National Republican., 1873-01-31
INSTRUCTIONS ,Jogs ,9pI5pIpERsTAND.: ros,

CONTAINING ALSO CONDITION. TO BE lnCuhfonAThb
IN THE CONTRACTS To THE EXTENT Tux DEPART.
MEST MAY DEEH PROPER.
I. Seven minutes are allowed 10 each intermediate
ONCE, when not otherwise specified for asserting
4 on Tgutss who're the mode q S9nyeyaROe sSd.
. SNsE Gills" q TsssiptS, Prsparcd BY Eosimas'
pany ne mails, sIscifytng the humber aud destina.
%SstsrI 70 iSsurc rSsuritS ~ 81 Ia ths dsliySky S Sss
81 80 E:yS ES Till be made tpr triy, not gsrioSned;
caAioned by the fault 81 the contractor carrier,
SO sa a. pFaE VIII
depending mails, and not sufficiently excused, one
oTfesse For repeatsd @ q tSs Sn2
hersln specihed, enhanced penaltie. prop9rtuned 70
the nature thereof, and the Importance OF the mall
. FOR leaving behind Or throwing On, the mails,
senserso Or for being concerned N settling W g run
o bs an my msS ssEs " dsiuS "
Lines E be im,9Gso.sd; Hnlsss ths dsiinqueneg
ass &c S 2s f%T rs
6ie persons. i9r falling 60 arrive In contract time;
stfoyed robbed or iost and for refusing after de.
tractor runs, 81 Is concerned Il running, coach,
| car, 81 steamboat on route; -,
yGssa SCs g r TO SS1rs IT,
charge carrier when required by the Deparmeni
Transporting perso1s or packages soaveyin, NAL All
! able matter out Of the mall
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| increase on the contract ray, He may chang,
and psriicuiaTy 70 make them conform 70 % eonnee %
tions With railroads, without incrosse Yf pay, pro
master General may also DISCONTINUE or curtail th,
rsryee IN whole q N part p order e place Yn "
teresi, III his Judgment, shall require such dscon
sIiowins a. faii indemnify t5 contractor % s' on n
months extra pHy on the amount Of seryic1 dis
amount Of service retained aud continued. ""
| PAylnents will be made by collections from, o
TsoS * each IN Sc1S6sr I fsbTSss sGs
May, and AugIist-proyided that required eVidsnc
10 T6o distances given are believed to be subHtaI
tally sorrsei; but no lneressea pay WIN bs SlloYe
" be SUPPLIED are correctly stated Bidisrs aSI D
Die weight of ths ma thS condition Of Slfrense S
streams &c, and all tollbridges tuTnpiksa, plan
expense may DO Incurred, No claim for addition
pay, based on such ground, can be considered MOI
SE y ssss Ssr 5 F 4 g q
discontinued, or other distractions causing or Ii
SSnras s oes S6arss ser dSSrns d
tisement y issued and also during the cpnirGi
tAncs be not Increased. '"''" 'n' Va
u, BIddsrs Any cautioned 70 mail their proposal
sITrd sSSr naRsd Siss q ms me- ~, MATsh 5 is i9T Lls
OS viii q TsasSnS s AMOUNT TesaiSsa IN iSS9aP
time Neither can bids be Considered which Al
hio9 Inc hs ssn smsan.ee required by law, and cert
hSs.e9i nv M 10y OF such guarantee and Il
9ihS NJ piuu Il, according To section 49, act
u Bidder should hrst propose for service strict
stSsol" t TO the adNertiHemeht and then u they I
"a I'd be the lowest offered for advertised Beryi
W other propoail9ns may be cOnHidered
b There should bs but one route bid for IN a IT
posing one sum for two or more rou.es'J cannot
ID Ths route, the service, the yearly nay, n
name and residence Of the bidder that Il, iil usu
| post Oihce address, and the name IL each memb
~ hrm, whero company Offers, should be d
10 BddsrS are requested to use, nc far as practic
Bile, the printed proposals. furnished by the DeIa
ment 70 write out n full the sum Of their bids,
Altered bids should not be submitted; nor shou
| bids once submitted be withdrawn No Withdraw
Of bidder Or snATAnior Will bs allowed unless I
Each bid must DO guaranteed BY Two Nresponsil
plainly with the full name Of each person.
The PogtmAster General reserves the right TO
leet any bid which may Ps deemed extrayasal
al lIlders,, (Kef of June i isi0 section 40
u lae pid should oe sealsd, suPeIseribea IN
R acne SSSissct sSs9Hd AZ Az y
by L.aii, not by or to an agent Bids of $1,000
alnum aud upward must bo accompanied by q
Tined check or draft Pr some solvent national ba
Ereas OF June q, lsla)
N. Ths contracts are 10 BE- srssHisi and returned 10
do hs aeospfeI GlLi.r al b. c5,sSisrsi q; kGs
Jailed, ard tie igsiIasr GtESfai nay pros ssd 10
tract for hs ssryies rih Other pqTiss, SecOriia0 10
arc forbidden W law. and eohsSauenty sShhSl
y | allowed, Neither can bda, or interesf III bids
- TRasfsrTSa " assigned " ether Partish pldt