The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-09-17

1852, Excepting the routes under which dill
ferent day OF commencement Is specihcd) to
the Both OF June, inclusive, in Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont aud Massachusetts, will
be received At the Contract Office of
the Post Office Department. in the city of
Washington until 10 a m of the 9Th of Dccem.
Der, 60 be decided by the 18th day Of the same
month"; on the routes and in the manner and
time herein specified, Wis
MAINE.
1876 From IIoullon, by Smyrna, to Aroos-
took Road miles, and back once n
week.
Leave IIoulton every at
Arrive Mt Aroosooi Road by
Leave Aroeslock Road every at
Arrive at Houllon by
The bidder will name schedule.
1856 From Dennysvie, by Charlotte and
Barring, to Calais, % miles, and back
once week.
Leave nennysville every Thursday at
6pm
Arrive at Calais every Thursday .
pm;
Arrive at Dennysville same day by 0
p IN;
Query: Whclherihe route is necessary =?
1877 Prom Rockland, TO the Island of Mar
tinicus, 20 miles, and back once a week
Leave Ruckland every Wednesday at
Fam;
Arrive at Island o. Martinicus same
da' by pm;
Leave Island of Martinicus every We'd
neSoay at 2pm
Arrive at Rockland same dav by tm.'
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
2G3 From Portsmouth IN. II. to Kitery,
tMe;) l-2 miles. and back G times
week.
Leave Portsmouth every day, except
Sunday, at II am;
Arrive at Kittery same day by IL / m;
Leave kitery every day, except Sun
day, at 1871
Arrive at Portsmouth same day at ~ l-2
IN;
2Gi From Wakefield by East Wakefield
and Gliddon Corner, to Efingham, -
miles and back once week.
Leave Wakefield every Thursday at
m;
Arrive at bingham same day by II m;
Leave Ehlnghameveiy ThurStayat IL IN;
Arrive at Wakefield same day by IN.
Proposals for more frequent service are
invited.
VERMONT.
3S6 From Dandy, by Mount Tabor, 10 Yves.
ton, ~ miles, and hack once week.
Leave Danny every Thursday at 7 m;
Arrive at Weston same day by M
Leave Weston every Thursday at 10 IN;
Arrive at Dandy same day by pm.
SS1 From J"nesvile, by Huntington, Starks-
boro', and Bristol, 10 New Haven, %
miles, and back twice week.
Leave Jonesvile every Tuesday and
Friday at a m;
Arrive at New Haven same days by
pm;
Leave New Haven every Wednesday
and Saturday att a m;
Arrive at louisville same days at m.
Proposals 10 end route at StarkSbofo'
aIe invited; also, for more frequent ser
vice
MASSACHUSETTS.
52l From bingham, by North Cohassett,
to Hull, s miles and back three times
week.
Leave bingham every Monday, We'd
nesday, and Friday, at : M
Arrive al Hull same days by 9 2 m /;
Leave Hull every Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday, al 10 I'M;
Arrive at bingham same cay al ~ | ,
pm;
Query Whether route is necessary.
Form IF a Bid.
/ Tor wei of propose to carry
the mails on route No. from to +,
agreeably TO the advertisement of the Postmas
ter General, dated 9th August, 1851, and by
the following mode Of conveyance, viz:
for the annual sum Of dollars.
Dated. Signed.
Form Of Guaranty
The undersigned undertake that if the fore
going bid for carrying the mail on route No
be accepted by the Postmaster General, the
bidder shall, prior TO the 18th day of February
next, enter into the required obligation 10 per-
form the service proposed, with good and sufii-
cient suretes.
Dated. (Signcd by two guarantors.)
Form of Certificate,
The undersigned, postmaster of GER
titles that he is well acquainted with the above
guarantors and their property, and that they
are men OF property, and able to make good
their guaranty.
Dated. Signed.
Notice and Instructions 10 Bidders
l. Seven minutes are allowed to intermediate
postmasters for asserting the mails when not
otherwise specified be the schedules.
2 Pay will not be made for trips not run;and
the deductions for failures to perform the same
may be increased to three times the contract
pay therefor if a sufficient excuse be not sent
in Fines may bo imposed for arrivals after
time also for failing 10 take or deliver the en-
tire mail
.. The Postmaster General may annul the
contract for repeated failures, for violating the
post Office laws or for disobeying the inslruc-
tons of the Department.
L. The Postmaster General may discontinue
or curtail the sci vice, and the pay accordingly,
on allowing one months extra pay on the IL
mount dispensed with. lie may also increase
the length or number of the trips at pro rata
pay, the contractor having the tight to relin-
quish the contract on giving timely notice, If he
prefer itto the change.
5. Additional pay will not be mace for excess
of actual over advertised distance, SHOULD any
such case occur) if the Offices are correctly
named.
A. Proposals without the prescribed guaran
ty, or postmasiers certificate Of the sufiiciency
of the sureties, or not received in the time spc
Gifted by the advertisement, or combining NOR,
than one route ia the same sum, cannot be nc
cepted.
:. Bids for the service as ddrertiSed arc emit
tied to preference, but those proposing change
therein will receive consideration.
8. Offices established during the contrac
period within quarter of a mile of the rout
arc to besuppled without extra pay thos'
urther off at pro rata compensation.
9. Bidders should specify the mode OF con
vevhnce intended TO be used. When this is no
done IL will be understood to be horseback.
10. If the accepted bidders fail to execut
contract, or to commence and continue scryic
agreeably TO their proposals, they, or their guai
antors or sureties, will be liable to a suit for III
damages resulting from reletting Of the rout
IL. Contracts are to be executed by the l5t
day Of February, 1852.
IL. The bids should contain the bidders Tan
and residence, and, if a company offer, those
each member Of the finn, and should be n
dressed to the First Assistant Postmaster &c
/, eral, and endorsed " Mail proposals in the Sta
Or"
For further particulars as to conditions
bidding, and the forms Of the contracts l
p quired, see last annual advertisement, or PAL
phlet advertisement Of the above, which will
sent TO Postmasters at the ends of the roui
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