Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-02-03
Instructions 30 Bidders ard POST
rsi.sstGGs.

requires.
-
zs's'f''c'i"'ss 40 SaaMefs 'sii" aos'-
'oa'a'sl5 "',1 conaa''g rs 70 Ss ,nso'p'e, "a ,''
'.''' - '''' ''''''' '''e 1''''''"''1'
/ seven Minutes are allowed To each
Intermediate Office. when not otherwise
speeiied, for as.ort;pp The mails: but ON
railroad and steamboat rours there is 10
he no more DELAY than ia sufficient for an
aT.rbangc ri tho mail marches.
. IN railroad and siramboat lines,
ami other roItes whore tho mode of con-
ye,'.,,,aa a,iu,its Of Il tbs enrcial AGENTS a
the Post Office dcoartmcnt, also po.A Office
blanks. mail has. Locks AMI KEYS. are Ia
he cenverrd w,ftout sxfra eborrc.
= q; rai,rn.I and s,.,,,,Ln.It limo. tba
ro,,f,= ,eea,,ts of fhc aonar,,nnrt, also tie
n,;,5sr, 9 NIL ,,,,,I, ,n;is ,,L'., ngrn1
mi H., aao,,t, ane,,,4,aa,.;,. tja,,, mr.. =
he eo1yeTnJ v;thnrf t.bafgnoan1 far the
,,so of ~. f-,,;.oJ ssSates sg,,,,ts - COW
mo,liou4 cav mr. a,ar,nanf r. ,i, cr,,trr 81
= car nronrrlv l;1b,c1. warmed. and fIr-
ni<hrai md ,dontc,l IN t1r convenient
separation and due security Of the mails.
i +, b. nroyilrd bv ti,e ea,tractor. undfr
the direction OF the department.
Rairoad and steamboat companies are
required to take Tie mail from and deliver
1t INTO the post oineeS ut the beginning ana
end OF their routes and to ana from alt
station ar l,rain,r proHosnls NAV he
submitted ny tiie companies lnf tac feF-
iorAdnee CT all otler sand set' ice-'-tiiitt =.
ior oiices over ei5ht} reds from station
OF iahdlnS.
I.eceipss WEI De required iof man lag
conveyed ii Charge OF persons employed
by railroad companies, there Will also be
:. Ma!-9iiis'' prepared by restmasters, OF
otaef agents OF the department, 10 ac-
company the mails, specifying the mum
Der and destination OF the several bags.
On the principal routes, likewise, receipts
VIII be required and Way-bIlls forwarded !;
the latter to be examined by the scYe al
postmasters' to insure regularity in the
deliver! OF mails.
!. No pay viii he made for trips not
performed; and Tor each of such omissions,
not satisfactorily explained, three times
the pay OF ;he trip may be deducted. For
arrivals 50 Tar behind tine a 70 break cen
neAleh with depending mails, and not sui
ie:enty excused, one-iourth of the cont
Pensatlnn tor the trip Is subject to forfeit
uEe. Deduction viii also De ordered for
Il grade q performance inferior to that
specified in a contract. For repeated de
im4uencies of the kind herein specified,
enlarged penalties, praportioned to tue
nature thereof, and the Importance Of the
mail, may he made.
:. Far leaving helliado throwing Of To
hatis, o. any potion ii t.ietn, for the >ad
.tis@.6H I'll passengers. or for being con-
CEN a II s.tt.R@ ~ AZ running an express
ea,stel i.lg int .iiEease II advance et l..e
R4aH' quarter pa! ia! be ded"ctti.
b. l ties VII b. Imposed, uaies the lie
.1a5iteucy lie promptly ami satisfactorily
explained ~ certificates q rosnuastcfs
OF tln aiAdHVits OF other crrditab'r persons
tor Ittilias to 'rtive Ii contract tine: fer
ncgleciia;, Il TO he wet, injured, DESTROYED
robbed ~ lost; and for refusing, after de
n'ahd' 10 convey the mail as frequently rs
tic contractor runs, or Is concerned IL
running a coach car, or steamboat on a
route.
he postmaster General may annu
tite contract inf repeated failures to run
2sFeeaale u contracts Tor violating the
he>i 9laee laws or dtsuhtyins the ustrHc-
ue.!s 81 tbs departments Tor refusing to
discharge carrier when required by the
department to d" 5o' ior running an eN-
press as aforesaid; or Ter transporting
persons or packages conveying mailable
matter ont OF the mai.
9. The POSTMASTER General may order
an increase OF service on route by al
rowing therefor pro rata increase on the
contract il.a flaDr1un .ba4 loo