The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-27

l.. Seven minutes are allowed to each inter-
mediate office, when not otherwise specified, for
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. sway 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.
A. 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-iourth of
the compensation for the trip if subject to for
feiture. For repeated delinqUencies of the kind
herein specified enlarged penalties, proportioned
to the nature tbeI eOf and the importance of the
mail, may be made.
8. For leaving behind or throwing off the mails.
or any portion of them, for the admission OF
passengers, or for being concerned in ting up
or running an express conveying il uelligen2e ia
advance OF the mall quarters pay may ue
deducted.
g. Fines will be imposed, unless the delnquen.
cy be promptly and satisfactorily explained by
certificates OF postmasters or the affidavits of
other credible persons, for failing to arrive i'll
contract time; for neglecting to take the mail
fiom, or deliver it into, post Office for suffer-
ing it to be wet injured, destroyed robbed or
lost; and Tor refusing, after demand, to convey
the mail as frequently as the contractor runs, or
is concerned in running, q coach, car, or steam.
boat on a route.
| 2. The Postmaster General may dnnul the
contract for repeated failures to run agree by
to contract; for violating the post office laws,
dsobeying the instructions of The Department
for refusing 10 discharge carrier Whel required
| by the Department to do so for running an ex-
| press as afore 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 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, 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 on the route superior
| Service or whenever the public Interests, in his
| Judgment, shall require such diScontinuance or
curtailment 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 of
service retained and continued
8. Payments will be made by collections from,
or drafts on postmasters OF 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 SUBJ
| stantially correct; but no increased pay will be
allowed should they be greater than advertised,
| IL 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, the
condition of hills, roads, streams, &C., ard 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 misapprehension as to the degrr @
of service for bridges destroyed, ferries dis
| continued, or other Instructions 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 to be visited without extra pay, If
| the distance be not increased.
| IL. 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 ioiU 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 a certificate of the sufiiciency of such
| guarantee, and the oath of the bidder according
to section 246, act of June s, 1872.
| H. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement, and
them if they DESIRE separately for different serv-
ice; and if the regular bid be the lowest offered
for the advertised SERVICE the other propositions
may be considered
10. There should be but one route bid for in a
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
Cproposing one sum for two or more rontes''
cannot be considered. ..
| IA. The route, the service, tine yearly pay, thu
name and residence of the bidder chat is his