The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-19


schedules of,slepartures ana arrivals
in all cases, and particularly to make |
them conform 30 connexions with rail |
roads, without incrGnsc Of pay, PRO.
vidcd tho running time be not abrid-
god. He may also order an increase
speed, allowing, within the restrictions
of the law, pro rata increase Of pay
for tho additional stock or curriers', #
any. The contractor may, however,
IN the case Of increase Of speed, rclinquish
the contrnct, by giving prompt notice
70 the Department that ho prefers
doing so 10 carry the Ordor into effect.
The Postmaster General may also dis
continue or curtuil tho service, in
whole or in part, IN order 20 place on
the route II greater degree OF service,
or whenever the public interests, ~ his
judgement, shall require such diScOn
unuunVo or Curtuilmcnt tor any other
cause BY allowing Us iull inuomnuy
tu contractor one month's extra pay Oh
the amount Of service dispensed with,
aud II pro rata compensation Tor the
amount Of service retained aud con.
lnucd.
.. Payments will bS made by col
lectiOns IRON or drafts on pustmuStcrs,
or otherwise, after the expiration OF
each quarter--say in November, FcU.
uary, May and August.
10. Tue distances arc given accor.
dug TO the best information but no
Increased pay will Gc allowed should
they be greater than advertised, if tho
pOlnls to be supplied are correctly
stated. BidderS must INFORM themselves
on this point, ami also IA reference 10
the weight Uithe mail, tho conditions
OF roads, hlIls, streams, &c, and all toll
bridges, lerrles or distractions Ui any
kind by which rXpcnsG may DC Iucur-
red. No claim lur additional pay
based on such ground, can bc consld--
VrCd alleged mistakes or misapprc.
hcnsion ~ to the degree oi service :;
nor Tor bridges destroyed, ferries dis.
continued, or other distractions IN
crcaslng dis ance, occurring during
The contract term. Offices established
alter this advertisement is issued, and
ALSO during the contract term, are 10 be
visited without extra pay, II the dis.
tuncU bc hot incI cased.
IL. Bidders are cautioned u mail
their proposals IN time 10 reach the
Department by tae day and nour
named, (3p m, March 4, 1868 Tor buds
rocieVed after that tune WH HOt be con.
Sidered ~ competition with bad ol
reasonable amount received ~ time
Neither can bids be considered which
are without the guarantee required by
law and II certificate Of the hntiicicn,y
Oi isuch guarantees.
II, Bidders should first propose
for service otrctIy according to the
advertisement, and then, II they desire,
separately Tor different service aud II
the regular bid bo tho lowest offered
tor the advertised service, the Other
propositions may be considered.
-. There should be but one route
bid toi in II proposal. Consolidated u
combination bids ('pr0poslng one sun
for twu or more 70 ties } are forbidden
by law and can not be considered.
IA The route. the service, the year
| " pay, the name and residence of til,
bidder (that is, his usual T. ost office ad
dress), aud She namu Of each memOu
Of II firm, where company offer,
should be distinctly stated
10. Bidders are requested TO use, n
far US practicable, the printed prOpO
sale furnishes by the Department, t
write out in full the sum VI their bids
and to retain copies of them.
Altered bids should not hc submit
ted; nor should bids once submitted b
withdrawn. No withdrawal OF u bid
der or uuarunlOr will be allowed nm
less the withdrawal is dated and re
ceived before the last day tor rocclv
ing proposals.
Each bid must bo guaranteed H.
two responsible persons. The bill I'M,
uurantco should be signed plainl
with the full name of each person
The Department reserves the riGl
, to reject amy bid which may be dceme
extravagant, and also to disr, gard til
!, bids of failing contractors and biz
ders.
r 10 The bid should be sealed, 81
, prescribed mail proposals, State {
. Ohio" addressed Second Assslar
: Postmaster General, Contract Office
and sent by mail, not hy or TO Il
+ agent; postmusters will not enrlos
proposals (or letters otauy kind)
I their gua terly returns.
+ II. The contracts are to be oXccl
g ted and returned To the Department /
o or before the LIST day Of July, 1868; bl
II the service must b. begun or that da
!. or on the mail day next after IT, whctI
] or the contracts bo executed or not,
y Transfers of Contracts OF OF intnre
IN contracts, are forbidden by law, al
IL consequently can not bo allowed
Bidders viii therefore take notice 4h
Y they wlll DO expected to perform Il
- service accepte'lto them through Il
|. NNhnln tnrn, of the nnnIrncI