The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-01-11

car, or steamboat on routo. ''U''
:, L. INC Iosimaster-Gencral may annuI
.ho contract for repeated failure to run
agreeably to contract; for VIOLATING ~
post Office laws, or disobcvino thc VIZ
u ms al the Department.; for r,,Susjno tn
alscharge carrier when required Inv +bo
Department to do so; for running a9 Slro "ro
press as aforesaid, or for transuortint,
matter ont of the mail ''o
.. The Postmaster G cncral NAV or,!,., 81,
increase cf service on route by ali0vin~
thereIor pro rata increase on the con.
ttact pay He may change schedules of
go ei.i lures ana arrivals III all cases, and
p''i culSfiy TO make then, conform to CON
Eectiohs with railroads. without inrrcYsc
oi pay, provided the running time be not
"ppil03cd. ne may also order an increase
ot Slcci, allowing. within the restrictions
~ a., 'he i3W, pro rata increase of paw for
the additional stock or carriers If onv
lie contractor may, however u. 1ie cnSc
~ "c.'"Se ot $peed rcJfnquish the contract
py giving prompt notice TO The Drnart
meht that he prefers doing so to c,rr,inc
lno order INTO effect. The postmastcr,
ttl"l ,enel "l may also discontinue or curtail
nc service, in whole or in part, in order tn
Pace on the route I greater degree nf sor-
vice. or whenever the public interests in
ms Judgment, shall require such djscoIti-
ihuancc or curtaiment for any othor cause:
ha allowing, as a full indemnity to contract
1nHnnt
OF service dispensed with, and 4 13,,o ,.ufn
compensation Tor the amount of service rc.
t2lEcd and continued.
.. Payments will be made by colloctions
i.om or GRATIS on postmastcrs, or other
WIS WISE; alter ihe expiration OF each quarter
say, November, February. Nav and Amrne4
lO. Ihe distances are given accordiHf to
tno pest inform alton; but no increased nav
Will be allowed should they be greater tha11
aovertlsed, If the points to DC supplied are
correctly stated. Bidders must info,7n
hemsetUcs on Nt5s point. and also in rcrcr.
ence to tho weight of the mail, the condi-
tl9n @ OF roads, hills, streams, &c, and all
Ton Dridges. ferries, or DISTINCTIONS of ,nv
Aihu oy which expense may be incurred.
10 clalm tor additional pay, based on such
Siounu, can be conslocred, nor for alleged
mistakes or mlsapprehcnsions rs to tho
9egrce or service, nor for bridges DESTROYED
icrrles discontinued, or other obstrnctjone
increasing distance occurring during tho
contract term. Offices established after
Shls ~ advertisement is issued, and also
during the contract term are to bo yisitrG
increased. ~ i1''
II. bidders arc cautioned to nsil their
proposals III time to reach tho Depart
ncnt by the day and hour named. C., y. IN.
February IS, 1863 for bids received nffrr
that time will not he considered in inc connncl rrrcl
tlt!on with 4 bid of reasonable amount re-
ceived iii time. Neither can bids be consi
dered which, arc without +),a r,,n.,.
required bv law. and cert;,,,. 'i 'fittcc NC
suilicicncy Of srcb ol,ara,toa " 'ho
II. Bidders sEonI1 t;rst ,Sro,,os,
vice strictly acrorlina ~ 4Jp a',i. i"i scr
ment and then, if they desire, $epo7ateiy
Tor different service: and if the 1'eGu'a1 bid
be tho lowest offered for tho advertised
service, the other propositions m;y be cor
sidcrcd.
10. There should be but one route bid
Tor DrODOSal ('pOSOiiIofnl ~
nation l,i.ls G.nrono..l,. l. ~ coinDi
or more rortcirl arI. fnrh:1,1a 9i..n ioi |M9
cannot be con- 1rrc,l ''- 'N0'i ~ i""' ana
IA ,rhn ,n,,+n ~ ,; A.,
nav tIc non,o ~ = ..; - ,ho lItiJ
itliat ia his ,s1,aI ,,o I,,;.> va 1tio N1'uci,
those Of cnch mcmhrr Of 1rYi ,,I'i ".'o
company offers sLonI,1 H.. a.. .;at,t 10y -
Is. Bidders oro rnnne.,ad 80 20 60
as practic3LIr thn prin+n1 ,,.,,,,' ~ - go ."i
nished by the d,naitmcrt IL ,,,ft',',,,,,
fUll the SI1n, Of t,,,.ir ma .,l -. tt t!'
COPIES OF them
Altered bids s};oiId NOT Ia s,,1,,,i.,o1
nor should bids ouco s,,l,r,it+ad H., ,-;tI'
drawn M yi.L,;,,yol If - -
viii be ailov.nd n,l~... tl'o ,.;.i, "
,irawal is Gated o,,l rnr.;,,'I Irro ~
last day of r,r,,ivirI,e ,,ronosoI, '-io
Each bid nlusf be- on. .,,ntnnJ ,,,. 4,.o,
sponsiblo nrrsors irHr M a,,(i 49,
should be siGl,rI ,ai,lv yth tta .,,
Of each ncrsou. -'''''0
The Genartncnt reserves tha ,i>,,,4 4
reject anv bid wlich NAV bo Go.m2d
travagant. and also 10 disrcrarI tLo hii.
If failing contractors and L,dJers O'''
16 The bid ehorl1 Lc seaInI s,,,.,.
scribed Mail proposals. S:aTa of Snn+h