Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-03-17


P.o. Burlington, March Is, '43
PROPOSALS FOR carrying the Mails of the Uni
! lled States from the LIST of July, lS43, to the
10th June lS45 on the following Post routes in Yer
mont will be received at the Department until 2 o.
clock p NJ on the 18th Of April lS43,-to be decid-
ed by the 10th Of May;
1868. From Bellows Falls to Paper Mill Village
miles and back, once week.
Leave Bellows Falls every Thursday at 0 A. NJ;
arrive at Paper MIL Village same day by II A. NJ:
Leave Paper Mill vlage every Thursday at II NJ;
arrive at Bellows Falls same day by2p Nj.
364. From East Charleston, by Morgan and
Holland, TO Derby, II miles and back, once week.
Leave East Charleston every Thursday at A. M;
arrive AT Derby same day by II
Leave Derby every Thursday at l p. Nj; arrive at
East Charleston same day by 5 Pm.
1868. From Hyde Park, Lamoilvie c. H., by
North Hyde Park, Belvdere -Four Corners, Averys
Gore and Montgomery, 10 East Berkshire, SO miles
and back, once week.
Leave Hyde Park, every Friday at "a. M; arrive
at Fast Berkshire same day by 10 p. N.
Leave East Berkshire every Saturday at GAM;
arrive at HYDE Par k same day by CIR. M.
366. From Rochester. by Brandon, to Sholes
Landing, IS miles and back, once n week.
Leave Rochester every Wednesday at A. NJ; ar
rive AT Shoe's Landing same day by6r.M
Leave Sho les Landing every Thursday at A. M;
arrive nj Rochester same day by 6 IT, NJ.
3JProposals to carry three times week will be
considered; also 10 carry in two horse coaches.
367 From Townsend, by Grafton, to Cheser, 80
miles and back once week.
Leave Townsend every Wednesday at A. NJ; mr.
rive at Chester same day by IL N.
Leave Chester every Wednesday at P M; arrive
at Townsend same day by JPN.
NOTES.
l.. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the mails at all offices, where no particular
time is specified
Q. Post Office Blanks, and mail bag. are to be
conveyed without farther charge mail lines admit
ting such conveyance.
3. In all cases, there is TO be forfeiture Of the
pay of the tip, when the trip is not run forfeit
or arrival is far behind time lose the connec-
ton with depending mail and forfeiture of due
proportion Of it, when grade of service is rendered
inferior to that in the contract These forfei,ures
may be increased into penalties of higher amount,
according to the nature and frequency of the fuure,
and the importance of the mail.
Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be
| satisfactorily explained in due time, for falling TO
take from or deliver AT post Office, the mail or any
part OF It for suffering 1t 10 be wet injured lost
destroyed; for conveying it in place or manner that
exposes II TO depreciation, loss or Luxury and for not
arriving at the time set. And for setting up or run
nlng an express TO transmit commercial intelligence
IN advance OF the mail, penalty will be exacted
| equal to a quarters pay.
The Post Master General may nnnul the contract
| for repeated failures for violating the Post Office
| Laws; for dsobeyng the instructions of the De-
| partment; for assigning the contract without the
| consent of the Post Master General, or for setting
| up or running an express aforesaid.
g. The Post Master General may alter the con-
tract and after the schedule, be allowed proraa in
crease of compensation, within the restrictions i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required or
for the increased speed, If the employment of addi-
tlonal stock carriers is rendered necessary but
the contractor may in such case renquish the con-
tract, on timely notice, if he prefers il to the change
He may also discontinue or curtal the service, he al
loving one months extra pay on the amount dis
| pensed NTH.
7. The payments will be made through drafts on
post offices otherwise after the expiration of ac
quarter, say in February, May, August, and Novem.
| Der.
8. The distances are giren according to the besi
| Information; but no increased pay 1ciH be aHoued
should they prore TO be greater than is advertised il
| the places are correctly named.
9. The Post Master General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transpor.
aton 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 per
form any consideration do, not TO do anything
whatever TO induce any otaR person no, to bid for
| mail contract.
| 10. A bid received after time TO wit the 18th
| April next at p. M. or without the guarantee re-
qured by law; or that combines several routes in
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered in
| competition with regular proposal not adudged tc
| be extravaganza
II. A bidder may propose different days and
hours of departure and arrival, provided no more
running time is asked and it is obvious that no mai
connection other public accommodations is preiu
diced. He may ask for a specified number of DAYS
for more running time TO the trip certain seasons
peculiarly bad roads But beyond these changes q
proposal for service different from the advertisement
will preyentits being considered in competition with ,
regular bid not set aside for extravaganza and WHERE
bid contains any of the above alterations, their dis