The Portland daily press., 1869-01-30
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND POST


Containing also conditions to be inc3rporated in the
contracts to the ertent The department may deem
proper.
1. seven minutes are allowed to each intermediate
office, when not otherwise spe ied for asserting The
mails; but on railroad and steamboat routes there
is 10 be no more delay than is sufficient Tor an ex-
change OF the mail pouches.
2. On railroad and steamboat lines, and other
routs where the mode Of Conveyance admits OF it,
the special agents OF The Post Office Department. al
post office blanks, mail bags, locks and KEYS al
to be conveyed without extra charge.
.. On railroad and steamboat lines the route
agents OF the Department., also the British and Can
ada mails, when offered, and the agents accompany
ing them, are conveyed without charge and or the
use of the United States agents a cummodious car .
or part OF car, properly lighted warmed and fur
nsheo and adapted TO the convenient separation and
due security of the nails is be provided by the
contractor under the direction of the Department.
RAILROAD and Steamboat companies are required
to take the mail from deliver 1t into the pus Of
hce at the beginning and end of their and to
and from all offices hot more than eighty rods from
station or landing. Proposals may be Submitted
by the companies for the performance of ali other
SIDE servce|that Is, for offices eighty rods from
station or landing.
There will be 'way bills" prepared by postmas.
tiers, or other agents of the Department. to accom-.
pany she mails conveyed on railroads and steamers
specifying the number and destination of the sever
al bags On other principal routes likewise re-
csips Will be rquired eand way bills forwarded; the
latter to be examined by several 10
insure regularity in the delivery of mails
+; NO pay Will be made tor trips not performed
ana Tor each OF such omissions satisfactorily ex
ducted For arrivals far behind time as to break
connection with depending mails, and not sufficiently
excused, oneourth OF the Tor the trim
is subject to forfeiture For repeated delinuuences
OF the kind herein specified, enlarged penalties pro-
7ortoned to the nature thereof, and the importance
OF the mail, may be made.
5. For leaving behind or throwing off the mails,
or any portion of Them for the of passen
gers for being concerned 10 setting up or running
express conveying intelligence in advance of the
mail quarters pay will be deducted.
9. Fines will be imposed, unless, the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained by certificates OF post
masters or the afidavits of otter credible persons
for failing to arrive in contract tme for neglecting
to take the mall from, deliver it into, post Officer
for suffering it to be wet injured, destroyed ROBBED
or lost; and for refusing, after demand, to convey
concerned in running, coach, car, steamboat on
route.
Z. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures to agreeaby to con-
tract; Tor violating the post office laws, or aisobey-
ing the instructions of the Department. for refusing
to discharge carrier when required by the Depart-
ment to do 50; Tor running an express aforesaid;
or tor transporting persons or packages conveying
mailable matter out OF the mail : " VI 80
., Inc postmaster General may order an increase
OF service on route by allowing therefor pro rata
Jules OF departures and arrivals In all cases and
particularly to make them conform to Connexions
with railroads, without increase of nav provided
the running time be not abridged. He NAV also or
DER an increase OF speed, allowing with n thu re-
srletions OF the law, apro rata increase of paw for
the addltonal stock or carriers, if any, The con-
tractor may, however, IN the case of increase of
speed, rennqnsh the contract, by giving prompt no.
nce TO the department that he prefers doing SO to