Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-13

ssi irem n ,ssaiIsbnry to onautico, 9z miles and
Leave salisbury Tuesday, Thursday, and Sat.
Ar nfasy at to oussn %ii byspm;
Leave Qusntico Tuesday, Thursday, and satur-
sass From Qusn,iso, y fSssfin, to wh,,.h.vsn,
Leave Quantico Friday at Z an;
Hf.rs Ws, wbissh.' s,, y I'm;
oass Prom Barren Greek prinss, by Riverton and
Sns psown to Laurel, % miles and back,
Leave Barren Creek Springs Tuesday and Sat.
Leave suTsi TUESDAY and Saturday a4pm;
1854 From Princess Anne By pl Hoe. 10 Ssst.vn,
- miles and back, three times . week:
Saturday at m;
f hr,,s s st Newtoy yII By San %iu., 49,,
Arrive at i Princess H;@, Anne BY spm.
Proposals Invited for six -iimes y week service.
SoS From Princess Anne, by Deals Quarts to
Desi's Island, IL miles and back, once .
Leave Princess Anne Friday stsAm;
Arrive at Deals Island by I'm:
Leave Deals Island Friday at pm;
hrIiye at Princess Anne BY SPIN.
$685. iron snow Hin to Lindsey,ille, miles and
Leave SNOW Hill Saturday atssm;
Arrive At Liboseyvilie by II am;
S0N From Snow Hin by Sandy Hill, to Horntown,
Leaye Snow Hill Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday at Sam;
Leave Horntown Tuesday, Thursday, and Sat
Asr rHss al a. snow p w Hill byn pm.
FORM OF rf eHsqiffca STSrARASrr' AND
Proposal.
The undersigned. whose post Office
address is =, county of -, State of -,
proposes TO convey the mails OF the United States
IRON July |. lSS to June 30 is's on route No
Of the p tmaster General dated october Sc nsa
annual sum Of % e dollars sh0 security lot the
This proposal is made with full kno~ledse Of the
carried, and all other particulars in reference to
the route and service aud also after careful exam
natOn OF the laws and instructions attached TO the
ad nsisb ment ,s,r,.,,
The undersigned, residing At -. State Of
=, VI deriake that, if the foregoing bid for car
Postmaster General the bidder shall, prior to the
let day OF July 1865 enter into the required obiiga
with good and suficient sureties: '''
This We DO, understanding distinctly the obl ga
tiOB- ard liabilities assumed by guarantors uuder
the 9th cection of the act of Congress Of July 2,
Dated. lsigned BY two guarantorsJ
rtisr1ie.
The undtrsiened postmaster at ., State Of
acquainted with the abeve guar antors. nd knows
them TO be men OF property, and able to make good
tneir Rnarsnty.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND POST
ConfoinHs also conditions 10 be incorporated IN N,
contracts 10 the er,snt The Department may fse1n
rroP.r
l. Seven minutes are allowed to each intermedi ate
Office, ben hot otherwise specified, for asserting
there lie TO be more delay than is sufficient for an
exchange Of the mail touches.
,. On railroad and steamboat lines and other
routes where the mode OF conveyance admits of it,
The special agents of the Poet once Department,
al NOS or snE mail ln.t
are Ia be conveyed without extra charge.
3. On railroad and steamboat lines the route
Canada mails when offered, and the agents accom-
tn3 the Of e e SaS wit charge
modIIus ear or part of car, properly lighted,
MEM sS due ana adapted to The
70 be provided by the contractor under the direc-
Railroad and steamboat companies are required
to take the mails from and deliver it into the post
and to and from all Offices not more than eighty
rods from station or landing Proposals may be
all other side service-,hat is for offices over eighty
rods from station or Ian ding.
ters or ether agents of the Departinents to sceoS
rany the mails conveyed railroads and steamers,
eral bags On other principal routes likewise re-
eeipts will be required and bills forwarded the
to insure regularity in the delivery of nsiis
4; No pay will bs made for trips not performed;
and for each of such oni ssOfs, not satisfactorily
eSss,nSd' three tines the pay Of the trip will be
break cor nection with depending mails and not
sufficiently tNcused one fourth of the compensa-
mon f%r me trip Is snses, to forfeiture For re
enlarged penalties. proportional to the nature
ther. OF, and the Importance of the mail may b
8. For leaving behind or throwing off the mails,
or any po ton of them, for the admission of pas
sensers, or for being concerned in setting up or
running an express conveying intelligence in adj
Quoted.
8. Fines will be imposed, unless the deIinqusncy
of postmasters or the adavIfs Of other cred
Ibe persons for failing 10 arrive in ract ii me-
into, post Office; for suffering it to be wet iniur
ed, destroyed, robbed, or lost; and for refusing
the contractor runs or is concerned in running a
coach car, or steamboat ON Route.
tract for repeated failures to agreeably con
tract for violating tie post office laws iisoby
sing TO dis barge a carrier when required by the
Department to do SO; for running an express as
conveying n ailapie matter out Of the mail.
5. The Pos tina ster GeRer Al may order 4 increase
iher.ase on the contract pay lie may change
schedules ofdeparturss and in ali cases and
particularly to n axe them Goa form to connexions
With rail- oads wihou ncre of pay proyio ed the
running time be not abridged He may also order
an Increase of speed, allowing, within the restric-
ncns OF the law pro rata Incl ease of for the
ADDITIONAL stock or carriers any The contractor
may however. in the case Of increas Of ed
linqnish the contract by giving prompt notice to
inc .p tnss he s doing g to carry
nay also discontinue or curtail the service, in
Whole or in part, in order to place the route q
greater degree Of service, whene the public
interests, ia his JUG gment shall require such dis
Continuance or curtaiiment for any other cause;
be allowing Ms full indemnity TO contractor one
month = xtra pay on the amount of service dis
PEI sed with, and Q pro rato compensation for the
amount of service retained and co ntinued
9. Payments will lie made by collections from or
crafts on postmasters othe rwise. after the ex-
rtration OF each quarter-ssy November, Feb
ruary. May. and August
~. The distances are given cording to the
best information; but no Increased pay will be al
lowed should they be greater than advertised, if
tie points t. be supplied are correctly stated.
Bidders must inform hsmseiyes on this point.
END also In reference to the weight Of the mail the
condition Of reads, hills streams, &C., and all toll
bridges. ferrias, Or obstruc ions of any Kind by
which expense may De incurred No claim for ad
ditienal pay. based such ground, can be con-
sideIed; nor for alleged mistakes or misapprehen-
sion n to the degree of service; nor for bridges
destroyed, ferries discontinued other obstruc-
tions iDcre asfDg distance. occurring during the
contract term. Offices established after this ad-
term, are 20 be visited without extra pay il the
istsDce be not increased
IL Bidders are cautioned to mail their proposa ala
time to reach the Department 10y the day and
hour named. q p m. March 4. 1888 for bids re-
ceiyed after that time will not be considered in
competition with bid of Reasonable amount re-
ceiyed in time. Neither can bids be considered
ann certificate of the suff cheney Of such guar
AMY.
IL Bidders should first pre- pose for service strict
y according to the advertisement. and then, il
they desire. separately for different service; aud IL
the regular bid lie the lowest offered for the adver