Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-08-30
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NOTES.
l. The Postmaster General expedite the Mails and alter
the mesior arrival and departure, any time during the
nuance OF c contract he paying adequate compensation
Seven minutes shall be allowed for opening and closing
the Mail, at all Offices where particular lime specified.
s. For every fifteen minutes delay in arriving after the time
as and the delay continue until the departure of any pend
ing mall whereby trip lost, foreyrc Of double the
amount allowed for the mail "trip, shall be incur
stoned by unavoidable accient which amount Of
pay for uip will be forfeited. These fofeiiures will be
observed uncondiona except for the failure Of trip, by
unavoidable accident the penalty may nc reduced to the pay
penalties stated TO he remitted
a. Persons making proposals requested TO their pri-
quarttry-in the months of May, August, ;Novembcr and
February month after the expiration Of each quatcr
s. No other thana free white person shall be employed to
AIRY the mail.
Is Where The proposer intends convey the mail in the
body Of stage cariage he desired TO state in his ProPO
sa and the stage must be Of sufficient sze unless otherwise
expressed, TO accommodate passengers.
Every p"poser offer in his bid 10 make any improve
men, in the transportation of the mail from the invited,
either TO the mode Of transporting it, thespced required,
he frequency o The up' per week-which shall receive due
The number of the post shall be stated in every bid
and the proposal be sealed and directed the General
Post Office, and endorsed "Propsas"* Strict attention
be gwen to the cndorsemen intended TO break the
expired.
g. The Postmaster General hmselfth the right Of
declaring contract at end, whenever fadre hap
pens which amounts TO the loss of trip
" lhe distances stated such have been communicates
70 s oce anu some OF them may incorIec on this sub
Icc the contractor must inform hmsel the Department will
not he answerable for any mistake
w. In every where the mail is transported in stages,
ana the present contractor shall he underbd and the UNDER
bidder snail not have such stage property may be necessary
for the performance of The contract he shall be required to
purchase from the present CONTRACTOR reasonable valuation
e whoc or any part OF the stage property, including horses,
a may he suitable for the service, and make pay ment there
Tor, ~ reasonable namcns his pay becomes due,
may be otherwise arranged
This will be made condition in the acceptance Of any bid,
unit Iic bd OF The conacto and should the under
bidder lail 10 comply, his bid will be offered the present
contractors but should he decline making the that
rate The proposal Of the underbdder viii be accepted
dtionally.
1t distinctly undcood, tha, the mail will continue TO be
carried IN stages on every route where il is conveyed.
H. No bid shall be Withdrawn after the time for receiving
BIDS shall have expiod and should any person refuse take
the contract at his bid he shall be held responsible to the De-
pamen for the difference between hi, bid and that which
The contract shall he made. Decisions bids will be made
known oi all pos, routes in Connecticut, Rhode Iand Mas
sachue Vermont New Hampshire, and Mainc by before
me 10Th OF October next and the post the State Of
New York. by before the 2d ay Of November next. The
assignment OF any contract without the the Postmas
ter Genea shall forfeit tand in all where application
Is made TO the Department 10 sanction transfer the
mus. he fully stated
Should contractor his agent engage in the transmission
Of commercial information by express his route, rap
idly than the mail, he shall forfeit his contract
l2 IL route should be discontinued by Congress- he
come useless IN whole or IN part, the opinion Of the Post
master General he may limit dispense with the service Of
the contractors On making im allowance Of months
extra pay.
13. Contracts for al routes embraced in this advertisement
are to begin on the FIRST day Of January and continue four
years.
H. Posmaster who receives advertisement should give
every person who applies opportunity to read il.
JOHN M'LEAN,
Postmaster Gtnerak
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, July %, 1928.
fFORM OF rR0PoSAL.