The Portland daily press., 1865-03-17
Instructions to Bidders and Possn.as.e,s.

sf ertsnf he Deparfnant may deem proper.
minutes intermediate Office when not
Steamboat delay sufficient for an ex
steamboat lines and other route, whe. The o,
nen also ONCE blanks bags ys are 70 convey
n,s the route agent, Of IN. .,
nsn also The stsh and Ganadan mails when offered and agents
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convenient ssAriioa aud due nails be provided bs
the conlraelof under ,hs direction Of the department.
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insure regularity in the delivery Of mails. f'''' "
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dedusd For as to break % @ wa
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to F SsI 1 s ind Oh The s e he mai.
for The admission Tor oeng seips "p
qusrtst pay may dsdaesd ~ -''-n's Of The mall
Fines viii be imposed, delinquency be promptly ard
credible Tor g arrive ne sesiscu9 0' 3
wet injured destroyed rhe LOST and for refusing s" sYg I Se
in run9 p coach car Or steamboat 8
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Obng the instructions department; or refusing 20 dh
press as aforesaid; OF Tor transporting packages conveying ma
The Postmaster General may an increase Of service an
route y allowing sr e pro raa Increase the pay He
teuar make them conform railroads
order Of speed restrictions Of iSs '
T6s may va 1s @ s Of s1 .s o. e.
hs contract 6y giving prompt notice the pre1rs
also discontinue eura service whole or il part IN order y
require such dsssnasnaes a1s ed Rsss a
s ay s ea e a., 81 h s Is @ indemnify
'aa l1r the anoun q service retained
r or o.hsr. aGer The expiration Of each February,
TO- The according the bes, Information: but ma
s sa pay win g. Allowed should asy Be create,
Assa'lsss ais point and also weight Il he
ferries expense may i pesrss
No claim 'r additional py based such ground ooased
bridge. Destroyed diseoniinud Or other 1 esss ,
s $ ssni sIa a s s. s,ss h. o. a
Il sd . ss sa az m. ss ss distance S
ss. men, y a ed; ia, snd n hour named g
reasonable amour, received in time Neither CONSIDERED
en are who1. the Guarantee required BY and certificate the
y Bidders should hrs for service strictly according the .d
he he ssvsIs asss1 sslv ns o, sss
IS There should Sat route bid for in proposal coo,,,.a
s ss s sas a two or more
s sr oo'e The s .ss yssy Py tho nans and
eI e ILL., 1s where so2pspy osn should Z distinctly
By department. 10 write Out IL io me p'ea
their bids and to reaia copies Of them. - :" -
Withdrawn No Withdrawal bidder guaantOr viii i allowed
une the withdrawal dated and received the last dy M re-
Each bid guaranteed by two responsible. The ria
and should be gnsd plainly with the Of each yer
reject any bid which NAV be deem
81 exravagant and also disregard the bids failing aud
ls supencrbed Proposals. State Of
Maine addressed second Assistant Postmaster General ConIlci OF
hee,' by mail, AGENT posmas will
not enclose proposals for letters Of kn quarterly
BY or or y 1885, but the service nt Be begun On
that Day the next mail day after whether the contracts Be
Transfers eonact Interest in contracts forten by
law and consequently cannot be allowed Bidders viii therefore
through whole term 0 he contract. -
49, Postmaster Offices railroads. but eighty
port their station and they other
wise supplied with the mail TO enable the Postmaster General
49, Section eighteen Of an act OF Congress approved March 1876
every case The rendering guarantees ir h
without other reference 70 the
curly Of such anspoono Under Thu law "a. sb sna Sc
mails with cslerity certainty ssca hari,r 49,
DIRE nna 1Ossvsr large may Be- Ae mods ~ ~ M en-
nss.sar @ insure T. Ssi certainty aud sse and 1 ass
co. modification Of bid in Of its terms i ian,amOu,
new sd and cannot Be received a. to Interfere regular
with and certificate the only way to modfyins previous
81 Postmaster be not to certify the .uHency Of
guarano urees without knowing try are persons Of
Gent Ponstiy; dsTssasd Of his by postassn
onas Al adde guaranors and d.tncdy notified that
Tor in the accepted bids their legal liabilities will enforced against
Present Contractors persons known at Department
equally wh Others gsaanto their ueney
substantially the oms above prescribed certificate Of suhceey
aSxS Ts .s or Il aips , q also ss Affixed
hsecen resenus stamp cancelled, required BY Jaw
Postmaster General.