The St. Cloud journal., 1870-02-17

several postmasters, to insure regularly
10 the delivery Of malls
4. No pay will be made for trips not
performed; and for each Of such omission
not satisfactorily explained three times
the pay Of the trip will be deducted. For
arrivals so far behind time as 10 break
connection with depending nails, and not
Auhicit ntly excused, one-fourth Of the co.,
! pens ton for the trip is suhjec- TO forfeit
| ure. For pea.edd@lir quencies Of thu XIII |
herein specified, enlarged penalties, lr =
! portioIed 10 the nature thereof, and 4.
importance of the mail, may be made.
8. For leaving behind or thriving Ct
The mails, or any portion of them, for the
adulsslen Of Passengers, or for being con
! cerned IN setting up or rur iEg az exp.ess
! conveying ln,eiileetce ir advance Of the
mail quarters pay be deducted.
! q. Fines will be irr ,sed, unless the de-
linquency be pron' ~iy aud satisfactorily
! explaiued oy cert .aates Of post1nas ters or
| the afldavits Of ether credible persons, for
| falling to arrive in contract time for NO
glecting TO take tho mail from, or deliver
it into q post Office ior suffering it to be
wet, injured, destroyed, robbed, or lost;
and for refusing. after demand, to convey
ihe mail rs frequently as the contractor
runs, or is concerned in running, couch,
cnr, tr steamboat ON a route.
], The Postmaster General may annul
the ccntrac! for repeated failures 10
rnu agreeably 10 cout-ct; for Vi
olai1n2 the post Office laws, or
dsobeysag the instructions of the
Department for refusing to discharge
carrier when required By the Department,
10 do 90: .or running an express as afore-
SAID OR for transporting persons or pecka-
gts conveying nailabIe matter on! Of the
mail
:. The Postmaster General may orle. an
lncrease ti service OF route By allowing
therefore L pro rata increase on the con-
tract pay He may change schedules Ct
departures and arrivals in all cases. ami
particularly osmakcs them conform 10 con
nectlons with railroads, without increase Of
pay, provided the running time be not
abridged Tie Postmaster General nav
also discontinue or curtail he service. il
whole or in part, in order to place On the
route superior service, or whenever the
public interests in his judgment, shall re-
4u1re such, discon;inuaIce or eurtaiinent
-
indemnity 20 contractor Oh mouths exit.
pay on the amount Of service s:srepged
with, and a pro rata com mpensaton 70. the
amouat ot service retained and con,,nred.
3, Payments will be made By coilsc,ions
from or drafts on. postnast.rs. orothervise
after the expiration Of eacl anarter-sav
IN November, February, May, and August.
10. Tie distances are given acco5 dig
TO the best Information but 10 increased
pay will lie allowed should they be great
er than advertised, if the points to be SUE
p!Isd are correctly stated. Bidders 1past5s-
f0c." Mentse1res Oh Ibis. point, and also in
reference to the weight Of the mail. the
Of roads, hits, streams. &c.. arr;
ferries, or obstruction Of
any kind by which expense NAV be incu,
iedSo claim for additional pay, based en
SUCH ground, can be considered nor e.:
aiieged mistakes or misapprehensicn as 70
me degrce OF service; nor fer bridges des-
lroyed' ferries discontinued, or other Oh
''rucilons ln;Heas:r. ,,i>'aE4e or expt nse,
occurring during .i.e cutt:act tenn. o.:
aess established after this advertisement !
ssued, and also during the contract term.
=! ire 10 be visited without extra pay, # ,!.e
distance be not increased
proposals m lime to reach the Department
~ the DAY and hour named. tSr. m, March
81, le't,) tor bids received after 1ha, true
eW not tc coast0ercd in comre;i:ion viii.
,'ns q r'asoaah'e smora' received IL t;cr.
>elsheT'ean bids he considered which ar..
''thont the guarantee required by Law. ana
certlhcate OF the si,f:iciency Of sneh ena1-
u:ee.
T.. Bidders shoall arst 1,r oppose fyr SER
icr strictly according 10 sbc advertisement,
nd then. If they desire. So, ;ratfly ftr dit
erent service; aud ii the 5syaldr tld be ,l4y
o"est oiIel ell tor Tie advertised service.
ht her propositions may be consi,:,r req:
10 There should :'e bat ore route. hid
or ma proposal. Consolidated Of 6 "a
'i'latson bids (''p:op 'siLg ore sam :ur :we
r more rcu e. ARE fox bidder by law. ai.,
annot h. considered.
H. The route, tire service, the ee,r;y
'ay, the name and residence OF tie bidder.
tat Is his usual rs! v;..-c address. ana
lc name OF each 1::.:|,r: q. :. firm. where
company offers. s':all be distinctly
tated
-. bidders are relnc: ted 10 use ~ fir
S lrac! cable, the printed proposals far-
lshci ~ the Dep"rtT: Ut, to write out
full the sum Of t'.t II !.;l<, ana 10 ,ti,;n
oIics Of them.
Altered bids s!i3;.': :: 3; lie s,.'.iul,c.i.
or SHOULD lids cage Submitted be with.
rlwn. NO vi; h !'"l ot Il 'il,er -:
u raa':'r Will lie a.owc; unless ;ic y;t:
iawai IS dated :1al received trlcn. !:.~
lst day for receiving p:vf,c sa,<.
me department reserves the ic.i 'ar.-
ect any o1u which ma, b, ieeme r:,1ra1a
anf' aAd also to disregard the bids rf fat
ne Contractors and bidders {sct ,t july
), 1885, section ~
1t: The bl should D" aid. sup rs r:E.-
u ''Nail Proposals, S,.l: oi Minnesota
udTesSn;i Second -iesistact PoSt.na>te,
'enci"!, Contract Office and sent i.y
''"' net ny or to an agent; and pos,mas
@rs VIII not .nc'ose proposals. Tor letters Of
ny Kind IN their lnntcrly returns.
H.. The contracts are 10 be csecu,eI a,,i
e'urhe TO the ;'erar,men. hy or hefor.
he Isl "oy "( Ju|y, 1870 ;-bu, he service.
aust be begun cnslhat lay, or on mail ,lay
lcSt after it. whether the contracss. h.
xccutea or no1.s.
Transfers of o..trac:s, cy of Interests, are
orb;'!den hy law, and eonseouen: IL canno,
re allowed. Bidders n!lt here fore fake
'-'' J WILL ~ eI IFtCieu 10 p:IOtE.
he service accepted tc them thror dh The
Whole term Of the'contract
IL. Pos masters>a: Offices on or nenr
'ai!roaas, but more than eighty rods from
station, "lll, Immediately after the s0,I.
u March next, report their exact distance
rom the nearest "st alton, to enable the
Postmaster General to direct a mail mes
'engcr supply frcm The LIST of July next.
10. Section eighteen Of an act OF Con-
gress .spproved~ March 8, 1s45. provides
that contracts for the transportation of
The mail shall ballet, lin every case. 10
he lowest builder rendering sufficient gunr-
'ntees for faithful performance. withou,
other reference to the mode Of such trans
postation than may be necessary to
provide, for the Que cefvri'y, certainty.
anu SECURITY of such Transportation, =
nder this law, bids that p, oppose to trans
port the mails NTH "cELER1rY, cERrA1x7l
AND SECURITY" HAVING BEEN DECIDED TO
BE TIE ONLY LEGAL BIDS, ARE coNarhuEn
AS PROVIDING FOR TIE ENTIRE MAIL, HOW
EVER LARGE, AxDWH,TEvFR MAY BK THE
MODE OF CoNVEfASCE NECFssARY TO ~
SURE IT'S ''CHLERITy, CERTAINTY AND sH-
CUR1TI, AND HAVE THE PREFERENCE OVER
ALL OTHERS, and no others are considered.
~. A modification of bid in any Of lis
essential terms is tantamount to new bid.
and cannot be received, 50 as to interfere
with regular competition. Making 8 new