The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-23

1866, to June 80, 1867, on Route No. =, between 80
and -, under the advertisement Of the Postmaster
General, dated August IL, 1860, with "celerity, GER
tainty, and security, tor the annual sum II dollars.
Tfs proposal is made with (aA kao,ciedge Of he dis
taace Of The route, The tceiyM Of The mait 10 be carried,
and all Other particulars IN reference 10 The route and
and sertice, and also after careful examination of he
laos and Instructions attached to The advertisement.
Dated ~(Signed)
The undersigned, residing at -, STATE of -,
undertake that, II the foregoing bid for carrying the mail
ON Route No. o. be accepted by the ostmaste General,
the bidder shall, prior to tho LIST day of January, 1866,
enter into the required obligation or contract TO perform
the service proposed, with good and sufficient sureties.
Ih,s We 40, t'derStaadfng distinctly ne ~odiigato's
md liabilities assumed by 9ad,aatols under Me2 7M Sec
ton 81 ne act Of Congress 9f Jaty 2, 1896.
Dated lsigned by two guarantors)
The undersigned. postmaste at --,State Of -
certifes, UNDER HIS oA1H OF OFFICE, that he is acqnalut,
ed with the above gualantors, and knows them to be men
Of property, and able to make good their guarantee.
Dated tSignel1
The above certificate must have affixed to it a iyecent
revenue stamp, cancelled, as the law requires.
INSTRUCTIONS 70 BIDDERS AND P0STMAsTERs;
Containing also conditions TO be incorporated in The en-.
tracts to The ertent he Department may deem proper.
]. Seven minutes are allowed to each intermediate
office, when not otherwise specified, for asserting the
mails ; but on railroad and steamboat routes tlerei s TO
tho mail pouches.
2 On the railroad and Steamboat lines, and other
routes where the mode of conveyance admits oft the
special agents Of the Post Office department, also post
Office blanks, mail bags, locks and Keys. are TO be con.
yeyed without Ntra charge.
8. On railroad and steamboat lines the route agents
oftls department are to he conveyed without charge, and
for the Use ofthe agents a connections ear, or apartment
IN the centre of Il car, properly lighted, warmed, and
furnished, and adapted to the convenient separation and
due security OF the mails, is to be provided by the con
tractor, under the dir cti0n of the de artnlent.
Railroad and steamboat companies are required to take
the mail from and deliver it into the post offices at he
beginning and end of their routes, aud to and from an
offices not more than eighty rods from II station or lnnd-
ing. Proposals may be submitted by the companies ir
the performance of all other side scryire-tlat Is, fr
offices over eighty rods from Il stat 0n or landing.
There will be " way bill" repaired Iy Iiastnasters, or
other agents of the department, IL accompany the mails
conveyed on railroads aud steamers, specifying the num-
Der and destination Of the several bags. On other priuci
pal routes, likewise, receipts will be required aud WY bills
forwarded; the latter 10 he examined by theseveral post
masters, To insure regularity intho delivery Of mails.
4. No pay will he made for trips not performed: and FOR
each Of sncl, omissions, not stt,factcriIy eN pltinpt. three
times he pay Of the trip may lrdciuctel. ron nriyalsso
far behind the time as I" break the connection with de-,
pending mails, and not sufficiently eN used, am.-flurtli If
the compensation for the trip i subject Ia forfeiture
For repeated delin1nrncies OF the kind herein specified,
enlarged penalties, proper iunt Il 10 the nature ihert,f. and
the Importance of the mail, may be made.
3. For leaving behind oi throwing OH the mails. or auy
portion of them, fof the admission Of l~asSeueels, or Tor
being coneernedi in setting up or rttnniug 9n eX press con
veying intelligence in advance Of the null, u quai terfs bay
may be deducted.
q. Fines viii be- imposed, unless the deIinlnency he
promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificates of
postmasters or the aiidavitso Of other credible persons. for
Railing to arrive in contract time for ueglettilie 10 taxa
NV '"f f'ih, WV " ilths IbSi titt .HI suffering
1t 10 be wet, injured, destroyed, I0bbcl, or last; aud f re-
iusng, after demand, 10 convey the mail as frequently rs
the constructor runs, Or is concerned in running. n cu,cb
car or steamboat on u route.
Z. The instnast, r General may aEnul the contract Ior
repeated failures To run agreeabty TO contract lot VIOLA.
ting the post office laws. or disobeyihR the insfrttctimgJf
the department for refusing tudischarge y clrtics when
required lay the department to do so; Tor running an px-
press as aforesaid ;or Tor transporting torsonsor il,cE;aqes
conveying niailable matter out oftiIe mail.
s. The Postmaster General may order an ipereese of
service gu u route by alloNii 4 the 4, for "A uyDl y1t ttli.av,
on the contract pay, lie may change schedules Of d,-
parturos and arrivals in ali eases. ard ,,,tIanI,,I, r.,
make them c"niofm 10 connections with lailrcnl4.
wilh"nt increase "l lhy, providing the running tine lo
not abridged lie may atS, order an iuafrlst Of spetI.t
allowing. within the restrictions af The lav. II 140 yYsa8
ihcr'ns" OF pay ior The additional STOCK or etilitrs, ii
any, The contractor may, however, II ne caesat fsl,nss
V S'ced, relinpuisli tleeontt1tct, by giving PROMPT nptre
u INC department. That he iteicts doing 50 Ia Carrying
the order into effect, The Postmaster ieneril tl4, ,I1
discontinue or curtaii The service, in Whole a. ia pal in
oi'lcr To place on The route a greater degree, ot s,r,iea.
ar Whenever the public futerttts, tHii4 Judgment. shaft
require snch di-enHtinuance o. curt for any oiip.r
cause he allow ing as a full iltlrIntilg Ia q utrtrt,s p,,
months ezra pay on the amount Of service dispense
WIN, and a pTo rata compensation for the ailannto of
service retained and continued.
.. Payments will Do made by collections frdn m ,j,p,as
On lostihaSt"is, OF otherwise, after the expiration of ta,ei,
qunrter--say, in May, August, November, and February.
III. The distances de given according Ia the hes; liz
formation; but no increased pay will be- allowed shenld
they be greater than advertised, if the points to be
supplied are correctly stated. Bidders nast inform
on His point, and also in reference 10 the
weight OF the mail, the condition Of roads, hills, streams,
&c, and all toll bridges, ferries, or obstruction of any
kind ly which expense may be incurred. No claim
for additional pay. based ON such ground, can be con-
sidered; nor for alleged mistakes or inisaurphnnsion
as to the degree of service: nor for bridges destroyed,
ferries discontinued, or other distinctions Increasing
distance, occurring during the contract term. Oihae9
after this advertisement is issued, AMI also
Turing the contract term, are to he visited without ex-
tra pay, II the distance be not inei eased.
ii. Bidders are cautioned to mail their ur,,asaIs II,
timc 10 reach the department by the tat AMI hon,
named g p m, October 81, for bids received after Wth "t
Wi" nm oe CONSIDERED in competition with a lid
~ ~ reasonable amount received in time, Neither can
Is be considered which are without the gu,rnntee rm.
lniiei by law and a certificate of the snnicielcy o
guarantee.
Il. Bidders should first propose for service strictly ,ccor.
ling to the advertisement arlthen they desire, ssJn,,,ite.
y FOR different service; and # the regular bid be tMc low.
offered iof the atyer Use service the other proposition
be considered.
IL. There shall be butone ronte bid for in a proposal.
joiisohdatedo or combination bids {" proposing ono sun,
considered.
u: The route, the service, the yearly pay, the name and
esidelce Of the bidder, Chat is, his usual postohice ad-
ress) and those of each member of II firm, where a com.
offers, should be distinctly stated.
10 Bidders"r are requested to use, as far aspracticqblc, tho
rinted proposals furnished by the Department Ia writ,
ut in full the sums of their bids, and 10 retain copies of
hem.
Altered bids should not be submitted: NOR sbon,J IiI,
ice submitted be Withdrawn. Nowitlmlrwal of n bidder
guarantor will lie allowed unless the Withdrawal ia
,tcd and received before the last day for Receiving rro.
Dsals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible pcr-
ms. The bid and guarantee should he signed plainly
nn tueIuI ntme VI cich person.
The department reserves the right Ia Reject any hid
may he deemed extrayagant, and also Ia d disregard
. bids Of failing contractors and bidders,
16. The bid slonld he sealed, superscriheI "WiI Pm.
State of Virginia" addressed "Second Assistant
General, Contract Office and SEM hy lmyT
I by or Ia an agent and postnasters will not encInse
oposals Tor letters Of any Kind)iu their quarterly re-.
rms.
The contracts are to be executed and returned II, tho
Iartment by Or before tho LIST ddy Of .Ngaaty. ISGG
Il the service must be begun on that ,ay, or on tbe ma
y next after II, whether the contracts he expcuteIo ~
Transfers of contracts, or of interest in contracts. oro
,oiuuch ny law, and consequently cannot be allowed.
iuers VIII therefore take notice that they will Lo OK
to perform the service accepted to them through
. whole term o fthe contract.
10. Postmastcrs at offices on or near Railroads. but
re than eighty rods from a station, will, immediately
er the 3lst of October next, report their exact distance
M the nearest station, and how they are otl,erwise
piled with the mail, To enable the Postmaster Gener-
. direct IA maiLniessenger supply from the LIST of Janu-
next.
0. Section eighteen of an act of Congress ann,,nyad
rh 8, 1915, provides that contracts for The transnnrt,,
. Of The mail nhall be let, Tin every ease. ia tbr Inwest
der rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful ne1.
nance, WITHOUT other reference To the mole of spcl,
.ieh may he necessary to provide for the
CELEBRITY, certainty, and security of such transpota.
unier TINS law, bids that propose TO transport Tia
Us WIN "cehfffy. certainty, and security" hapjag hem
.ueo DO NE only legal bids, are con irael as propiR
yoF ne e"hre ndiL, ho,otttr large, and aphaterer man
nGe 81 Conveyance necessary 10 iaSure its 'celetf-
and security, and hare the preference orer
HheTS, dndn0 Others are CONSIDERED.
J. A modification ola bid in any ofits essential terms
antamount to q 'new bid, and cannotb received, 50
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