The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-17

Department may deem proper.
l. Seven minutes are allowed to each inter
mediate office, when not otherwise specified, fol
| 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. HWay bills,' or receipts prepared by post.
| masters, or other agents of the Department, will
| and destination of the several bags, to be ex.
amned 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 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.
| 6. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquen.
| cy be promptly and satisfactorily explained by
certificates OF postmasters or the aflidavits of
other credible persons, for failing to arrive in
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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, coach, car, or steam
boat on a route.
Z. 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 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 q pro rata increase on the contract pay. He
may change schedules of departures and ARR,
| 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 OF
| curtaiment for any other cause; he allowing as
| full indemnity to contractor one months extra
pay on the amount of service dispensed with
| and a 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 bt
| 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. TIT
condition of hills, roads, streams, &c. and al
| ll-bridges, turnpikes, plank-roads, ferries, o.
distractions of any kind by which expense may
| be incurred No claim for additional pay, basee
| on such ground, can be considered; nor for alleg
ed mistakes or misrepresentation as to the degret
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
advertisement is issued, and also during the con
tract term, are to be visited without extra pay i
| the distance be not increased.
H. Bidders are cautioned to mail their propo
sails in time to reach the Department by the day
and hour named % p M, March 8, 1879, for bids
received after time foll not be considered in com
petition with bids, of reasonable amount, re
ceiyed in time. Neither can bids be considered
| which are without the guarantee required by
law and q certificate of the sufficiepcy OF such
guarantee, and the oath of the bidder according
to section 246, act of June s, 1872
| IL. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement, ane
then, If they desire. separately for different sery
ice; and If the regular bid be the lowest Offered
for the advertised service, the other propositions
may be considered.
IS. There should be bnt one route bid for in |
proposal. Consolidated or combination bid
| C'proposing one sum for two or more routes"
| cannot be considered
ID. The route, the service, tine yearly pay, tn
name and residence OF the bidder THAT is hi