded; the latter to be examined by
| delivery OF mail tags.
:. No pay VIII be made for tTiDH ed .
and for each Of such omissions, not satisfactorily ex
planned, three times the pay Of the trip NAV be DE-
Quoted For arrivals 50 tar behind time as to break
connection with depending male ard not sucfentIV
excused onefourth OF the compensation for the trip
Is subject 20 forfeiture. Deduction will also be or
dered for q grade Of Performance inferior To TINT
specified in the contract For repeated delfnourn.
cies Of the kind herein specified, enlarged penalties
pIoportioned to the nature thereof and the import
| anec OF the mail, may be made.
5. For leaving behind. or throwing on the mails
or any portion OF them, TOR the admission OF Iassen
lean ~ NNR laHR .nV1-A F..
an express conveying intelligence in advance Of tie
mail, a quarters pay may be deducted.
{. FINES VIII be imposed, unless the delinquency
be promptly and satisfactorily explained BY certif
Gates Of postmasers the aidavits OF other credi
BILE persons, for failing to arrive In contract time
Tor negecting to take the mail from, or deliver II
into post office; for suffering it to be wet Injured
destroyed robbed or Ioat; and for refusing alter de-
nAnd to convey the mail a. freGuentIy az ri,s con-
tractor runs, or IL CONCERNED in running a coach
tear, or steamboat on a route. S'- S'>1'
:. Tho Postmaster General may annuI the contract
LOT failures to run agTeeably contract for
violating the post Oies laws or disobeyiDr tbs in
struetions OF the department; EJr refusing 10 di.
Saarge carrier when required by the department to
40 So F9t running an express as Aforesaid: or tor
Transporting persons or packages conveying malta.
| BILE matter out OF the mail.
| 8 The Postmaster General may order an iperease
OF service on route by allowing therefor ro ,ojT
increase on the contract pay. He may change sched
ue5 Of And arrivals in all cases. and par
hcnlariy to make theH conform to connexions viii
railroads, without increase Of pay provided The nv
Ming time be not AbriDHed He may also or,Iar sT
] Iona nf
tue law, pro rata increase Of nav for the 9Idj,yI
stock or carriers, II any. The contractor may ~,
ever ~ tue case OF ineres'o Of speed reiuquish the
contract oy giving prompt notice to the dep1rtmsnr
| that he prefers doing 80 to CARVING Tic 80
| INTO enect. The Postmaster General NAV also cur
tai or discontinue the service in whole ~ IN ~ -
pro rata decrease of pay, allowing one ~
compensation on the amount d[pensyd With 49,
ever, In hi opinion the public ntergsts rs1ni IN
Sn1nGe, or IN case he desires to superzede il Nv
dlnerent grade OF transportation - q"
yments viii be made BY collections from or
9Iats On PostmRsters, or otherwise after the sTni
| gust, and November "''' Nay Au'
~. me distances are given ACCORDING n ~. ~.
in'StnAtion' but no Increased pay viii be aio,rsS
70 % supplied should they be greater than 81
''af siS y Inc points to be eoEFestiy stated
and also in reference TO he ,os;I t.S P'tnt'
mai the eenditiod-of roads, hills streans me
bv vSbicS ferries, or distractions OF any kind
S;y,i "uTh expense my DO incurred Socisirn To- -
uIuoAal pay based oA such ground can he i az
81 81, 1oF ioF alleged mistakes or misappreSenson a.
IL. ~ services nor for bridges DESTROYED fer
I discontinued, Or other obstrt ctions = tes
S nce, 9Ge Grring during the Contract tern Is
and Ala sTrI AItes TINS advertisement is issued
,r;tLSo uuLluS the contract term ara to n. TSjS =
"tSIout extra pay, IL the distance be mt j,.ro.,S
-. otd received after the last jsy and -,
sad certificate to the al "a ie5.T by law,
~, cannot be considered in eompSttion SSi,s 80.
ul 96 proposal reasonable in Amount '''i arg
u, hidden should 6rst propoS, for ,,-r;..-
S"FulnE to Lhe advertisement, and mar sIieiS
In NJ tor diferent service; and h The y,
~ D t Oe the lowest offered far The S,Irsr,i w
"Se' me other propoiitIonS NAV he 50 ser
49,, mere ehoHld be but one route BID Tor Is, .
- consolidated or combination MA. -, P..,
IST -, os Two CT more rouTesl are EorSid5sn ~
~. The route, the service, III, ,..r,,. -. =, .
-. snu residence Ofthe bidder that 4: su
a. 100 4aaress,) and those Of each ms16.s ~ -
Statsd A''e company ofsrH, should be distipetlS
10. Bidders are requested to u,s a. ,...,
Ihe printed firm Of proposals fIrnsbsJ rs ~
and to Ist; 70 ont in full tie Of their bids
hi5eH oids should not be submitted. o-,L,,
otuS once submitted be withdrawn n T Vt should
u bidder or guarautor will lie SiIo,,S HithatAWal
posaIs. '@s' uAJ LOT receiving pro.
,. zach bid must be guaranteed byy.vo r....,
General guarantees canno, bs ,dn,i,,., y.
naa guarantee should be Siqne9 pisI1i Ell, ne BID
name OF each person 49, panty Win the full
h,5 ne Il apartment reserves the right q,
dSrss,SI AN Say 9e deemed eKtraTREaut and si.ttS
l6 The Ma f ~ IAilng eOhtractOrs and bidds+
ronoSSI gu should be sealed "A :;
STATE OF Virginia. Addressed tts Aai
800 ~ ENseIaAter General, Contract OeaS ~ as.
SiIi ~. ~, net hTOr 70 An AGENT: And anu
their quarterly returns " -sNStS o. any ktnd) In
,,,S. t az contracts arc to be execnts3 Az,
iSss. ttment by or before the ISt -,
ITi' me service muSt be commencoj " y Suiy,
or the SonIrSS I'M DAY next amor that dare sb,I
ls. Postmasters at oFieeS one Ut.
atsiS 10 eiShty rods from a station ;iI but
diStSrH tne !0th OF April next Tsn6r,
from the nearest station All ~ exact
rnSSter With the mall 10 ensbIs are
rom the lst Of July mart tA'measenker supply
Mareh 4 ~ It eignteen oEan act OF CoDVrss.,,,.
Iort 80 provides that contrnctS - SPPt0Hed
The IoySSt ulat shall be let ain STss