The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-28

| Containing also conditions to be incor.
| pordted an the contracts to the eTtent thu
Department may deem proper.
| l. Seven minutes are allowed to each inter.
mediate office, when not otherwise specified, for
asserting the mails.
admits of 1t, 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-
arnined by the postmasters, to insure regularity
| In the delivery of bags, and pouches.
4. 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 delinquencies of the kind
herein specified, enlarged penalties, proportioned
to the nature the eof 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, quarters pay may be
deducted
8. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquen.
cy be promptly and satisfactorily explained by
certificates OF postmdsters or the affldavts of
other credible persons, for failing to arrive in
contract time for neglecting to take the mail
from, or deliver 1t into post office for suffer-
ing it to be wet, injured, destroyed, robbed, or
| lost; and for refusing, after demand, to convey
the mail as frequently as the contractor runs, or
| is concerned in running, a coach, car, or steam.
boat on route.
| 7. The Postmaster General may annul the
contract Tor repeated failures to run agreeably
to contract; for violating the post office laws or
| disobeying the instructions of the Department !;
for refusing to discharge carrier when req rred
| by the department to do so; for running an ex-
press as afor' said; 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.
| for 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
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 u contractor one months extra
| pay on the amount of service dispensed with,
| and 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, AID 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 thsn advertised
II the points to be supplied are correctly stated
Bidders must inform themselves on this point and
also in reference TO the weight of the mall t. q
| condition OF hills, roads, streams, &C., and all
| toli-bridges, turnpk es, plank-roads ferries, OF
| instructions 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 misapprehension as to the degr
of service; nor for bridges destroyed ferries dis
| continued, or other distractions causing OF In
creasing distance or expense occurring durlnf
| the contract term. Offices established after thii
ADVERT ement is issued, and also during the con
tract term, are 10 be visited without extra pay,
the distance be not increased.
| IL. Bidders are cautioned to mail their propo
sails IN time to reach the Department by the day
and honr named % p M, March 5, 1879, for bid,
received after time Sottl not be considered in com
petition with bids, of reasonable amount, re
celved IN time. Neither can bids be considered
| which are without the guarantee required by
| law, and certificate of the sufficepcy of sucl
guarantee, and the oath of the bidder according
to section 246, act Of June 8, 1872
IL. bidders should first propose for seryic
strictly according TO the advertisement an,
then, if they desire, separately for different sery
for the advertised service, the other proposition
may be considered.
ID. There should be but one route bid for in
proposal. Consolidated OF combination bid
('pra posing one sum for two or more rontes''
cannot be considered
IA. The route, the service, tine yearly pay, tn
name and residence Of the bidder (that Is hi