The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-20

Containing also conditions 10 6e aac0f-
porated 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.
O. 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.
g. RWay 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.
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-fcnrth OF
the compensation for the trip if subject to for
FIXTURE. For repeated delinquencies of the kind
herein specified, enlarged penalties, proportional
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 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. -t
9. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquen.
cy be promptly and satisfactorily explained by
| certificates of postmasters the affidavits of
other credible persons, for failing to arrive in
contract time for neglecting to take the mail
from, or deliver it 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
| T. The Postmaster 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
for a pro rata increase on the contract pay 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 me running tune DC De
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 OF
curtailment for any other cause; ne allowing as
full indemnity to contractor one months extra
pay on the amount of service dispensed with
| and pro rata compensation for the amount o.
service retained and continued.
g. Payments will be made by collections from
or drafts on. postmasters or otherwise, after thu
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 b,
allowed should they be greater than advertised
if the points to be supplied are correctly stated
Bidders must inform themselves on this point ant
also in reference to the weight of the mail tn
condition of hills, roads, streams, &C., and al
toll-bridges, turnpkes, plank-roads, ferries, o
; distractions of any kind by which expense ma,
be incurred. No claim for additional pay. base
on such ground, can be considered; nor for alleg
ed mistakes or misrepresentation as to the degre
of service; for bridges destroyed, ferries dis
5 continued, or other distractions causing or in
creasing distance expense occurring durin
| the contract term Offices established after thi
advertis ement is issued, and also during the cor
tract term, are to be visited without extra pay,
| the distance be not increased
IL. Bidders are cautioned to mail their propc
0 sails in time to reach the Department by the da
| and hour named % p. m, March 5, 1879, for bid
received after time ioiu not be considered in CON
; | petition with bids, of reasonable amount, n
| ceiyed in time. Neither can bids be eonsidere
/. which are without the guarantee required b
law, and q certificate of the sufflciency of sue
o guarantee and the oath of the bidder accordin
r, TO section 246, act of June 8, 1872
70. Bidders should first propose for servic
T, strictly according to the advertisement, an
then, II they desire. separately for different SER
ice; and If the regular bid be the lowest ofere
the advertised service, the other proposition
may be considered.
10. There should be but one route bid for in
proposal. Consolidated or combination biz
n ("proposing one sum for two or more rontes
ID cannot be considered
name and residence Of the bidder (that is