The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-11-22

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tho mails, Is be provided hy the contractor
| under lhc direction OF the Department.
Hi'lroad ana steamboat companies gre required
10 ipKo the inei from anu dyivcr ID iIiu tuc q. st
| ontccs ut thebognning and end Of tiiCiU routes.
and to ana trum ull Offices not more thuu eighty
rods rom station or landing. Proposals may
| De submitted 10y the COtupulcs for tile p.rlurW-
ance OF all other side scryicu-tlmt H. fJt ollee3
| Oyer eighty rods nom station or luud'uH
There VIII he way bills prepared by plsiIuUs-
| company the mails conveyed ON railroads and
steamers, specifying the number aud destination
| oi lhy several bags, ON other principal routes,
forwarded; tho latter to be cSumuud bg lUr -rE-
eral postlnaIcis TO Insure regularity in t,le dee
| livery OF malls.
H. no pay Will be made for trips not rCr.urIu'd,
am lqr cach OF such omissions moi "tish,Hi0. l3
explained, three times the pny OF tur uin Wtil De
uchuclcu' tut arrivals 80 lar behind Time us iV
DrenK conhvAloh WIN depending malls, uud not
sufficiently excused, ono-fuurih ol thu cumu.n-u.
tlon Tor the trip Is subject to Forfeiture. Iur ice
ptatcl u'Ilhqut hcltsoi hcklhd ltltlu HutriIl. No
enlarged penalties prppOrtiuuet to the uUIurc
thcItol, ana tht importance of the muI, may IH
Msue
.. For leaving behind or throwing of thr muI'.,
OF any portion oi theHl, nor lhe udihiseipu ol l.
svugtiH, or Iur ntlng cehcDIhtu IN httl'h3 uu ~
h rumnihg al oN ntssS gohNt$ins i"lo.-ehet tu ',d-
Quoted.
q. fines will be imposed, unless the dclin tu"n-
cy pc promptly ana satisfactorily cSplniu,I ny
ccrtiita Of pOstmgstCrs or the aduyits ul uiIi-
cr crediDe persons, Tor failing to arrive IN cone
tract time; tor ncglecling to take the mail from,
or denver ~ mo- post uiict'iuf SuIltriugll luhe
wet injured, destoycd, rubhCd,or lost nnd ioi rr-
quenlly us the contractor runs, OF D., concerned
IN running, coach, ear, or steamboat oua route,
Z. The Postmaster General may uuuul the CON
tract Tor repeated iaiiurcst run asccably tprpn-
tracl los violating the post oilcc laws, or disc
bcying the instructions ut thc departments Gr
refusing to discharge a carrier when rcguil d ny
tue Department 10 do s1; for RUNNING tu vA-
packages convey ing ma lblc mater ont oi the
mail
;. The Postmaster Gcnc@l may order u lh-
crease ot service on a route h} ul.DHAnE lu.trltr
IA up'Ofod Increase on the coutrUcI ply. lie may
cnanso schedules OF departures "nd arrivals iu
all cases, and particularly to mHtt rtn,m cuuiuiu
TO conncNi Nions with railroads, without Increase OF
pay, provided the running time be not abridged
he may also order an hcr.nse OF fspecd,nl.uNnls
within the restrictions OF the law, pm tcht in
crease of pay for the additional sioci, or clricJ-
If any. The contractor may, howc' cr %, "a. "m-
Of tH,rrUSG N Spccd rclinquish the contract hy
giving prompt notice to tho department tnat leo
prefers doing 50 to carry ing the order INTO ciItet
curlail the service, in whole or in part, ia oldcr
for any othcr cause: he allowing ms iulI iAtltinu.
ty to contractor one months extra pay ON tine
amount of service dispensed with, aud Il iifo s,lU
compensation for the amount OF service retained
and continued.
Q. Payments will be made by collections from
or draii. en- lo-tua,tcrs or otherwise, after
bcr, February. May, and August
lj The distances are given, according to jhc u,.t
information; but no increased pay wui be allowed
should they be greater than advertised, il the
points to he supplied arc correctly stated. mt
in reference to the weight of the mail, The c'ndj-
tion of roads, hills, streams, &c., and ull toll
bridges, ferries, or obstructionS of any kind by
which expense may be incurred. No claim for
additional pay, based such ground. can he
considcrcd; nor for alleged mistakes OF misap-
prehcnsun ts to the degree ul service; nor iur
bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued, or other
ubstructions Increasing distance, occurring du-
ring the contract term. Offices established tn-r
this advertisement is issued, and also during tine
contract term, are to be visited without CNtIg
pay, II the distance he not increased.
H. bidders are cautioned To mail their prulOs-
ais in time to reach the Department by the day
and hour named, o. p. Il., March !, IsN, for I.l.
received after that time t'W Ho' %. ryusl F.,t lu
competition with a bid of rca~uuuAl amount I,-
cevcd in time. Neither can bid, be- considered
which are without the guarantee required Us
law and u certificate OF the suli..rucy ui such il
guarantee.
l.. bidders Shsuld first propose for service
strictly according to the ADVERTISEMENTS tuui then,
If they desire S'pdrd,iy Tor different services uuu
If the TtgUitT bid be the lowest uli'!td lur Tie
advertised service, the other propositions ut. .g
| bo considered.
| IL. There should he but on" route bid ipr il n
| proposal. Consolidated or combination bids