Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-01-14


The undersigned postmaster at -, State o
-, certiies, UNDER HIS OATH OF OFFICE, tina
he is acquainted with the above guarantors
and knows them TO be men of property, ant
able to make good their guaranty.
Dated
The above certificate must have affixed 10 il
a ive.cent revenue stamp, cancelled, as the
law requires.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND POST
MASTERS
Containing also conditions 10 be incorporated in
The contract 10 The e1tent The Department may
dean roper
l. Seven minutes are allowed to each inter.
mediate office, when not otherwise specified,
for asserting the mails; but on railroad and
steamboat routes there is 10 be no more delay
| than is sufficient for an exchange Of mail bags.
| .. On railroad aud steamboat lines, and
other routes where the mode OF conveyance
admits of it, the special agents OF the Post VI
! flee Department, also post office blanks, mail
bags, locks and keys, are 10 be conveyed with.
quite charge.
}. On railroad and steamboat lines the route
agents OF the Department also the British and
Canada mails, when offered and the agents
accompanying them, are TO he conveyed with
out charge, and for their exclusive use, while
| '"'"S WV" Wv ''''''S, ~ " ''"'N'""' N"'' ~
OR apartment in the centre Of a car, properly
| lighted, warmed. and furnished, and adopted
to the convenient separation and due security
| OF the mails, is TO be provided by the contrac-
tor, under the direction of the Department.
ha',ro"n anu Steamboat eo''lhnies NJ. re-
I"t,eu ~ ."NS ''e ',' from ""u ue'l'e' !. III,
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eo"p"n'es 'or 'ue pe'io'"'a.ce VI M ~.
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,j,e rim ,nov te d.dnc,ed Far arrivals so far
| h,h;nd ,;n,o ~ ,o hr.ait counsvion Win do.
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opc-fnrth Of tho ronncnso,ion far The rim il
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! .m,,oot and 10 ;,n,,nr.onc" 81 tho ,nDi, nav
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u matt .,..n IT,
D. ror e"''hs oehihl, OF '"'o" '"s va '.e
mats VI ""l por''o" " 'ne.'' 'oi Wv "'"s
s'oh u passengers OF ior 'e'hs 'on'e." nc" ~
se'I"e up OF running "n e"P'eSs eo"'eH '''s
'"'e'e'",e ~ au'ahc Vi 'He ma'' f""' 'e's
ny M! "e nvuue.eu' "
y, '",a wiz oe i,'Pose,' "n''ss ''' "e''"-
queuVy NC promptly ana satiS "c'oai!y eA-
Ptniheo ny eerhhcates OF roS'nlls'eis or the
"hio".''s Oh o'oeF efeui"ic persons, Tor 'h'iine
" "'ife III con'rac' ti'ne, ior hce'ecuhS 10
utHe ''e mai, rom, or deliver II mo, post
olnue' 'or suher'ng II 10 ne wei, INJURED des-
"oy'u' 'oo"eu, or 'os'i anu 'or refusing utter
ue'''h"' 10 convey inc mails rs frequently as
'"e 'on''"''or runs or Is cohcefheu III running
.o'' m' 'nri or steamboat on route
:. my os''h"S'er uehera' may ahnul Tue
con''"e' ior repeated natures 10 run agree
ao'y 10 con'fac'; Tor violating Inc post once
'""s, UT uIsope!lhg lEe Instructions OF 'he
department; Tor refusing 10 discharge car
rier wheh reported 10y the department 10 40
SCI for running an express as aforesaid; or Tor
transporting persons or packages conveying
ine postmaster pecefa' may otaer an
,, Vi service on route ny allowing
' ~, pro ,o'd Increase on the o0n'rac'
ply i,' "'! ch"hpe scheuu'c' Oh 1ephr''
uies "''n arrivals III all cases, ana particularly
w ,haNe 'ne.n CONFORM 'he cohh"x'ohs WIN
t"''roauS, "i'nout increase OF pay, provided
u,c running Time "e not n'r'dced. lie may
:'''' ~. o'u.. "n ne'e"se " sreeu, aio"'hS' "'.h-
III '"e les'r'c'iohs tne law, a pro Td'd IN
U
i'eis' any Inc contractor may, however,
III ,ne u'se o, increase OF speed re'inqnish ihe
contrast, of ewing prompt hoti'e TO inc de-
r'''n Gu. .''a' nc prefers donhg 50 10 carrying
VIC o'o'' INV ehect. Inc ios'ihnsNr Neher-
~ N',. "'So e''eonl'nue or Cur'ali tue service
~ "''o'e VI ~ p'r', !" oruer 10 piaee on .he
.ou'. h'e"'er uegree o' service OF WI never
'"e Pu"'' 'h'e,es's, III HIS Judeemehd shai'
'qulie suen u'scoh,lhunnce or cur'ni',neht
vi "'| o'"e' ea"se, ne nl'o"'og as '"'' IN
mn! W .o'''"e'o' que .p0h'h eA.L" pay
y" W. no. VI 'ei.ee u'sPthsen "'u' ""u
',rv 20 ,a,o ;Oad eaI ~. '"e ""ou"' VI
a p,yn,cn,s " "nI t w. aso,. ,,,.,,o,s
from or drafts on postmasiers ~ otherwise
after the expiration of each qnarter-sav, in
FEBRUARY, May, August aud November.
TO- The distance are given according to the
best information; but no increased pay will
oe allowed should 'lley he greater hun ndvcr-
useu, Tue lo,h's 10 be supplied are correct
a'''G,', A'' 1, m"s. INFORM M.mSeires on
nr ,re mail ,hs ~ ,.nee 70 '"s WIZ t;i,s
streams & and a,I ,ot, h.;as, So 90 ~
s,ructions Of any kind by which expense NAV
be incurred. No claim for additional paw,
based on such ground, can be considered; nor
for alleged mistakes or Misrepresentation rs to
the degree ofservice' nor for bridges destrole ed