Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-03-09


charge, and for the use of the Upi,o3 N
agents, q comm odious oar, or apartner, NJ "a
centre " q car, properly h4hted, wan, Y
furnished, and adapted TO the convtnianu
rat on and due seourity of ths mails, is AZ
yided by the contractor, under the direo'
the departma NN
Railry ad and Steamboat Companics ~
quired to take the mail nom and delivssT
the ost offices at the begin ing and end ~
routes, aud 20 and from al offices not M .I
eighty rods from station or lsndins D.
ais may be submitted by the Companies tyE
performance Of all ether side slrvics' WI
for offices over eighty rods from sts,,
landing, ''a'lot
Receipts VIII he required for m,iIh.
Veyei IN charge OF persons emDlnysJ se'v
road companies, There viii also III - -. ny NJ
pro AIRED by postm tstars, or oth,r .,o va eA
Department, TO ac ompany the mails, 49,, %
the mum or and destlnR ion of the severe, w
on other principal routes, likew Sc, reoe;, !, va
be required and way-bl lis forwarded uaHW
to be- examined by I Q several postnss, IVY
insure regularity IN the delivery of mvl. Nv
No pay will be made for trips OF ptv,,,,..
and for each Of such missions, rot sati,Hc
rlly explained, three tim 8 the pay OF tlty
may be deducted, For arrivals so far bgt
time as to break eonneXion with deItut
M lis, and not sufficiently excused, One-iot
of the coupe saueu for the trip is suble 1 "a
iture. Deduction will also be ordered III
grade of pc TO nance inf'ri)r to that Hrs
in a contract For repeated dehrquen lie,
kind herein specific }, enlar ged penalties, IrgA
uootd to the nature thereof, and the lmpoHlA
Of the maj, may b. made.
For lelyI x behind or throwing Oft q mi
| or any portion Of them, t'r tn adm Nug
| passengers, or for being concerned in srt' M
| or running an exp rs conye ing lnie.ligent Il
| advance OF the mail, quart T.. pay may 3.
| Quoted.
& Fines Va n no ir,roasd ,,,,'css tho la1i,. ii
| cy he promptly and satisfactorily cXpla.ly
! cert hCatcs f puStmANters Orfhe atiiday Z. Of Y
| er credible p rsons, for failing to arrive /
! tat time 10 uaglecuug 10 take the u
from, or deliver II in d, post ONCE tor SUITE
! II 90 be W I, injured, destroyed, robbed, OF 4
| aud fr refue NJ, after d III nd, o nv
| mail AS frequently the contra tor ruus d
| concerned n running, a coach, car, or s.Ol
! boat on route.
Z. The Postmaster General may aunlI
| contract tor repeated failures to run GREGG,
| to contract; tor olaiing the post Office law,
| dlsobryug the instructions Of the departuep
| for refusing TO discharge carrier when rcQui
| by the partmeut to do so + r running al
| orcss as aforesaid or for trenspo ting perd
| or packages conveying mallable matter gu Il
| mail
| s. The Postmaster General may order rt
| crrase OF service on a route by allowing thare
| pro rata increase on the outra0. plv.
| may change heduies of departures and ar "
in II c ses, AMI part culariy TO make them
| ,orm TO connexions with ilr0tds, wi.htu,
crease Of pay, pr yied the running time ts'
| abIidg d H. may ale order an incre Sc
| speed, a lowing, within the Re trstlon, Of
law, pro rata inc. ease Of pay Tor he addlG'
stock or C rrierS, If any. The contractor u
however, IN the case Of increase Of Spsed re
qulsh the contract by giving prompt motto
| the department that he lT fers dong So -
| rying the order into effect. The P0stmn''erN
| eTa may also discontinue or cur all tie ser
| IN whole or in part IN order to place Ga
| route a greater degree OF service or Wbeb
| the pubic Interests, N his judgment, shai
Qulre such disContinuance or curtallmen'
any other cause he allowing as full indie
| tv to contractor one months extra pay OF
amount of service sFensed with, and Pr
compensation tor the amount of service
| tanned and continued.
g. yments will be made by collections
| OF drafts on p stmastera, OF 0theralse, atteT
| exp ration of eaca QuBr'er say, IN tebTI
May, August, and n y,mber,
| 10 The distances are gIvtn according
| best informal on hut no increased pay vi
| allowed 81 ould hey be greater than advert
| If the points 10 be supplied are correctly st
| Bjdtsrs must in form themselves o" mas Po'RI
| also in reference to tie weight OF rue n'H
| condition of ROADS bills, streams, q c. al
toll bridges, tefr{es, or obstructt ms of any
by which expense may be Incurred. No {
| for additional paw, based Il sucn ground, ca
| considered; nor for alleged mistakes or m
prehension as to the degree OF service; DC
bridges destro yed, ferries scontn' ed, OF
| obstruction inCrs asiug d stance, occurring
| ring the contract term. Offices established
| thi advertisement is ssued, and ALEC durn
| contract term, are 10 he sted without
pay, if the dis,anc he nc. decreased
Bidders are cautioned to mail their proI
in time TO rta h the department by the del
| hour famed, % p. m March, SOL for b
cpivcd after hat time ieiU not be constdf'
compeuti II with a bid of reasonable amou
| ceived il time. Neither can bids be consi
which sire without the qua an reQuiI ed Z
| and certificate Of he suttieen # uch
| antee
70 Bidders sh7uld frs propose for St
| strictly acc riding TO the advertisement
| then # they desire, separately for dIfferen
| vice and if the regular bid lie the Lowest '
, | or the advertised service, the other propO'
may be considered.
l3 There should be but one route bid fer
| uropO al. Consolidated or C mbiuation
C''troposing one um for two or more E0l
are forbidden by law and cannot be consid
IA. The route, the service, the Yearly pa
! name and residence of the bidder, Cha j
usual post Office address, and those OF each
I Der Of a firm, where a company offers, shOu
distinctly stated.
l5. Bidders are requested to use, as far as
4 tioable, the printed proposals furnished
depar ment, to write out In full the sum Of
bids, and to retain copies OF them.
Altered bids should not be submitted
should bids once admitted be Withdrawn
y | withdrawal OF a bidder or guara tor will
lowed unless the Withdrawal is dated q
ceivei before the last day for receiving p
T. ais.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two res
bic persons. The bid and guarantee shou
-. signed plainly with the full name OF each pt
= The department reserves the right to rej.e
1 oh iph ma a. fr. yalF ant a
n TO disres ard the lids Of failing contractor
. | bidders.
49, The bid should be sealed, supers
u ''Mail Proposals, state of Vermont" id
. "Second Assistant Postmaster General, {,
i. Office and sen by mail, not by or to an
- and Pc, tmasters will not Sc propos
letters Of any kin y in their quarterly retl
= II: The contracts are to be eXecut d q
turned to the epar'm eut by or f re the
IF Juiy, 1865 but the service must be be!
that day. or on the mail day next after it.
= er he contract be executed or not.
= Transfers of contracts, or OF interest il
D. tracts, arr forbidden by law, and conseq
= cannot be allowed. Bidders will therefor
l.. motto u a. they will be expected to perfor
"a sc vice acc pied to them through the whol
= OF the contract.
l. Is. Postmasters at Offices on or near raj
but NOR han eighty rods from a station
~ imme ia ely after the Both of March ne!
"a DO their exact distance from the near
70 ton, and how they are otherwise supple
u the mail, TO er able the Postmaster Gen ra
!" rect mail-messer ger supply from he LIST
next.
49, Section eighteen Of the act of Congr
proved March 8. lS45, provides that contr
OF the transportation of the mail shall be /
or every case, to the lowest bidder teuderiI
C. Gent guarantees for faith III Performance,
CT out other reference to the mode of sucl
el portation than may be necessary to prov
= | the due CELEBRITY, certainty, aud security
IL transportation" Under this law, bids Il
j rn.n q transrnIt The raails With 9. csla,.