The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-11

The POSTMASTER GENERAL warns bidders
ana their sureties to acquaint themselves
fully with the laws of congress relating to
contracts for the carrying of the mails, (the
Important provisions of which are cited here
in,5 and also to familiarize themselves with
the instructions and forms herein furnished,
before they shall assume any liabilities as
such bidders or sureties, and to prevent mis-.
apprehension or cause of complaint there
after.
selves familiar with the laws and these IN
structions that they may be able to inform
and direct others.
i. 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 1t. the special agents of the Post
Office Department, also post office blanks.
mail bags, locks and keys, are to be conveyed
8. "way bills or receipts, prepared by post
masters or other agents of the Department,
number and destination of the several bags,
to be examined by the postmasters, 10 insure
regularity in the delivery OF bags and
4. No pay will be made for trips not per.
formed and for each of such omissions. If the
tractor or carrier, three times the pay of the
trip will be deducted. For arrivals so far be-
hind time as TO break connection with de-
pending mails, and not sufficiently excus-
ed, one fourth of the compensation for the
trip is subject to forfeiture. For repeated
~delinquencies of the kind herein specified,
enlarged penalties, proportioned to the nature
thereofand the Importance of the mail. may
8. For leaving behind or throwing off the
mails, or any portion of them, for the adj
mission of passengers, or for being concerned
in setting up or running an express convey
Ing intelligence in advance OF the mails, a
quarters pay m y be deducted.
9. Fines Will be imposed. unless the delin-
quency be promptly and satisfactorily eN-
planned by certificates of postmasters or the
affidavits of other credable persons, for fall
ing to arrive in contract time; for neglecting
to take, the. mail from, or deliver II into, a
post Office; for suffering 1t to be wet, injured.
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after demand, TO convey the mail as fire..
quently as the contractor runs, or is con
cerned In running, a coach, car, or steamboat
7. The Postmaster General may annul the
contract for repeated failures to run agree
ably to contract: for assigning the contract;
for violating the post office laws, or disobey-
Ing the instructions of the Department.; for
refusing to discharge a carrier when required
by the Department to do so; for running an
express as aforesaid; or for transporting per-
sons or packages conveying mailable matter
s. The m General may order an
Increase of service on a route by allowing
pay. He may change schedules of depart
ures and arrivals in all cases., and particu-
larly TO make them conform to connections
vided the running time be not abridged.
The Postmaster General may also discon-
tinue or curtal 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 discontiD.
800 "a
allowing, as full indemnity 10 contractor, one
months extra pay on the amount OF service
dispensed with, and n pro rata compensation
for the amount of service retained and con-
tinued.
.. Payments will be made by collections
from, or drafts on. postmasters or otherwise,
after the expiration of each quarter-say in
November. February, May and August, pro-
vided that required evidence of service has
been received.
10. The distances given are believed to be
substantially correct; but no increased pay
will be allowed should they be greater than
advertised, II the points to be supplied are
correctly stated. Bidders must inform them
selves on this point, and also in reference To
the weight of The mail the condition of hills,
roads, streams, &c, and all toll-bridges, turn
pixies, plank-reads. ferries, or distractions Of
any kind by which expense may be incurred.
No claim for additional pay, based on such
ground. can be considercd; nor for alleged
mistakes or mis~apprehension rs to the degree
of service; nor for bridges destroyed, ferries
discontinued. or distractions causing or In
creasing distance or expense occurring duriGy
the contract term. Offices established aftcl
this advertisement Is issued, and also durinE
the contract term. are to be visited without
| extra pay II the distancebc not increased.