Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-08
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND
POSTMASTERS.
Containing also conditions 80 be i'm
corporated In the contracts TO the
extent the Department may deem
proper.

/. Seven minutes are allowed to eacl
intermediate Office. when not otherwis,
specified, for asserting the mails.
2. On routes where the mode OF con
veyance admits OF it, tie special agents
of tie Post Office Department, also post
/! Office blanks, mail bags, locks and keys
are to be conveyed without extra charge
| 3. Way 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 ard pouches.
A. No pay Will be made for tips not
performed: and for each Of such oInis-
SONS, if the failure be occasioned by the
fault of the contractor or carrier, three
times the pay of the trip viii be deducted.
For arrivals so far behind time as TO
break connection with depending mails,
and not sufficiently excused, one-tourth
of the compensation ;oT the trip IS sub
iect to forfeiture. Fer repeated delin-
qucncies of the kind herein specified,
enlarged penalties, proportioned to the
nature thereof, and the importance Of
the mail, may be made.
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,ost nff;ca laTys or 5Iisol,ay;ne, t:e ~
ii+rT,ctions of tho Da,,1rt,,,.nt. for "
frsjno 70 DISCHARGE a rarrier when re-
o,,ira1 nv fine Denartr,,a,,, 70 10 50.
for running an express as aforesaid; or
for TRANSPORTING persons or packages
cOuyeViDG lrliiahle matter ont OF the
mail.
.. The Postmaster General may dis
continue or extend a. contract. change
the schedule and termini Of a route, and
alter, increase, decrease OF extend the
service, in accordance with the law, he
allowing a pro rata increase of ccmDen-
sation for any additional service thereby
required, OF for increased speed, if the
employment Of additional stock OF car
riers is rendered necessary: and in case
Of decrease, cJsrtaillEent, or discontin-
uance CT service, rs full indemnity to
said contractor, one month extra pay
or the amount OF service dispensed with,
and q pro rata compensation for the ser
yics retained. Pforided, hove,.r, that,
i'll case of increased expedition, the con-
tractor may, upon timely notice, relia-
quish the contract.
9. Payments will be made by collea- |
tons from, or drafts on, postnas.ers or |
otherwise. after the expiration of each