The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-02-03

10 the delivery II mails. u
4. No pay will bs made for frfbs not
performed; and for each Of such omissions
not satisfactorily explained, three times
the pay Of the trip xill be deducted. For
arriIsfs % far IshiSd time As to break
connection with depending msiis, and not
pensation for tip 10 subject to forfeit
ure.. For repeated delinqusocies Of the kind
herein specified enlarged Pea91eef, ro-
Importance Of the Yail may be made.
p. For leaving ee1inl or throwing off
me nails, or any portion Of them, for the
aomisslen Of passengers, or for being con-
eerned In setting up or running IN express
conveying Intelligence in advance Of the
mall quarters pay may be deducted.
D. Fines will be imposed, unless the de-
ilnquency be promptly aud satisfactorily
explained by certificates Of postmssters or
the afidavits Of other credible persons, for
! failing telarrive in contract time for ne
glecting to take the mail from, or deliver
wet, injured, destroyed, robbed, or lost;
and for refusing, aftr fenend, to convey
As frequently iss tie contractor
runs, or is concerned in running, coach,
car. tr bteaM oozt :on.s route.
I, The Postmaster General may annul
the contract for repeated failures to
rHu agreeably to coutrct; for Vi
olating- the post Office laws, or
diao5eyinz tha instructions Of the
Department for refusing to discharge .
earrierswhen repaired By the Department
TO do so; Cor running m express ss afore-
laid ;:or fon Transporting persols:or pS3ka-
ges conveying mailable matter cut Of the
2. Tie Postmaster G<n<-1al L.y o=ler an
increaEc Of service GU rou,e By allowing
Therefore a pro rata .iaersase *, the kon-
tract pay. may change sehelulsS of
departures and arrivals in. all cases, and
particularly to make them conform 10 con-
lections with railroads, without increase Of
paJ, provided the running time Be not
abridged The Postmaster General may
aso disooh tinue,of scurtail he service, in
whole or in part, in order to place on the
route superior service, or whenever the
public interests. in his judgment, shall re-
quire such diseontinuance; or eustalment
foE-aay other saase,lbs@sAsSiis80esful
to c1ntrscter oAsmQntA'4 sktra
ply onsthe uiou1t d 9e&i1A SspeDsed
With, and a pro rata Compensation for the
amount of service retained and continued.
8. Payments will be made by collections
from or drafts on, postmasters, or otherwise,
after the expiration of each qusrter-say
in November, February, May, and August.
~. The distances are given according
to the best information but no increased
pay will be allowed should they be great
ec than advertised, if the points to be sup.
piled are correctly. stated ,Bjade.s must IL
form thenasezves on thi, point, and also in
reference to the weight Of the mail, the
condition Of roads, hills, streams, &C., and
all tolrbriagss, ferries, or Instructions Of
any kind by which expense may be incur
redSo claim for additional Pay, based, on
alleged mistakes or Interpretation as to
the degree of service nor for bridges des-
SFe1ed, ferries dissontinued, or other OBJ
structionsincrsasing distance or expense,
occurring during the contract term. Of
fees established ate: this advertisement is
issued, and also. duriugthe contraetf torn.
are to be visited without extra pay, if The
distance be not increased.
ii. Bidders are cautioned to mail their
proposals In time to reach the Department
by the day and hour named. e F. NJ, March
80, 1876 for bids received after that time
,'iU not be considered in competition with
bids Of reasonable amount received in time.
Neither can bids be. considered which ere
without the guarantee required by law, nd
q certificate Of the suficiency Of such guar
autee.
II. Bidders should first propose for SER
vice strictly according to the advertisement,
and then, if they desire, separately for diff
fsrent service; and if the regula, bid be the
lowest Offer ed for the advertised service,
the other propositions may be considered.
ID. There should be but one route bid
for in proposal. Consolidated or COM
bination bids ("prop osing one sun fog two
or more routes Ore forbidden by ffx, and
cannot be considered
p IA. The route, thsasservies, the SeMy
pay, the name and residence of the bidder,
THAT il, his usual post office address,) and
the name Of each member of q firm, where
q company offers, should be: distinctly
stated.
Is: Bidders are requested 70 use, as FAR
AS practicable, the printed proposals. fur
nlshed by the Department, Ito AFNe out
in full the sum of their bids, and to retain
copies Of them.
Altered bids should not he submitted
nor should bids once submitted be with
drawn. No withdrawal of q tidler or
gu rantor will he allowed unless the with
drawal is dated and received before the
last day FOR receiving proposals.
The Department reserves the right to re-
ject any bid which may be deemed cxtrava.
CANT, and also to disregard the bids of fail
ing contractors and bidders. (Act of July
,, 1886. section 24.)
le. The bid should be scaled, superser:b-
ed rMail Proposals, State Of Mmlesots,,''
addressed "Second Assistant Postmaster
General, Contract Office" and sent by
mail. not BY OF, to an agent and postmas-
ters will not inclose proposals Tor letters of
any kind Yin their quarterly returns.
II. The contracts are to be executed and
returned to the Department. by or. before
the 1st day Of July. 1870: but the service
| must :be begun on that day, or OF mail day
next after it, whether the contracts be
executed or not.
Transfers of contracts, or of interests, are
forbidden by law, and consequently cannot
be allowed. Bidders will therefore take
notice that they will be expected to perform
the service accepted to them through the
whole term of the contract. ~
/ 10. Pos nesAns Smess SnT Il nea,
rai1foads, but more than eighty rods from
n station, will, Immediately after the S0.h
Of March next, report their exact distance
from the nearest station, to enable thu
Postmaster General to direct . mail-mes
senger supply from the 1st of July next.
l9. Section eighteen of an act Of Con
gress approved March 8, 1916. provides
that contracts for ahe~ t3ansl 1tio1A b
The mail Shall be lei, tsia 3evefy case! X
the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guar
antees for faithful performance, withou
other reference to the mode of such trans
portation than may be necessary I,
provide for the due celebrity, certainty
and security of such transportation. -
Under this law bids that p, oppose To- trans
/ poFt5tesmstGtitt kEI6& bok&A1xr
AND SECURITY" HAVING BEEN DECIDED I
BE THE ONLY LEGAL BIDS, ARR CoNsr1UK
AS PROVIDING Fon THE ENTIRE, MAIL, HON
EVER LARGE, AND WHATEVER NAY nE IN
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tsuRn ITsas'ofLERlTX CERTAINTY Ap0 ~
Z c1hfY," Ind HAvETnE FHkExcx owl
E IL ornrfs; Ind Is otisers are considers
20. A modification of bid in any Of il
j.. essential terms is tantamount to new biz
and cannot be received, 80 as to interfe,
with regular competition. Making . ne
hid, with guarantee and certificate, is Il
= oulx1s tS1BfYa pPeyjops bid.
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