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PROPOSALS for carrying the Malls Of the Uni.
tied States from the LIST of July, 1913 to the
10th june 1916 on the following Post routes in YER
mont will be received at the Department until o.
clock, P. NJ, on the 18th of April ls43-to be decd
VERMONT.
1868. From Bellows Falls TO Paper Mill Village,
miles and back, onco week.
Leave Bellows Falls every Thursday at A. NJ;
arrive al Paper Mill Village same day by II A. NJ.
Leave PAPER Mill Village every Thursday at II NJ;
arrive at Bellows Falls same day by2P. M.
36i. From East Charleston, by Morgan and
Holland, to Derby, u miles and back, once week
Leave East Charleston every Thursday at A. Nj
arrive at Derby same day by Pm.
Leave Derby every Thursday at I p. Nj; arrive at
East Charleston same day by 5 p. NJ.
1868. From Hyde Park, Lnmoilvllc G. H., by
North Hyde Park, Bclvldere -Four Corners Ayery's
Gore and Montgomery, to Eas, Berkshire, 39 miles
and back, once week.
Leave Hyde Park, every Friday at 9 A. M; arrive
at East Berkshire same day by 10 p. Nj.
Leave East Berkshlre every Saturday at 6 A. Nj
366, From Rochester, by Brandon, to shoe's
Landing IS miles and back, once week.
Leave Rochester every Wednesday at 7 A. M; al.
rive at Shole's Landing same day bye I'm
Leave Shoe's Landing every Thursday at a. NJ;
arrive at Rochester same day by 6r. NJ.
3TProposals to carry three times a week will be
considered; also TO carry in two horse coaches
361 From Townsend, by Grafton, to Chester, 80
Leave, Townsend every Wednesday at 6 A. M; ar
rive at Chester same day by IL NJ.
Leave Chester every Wednesday at P. NJ; arrive
at Townsend same day by NJ.
NOTES.
l.. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the ma lis at all Offices, where particular
time is specified.
g Post Office Blanks, and mail bags are 10 be
conveyed without farther charge on mail lines admit
ting such conveyance.
g. In all cases, there is to be forfeiture of the
pay oil the tip, when the trip is not run forfeit
turc OF at least one fourth part it, when the running
or arrival is far behind time to lose the conncc
| ton with depending MALL and forfeiture of due
proportion OF 1t, when grade of service is rendered
inferior TO that in the contract. These forletures
may he increased into penalties of higher amount,
according to the nature and frequency of the failure
and the importance of the mall
Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency be
satisfactorily explained in due time for falling to
take from or deliver post Office the mail or any
part of iii for suffering 1t to be wet, injured lost or
destroyed for conveying 1t IN place or manner that
exposes it to deprcdaton loss, ijnry and for not
arriving at the time And for setting up rum
nlng an express to transmit commercial intelligence
in advance of the mail, penalty will be exacted
equa to n quarters pay
for repeated failures for violating the Post Office
Laws; for disobeying 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 as aforesaid
b. The Post Master General may alter the con-
tract and after the schedule he 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 addl-
tlonal stock or carriers is rendered necessary, bu,
the contractor may, in such case, relnquish the con-
tract, on timely notice. if he prefers it TO the change
He may also discontinue or cural the service he al
lowing one months extra pay on the amount dis
pensed NTH.
T. The payments will be made through drafts on
post Offices or otherwise, after the expiration of each
quarter, say in February, May, August and Novenl-
Der.
8. The distances are giren according 10 The best
iDormation; but no increased pay ,riN be aliotred,
should they prore to be greater Man is advertised if
The places are correctly named.
y The Post Master General is prohibited BY law
from knowingly making n contract for the Transport
tatlon 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 gwen or performed, promised give or per-
form, any consideration TO DO not 10 do, anythinr
whatever TO induce any other person to bid for
mail contract
10. bid received after time, 10 wit: the 18th
April next at ) p. without the guarantee re-
CURED by law or that combines several routes in
one sum OF compensation cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal not adjudged to
be cxtiavagant.
II. \ bidder may propose different DAYS and
hours OF departure and arrival, provided no more
running time is asked and it is obvious that no mail
connection or other public accommodations is preu.
diced. He may ask for a specified number of DAYS
Tor more running time to the trip certain seasons of
peculiarly bad roads. But beyond these chances
proposal for service different from the advertisement,
VIII prevent It's beng considered in connection with
regular bid, not setasde for exrravarance and where
bid contains any of the above alterations their dis
advantages will be estimated in comparing with 9th
er proposals.
II. There should be but one route bid for in pro.
posa.
-. The route the service the yearly pay, the bid
ders name and residence and the name of each
member of the firm, where company ofi,rs, should
be distinctly stated.
II. The following is the form of the guaranty which
should be filled, the frs, blank with the name of tho
guaranor The cond With that ofthe bidders and the
thnd and fourth with the BEGINNING and TERMINATING
points OF the route; and after being dated should be
slgned by the guarantor who must be shown BY the
written certificate of n postmaster, or other eGually
satisfactory testimonial, to lie 4 man of propertv and
able to make good his guaranty. This guaranty, so
certified, should accompany each bid
Inc Undersigned, -guaranties that--f his
bid for carrying the mail from-,o---be nc
cepiod by the Postmaster General, --sha enter
INTO an obligation prior TO the lst day of July next
with good and sufficient sure.les, TO perform the SER
vice proposed
Dated
Is. The bid should be sent under seal addressed 10
the FIRST ASSISTANT Postmaster General with .NIail
Proposals in the State Of" written on the G,ce
ofthe letter; and should be despatched in time 10 be
received by or before the 18th of April next, at
l6. The contracts TO be executed before the LIST
Of July next.
POsr OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Feb 10, 1913.
c. A. WlCKLIFFE, Il. A. General.
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