St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-11-29

For arrivals far behind time t" break connec-
t0n with depending mails. and not sufficiently
cused fourth of the compensation for the trip
subject to forfeiture. For repeated dcnIuencrs of
the kind herein specified enlarged penalties. pro
poTtionrd to the nature thereof, and the Importance
| of the mail may br made.
=. For leaving behind throwing off the mails, or
any portion of them. for the admission of passed.
gers. or for being concerned in setting up or run
ming an express conveying intelligence III advance
of the mail a quarters pay may be deducted
u. Fines will be imposed. unless the delinquency
b" promptly and satisfactorily explained by certlti
Gates OF p"stmaters or the aidayts OF other cr"di
BILE persons. for failing To arrive in contract time 4;
for nr@lrctng t" take the mail from or deliver it in
l." a post Office Tor suffering IT to be wet injured
destroyed, robbed, lost and for refusing. after
demand, I" convey the mail frequently as the
contractor runs. or Is concerned in running. coach
| ear, or Steamboat Il route
:. The Postmaster General may annual the
tract for repeated failures to run arrrr.blv to con
tract for Nioatin" the post office laws diSnbcy
ing the instructions of the part mrnt for refusing
t" dSrlarg" a carrier when required by the DE
partmcnt I" Il" 50; for running an express
aforesaid or for transporting. persons packages
conveying maiable matter out of the mail.
:. The Postmaster General NAV order AN increase
Z" S'l\lc" on Il r"ut" by allowing therefor Pro
rata increase on the contract pay. He may change
schedules :" departures and arrivals i'll all eases and
Parilcuirl\ L" make them conform to connections
with railroads. without increase of pav pruVi
the running tim" be- not abridged. The Postmaster
General may also discunt inur curtail thu. service,
ill whole, or in part in order tn place On the route
superior service, or whenever the public interests
| III his judgment shall require, such diScnntimuancr
or curtailmrnf for any other cause: he allowing
full indemnity Ia contractor months extra pay
ON the amount of e"rvic" dispensed with and i;
Pr" rdfd compensation for the amount uf service,
retained aud continued.
o Payments will he made h, collections from or
drafts on. p"Stma>i"rS or otherwise. after the
piihtinn "f each P'Ihit"r-say in November Frhru
airy, May and August. provided thai required
ldrncc of service has been received.
10. Iii" distances given arr, believed to IL, sub
stantiallN correct but increased uav will b,. al:
lowed should they he greater than advertised the
points {" hr supplied an" correctly stated. Bidicr~
ISf sggTf,F Than 81
reference I" tn" weight of the mail the condition nf
hills roads streams. Ac., and all toll bridges
pixies. plank roads. ferries. instructions of ANY
KIND hN which "NI'IIs' may he incurred. No claim
i"I additional pay. based such ground, liz,
considered; nor for alleged mistakes misiIprr-
hrnsi"n T." til" decree Of service: nor for bridges
DESTROYED ferries discontinued other uhstruc
tons causing ~ increasing distance expense, uc
curing durin. the contract term Offices establish
ed after this advertisement i issued and also dur
IN" Ill" contract term. To Lee visited without
ira pay. If the distance. he, increased.
II. Bidders are cautioned I" mail their proposals
/ IN TIM" /" reach the department by tin, day and
hour named e =. m, FEBRUARY 3 l-5:. for bids re-
rrivrd after thai time "W MT Lr ron~id.y,d i'll com
petition with bids of reasonable amount receive
III time Neither can bids hr considered which
without TIA" 4r':'i''mt," required lay law. and Ger
liirai" "t tn" sIIiiir"ncN of such guarantee. and
D al i umr H.
T.. bidders should first pr"po-,. f,r service, strict
according I" III" advertisement. and then. if they
drSlrr. N'I"r1tig f"r different ~'rNc,.. and If r.g
uidr bid III the lowest offered for the az, ,rti,.d ser
wee. III" other PROPOSITIONS may he CONSIDERED.
l.! Ih"rr should lie but "ur route hid lnr in a pro-
p">al- Consolidated 81 combination bids ,..prni"~
M "I', sum t"I w" 81 m"r" routes cannot h,.
~drIrd
II. The route. tn. ~rr,ic.. the yearly pay the
ndlnr and n~ut'nrr ri ia" bidder uhIr l.. his
usual post "il"" address and the nam" of each
m"mh'r "t a firm. wh"r" company Offers should
Ice distinctly stated
10 Idi'r> requested To- l-,. a. far ~ practI-
"aPl' ia" printed proposals furnished bN ih, D,~
Irutm'mt {" write Out in full the nf ihriI bids
and {" !, tain copies "t them.
\ IA, h.s I,u a
bids One submitted h" Withdrawn y" withdraw
al "i a bidder OF @utIHut"r Will Il" allowed unless
til" Withdrawal l. received twenty four hours pr,-
\I"i~ I" III" tim" fixed tor opening til" proposals.
Each hid must h' guaranteed 10y tw" rs I"u-I b
persons. The Ind and guarantee should he >iJ,,,d
PLAINLY with TN iulI name of zach person.
Tho Postmaster General r~'rN,~ th, Ii-ht t" r,.
I,"i any Ind "lch MAY Ice dr,Inrd ,\trava@,mr and
ais" t. DISREGARD the bids "t tiillu. contractors aud
hiddrr~ t\ot 1T .Iuu,. = -! ~,,tinn pa
IL. li" hld should h' sealed ~uwrr~rrIh'd Mail
lr"I"-il~. stat of Vermont. adr,.~~,d SECOND
Assistant I,~ru.'-.I General Contract Otic,. and
~''ut hN mail net hN 81 T." agent Bids O." -
I"r annum md upward must IL. accompanied t., 4
certified check 81 draft "u ~rur solvent National
'"u-r'-~ 81 .Iuu, I-.@I
l.. Tho '"utr.,t~ T." h,. executed and return
81 t. N" l'iitw'ur h, 81 h't'r, thu ~ dra ot ID-
iV ~ TUT TN ~'rN lee must h' begun that dan
81 "n To" mail daI n'Nt att'r IL whether til" con
trrt~ l'' '>'' ut'd ct u,'t.
Irau~t'r~ IT contracts of Interests ia con
ina AZ i"Ihi'l'i"I los Law and ,u,urly can
not L.. allowed. Neither cln hd- 81 interest in
hud~ be- IrII~t,.Ird or i-u,d l., other parri,.-
lldl'i- viii th'I,iuI, tab, uuiI,. that thu, viii
IL" '\l"'"d I" I"ri'rm The. ~'l.lcr accepted {"
th'm Though th'. ~ h"l,. contract tom.
l. ~''jI"u IA "t ih, ,,t ct jan, - prov i'd
that contracts L." tho Transportation ,f the mail
shall Zoe awarded L" TIN lowest hldd,i t'ui,rIu-.
sufficient -ulr.ut''~ t"r faithful I"rtnImlIt,,.
without "th'i reference, IN, uuI, 1T such trans
I"IiIil"u than NAV Ice ur',-~.rN prov I'll, f,.r tho
d"'. c'l'rlt'- ''rt.urr, and ~''urIt, thereof. In
de- TINS law buds that Ir'pu~'. t" Transport TIN
mails with "'i."'fT r.str'uf0. GnL >.c,,ifg hIr,ng
rr'r'''"J T., III, ~,t,n. ~",L I..r.',r iacI. aaf
"h''''T mn" 20 ne ,f'a = ',,yr, u...,>ITV
'nA"I. - --.hr,ra. ,.r',,o'y AMT ,.ryr,f,.- int
L"'' ne F,'f' o"'' "'. all "h'r> and IA" others ar
considered "N''Ii f'r ~r'.tml"li r"It,.-
/" modification 81 hid any ut it, essential
i'tm~ Is tintam"rmt r"l n,W hd and ,.,urot h
r'''lN'd ITS &" Interfere with rr-uitr ,,ruIntl
ii"n MAXIM new hId. with guarantee, and r,.r
triIrit' Is th, only way t. modify Il pr, ions Ind
~ f"~iua~t'r- Az To- h, CAREFUL 90 ,rrtIiS T.,
TIA" ~ui' I'u'.N II -u.lnI"r~ Wirh"ur knowing. that
th'N Az PARSONS 81 sufficient rc~pnn~ hlItN-
80 tI"n ~. act 81 jun. I-s2p They must not
SIN ih' "Ttln' at until TIN SIM 81 tn. hId =
>'rt"d and Ind and guarantee az, SIGNED by thu.
lhdl'I aud uW"I -uhtInt"r~. Il d,,reJHri,r h,. IN.
,frU'.p L t,rpI.'.r, riII .h.rr fL,,. T.. t,tt,.j,,
/ "''""""i amt f. >'r,T. E..npi',.s
f"~tmI~i'I~ 81" also liable I" dismissal from
""l,' i'I I'th- - agents "i '"ntli't"r~ bidder
WIN 81 without compensation. III any hu~n'~~
Wtti'i 81 iliu-. relating To- thu mail ~'rNIr. They
AZ" thu trusted AGENTS ct tn, Department and can
not CONSISTENTLY act IA both rip,,.,tr-
u vi hlli,I~ -uirant"r-. aud >r,ti.~ ar di~
, iInrtN notified that e failure. L. enter into ur
perform The contracts Tor the service. pr"p,,~.d
III ih" "\""pt'i hIi~ their l"-a Liabilities Will h,.
. enforced against them.
- Present '"urr.'t"r-. and persons known at
tn" l''Ia~tm,ut must equally with others procure
-naIant"r~ and certificates 81 then Suthri,ncv
substantially III tn forms above prescribed. Ih,.
''itIh' At" ct ~nihr"n'N must lee SIGNED 10y a post
master
JNO. \. i. CEE>WEIL
W H. Postmaster G.u.rIl.