The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-03-14


j T. contract for violating the Post Office laws,
'r 'ffsobeying the Instructions ofthe department
Tor refusing 80 discharge carrier when required
( ny the delaItmrnt to do so for assigning the
contract without the assent of the Postmaster
General for running an express as aforesaid
/ or for transporting persons or packages convey
ing naiable matter out oil the r4aii.
S. The Postmaster General nav order an IN
crease Of service on a route bf allowing therefor
a pro rdfo increase on the contract paw. He
/ may change schedules of departures and arri-
vais. and make them conform in all cases 10
connexions with railroads, without increase of
] pay, provided the running time be not Iidged
! lie may also order an increase Of speed, allow
/ ing, within the restrictions of the law a pro raf1
I increase Of pay fot tie additional stock or car
+ rirrS, If any. The contractor may, however,
/ IN the case Of increase Of speed, relinquish the
contract By giving prompt notice to the depart
ment that he prefers doing 50 10 carrying the
order into effect. The Postmaster General
may also cural or discontinue the service, 10
whole or in part, al pro rata decrease Of pay,
allowing one months extra compensation on
the amount dispensed with, whenever, in his
opinion, the public interests do not require the
same, or in case he desires supersrde it hya
different grade Of transportation.
2. Payments will be made Sar.ie $, rvicp bY
collections from, or drafts on, poslniasterS. or
otherwise, after the expiration Of each quarter
-sayin February, MAY. August. and Novem-
ber.
10. The distances are given according Ia the
best information: bot 10 increased pay will be
allowed should they be greater than advertised,
Ifthr points to Be- supplied be correctly stated.
Bilders must IN toyg Themselves on this paint,
and also in reference 70 the wright Of ti- mail,
the condition Of roads, hills, streams, sc. and
all toll bridges, ferries. or ob.ructionS Of anv
kind by which expense nay BE- incurred. No
Claim lnr additional pay, based on such grounds,
eau be considered: nor for bridges destroyed, or
other distractions, increasing distance, occur
ring during the contract term. Ctices esta5-
ilshtd after the advertisement IS Issued. and al
50 during the contract term. are to be supplied
with extra pay II the distance BE- not increased.
H. The Postmaster General is prohibited by
law from knowingly making contract for the
transportation Of the mails with any person
WHO shall have entered into, or proposed TO en-
ter into, any combination 10 prevent the max
ing of any bid for mail contract by any ether
person or persons, or who shall have made any
agreement, or shall have given or performed,
promised to give or perform, any consideration
whatever, or 10 do, or not to do, any thing
whatever, in order to induce any other person
or persons not 10 bid for mail contract.
II. bid received after time, or without the
gnarartee required by law, or that combines
several routes in one sum Of compensation,
cannot be considered in competition with re-
gular proposal, reasonable in amount.
l3. Bidders should, in all cases, frs; propose
for service strictly according % the advertise
men, and then, if they desire, separately, for
different service: and if the regular bid be the
lowest offered for the advertised service. the O.
ther propositions may be- considered.
II. There should be but one route bid FOR in
proposal.
Is. The route, the service, the yearly paw,
the name and residence Of the bidder, THAT is,
his usual post office addressl and those of each
member of firm where company offers, sho'd
be distinctly stated; also, the mode of convey
ance, ifa higher mode than horseback be ihten-
dcd. The words "with due celerity, certain
~, and securitv,' inserted to indicate The mode
of conveyance, will constitute a s:stdr bid
When ''star bid'' is intended no specific con-
veyancp must be named.
10. Bidders are requested TO use, as far as
practicable, the printed form of proposal lurn-
ished by the department, to write out in full
the sum OF their bids, and TO retain copies of
them.
No altered bid can be considered, and no bid
once submitted can be withdrawn.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two respon-
sibIp persons. General guarantees cannot be
admitted.
IL The bid should be sealed superscribed
small Proposals State of -" addressed Csc
cond Assistant Postmaster General Contract
Office, and sent by naaii, not by or to an agent,
and PostmasterS will moi enclose Proposals, Tor
letters OF any kindl in their quarterly returns.
IS. The contracts are to be executed and re-
turned TO The department by or before the first
of July, 1886, but the service most be commen-
crd on the mail day next after that date, whe-
ther the contracts be executed or not. No pro-
position for transfers will be considered until
the contracts are executed in due form and re-
crived at the department.: and then no transfers
will be allowed unless good and sufficient rea-
sons therefor are given. TO be determined by the
department.
10. PoStmasterS at offices on or near rail-
roads, hnt more than eighty rods from station,
will, immediately after the 10th OF April next,
report :heir exact distance from the nearest sta
tion, and how they are otherwise supplied with
the mail, to enable the Postmaster General to
direct mail messenger supply FROM the first of
July next.
20. Section IS Of an act Of Congress appror-
cd March 8, 1916, provides that contracts for
the transportation OF the mail shall be let. SIN
every case, 10 the lowest bidder rendering sufi-
cient Guarrniees for faithful performance, with
out other reference to the mode OF such trans
portation than may be necessary TO provide for
the due celebrity, certainty, and security ofSuch
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