The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-12-14
RESTRICTIONS ~ BIDDER AND roS
MASTERS


hsHV ''cs g'oysr.
I. S,ycu minutes arr allowed o. each inter.
mc'ii,ir uIi,c. when not tothorwiscspcciiicd, for
s-."Ftins tlr ir.l.ls; but on railrnad and steam
boat route there d tp bc u" inorc delay than is
suilricut i"r an rXrhang 20 ni the mail pnurhcs
.. on railroad and strambnat lines. and other
route, wh,lr the mo,ic ni conveyance admits Of
II. th" special agents of the Post Office Depart.
mcnt, 81 90 pos; uilicc blanks, mail bags. locks
and key. arc 10 lc conveyed without extra
charge.
;. On railroad aIIl steamboat lines the route
agCnts "i thc Department, also the British aud
Canada mails. when offered, and the agents ac.
companyiu: thcn. ARE 10 be conveyed without
charrc: aul for the use Of the United States
agents ac"iuiuoiious car, or part of ear. prop
~ lighted. warmed aud furnished, aud adapted
o. the convenient separation and dgc security
oi the 'hails. 90 D. provided Wy the contrac
t"r under the direction oi the Department.
81 Rr'al a. and si i"gSaI 2 SH 1lai'T-= T'an, NH
ihc post "ii.r 90 the heeinnin and cnI of their
Ioutr-. tui tn and from all offices not NOR Ohan
, .hty r.-is .ium "a Station or landing. l'rol,n.
.il may h, uhinitto,l hy tho coinpanie- Epr the
l"'ri"rnane' "i all other side scrvicc--ihat H..
iur uilirr "tr' eighty rods irnm station ~
landing.
Thrrc WI bo"t,.y billie" prepared by post,
inast.rl. .r otier SCENTS ui the Department. to
ar.nmluny ~" mails conveyed on railroad
NtN Htt tilltlas slWftiNillg tnt hummer uuN ueN
tiuntion 81 the several bags. TN other principal
ruutcs. lik"wi-o. receipts will be- required and
WY bill forwarded; the latter u bc examined
hy th' several l~'siinastcf - insure regularity
iu the i,liy,ry "g mails.
I. y" pay will be- made l''r iIipa not I"rlorm.
,. anl i'f olrh 90 such oni Sims. not satisiac
iarily explain, L. three times the pay n. the trip
will be- deducted. For arrivals so far behind
in, {" break cumncxion with depending
malls. and not efficiently excused, "nc fourth
# the '"inpcnsatian for the trip is subject b.
forfeiture. r"r repeated lclinIucnrcs Of tho
kind h"rriu .pcciici. enlarged penalties. pro
l.,riinn,I @" thu aa'urc thereof. ald the inl lar
iaurc "l d." h,ail, may b. made.
.. f"f leaving behind "r throwing III the
maii. "i any portion of them, iur the aimis
sion ui Pas .cngrra, ar iof being concerned in
sctting up ~ running an cNprcssr"nvcying IN
tcilisrur. iu ads aurc " the mail, n quarters
pay may De- deducted.
i. Fines will bc imwacl. unless the dclin.
pucnry bc l,r"mptly aud satisfactorily y explain.
cd hy certificates Of lostmastcrs or the aiiiiaviis
oi other credible persons, hr failing 10 arrive
im contract time. for ncglccting 10 takethc mail
from, ~ deliver II into, past Offices for suffer
ing IL Z" bs wet. injured, destroyed. robbed. "r
lost; aud io. refusing, aitor demand, u convey
the nail a. frequently rs the contractor runs,
or 1. concerned IN running. . coach, ear, oT
steamboat on route.
:. The r"stmastcr General may annnl the
contract for repeated failures 10 run agTccably
g. contract for violating the post office laws,
or ii-s,bcying the Instructions of the Depart
mcnt fof refusing b. dischargca rarrior when
required hy the Department I" 'lo 80: ioT run.
ming au rNpr..s ua nfpresaii. - ior transport
ing person. ur package conveying mailabl'
matter out ol ,hc mall
=. The poihnastcr General may order an IN.
crease Of service on route by allowing there.
for pr0 rata increase on the contract pay. lIC
may change icheiuss Of departures auL aTri.
walls Ia all oasos. and particularly ~ make thonl
conform 10 connexions with railroads, without
increase Of pay, provided the running time bs
not abridged II" may alsn order an inctea'e
oi rpccd. allowing, within the restrictions VI
the law. pro rdfi increase IT pay for tho AL
litional stock, or carriers. " any. Tho eontrac
tor may, however ia hI caAe Of iHcreasc Of sglfCii
Tclinqnish the contract, by giving prompt 40
ticc "a The Department that he prefers doing %
b. oarrying the order inta effect. The Postinas
ter General may also discontinue or our,ail th'
service, IN whole or IN part, in order to placs
on the routc e greater degree of service, o
whenever ID" puhlic inierests, Ia his judgment
| shall require such dissontinuancc ur curtail
incnt Tor amy other cause he allowing Ra hl
indemnity 10 contractor one month's extra pal
on the amount oi service dispensed with, ans
\ pro raia compensation Tot the amount oi ser
vice retained and continued.
y. Payments will lc ma,cb collections iron
or draft on poslmaf afiors. or otherwise. after th
expiration ol each qnar,es-say ~ k"yrhbnl
February, May aud August.
~. The distance are given according to III
| bcst information but no increased pny VIII y
allowed Ehonld they h. greater Than advertised
IL tho luints to be supl'li"'l ~" r"fr"etly stn
| tel HHhks, p.tt Hfifs4 hsmsrirss oH ~
/ i.oiak aud also 10 reference q" ~" weight 81 th
mail. The ronditiouoi ioads' hills streams Ac