The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-12-06


offices at the beginning aud end OF their routes,
and To and from nll offices not more than eighty
be submitted by the companies for the perform
ance of all other side servicc-that is FOR offices
over eighty rods from II station or landing.
There viii be way bills prepared BY postmas
tcrs, or other agents of the Department., to ac;
steamers, specifying the number and destination
Of the several bags ON other principal routes,
Eswss Tefeps w ~ be M regnTea snq y WY s ss
cral postmasters, to insure regularity IN the de-
/. No pay viii be made for trips not performed;
and for ouch Of such omissions, moi satisfactorily
explained, three times the pny OF Tie Trip VIII be
break connexion with depending mails and not
sufficiently excused, ne-ioutth OF the cumpcnsa.
tion for the trip Is subject to forfeiture. For re-
pcntcd delnqut nccs OF tho kind herein specified,
enlarged penalties, proportional to tho nature
thereof and the Importance of the mail, may be
made.
s. For leaving behind or throwing on the mails,
or any portion of them, for the admission of pns-
scngers, or for being concerned In setting up
running an express conveying intelligence in ud
vance OF the mail u quarters pny may be de-
Quoted.
0. Fines will be imposed, unless the dclnqucn-
cy be promptly and satisfactorily explained by
certificates of postmastcrs or the aflldavits OF Oh
or credible persons, for falling to arrive in con-
tract tine for neglecting TO take the mail from.
OF denver ~ INTO posi- oiee,or suer1ng @ y M 10 r 1e
fusng after demand, to convey the mail as frc.
quently rs the contractor runs, or liz concerned
in running, conch, car, or steamboat ON route,
7. The Postmaster General may nnnul the CON
tract Tor repeated failures to run agrceably tocon-
tract; ios violating the post office laws, or disc
beying the instructions OF the Department. for
refusing to discharge u carrier when required by
the Department TO do so; for running AN ex-
press ns.aforesald or for transporting persons or
packages conveying mailable matter out of the
mail.
:. The Postmaster General may order an in
crease of service ON route by allowing therefor
change schedules of departures and arrivals III
al cases anu phrtculaily 10 make thein CONFORM
to connexions with railroads, without increase OF
v. q d..
He may also order an increase or fspecd,olloN inB,
within the restrictions OF me Jaw PRO rWn M
crease Oh pay ior te s.oSk or ~
Of tacrcasc Of speed, rclinquish the contract, by
prefers doing SO 70 CARVING the orier INTO elect
| The Postmaster General may also discontinue or
furtniI 'he serVlcc IN W"'n or IN part IN 0rner
or wheneyerthe public inicrests,in his judgment,
shall require such discohtihuance or curtainrnt
Tor any other cause: ne allowing as iull indchni.
| ty To contractor one month extra pay on tne
al 1T he W Of qH p
| ana continued.
.. Payments VIII he made ny collections rom
| the expiration Of each quarier-say in Ncvein-
ber, February, May, and august. st.,,,,,..,.,
iniormatiom' hut no increased pay VIII bo allowed
should they b" greater than ndyefised If thr
| drs must nYorth MtmsettrS on ms ponH and also
In reference to the weight of the mail the condi.
| tion of roads, hills, streams, &C., and all toll
bridge, ferries, or distractions OF any Kind 10y
which expense may be incurred. No claim Tor
additional pay, based on such ground, can he
considered; nor for alleged mistakes or misnp-
prchcnson Hs to the degree of servicc nor for
bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued, or other
ring the contract term. Offices established after
this advertisement Is issued, and also during the
| contract term, are to DE visited without extra
| pay, 4 ne distance be not increasSd ,......
H.. bidders are cautioned to mail their propos'
| ais in time to reach the department by the day
and hour named, g. p M March 1, 1865 tor bid,
received after that time ,cW not BE- considered in
| competition witt, pa OF reasonable amount re;
| ceived In time. Neither can bids be considered
which are without the guarantee required by
| law and certificate of the sufliciency of such q
| guarantee.
II, Bidders should hrst propose for service
fthey desire, Separdtcy for different service; ant
II the rcgnldr bid be the lowest Offered for the
| be considered.
| l3. There should be hut one route bid for In
| proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
| c'pioposing one sum for two or more routes arr
forbidden by law, and cannot he considered
II. The route, tho service the yearly pay, th'
name and residence of the bidder, that is hi
usual post Office address, md the name of caCl
member ola iirm where company offers, should
be distinctly stated.
10. bidders are requested TO use MS ihr as prac
tlcable, the printed proposals furnished by tn
Department, to write out in full the sum of thci
bids, and To retain copies of them.
Aiterea DIGS should noi he be sm,,9nniteu; no
withdrawal ofn bidder or guarantor will be al
| lowed unless the withdrawal Is dated and re
Each bid must be guaranteed by two rcspdnsibI
persons. The bld ana dGunfhntce should be slghc
plainly with the tull name OF each pcrson.
The department reserves the right TO rcJec
any bid which may bedccncd extravngant, an
also TO disregard the blds oi iaillnB contractor
aud bidders, -
TO- -lhe bid should be scalcd,huperhcribcd MA
, Proposals, state OF Pcnnsylvana, addres'e
second Assistant rostinuStcrt rtencrhl, contra
F.. Oiilce, ana sent by mdlt, not ny or TO an agen
nna postnnasterS VII ~ no, cnTiose proposnIs e
A letters OF any kiiu) III tclr quarterly returns.
u lhe c3ntrnu, on, " , nre 70 pe @ tncHutrn s anu Anu
turned 10 INC s nepartihient par, ne nS or before me
, | ddYg g JhH, leoo; put tle service must be bcsl
on tlnt uay OF on tiIe man Gay next ai'cr
whether the contracts ne executed or not.
transfers OF cnil,rafls OF oI interest III contra
Us, hrt lVipiuuch ~ iitW i hiu toisrlutntiy GU
not bc alp"ed, nlulcrs VIII therefore take u
Ice ilht theN wiz pc 'Npecttu 70 perform u
i service accepted 10 lheh lhfouSh tle "llolc Ter
OF til1 contract c, - - IT.,
l ~ lnstinnStcts ~ oiilcts on @ OF near tilroh.
nut more tiali tIs.tS Iuuh I. from u Nat.h WI
linmculhtclE h!lcr tne ltn o. March hcNt, rep
their exact distance rom the nearest station ~