The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-03-12

10. The payments will be mad. through drafts on
post Offices OF otherwise after the expiration Of each
quarter, say in February, May, August, and Nov.
II. The distances are given according to the best
iniormaton; but no increased pay will be allowed,
should they prove to be greater than Is advertised,
if the places are correctly named.
II, The Postmaster General Is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transport
laliOn Of the mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, or proposed to enter
into any combination, to prevent the making OF any
bid for mail contract by any other person or per-
sons, or who shall have made any agreement, or
shall have given or performed, promised TO give
or peliorm any consideration TO do, or not 10 do,
any thing whatever to induce any other person not
to bid for mail contract
l3 On coach routes where the present cOntrac-
tor shall be superseded by an undcrbidder, who
may not have the stage property requisite for the
performance of the contract, he shall purchase from
the present contractor such of his coaches, teams,
and harness bclongingto the route as shall be need
ed and may be suitable for the service, at lair
valuation; and make payment therefor by reason
able Instruments, as his pay becomes due, unless
the present contractor shall continue to run stages
on the route. Should they not agree as 10 the suila
beneSs Of the property the TENS, or the security,
each may choose person who may appoint thIgG
and their decision shall be final; or the Postmaster
General will name the umpire. Should the under
bidder fail to comply, his bid will be offered to the
contractor; but should he decline it, the proposals
Ofihe underhddcr will be accepted Internationally.
The undcrbdder should give early notice of his in
lentOn to take or not 10 take the stock, and il the
latter, Of his reasons and the present contractor is
To determine, on the first application, whether he
will sell it or not.
II. bid received after time, TO wit; the 10th
April next at 3 p. N. or without the guarantee re-
Guired bv law; or that combines several routes in
in one sum of compensation, cannot BE- considered
competition with regular proposal, not adJudged
to be eXtravagant.
Is. 4 bidder may offer on coach, railroad, or
steamboat routes where that transportation Is DIFF
lcuIl or mpract!cahie at certain seasons, TO subS-
iutc horse Or wagon cony vance, or To nterut SER
vice, specified number of days. weeks, or months.
Tie may propose 10 omit an office that is nacces-
siblc or is not on the stage road the railway, or at
a steamboat landing us the case may be. or he may
offer to substitute an inferior mode of supply in
such cases He may propose different days and
hours of departure and arrival, provided no more
running time Is asked, and il is obvious that 10
mail connection or other public accommodation II
pcudiccd. lie may ask for II specified nun.bcr Of
days for more running time 20 the trip at certain
seasons of peculiar bad roads BIT beyond these
changes, Il proposal for service different from the
advertisement will prevent lis hcirg considered in
competition wilma regular bid, not set aside for cy-
tmy0ganrc; and where u bid contains an, Of the
above alterations their disadvantages will he Csii-
mated in comparing it with other proposals.
49, There should be but one route bid for in n
proposal.
H. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
bidders name and residence, and the nnne Of each