Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-03-23

yided by the contractor, under the direo. ,op .,
the department
Rair ad ant s'eamh u companies are 81.
quircd TO t,ke the mail from and deliver i. inv,
the ost offices az the Begin ing and end of thei,
routes, aud 10 and from al offices not more thar
eighty rods from a state or lgndiug PYon0s
ais NAV b. submitted 10y tho companies for IN.
perform nee of all ther side s'ryic, That y
for offices Over eighty reds from station .,
Receipt, wjll he required for mail bags con.
N'NtA W charge Of persons employed by raj
lo'a companies, There will also be '' Way-bills,
Pre- AIRED by pos,m tsters, or o'h,r agents Ot n.
department, TO ne Cmnany tue mails, sp4,iftirs
thr mum or and destina ion of the several b,,ys
On other principal rpuTts, likcw So, rC,rrts 81
be lclure and way.hl's forwarded thy(,t,ax
70 be examined by several postmasterb
insur' regularity III the delivery Of mails.
1 NoIay will 'r made for trips not performed
and for each uI such missions, rot satslaeto
rly explained, three tim the pay OF the tim
my BE- Quoted Fur arrivals SO far behind
time As 10 break conncNion with depending
m lis, and not sufficiently excused, Oue-tourth
OF the compensation for the trip is subject o tsr.
iture. Deduction will al-o he ordered for a
grade of performance inttrtAr 20 that ,neulfed
10 a contrast For repeated deh' quen,,e IF tae
KIND herein up cite N rula ged penalties, proper.
uoa'd TO the nature the cot, and the Importance
OF the maj, may b made.
For leavl beull OF throw ne of d q mails
or any portion ,t them, flr a. odmu sion OF
u
or running an exp cs, eonVe' ing intelligence IA
advance Of the mail "a d. art-r.. nav nav he ia
Quoted.
G. Fine W II be Imposed, un.rs- H.. 1cGuQueu.
cy lie promptly ana sut, 'actory cNp.a.uej by
cert hCatcs po,tma>tcls or he altiav t. of 9th.
or red bic % r,Jus f.r filling t9 rr,ivc in con
truat time TO rrglectrq 90 AK the mai
from, or deivcr il in o. u most office for suffering
10 20 "ew T. injured. 4rstroved. r0Lyct or LOST
.,ud fir rru4,ng after demand. d COM. = the
m'h sis lreQup tly as thn contra to!N-r me or ia
ucerntd N running a coach. c.. or SCAN.
Not' on route.
z. The Postmaster General may auuui IA.
c'ntT1 . i1r IrprfCl failures to run grreablv
10 contract; rOr " Olauug IA" post office laws. or
disobryrug tho instruction. Of the d, partment
retus .ug ~ uI,. barge q carrier when reoulred
by the Iar'meur o. Do so f r running an ey
press as gforpgaii or for tran, mn tirts arsons
or pack sgrs conveying malIable matte on, ot The
mil
s. The Postmaster q neral ufly orIer an in
crease of service on a route lbs All .vlnr therator
"A trp rgfl lurrasse ON no o,,troo. =, ~ n
NAV change hclu .as Of drn,rirrss ID 33r,i,aI.
IN II se~. ami mart cYIatf, "a NJ, tI, 80 'l''
torm 10 conversions with r 'Hrot6. ,ri.hI,t ~.
crease Of pav. provided tha rurri, f, M. he NJ,
abridpd H. vpsv al - or+r,7 '-. oe ~
snrod a lovirr ~ +t W. az mere, Sc o.
Law, ,1ro ,,,, Enc o,gF ~ ions I'm! " tne
s.O,h or c.rriar. e ony frE -. az lota'
however, iiftbs case Of jucrsg,s nj ,,r,J LIN!
1,,sh he cartr,,. =, ;,.,,s ,L,,,Int T,otiee N
tb denartmCnt hat E r feTs POM DOM So 10 car
rvInr he order into effect The Postmaster Cen.
ersl may also discontinue or chr au the service
IN whole or in part, in order 10 place on he
p .ute A greater DEGREE Of service or yvhanever
the pub ic interests IN hi, JUDGMENT .haU re-
oujre such discontinuance or Scgrta}}lmen ii for
any other cause; he allowing AS A full indemni-
~ TO contractor one months extra pay on the
amount of service d dispensed with, and a pre- rata
tanned and continued
9. Payments will be made by collections from
or drafts on u .stmast.r. or 0thtraise after the
exp.r 4tion Of each ou5r,er say, Il February
Nav, August and November.
10 The distances are given accord ng TO the
best informant on but no increased nav will be
allowed 81 Guild hey he greater than advertised,
If the points 10 be supplied are correctly stated
Bidders must in form Hemxsrss On ms p0tHt and
also in reference to TIE weight OF the mail, the
cond ton Of 70 dds hills, streams, & C., and all
toll bridge ferries, or distractions of any kind
bv which expense may be incurred. No claim
for additional pay, based Il suca ground, can be
c 1nsidered; u for alleged mistakes or mjsaD-
prehension "a to the degree of service; nor for
bridges destroyed, ferries Discontinued, or other
obstruction Increasing stance, occurring du.
ring the contrac I form Ohicgs pstahIshedo S,sr
thi, advertisements is ssurd, and also during the
contract term, are to re stei without extra
pay, II. the ds'anc be no decreased
Bidders are c3utiored to mad ther proposals
in tim 10 rel h the department by the Gay At d
hour am"', 8 p. IN March, s0.) for bids re.
ceiyed after nat lime anil not be- cops;ig,.sd in
compstrt n with a bid Of reasonable amount re,
ceived uae Neither tau bids be considered
which IT hou' he qua an required by law
and d certificate Of he sufhc ency r such guar
antee
II. Bidders sh uld drs prop7,c for service
strictly acc riding % the advertisement, and
Thea, # thy desire, sFpdratsly for different ser
vice aud If the ycqul1r hid tie the iowest fFered
or the advertised service, the other proportions
may be Consid- d.
Is. There should be but one route bid for N a
propo al Ousoldated r initiation bids
f'Iroposng one um for two or more routes,rl
are foroiddrn by Law and cannot be Considered
Is. he route, the service, the yearly raw the
name AID resi- fence of the bidd,r Cha il his
usuat post Office address, and those Of each mem
Der 4 a firm, whore a company off-r4 should be
distinctly tated
Is. b id RS are requested to use as far "A Drac-
ticatle. the printed proposals turniShed bv the
depar ment, to write out In full the sum Of their
bids, and to retain copies of them.
Altered bids should not BE- su}mjtt.d. nor
should h,ds once bmittel be wi hdrawn. No
withdrawal Of bidder Or guara tor will be al
lowed unless the wit drawal is dated ard re-
ceiVel before the last dav for receiving rronos-
ais.
aC1 Nd must be guaranteed by two rasnone,.
tla persons. TIE bid and guaraDt. . shonId bs
yiqhe' plainly with the full ram, of each nerson
The department reserves the right to reiest anv
! Id ghich may be deemed extr .Vaglut, and also
70 disre ard the id. of falling contractors and
bidders.
l6. The bid should up senlt d. su1,ars,rihaJ