Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-27
FORM OF PROPOSAL, GUARANTEE AND
CERTIFICATE.

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--. t1=...-.s'J b, PROPOSAL. -., - -..tts d;
Office address is, county of -, State
of f--, proposes to convey the mails of the
United States, from July l, 1868, to June 80,
1872, on route No. -, between --- and
-, under the advertisement of the Post.
master General, dated October 81, 1867, with
"celerity, certainty, and security" for the an
nual sum of - dollars. : at - .-+sf
Thi, proposal is made rith fuu knowledge of the
distance of the route, the acegM of the mail TO be
carried and all other particulars in reference to the
route and SERVICE and also after careful examination
Of the Laos and instructions attached to the dduer-
tisen,ert. -'..''i'0
Dated ..i a.. :! .' .. (signed.)
The undersigned, residing at --, State of
--, undertake that if the foregoing bid for
| carrying the mail on ronte No. - be accepted
| by the Postmaster General, the bidder shall,
prior to the LIST day of July. 1868, enter into the
required obligation or contract to perform the
| service proposed, with good and sufficient sure
| ties. s II - t.i- 4r!..- --l ..!ts 300 ,
This ,ue do, understanding distinctly the obliga-
tons and liabilities assumed by guaranors under the
9th section of the act of Congress of July 2, 1886.
Dated (Signed by two guarantors.)"
h, The undersigned, postmaster at ----, State
/ Vi CertllleS, UNDER HIS iOAIH Of lOrflCE,
| that he is acquainted with the above Jguaran-
tors, and knows them to be men of property,
and able to make good their guarantee 57,.ql
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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND POST.
.tiIt as< ~; MASTERS ;iars' ,iasifo9
Containing also conditions to be incorporated in the
contracts to the erterat The Department '"'
..-a may deem proper.
! :. i. Seven minutes are allowed to each inter-
mediate office, when not otherwise specified, for
asserting the mails, but on railroads and steam
boat routes there is to be no more delay than is
| sufficient for au exchange of the mail pouches.
i g. On railroad and steamboat lines, and other
routes where the mode of conveyance admits of
it, the special agents of the Post Office Depart
Ement, also post Office blanks, mail bags. locks
and keys are to be conveyed without extra
charge. II as-...I s55. d: 4s.uf-
8. On railroad and steamboat lines the route
agents of the Department.; also the British and
!, Canada mails, when offered, and the agents ac-
companying them, are o,be conveyed without
! charge and for the use of the United States
agents commodious car, or part of car,
; properly lighted, warmed, and furnished, and
adapted to the convenient separation and due
security of the mails, is to be provided by the
contractor, under the direction of the Depart
, ment .s. 81 I.-r .-flE..,.ss'I ....- .... / -aL
II Railroad and steamboat companies are re-
quired to take the mail from and deliver it into
the post offices at the beginning and end OF
their routes, and to and from all Offices not more
than eighty rods from "a station or landing
Proposals may be submitted BY the companies
:; for the performance of all other side service
that is, for offices over eighty rods from q sta
4 | ton or landing. - rr.as. .tiisb 4uaa
I, There will be "way billsD prepared by pos
masters. or other agents of the Department, te
accompany the mails conveyed on railroads and
steamers, specifying the number and destination
:, | of the several bags. On other principal routes
!; likewise, receipts will be required and way bills
: forwarded the latter to be examined by the
. several postmasters, to insure regularity in the
:, delivery of mails. ga. .,i 9. = la -ahi.l l-.
A. No pay will be made for trips not per
formed and for each of such omissions, not sat
isfactorily explained, three times the pay of the
. : trip will be deducted. For arrivals SO far be-
hind time as to break connexion with depending
Z mails, and not sufficiently excused, one-fsurth
- of the compensation for the trip is subject to
u forfeiture. For repeated delinquencies of the
= kind herein specified, enlarged penalties, pro
: portioned to the nature thereof and the i'm
' portance of the mail, may be made.
+ 5. For leaving behind or throwing off thu
y mails, or any portion of them, for the admission
of passengers, or for being concerned in setting
l up or running an express conveying intelligence
: in advance OF the mail, quarters pay may bt
# deducted. su.tat. .-...., t.-.i.ft t..--.
3 6. Fines will be imposed, unless the delin-
l. quency be promptly and satisfactorily explained
It by certificates of postmasters or the afdavits Of
other credible persons, for failing to arrive il
e contract time for neglecting to take the mai
: from, or deliver it into, post office for suf
fering it to be wet, injured, destroyed, robbed
), or lost and for refusing, after demand, to con
?, vey the mail as frequently as the contractor
s. runs, or is concerned in running, coach, car
% or ste lmboat on route. ,l-.1 m-eE a5-yu.
/. 7. The Post Master General may annul tht
7 contract for repeated failures to run agreeabl.
r to contract for violating the post office laws
1t or disobeying the instructions of the Depart
ment for refusing to discharge carrier whcI
Y, required by the Department to do so for run
s. ming an express as aforesaid ; or for transport
re ing persons or packages conveying mailabl
r matter out of the mail. -.r.r-
K 8 The Postmaster General may order an IN
ii crease of service route by allowing thereto
pro rata increase on the contract pay. Hs
ID may change schedules of departures and arrivals
x in all cases, and particularly to make them con