Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-02-21
CERTIFICATE.


them to be mon Of property, and able to make good
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*see act of Congress. Of March s, 1916, section 49,
4 seit.os= a.l, los .-7T 49,.
s-l.z INSTRUCTIONS,
containing conditions to be Incorporated in the con-
trGcts 70 the czttnt tie department may dem
proper i-.si f5l1t,,3 .flgy fEd
l. Seven minutes are allowed to each intermediate
Office, when not for asserting the
nails; but railroad and steaub boat there is
to be no more delay than IS sufficient for an kx.
change Of the mail bags ne Htz7su sIeus
2, On railroad and steamboat lines, and other
routes whore the mode o conveyance admits of6it,
the special agents of the Post Once Department.
also post Office blanks, mail bags, locks and keysra
to be conveyed without eAtrn charge iusHa 4
8. On railroad and steamboat lines the route
agents of the department to be conveyed with
out charge; and for their exclusive use, while
apartment In tho centre Of car properly iiehtel,
warmed and Furnished, and adapted to the Conye+
nient separation and due security of the mails Is
be provided by the contractor under direction 81
the department. SECS
Railroad and steamboat companies are required to
take the mail from and eEef into the post cfees
at the commencement aud end of their routesS and
to and from all other offices not more than eighty
submitted by the companies for the rformance OF
all other side Is, for offices over eighty
rods from station or,lHudinR. tsB
Receipts will be required for mail bags CONVEYED
in charge OF persons employed by railroad conipa-
MES There will also be : way billsg prepared 6y
accompany the mails, specifying the number ana
destination of the several bags. On the princfnal
stage routes likeVise, receipts will be required and
way bills forwarded; the latter to be examined by
the several posmasters, toinsure regularity in the
delivery OF mail bags. "a 4
a4.LNo pay will sbe made for trips .a7 rforued
and for each OF such omissions not satisfactorily ex
planned, threetimeS the pay of the trfphiay be Fa
Quoted Fer arrivals SO far behind time as to break
connection with depending mails aud suf6cienf1
kfNnE ke3S,
tssubject to forfeiture Deduction will also bs or
dered for grade of performance inferior tosthat
eFPi S5 penas
ance Of the MALL may be made. 70 q
s. For leaving behind or throwing of the nails,
or any portion of them for the admission of passen.
gers or for being cOnCernsdin setting up or running
an express conveying intelligence in advance OF the
mail, "a quArter's pay may be deducted. titis5.i
G. Pines will be imposed, unless the delnduency
b6promptIy and satsfactorily explained by eertif.
Gates Of postmRsterS the adRYits of other credi-
bic persons, for falling to arrive III contract time;
fer negectinB to take the mail FROM or deliver II
Into post oce; for suffering It to betwet Injured
destroyed, robbed sor lo!t for Eefusng alter de-
mand, to convey the mall as frequently as the con:
tractor runs, or Is concerned in running, coach
car, or; steamboat on route.
4. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures to agreeablY to
Uolatingt the post ofce laws, or disobeyins te In
structions of the department.; for refusing tdidi5
charge carrier when required by the dsp6rt
do s0 for running express as aforesaid; OF f5jff
BILE matter out Of the mai. 4Fs sStiff7FF II
8. The Postmaster General may order an increase
of service on route by allowing therefor 4 yo S.at9
lncrease on'the contract pay. He may change sEhe3
ues Of departures aud arrivals In all cases. and
rdlroads without innfeasAo "a q IirSyitis ne I'M
ming time be not. abfingsd H6tmhyi Also order an
increase of speed allowing, within the
the law, pro rata Increase of pay for the additional
Stockton carriers, ifAnH. The contractor my how
ever, IN the case ot-incEea, dof speed the
contract by giving prompt notice to the Department
net tffaAt
Into effect. The Postmaster General may also enF
tail Or the service in Wholeof dn part 81
pro rata decrease ofpay, allowing one extra
CONT ton on the amounts dispensed with lThsn
ever IN his opinion, the interests require te
or IN case he desires to snpersede it by
different grade q. transportation. vs.
o Payments viii be made by collections from or
drafts on postmssters or otherwise after the exDi.
Eatten o. saeh in februs May Al.
10 The distances are given according to the best
70 DC piled should they be greater than adYers
ttsed, II the points to be cOrrectIystateh.
BLdderS NUT inform nteH1SetuEs on Gtis fofTf
end, Slsol Z tn references tg Eths weight o9 TIE
9St ths e2ndlt q F9eds hills, streams a.; ai
AL toll bridges or obstruCtio 81 any lfni
BY which e1Pehss my be incurred No claim for al
dlt1o9a4 pay based on background caI bs
ed;fnor for alleged mistakes or ehension a
thetdegree Of seFVices norif0r brid ga destFoySd
res disednhnpeas or other distractions
'9istance occurring during tho contract term. OF
does esta IAftarithfs III I'm
and also during term al to be yisftSd
l1Enou6 e1Gre payS IL tho distance be not
IL. "A bid received Affer the last Az. i7
named, or without the guarantee reautrei Mn
aud certificate as to the sutticieney ofsneh Hi
ulsr proposal reasonable III dinonbt. ~ Ss
312: Bidders should first propose for s4ryiee stR;et,
70 me advertisements and th6n, II they d.
SIRE sepGrqtcy for dferent RsrVice; and II the mr.
!GS bid be the lowest offered far the naTertise ~
Yies ths other PROPS 9nsidtFed, -
posAL ConsoltdR o. eombihSt bidi Snrono
one sum toE tHo Or np5e tssl are hidden u
name and deuce 81 tie bidder.
post once aud those 81 SkEh tinanbas ~!
at5, NHsFs z company offers should 10
4g. a far Is Is pE E1
s e e EE s e nm ne
tered 6id5 eh6pld MT De. Bdbn4fttSd: nor shopl5
BIDS once snbmitte bS N5 Vithdl q
Ola bidder guarantor will be allowed uhls6s 70
and received before the last day fot Receiving pro
DO guatsaEas ED 81 ssta6 I.spo1.,lil.
Gensrai snkrahlees cannot IS aanittsd .ths,lli
ana gnarantee should be sgHed plainly with the fai
ne dspartmsuE FesosyeI the, tIsht to teisct Snt
bid which may bsde8n6d extfsJa9ant and az IL
disregard the bids Of falling o tractors and bidl6
10. The bid should DO sealed, superseribed Anal
stdte Of Virginia addressed ats6c0ufs
ststAnt Postmaster General, Contract Once 'Ik651
ssn 9I t.saSt net RyeF e AZ 9gsnt a4d
SS s9s9se ar letter. oany ktnd
The aSe to IS beutsd sni return
tothe department by or before the IL day Of tIf
4e9S; bnt the service must Be On tts III
July OF on the mail day next kfsr that date; vi
er the contracts be e1eeated or NOT g
sSterses p4ees on or near railroad IS q,
more tha4 eighty Tods from station, Wfll imIaaii
distanee from the sIi how tlIeS
otherwise SUPP With the mas 10 enable the hSS
EnAstef Ge16gal 20 direct y -
nom the 1t Of July next, szta lrl4 ssfa 30 -
estloh an,6et q
W1rehds qe5S provides that e61trSSt IoF rs - 49,
he bida et t6ndeIiAe 6Gl dent RnsrSS
t5thtal Performances without other rSfaFSnrS NJ ~