The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-10-23
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND
PDNTMASIERS:

CONTAINING ALSO CONDITIONS TO BE
INCORPORATED IL THE CONTRACTS
10 THE EXTENT THE DEPARTMENT
MAY DEEM PROPER.
/. Seven minutes are allowed to
each intermediate office, when not 9th
crwisc specified, for asserting the
mails.
>. GA routes when the mode of con-
ycYan,r admits of II. the special agents
of the Post Office Department. also
post Office blanks. mail bags, locks and
keys, are To bc conveyed without extra
charge.
3. "Way bills" or receipts. prepared
by postm listers on other agents of the
department, will accompany the mails.
specifying the number and destination
OF the several bags. to he examined 10y
the postmasterS. 10 insure regularity
in the delivery of bags and pouches.
1. No pay Will be made for trips not
performed: and for each of such omiS-
sioms. il the failure be occasioncd by
fault of the contractor or carrier, three
times the pay of the trip will be de-
Quoted. For arrivals 50 far behind
time rs to break connection with de-
iiittE- anu iipR sunny thilN IN
cuscd, one-fourth of the compensation
fox the trip is subject to forfeiture.
For repeated dclinqucncics of the kind
herein specified. enlarged penalties,
proportioned To the nature thereof.
and the Importance Of the mail. may
be made.
;. For leaving behind or throwing
off the mails. or amy portion of them.
l,.s nj N. .1gala nj
being concerned in setting up or rum
ming an express conveying intelligence
in advance of the mail. quarters pay
NAV be deducted.
&. Fines will be imposed. unless the
delinquency be promptly and satisfac-
torily explained bv certificates of post
masters or the aitidavits of other cred
iblc persons, Tor failing to arrive in
contract time: for neglcctin@ TO take
the mail from, or deliver il into post
office; for suffering i: TO be wet, in /
jured. DESTROYED, robbed or lost: and /
for refusing. after demand. TO convey I
the mail as frequently as the contractor 4
runs, or Is concerned in running. a
coach. car. or steamboat on "A route.
:. The postmaster general may annul /
the contract for repeated failures to /
ing the post office laws. or disobeving /
the instructions of the department
for refusing TO discharge a carrier
when required by the department to
do SO for running an express as afore-
said; or for transporting persons or
packages conveying mailablc matter
out OF the mail.
s. The postmaster general may dis
continue or extend contract, change
the schedule and termiui of a route.
and alter, increase, decrease. orextend
the service. IN accordance with law. he
allowing pro rata increase of COM
pensauon for any additional service
THEREBY required. or for increased
speed, the employment of additional
ST. * or carriers is rendered necessary
ana IN case OF decrease. curtailment.
or dlscontinuance of service. rs a fun
Indemnity to said contractor. one
months extra pay on the amount of
service dispensed with. and a pro rata :
compensation for the service retained.
Pfor'ded, h0rcrer. that. in case of in a
creased expedition. the contractor {
may. upon timely notice. relinquish /
the contract. d
g. Payments viii be made bv collec
lions from. or drafts or. poS;masters v
Or otherwise. after the expiration of !.
each quarter-say in November. Feb =
ruary, May. and August. provided that ii
evidence of service has been
received.
10. The distances given are believed l.
o be substantially correct: but no in ~
reased pay will be allowed should ia
hey be greater than advertised. il the
'omts 10 be supplied are correctly
tatcd. Bidders must inform them-