The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-25

MASTERS:
Containing also conditions TO be mcor-
pordted in the contracts to the ertent the
Department may deem proper.
l. Seven minutes are allowed to each inter-
mediate office, when not otherwise specified, for
asserting the mails.
2. On routes where the mode of conveyance
admits of it, the special agents of the Post Office
Department, also post office blanks, mail bags.
locks and keys, are to be conveyed without extra
charge.
8. "Way bills or receipts prepared by post
masters, or other agents of the Department, will
accompany the mails, specifying the number
and destination of the several bags, to be ex-
amined by the postmasters, to insure regularity
in the delivery of bags, and pouches.
A. No pay. will be made for trips not per
formed; and for each of such omissions, if the
failure be occasioned by the fault of the contrac-
tor or carrier, three times the pay of the trip
will be deducted For arrivals so far behind
time as to break connection with depending
mails, and not sufficiently excused, one-fourth Of
the compensation for the trip if subject to for
fixture. For repeated delinquepcies OF the kind
herein specified, enlarged penalties, proportional
to the nature thereof, and the importance of the
mail, may be made.
8. For leaving behind or throwing off the mails,
or any portion of them, for the admission of
passengers. or for being concerned in setting up
or running an express conveying intelligence in
advance of the mail, q quarters pay may be
deducted.
6. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquen.
cy be promptly and satisfactorily explained by
certificates of postmasters or the afidavits of
other credible persons, for failing to arrive in
contract time; for neglecting to take the mail
from, or deliver it into, a post office for suffer-
ing it to be wet, injured, destroyed, robbed, or
lost; and for refusing, after demand, to convey
the mail us frequently as the contractor runs, or
is concerned in running, o coach, car, or steam
boat on a route.
Z. The General may annul the
contract for repeated failures to run agreeably
to contract; for violating the post Office laws, or
disobeying the instructions of the department
for refusing to discharge a carrier when required
by the department to do so for running an ex-
press as Aforesaid; or for transporting persons
OF packages conveying mailable matter out of
the mail.
s. The Postmaster General may order an in
crease of service on a route by allowing there's
for a pro rata increase on the contract paw. He
may change schedules of departures and arri-
walls in all cases, and particularly to make them
conform to connections with railroads, without
increase of pay, provided the running time be
not abridged. The Postmaster General may
| also discontinue or curtail the service, in whole
or in part, in order TO place on the route superior
service. or whenever the public interests, in his
judgment, shall require such discontinuance or
curtailment for any other cause he allowing as
full indemnity t, CONT actor one months extra
pay on the amount of service dispensed with,
and a pro rata compensation for the amount OF
service retained and continued.
8. Payments will be made by collections from,
or drafts on, postmasters or otherwise, after the
expiration of each quarter-say in November,
February, May, and August provided that re-
quired evidence of service has been received.
10. The distances given are believed to be sub
stantially correct; but no increased pay will be
allowed should they be greater than advertised
If the points to be supplied are correctly stated
Bidders must inform themselves on this point, and
also in reference to the weight of the mail, the
condition of hills, roads, streams, &C., and al
toll-bridges, turnpikes, planl-roads, ferries, OF
distractions of any kind by which expense may
be incurred. No claim for additional pay, based
on such ground, can be considered; nor for alleg.
ed mistakes or misrepresentation as to the degr {
of service; nor for bridges destroyed, ferries dis
continued, or other distractions causing or in
creasing distance or expense occurring during
the contract term. Offices established after this
advertis ement is issued. and also during the con
tract term, are to be visited without extra pay, il
the distance be not increased.
IL. Bidders are cautioned to mail their propo
sails in time to reach the Department by the day
and hour named Is p m, March 8, 1879, for bids
received after time aoilL not be considered in CON
ceived in time. Neither can bids be considered
which are without the guarantee required by
law, and a certificate of the sufficiepey of sucf
guarantee, and the oath of the bidder according
to section GAG, act of June 6, 1872.
IL. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement, ant
then, If they desire, separately for different serv
for the advertised service, the other proposition
may be considered.
10. There should be but one route bid for in
proposal. Consolidated or combination bid
(''proposing one sum for two or more rontes'i
cannot be considered.
IA. The route, the service, tine yearly pay, tn
name and residence of the bidder (that is hi