The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-28

of Office that the person who administered the
oath is duly qualified justice Of the peace.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND POST
MASTERS:
Containing also conditions 10 be incor-
porated in the contracts to the extent the
Department may deem proper.
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.
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, IL 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-fourth OF
fixture For repeated delnquepcies Of the kind
herein specified, enlarged penalties, proportioned
to the nature thereof, and the importance OF the
mail, may be made.
s. For leaving behind o. throwing off the mails,
or any portion of them, for the admission OF
passengers, or for being concerned in setting up
or running express cor yeying intelligence in
advance of the mail, a quarters pay may be
deducted.
s. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquen.
| CIV be promptly and satisfactorily explained by
| certificates of postmasters the afidavits of
other credible persons, for failing to arrive IN
| contract time; for neglecting to take the mail
| ing it to be wet, injured, destroyed, robbed,
| lost; and for refusing, after demand, to convey
the mail as frequently the contractor runs, or
is concerned in running, a coach, car, or steam
| boat on a route.
/ 7. The Postmaster General may annul the
| contract for repeated failures to run agreeably
to contract; for violating the post office laws, OF
disobeying the instructions of the Department !;
for refusing to discharge carrier when required
| by the Department 10 do so; for running an ex-
press as aforesaid or fer Transporting persons
OF packages conveying mailable matter out OF
s. The Postmaster General may order an in
crease of service on a route by allowing there
for a pro rata increase on the contract pay. lie
may change schedules OF departures and arm
| 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
i 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 discontnuance Oh
| punishment forany other cause; be allowing al
| full indemnity to contractor one months extrs
|
and a pro rata compensation for the amount o
| service retained and continued.
O. PAYMENTS will be made by collections from
| or drafts ON, postmasters or otherwise, after tn
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 sub
. stantially correct; but no increased pay Will D
allowed should they be greater than advertised
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 mail, tb
! | condition of hills, roads, streams, &C., and a.
| toll-bridges, turnpikes, plank-roads, ferries, Q
+. | distractions of any kind by which expense ma
> be incurred. No claim tor additional pay, base
on such ground, can be considered; nor Ter allel
ed mistakes or misapprehenston as to the degr
of service; nor for bridges destroyed, ferries di
s continued, or other distractions causing or II
| creasing distance or expense occurring durln
the contract term. Offices established after tn
adyertis ement is issued. and also during the col
tract term, to be visited without extra pay,
the distance be not increased.
NJ sails in time to reach the Department by the da
| and hour named Tsp M, March 5, 1879, for bic
received after time scilL net be considered in con
petition with bids, Of reasonable amount r
| ceiyed in time. Neither can bids be considere
n which are without the guarantee required !
law and O certificate Of the sufficiepcy OF sue
In | guarantee and the oath of the bidder accordir
Il to section 246 act of June 9, 1872.
l2 Bidders Should first propose fer serVl
'. strictly according to the advertisement, al
them II they desire: separately for different ser
ice: and If the regular bid be the lowest otter'
- for the advertised service, the other proposition
may be considered.
IA. There should be but one route bid for In
proposal. Consolidated or combination BIZ
N. 1,iproposing one sum for two or more rontes
I'd cannot be considered. .
,d IA The route, the service tbs yearly pay, t
name and residence Of the bidder lthat Ia