New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-02-20
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND POST.
MASTERS:

the contracts to the extent the Department,
may deem proper.
l.; Seven minutes are allowed to each inter.
mediate Office, when 10. otherwise specified. fox
asserting the mails.
= On routes where the mode Of conveyauca
sanirs OF IT. the special ageats Of the Post Of
nee Department, also post ohice blanks. mail
bs-s. locks and keys arc 10 be conveved x;,boyt
: extra charge.
8 WAY bills" or receipts PREPARED BIZ Dos,
masters or other agents Of the Department, vi!
accompany the mails. specifying the member suI
destination OF the several bags. 70 he examined
by the posimss,eTs, to insure rega'sr.,y In H.
delivery of bags ard pouches.
=. No pay will be made fu- '-,rs not her.
formed and for each of such omissions. If th-
iai'ure be occasiousl by lie taul: 0. the con
tractor or carrier three times the pay OF tho
TN, will be deducted For arrivals 50 Ear be.
hind time as to break connection with dspenI.
ing mails. and not sufficiently excused. one.
, fourth OF the compeus aiion for the trip - syb.
Jeet to forfeiture. For repeated Gelipcuepcias
OF the kind herein specified, enlarged penalties
proportional to the nature thereof and the 10
portance OF the mail, may be made
o. For leaving behind or throwing CT Ii,
ElsIis, OF any portion OF them. for the admission
OF passengers, or fer being concerned in setting
Up or running an express conveying intelligence
in advance of; The mail 4 quarters pay nay DO
deducted.
o. iines Will De imposed, unless tho iel.u,
quency be promptly and satisfactorily explained
oy cerahcates OF ros;masters or the atFdsvi,s OF
other credible persons, for failing 10 arrive ia
contract time for neglectrg to take tho mail
from, or deliver 1t into, post Office, for suffer
ing 1t to DO wet. injured, DESTROYED robbed, or
lost and Tor refusing, after demand, 10 convey
The mail as frequently as the contractor runs, o.
boat on a route
4 The Postmaster Genera, msy arnul tho
contract for repeated failures 10 Iun acreeably
to contract; for violating the post cifce laws,
or dlso6eying the instruction, Of the Depart.
menti for refusing 10 discharge a carrier VIXEN
required by the Department TO DO 50; for run.
ning an express as aforesaid; or for transport.
ing persons or packages cow, YIN, nailab,s
matter ont of The mail
8 The Postmaster General NAV order m in,
crease 81 service on route hy allowing therefor
f'o rata increase on the contract pay. Uo
may change schedules of departures and arr.
walls IN all cases, and particularly to make ,hcm
conform to connections with railroads. without
increase of pay, provided the running Tina ba
not abri 'Ged, The Postmaster General NAV
also discontinue or curtail the service in wbols
or IN part, IN order to place on the route supe-
nor service, or whenever the public interests, in
his Judgment, shall require snch discontinuanna
or curtaiment for any other cause; he allowing
AS fall indemnity to contractor one months OK,
ira pay on the amount of service dispens ed with
ana pro rdtd compensation for the amount Of
service retained and continued
.; Payments VIII be made by collections from,
OF uraits on postnasters or otherwise after tho
expiration OF each gGarte,-iGy in November,
February May and August, provided that
required evidence of service has been received.
10. The distances given are believed To l.,
substantially correct; but no increased nav will
De allowed should they be greater than adyer.
used !! me points to be supplied ara correctly
stated. Bidders must inform lhemselye, on
thus point, rs also in reference to tho waight III
tue mail, tho condition OF hills, roads, streams,
&c, and all toll bridges, turnpikes. rlank.road4
iefrie'' or distractions ct any kind By which
expense may be incurred. No claim Tor add.
tonal pay, based on such ground, can be con.
sidersd; nor for alleged mistakes or msapprc.
hension rs to the degree of service nor fOt
bridges destroyed. ferries discontinued, or other
distractions causing or increasing distance OF
expense Occurring during the contract term
Offices established after this advertisement a
issued, aud also during the coutrao. tcrm, ar.
10 be VISITED without extra pay, il the distance,
be not increased
H. Bidders are cautioned to ma! their propo-
sails IN time to reach the Department by the day
anu hour named, Up. IN, March j. ls,3, for bls
received alter that time will not be considered
IN competition with bids, of reasonable amount,
received IN time. Neither can bids be consid
cred winch are without the guarantee required
by law, ana cersihcEc Of the sutiiciency Of such
guarantee, and the oath of the bidder according
TO sectIon Z4o, act OF June 5, 1872.
=. Bidders should hrSt propose FOR service
strictly according to the advertisement. AMI
then, IL they desire, separately for different
service ana IL the regular bid b. the lowest
offered tor the advertised service, the other
propositions may DO considered
IL. There should be but one route bid for in
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
proposing one sum Tor two or more bids'p
cannot De considered.
IL. Inc route, the service, the yearly pay, the
name anu uuures' OF inc bidder, ithat 10, his
uSuai posi- oihce aduress') anu The name OF each
meMDef oi Nfth' where company oders,
shoulu cs distinctly stated
10. D,uue,s are requested 10 use, as lar as
pract.capie, 'he pr'htei proposals iurnshsd by
the department. % ~t''s OUT ia iIIii tho iaU d
their pas anu 70 '7tain copies oil them.
Altered bics should not 10 submitted n3f
shouu ulus once submitted DO Withdrawn. N9
withdrawal OF bidder or gGarartor vii te g.!
lowed unless the withdrawal 10 received twenty
iour hour" previous u Tie una hXed :JT opeG'
ing tue proposals;
Each bid must DC guaranteed BY two rrsponst'
DC persons ihe pa ana guarantee should he
signed plainly "ith me iuii name oil each person.
Inc postmaster General reserves tha night to
reject any bd "hlch may Dc deemed extrava'
CANT anu a1so 70 Gisiegafa me bId' OF iailins
contractors anu bl1iei'. ACT OIL June 8, ISTZ,
seGtion ~