The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-11-13
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND
POSTM ASTERS:

CONTAINING ALSO CONDITIONS TO BE
INCORPORATED IN THE CONTRACTS
TO THE EXTENT THE DEPARTMENT
MAY DEEM PROPER.
/. Seven minutes are allowed TO
each intermediate office, when not 9TH
erwise specified, for asserting the
mails.
.. On routes when the mode of con-
yeyance admits of IT, the special agents
OF the Post Office Department, also
post Office blanks, mail bags, locks and
keys, are 10 be conveyed without extra
charge.
3. SWAY bills or receipts, prepared
by postmasters or other agents of the
department. will accompany the mails.
specifying The number and destination
of the several bags. To be examined by
the postmasters. TO insure regularity
In the delivery of bags and pouches.
4. No pay will be made for trips not
performed: aud for each of such omis-
sions, if the failure be occasioned by
fault of the contractor or carrier, three
times the pay of the trip will be de-
Quoted. For arrivals so far behind
time as to break connection with de-
pending mails, and not sufficiently cx-
cused, one-fourth of the compensation
for the trip is subject to forfeiture.
For repeated dclinqucncies of the kind
herein specified. enlarged penalties,
proportional TO the nature thereof.
and the Importance of the mail, may
be made.
3. For leaving behind or throwing
of the mails. or any portion of them,
for the admission ofpassengers, or for
being concerned in setting up or run
ming an express conveying intelligence
In advance of the mail. quarters pay
may be deducted
q. Fines will be imposed, unless the
delinquency be promptly and satisfac-
torily explained by certificates of post
masters or the atfidavits of other cred
iblc persons, for failing to arrive in
contract time: for neglecting 10 take
the mail from. or deliver il into a post
office: for suffering j. to be wet. in
iured. DESTROYED. robbed or lost: and
for refusing, after demand. TO convey
the mail as frequently as the contractor
runs. or is concerned i'm running, a
coach. car, ~ steamboat on route.
4. The postmaster general may annul
the contract for repeated failures to
run agreeably TO contract: for violat-
ing the post Office laws, or disobeying
the instructions of the department
for refusing 10 discharge carrier
when requiEed by the department to
do so for running an express as afore-
said; or for transporting persons or
packages conveying mailablc matter
out OF the mail.
&. The postmaster general may dis /
continue or extend a contract. change
the schedule and termini of route. |
and alter, increase, decrease. or extend
the service, in accordance with law, he |
allowing pro rata increase of COM |
pensation FOR any additional service |
thereby required, or for increased |
speed, the employment of additional ,
stock or carriers is rendered necessary ; /
ana IN case of decrease, curtailment. |
or discontinuance of service. as n full |
indemnity TO said contractor, one |
months extra pay on the amount of |
service dispensed with. and pro rata !
compensation for the service retained. !
fTorided, hosrerer, that, in case of in
creased expedition, the contractor
may, upon timely notice. relinquish
the contract.
?. Payments will be made by collec-
tiOns from, or drafts on, postmasters
or otherwise, after the expiration Of
each qnarter-say in November. Feb
ruary. May, and August, provided that
required evidence of service has been
received.
10. The distances given are believed
o be substantially correct: but no in /,
reased pay will be allowed should I
hey be greater than advertised, il the
oints to be supplied are correctly
lated. Bidders must inform them