The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-17

NhSIEhS.
Containing also conditions to be i,cor-
poTdted 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.
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. HWay bills'' or receipts prepared by post.
masters, or other agents of the Department, will
accompany the mails, spec lying 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 occasoned 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 delnquencies of the kind
herein specified, enlarged penalties, proportional
to the nature the eof, and the importance of the
mail may be made
| g. 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, a quarters pay may be
| deducted
|
| cy be promptly and satisfactorily explained by
certificates OF postmasters or the afiidavits 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, robned or
| lost; and for refusing, after demand, to convey
the mail as frequently as the contractor runs, or
| is concerned in running, coach, car, or steam
| boat on a route
| 7. The Postmaster General may annul the
| contract for repeated failures to run agreeably
| Violating ipA q
| disobeying the instructions of the department;
| for refusing to discharge carrier when required
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 n route by allowing there's
| 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 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 the route superior
service. or whenever the public interests, in his
judgment, shall require such dscontinuance or
curtailment for any other cause; he allowing as
full indemnity cont actor 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, 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 thsn 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, IT, g
condition of hills, roads, streams, &C., and all
toll bridges, turnpikes, plank-roads, ferries, or
distractions of any kind by which expense may
be incurred. No claim tor 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 10 be visited without extra pay
the distance be not increased,
IL. Bidders are cautioned to mail their propo
0 sails in time to reach the Department by the day
and hour named Is p m, March 8, 1871 for bid
received after time GoilL not be considered in
petition with bids, of reasonable amount, re
ceived in time. Neither can bids be considered
/. which are without the guarantee required by
law, and certificate of the sufhciepcy OF sucf
0 guarantee, and the oath of the bidder according
!, to section 246 act of June s, 1872.
H. idders should first propose for servic
, strictly according to the advertisement, AM
them if they desire. separately for different serv
ice; and if the regular bid be the lowest offere
+ for the advertised service, the other proposition
| may be considered.
IS. There should be but one route bid for in
proposal. Consolidated or combination bid
l. proposing one sum for two or more rontes''
d cannot be considered.
d IA. The route, the service, tine yearly pay, tn
name and residence Of the bidder THAT Is hi