The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1845-02-20

manner that exposes il TO depreciation loss or in
jury;lor refusing after demand 10 convey mail by
any coach, railroad car, or steamboat, which the
contractor regularly runs on the route, beyond the
specified number Of trips in the contract; and for
not arriving at the time set. And for setting IN or
running an express TO transmit commercial nleIIi-
gence in advance of the mall, penalty will be ex-
acted equal TO quarters pay.
8. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated Iaiurs; for violating the Post
office laws: for disObying the instructions Of the
Department; for refusing TO discharge carrier
when required by the Department; for assigning
the contract without the consent of the Postmaster
General, or for setting up or running an express as
aforesaid.
9. The Postmaster General may alter the con-
tract, and alter the schedule, he allowing pro
rata increase of compensation, within the lesric-
tons imposed by law, for the additional service
required, or for the increased speed if The employ
ment Of additional stock carriers is rendered nee
essary, but The contractor may, in such case, re-
nqulsh the contract, on timely notice, if he pre-
lera it 10 the change. The Postmaster General
may also discontinue or curiail the service, he al
lowing one months extra pay or the amount dis
pensed with.
10. The payments will be made through drafts
on post offices OF otherwise, after the expiration OF
each quarter, say in February, May, August and
November
II The distances are giren according TO The best
Information; but no increased pay wW be oliow-
cd, Shouid they pyoreto be greater Than is adrcr-
hSra, If The places are correctly named,
H. The Postmaster General is prohibited by
inv from knowingly making contract for the
transportation of the mail with any person who
shall have entered into any combination, or pro-
posed TO enter into any combination, to prevent the
making Of any bid for mail contract by any 9TH
err person or persons, or who shall have made any
agreement, or shall have given or performed, or
promised 10 give or perform, any consideration TO
do, or not to do, anything whatever TO induce any
other person not to bid Cor mail contract. Par
ticular attention is called to the 2Sh section of
the act Of 1886, prohibiting combinations TO pre-
vent bidding.
49, On coach routes where the present conrac-
tor shall be superseded by an underbidder, who
may not have the stage property requissite for
the performance Of the contract, he shall purchase
from the present contractor such of his coaches,
teams and harness belonging to the route as shall
BIS needed, and may be suitable for the service,
at fair valuation; and make payment therefore,
reasonable instruments, as his pay becomes due,
unless, the present contractor shall continue to
rs TO the suitabeness orthe property, the terms.
or the security, each may choose person who
may appoint third, and their decision shall be
final; or the Postmaster General will name the
umpire Should the underbdder fail to COM
ply, his bid will be offered 10 the contractors
but should he decnc it. the proposals of the
underbiddGr viii be accepted :uncondon.
ally. The udelbidder should give carly notice of
his intention 10 take or not to take The stock
and if the latter, Of bis reasons; and the pres
emf contractor is to determine, ON the first applca-
ton, whether lie will sell it or not
IA. A bid received after time. to wit: the 18th
Of April next at m, or without the guarantee
required by law; or that combines several routes
in one sum Of compensation cannot be consider
cred in competitor with regular proposal, not
adudged 10 be eXtravug1nt.
ID. a bidder may offer on COACH railroad, or
steamboat routes, where the transportation is Diff
cult or mprHctlcab,e at certain seasons, TO substi-
tutc horse or wagon conveyance, or 10 ntermt
service specified number ofdays weeks or month";
He may propose to omit an Office that is inaCcess-
bic, or Is not on the stage road the railway, or at
steamboat landing as the case may, be OF he may
offer TO substitute an Inferior mode Of supply in
such cases. lie 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 accommodation is
prejndicod. He may as; more running time TO
the trip, during specified number Of days at GER
tain seasons Of peculiarly bad roads. But beyond
these changcS,a proposal for service different from
the advertisement will prevent lis being considered
in competition with regular bid, not set aside for
extravaganza; and where n bid contains any ofihe
above alterations, their Disadvantages will he esli-
mated in comparing it with other proposals.
lG. There should be but one route bid for in
proposal,
II. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
bidders name and rcsidence,and the name Of each
member Of the firm where company offers,
should be distinctly stated.
The following may be used ns form for the
bid, where no ch0ngc from lie advertisement is
contemplated Jy the Ji5dcr:
81 Tor we, as the case may bel hereby pro-
pose TO carry the mail on No. -, from - TO
-, agreeably to advertisement, for s per
is. The following is the form Of the guaranty.
which should be filled, the first blank with the
name of the guarantor, the second with that of the
bidder; and the third and fourth with the begin
ming and terminating points Of the route; and after
being Dated should be signed by the guarantor,
WIN uIust w SHOWN ny lhe written CeIllllCulC oil
postmaster, OF other equally satisfactory testmo.
NAL, to be man of property, and able to make
good his guaranty. This guaranty, so certified
should accompany each bid.
"lhc underSiged --guaranlics hat--.
II his bid for carrying the mail lrom---to--
be accepted by the Postmaster Genoral,--
shall enter into an obligation prior 10 the first day
of July next, with good and sufficient sueries, to
perform The service proposed,
"Daicd-''
10. The bid should be sent under seal, address
cd TO the First Assistant Postmaster General,wnh
"Mal proposals in the State Of" written on
the face OF tho letter, and should be despatched in
time to be received by or before the 18th April
next, at O'Clock, IN.
20 The contracts are 10 be executed before the
LIST July next.
81, Postmastcrs at Offices situated upon or near
railroads, but more than eighty rods from depot,
will, immediately after the 10th Of May next, re-
port that fact TO the Department, stating their e.
act dlslace from the railroad depot,and how other
wise supplied with the MAIL 10 enable the Post
master Genenera 10 direc, the proper supply TO be
made from the railroad by nail messengers, from
and after the LIST July next"
244-3m G.. A. WICKLiFFE.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Dec 26, 1914.
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