The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-02-17
several; postma.sterrs, to insure regularity
in ,the delivery Of mails. .,,7...

i several postma..terrs, to insure rszulazit,
! 10 the delivery Of mails. ,..,..
4, No pay Will be rnnde for trips not
performed; and foreaoh of such omissions
not satisfactorily ,expia,netl three times
| the pay of the trip will be deducted. For
arrivals so far behind time, as 10 break
connection with depending mails, and not
| suficie ntly excused, one-fourth Of the co.:.-
pensation for the trip is subject to forfeit
| ure: For repeatedd elir quencies of the xii. /
! herein specified, enlarged penalties, pr =.
portioned to the nature thereof, and !
importance of the mail, may be made.
s. For leaving behind or thriving Ct
| The mails, or any portion Of them, for the
| admission Of passengers, or for being con
cerned IN setting up or ruE leg an express
| conveying intelligence ir advance Of the
mail quarters pay ms, be deducted.
8. Fines will be inr ,sed, unless the de-
ltnquency be PROMPTLY aud satisfactorily
explained By cert lcates Of postmasters or
the ahdavits Of other credible persons, for
failing to arrive in contract time for nc
glecting to take the mail from, or deliver
it into.a post Office; for suffering it to be
wet, injured, destroyed, robbed, or lost !;
and for refusing, after demand, TO convey
the mail rs frequently as the contractor
rllns;or is concerned in running, coach,
carrtr steamboat on a. ronie..
/, The Postmaster General may. annul
the contrac. for repeated failures to
olaiing the post; office laws, or
disobeyiag the Instructions of the
Department for refusing to discharge
carrier when required BY the Department
to do go; Cor running an express as afore-
said OR for transporting persons or paeka-
ges conveying mailable matter OUT Of the
mail. ~~- g
3. The Postmaster Genefar may order an
increase Of service OF route by allowing
therefore &. pro rata Increase on the con-
tract pay. He may change schedules Of
departures and arrivals in all cases, and>
particufas] II oymakesthemE conform 10 con
nections with railroads, without increase Of
pay, provided the running time be not
abridged The Postmaster General may
also discontinue or curtail he service, in
whole or in part, ID order to place on the
route superior service, or whenever the
public interests in his judgment, shall re-
quire such, discoptinuance or eu~tailment
for any other cause he allowing as full
indemnity 70 contractor oua mouths extra
pay on the amount of service dispensed
With, and a7ro rata compensation fo- the
anouat q service retained and continued.
g. Payments will be made By collections
from ordrafts on. postmasters, orotherwise,
after the respiration Of each auarter-say
in November, February, May. and August.
~: The distances are given according
10 the best information ); but 10 increased
pay will lie allowed should they be great
er than advertised, if the points to be sup
pied are correctly stated. Bidders ma1stus-
torn the1lselres On This, point, and also in
reference to the weight Of the mail, the
condition of roads, hills, streams, &c., anu
alIstoll-braagss, ferries, or otstructions OF
ans. KIND by which expense may be incur
redNo claim for additional pay, based OIL
such ground, can be considered; nor H.,
alleged mistakes or misapprehension as TO
the degree Of service; nor fer bridges des-
troyed, !feiric discontinued, OF. oshtr ob-
structions Increasing ,.i=,aEee or expfnsc,
occurring during INC Gourmet term. o.
fees established after this advertisement is
issued, and also during the contract term.
are to be visited without extra pay, if the
distance be not increased.
arc ClullOuCu 10 mali tEtlf
proposals IN lime to reach the Departmer.
0y the day and hournAmed, q I'm, March
~, 1870, for bids received after that the
,rtH not be considered in competition with
bids ot reasonable amount received IL tier.
Ne'sher'ean bids he considered which are
The guarantee required by Law, and
. certificate of the snf'iciency of sneh guar
au:ee.
II. Bidders should hrst propose for Ser
Vlcr strictly according 10 The advertisement,
and Then, ii they desire, sspzrately for DIFF
ferent service aud if the reyular tld be The
lowest ot1el ed tor the advertised service.
the OF her propositions may be considered.
49, There should he bet one route BILL
for ncas prapusal.:: Consolidated OF con-
oluatlon bids (''proposing ore sam FOR two
or more rou es are for bidder by law. and
cannot be Considered
IA. The route, the Service, the <e,r.y
pay, Che name and residence of the bidder,
(t"at IL, his usual POST viticc address,. and
the name Of each member G! :. firm. where
a company offers, should be distinctly
stated ":
10. Bidders are requc: ted to use, ~ far
as practlcable, the printed proposals fur
nlshei " The department, to write out
in full the sum 81 the;;r tid:, anu 10 retain
copies Of them.
Altered bids Shout! .:u I've submitted
nor should bids cace submitted be with
drawn. NO withdrawal OF 4 liIler .r
u>raAtor viii he above; unless hcawi:.-
dTawal is dated aal received bcfor. lie
last day for receiving proposals.
The Department reserves the ric,., fare
ject any bid which ma; b. deemed cs,rava
CANT, and also tosdisrcgard the bids ceEai!-
ing contractors and bidders. (Act CT July
,, 1886, section 24.l
l6. The bi should be sta:eJ, supers>r:E,-
ed Mail Proposals, State Of Mimi eso;a>''
addressed Second Assistant Postmaster
General, Contract Oiicc.'' and sent by
mail, net BY or to an agent and pos,mas.
tiers will not inclose proposals Tor letters of
any KIND IN their quarterly returns.s
II. The contracts are TO be executed and
returned to the Department by or before
the LIST day Of JuIy.f 1870 ;-but The service.
must be begun onsthat day, ORION mail day
next after 1t, whether the contracEs. Ii,
exccutea or nolsza
Transiers of Contracts, er Of Interests, IRE
forbidden by law, and colsequen. ly cannot
he allowed. Bidders wilt" there fore fake
notice-a.at they Will he expcctetto reform
the service accepted to them throu II fhe
whole term of thesconlract.
IL. yHos' masters1at Offices hn or neav
railroads, but more than, ighty. rods from
4 station. will, Immediately after thu :0,h
of March next, report their exact distance
from the nearestaxt at.on,- to enable ,,he
Postmaster General to direct 4 mail mes
senger. supply from the lst of July next.
10. Section eishseen of an act of Con-
gress approved March 8, 1915. provides
that contracts for the transportation of
the mail shall ballet, cir every case, to
the lowest builder rendering sufficient guar
Ancestor faithful performance, without
other reference to the mode Of such trans
postaaen than may be necessary to
provide. for thee due CELEBRITY, certainty,
and security of such Transportation, =
Under this lawrbids that p: oppose to trans
port the mails NTH "cELsR1rY, CERTAINTY
AND sfctR1Ts," HAVING BEEN DECIDED 70
BE THE ONLY LIGAL BIDS, ARE CoNSTkUEn
AS PROVIDING FOR THE ENTIRE NAIL, HOW
EVER LARGE, AxpsKHATEvFR MAY DR THE
NODE OF CONVEYANCE SxcEssARr TO IN
SURE IT'S ''CELEEITl, CERTAINTY AND sx-
| cURITY, AND HAVE THE PREFERENCE OVER
ALL OTHERS, and no others are considered
| 20. A modification of bid in any Of its
essential terms is tantamount to new bid,
and cannot be received, 80 as to interfere
with regular competition. Making = new
ma, with guarantee and certificate, il. the