The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-29
TO BIDDERS AND POST
MASTERS:
Containing also conditions 10 be incor-
porated IN the contracts TO the ertent the
Department may deem proper.

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 tor
g. 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. "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-
amned 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-fourtn OF
the compensation for the trip if subject to for
FIXTURE For repeated delnqueDcies of the kind
herein specified, enlarged penalties, proportional
to the nature thereof, and the importance OF the
mail, may be made.
S. 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 Dc
deducted.
| 6. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquen.
| cy be promptly and satisfactorily explained by
certificates OF postmasters OF Inc ainaav.s III y,
i
| contract time; for neglecting to take tine mai
FROM or deliver it into post office for suffer-
ing it to be wet. injured, destroyed, robbed, OF
| 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 route.
contract for repeated failures to run agreeably
to contract; for violating the post oiice Ia VS. OF
dsobeying 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 route by allowing there
| for 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, Wlthou
| increase of pay, provided the running time b'
| not abridged. The Postmaster General may
also discontinue curtail the service, in who'll
or in part in order to place on the route superlo
service, or whenever the public interests, IN nj
judgment, shall require such dlseontinuance Q
curfailment for any other cause; he allowing a
full indemnity to contractor one months extr
! | pay on the amount of service dispensed with
and pro rata compensation for the amount c
| service retained and continued
n g. Payments will be made by collections from
or drafts on. postmasters or otherwise, after tn
expiration of each quarter-say IN Novemoel
/ February, May, and August, provided that II
| ouired evidence of service has been received.
TO- The distances given are believed to be SUI
; | stantially correct; but no increased pay VIII
| allowed should they be greater than advertises
if the points to be supplied are correctly stated
Bidders must inform themselves on this point an
, | also in reference to the weight OF the mall u
8 condition of hills, roads, streams, &C., and a
toll-brdges, turnpikes, plank-roads, ferries,
obstruct tons of any kind by which expense ma
be incurred. No claim tor additional pay, base
| on such ground, can be considered; nor Tor ale
ed mistakes or misapprehension as to the degr
of service; nor for bridges destroyed, ferries al
a | continued, or other distractions causing or
creasng distance or expense occurring duriI
the contract term. Offices established after IN
adyertis ement is issued. and also during the co
tract term, are TO be visited without extra pay,
the distance be not increased.
= IL. Bidders are cautioned to mail their prop
eo sails in time to reach the Department by the di
and hour named Is p M, March 3, 1879 for bi
received after time aDiL net be considered in COZ
| petition with bids, of reasonable amount, ]
ceiyed in time. Neither can bids be CONSIDER
M | which are without the guarantee required
law and certificate of the sufficiepcy OF SUI
IN guarantee, and the oath of the bidder accordi
liz | to section GAG, act of June 8, 1877
" H. bidders should first propose Tor serVi
W. | strictly according to the advertisement a
then, if they DESIRE separately for di1ereht SCI
ice; and if the regular bid be The lowest oiieI
for the advertised service, the other propesito
may be considered.
49, There should be but one route bid for In
proposal Consolidated or combination d
m. l''pr posing one sum for two OF more rohte
nd cannot be considered.
nd Ia The route the service, the yearly pay,
name and residence Of the bidder lthat u