The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-27
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND POST
MASTERS:

Seven minutes are allowed to each inter-
| mediate Office when not otherwise specified for
| asserting the mails
| O. 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.
3. "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-
anined 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, onefourth of
the compensation for the trip if subject to for
| fixture. For repeated delinquences of the kind
herein specified, enlarged penalties, proportioned
to the nature the 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 setting up
| or running an express conveying intelligence in
| advance of the mail, a quarters pay may be
deducted.
| 8. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquen-
| cy be promptly and satisfactorily explained by
certificates OF postmasters the affdavits of
| other credible persons, for falling to arrive in
| contract time; for neglecting to take the mail
from, or deliver it into post office for suffer-
ing W Dt WEI, ueSLTOyeQ, rODDeQ, or
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 a route.
| 7. The Postmaster General may annul the
| contract for repeated failures to run agreeably
to contract for violating the post Office laws or
| disobeying the instructions of the Department !;
for refusing to discharge carrier when req nired
| by the Department to do SO for running an ex-
press as afors 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 a route by allowing there-
| for pro rata increase on the contract paw He
| may change schedules of departures and arri-
| 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 the ronte superior
service. or whenever the public interests in his
judgment, shall require such discontinuance or
curtaiment for any other cause; he allowing as
| full indemnity t. cont actor 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 or otherwise after the
expiration of each quarter-say in November
TeDrna di nay ana August provided that re-
10. The distances given are believed to be sub
stantially correct; but no increased paw will be
allowed should they be greater than advertised
Bidders must INFORM themselves on this point and
also In reference TO the weight of the mail, toe
condition OF hills, roads, streams, &C. and al
toll-bridges, turnpikes, plank-roads. ferries, Oh
Constructions 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 Misrepresentation to the degr
OF service; nor for bridges destroyed, ferries dis
continued, or other distractions causing OF In
creasing distance or expense occurring durln.
| the contract term. Offices established after thi
advertis ement is issued. and also during the con
tract term, are 10 be visited without extra paw /
| the distance be not increased.
H. Bidders are cautioned to mail their propo
} sails In time to reach the Department by the da,
and hour named Is ~ M, March 8, 1881 for bid
received after time toiitaet be considered in CON
petition with bids, of reasonable amount, re
ceiyed In time Neither can bids be considered
which are without the guarantee required b,
law and certificate of the sufflciepcy of sucl
guarantee, and the oath of the bidder according
, 10 section 24e, act of June s, 1872.
IL. tidders should first propose for servic
strictly according to the advertisement, an
then, II they desire. separately for different ser,
ice; and If the regular bid be the lowest offsre
for the advertised service, the other proposition
may be considered.
Is. There should be but one route bid for In
proposal. Consolidated or combination bid
: | C'proposing one sum for two OF more rontes'
cannot be considered
d IA The route, the ssrvice, the yearly pay, Ii
name and residence Of the bidder that Is b