Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-11-25

by the fault of contractor or carrier three times
the pay of the trip will be deducted. For arrivals
far behind time to break connection with depending
mails and not sufficiently excused one-fourth of the
compensation for the trip is subject to forfeiture For
repeated delinquerces of the kind herein specified
enlarged penalties proporoned to the nature thereof
and the Importance of the mail, may be made.
5. For leaving behind throwing off the mails, or
por ton of theT for the admission of passengers
or for being concerned in setting up running an
press conveying intelligence in advance of the mall
quarters pay may be deducted.
6. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency be
promptly and satisfactorily Explained by certificates of
postmasters the adavits of other credible persons,
for falling to arrive in contract time for neglecting
take the mail FROM deliver it into post office Tor
sufrngit to be wet injured, destroyed robbed or lost
and for refusing after demand, to convey the mail
frequently as the contractor runs, or is concerned in
running, coach, car, or steamboat on route
T. The Postmaster General may annul the contract |
for repeated ailurs to run agreeably to contract for
violating the post Office laws dsobeying the instruc
tons of the Department.; for refusing to discharge
carrier when required by the Department to do for
running an express as aforesaid or for transporting
persons packages conveying maiable matter out of
the mail.
s. The Postmaster General may order an increase of
service on route by allowing therefor pro rata in
the contract pay. He may change schedules
departures and arrivals in all cases. and particularly
to make them conform to connections with railroads,
without increase of pay provided the running time be
not abridged. The Postmaster Gen raj may also dis
continue curtal the service in whole in part in
order to pl the route superior service when
the public interests in his Judgment shall require
such dscoDtinuance cuftameht for any other
he allowing full indemnity to contractor months
extra pay the amount of service dispensed with and
pro rata compensation for the amount of service re-
| tanned and continued
8. Payments will be made by collections FROM or
drafts p0StmaSterS otherwise, after the eXpra
ton of each quarter-say in November February May,
August provided that required evidence of service
1 has been received.
10. The distances given are believed to be substan
TALLY correct; but increased pay will be allowed
should they be greater than advertised if the points
be supplied correctly stated. Bidders mast inform
themselves this point and also in reference to the
weight of the mail the condition of hills roads, streams
&C. and all toll-bridges turnpkes plank roads, ferries
or distractions of any kind by which expense may be
incurred No claim for additional pay based such
ground, be considered; nor for alleged mistakes
misapprehension to the degree of service for
bridges de troyed ferries discontinued, other OBJ
| structons causing increasing distance expense
occurring during the contract term. Offices establish
ed after this advertisement is issued and also during
the contract term to be visited without extra pay,
| If the distance be NOT increased.
H. Bidders cautioned to mail their proposals in
| time to reach the Department by the day and hour
named % p. February g. 1879 for bids received af
that time acH not be considered in competition with
bids, of reasonab amount received in time. Neither
can bids be considered which are without the guaran
tee required by law, certificate of the sufcicncy
of such guarantee and the oath of the bidder according
to Section 246, Act of June s, 1872
H. Bidders should first propose for service strictly
according to the advertisements and them they DESIRE
separately for different service; and if the regular bid
be the lowest offered for the advertised service, the
other propositions may be considered.
l3, There should be but route bid for in propO
sal Consolidated combination bids ('proposing
sum for two or more routes cannot be considered.
IA. The route the service, the yearly pay, the name
and residence of the bidder (hat is his usual post of
flee address, and the name of each member of firm
where company offers should be distinctly stated
To- Bidders requested to USE far as practical
ble the printed proposals furnished by the Department.
to write out in full the of their BIDS and to retain
copies of them
Altered bids should not be submitted nor should
bids submitted be withdrawn No withdrawal of
bidder guarantor will be allowed unless the with
is
time fixed for opening the proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons The bid and guarantee should be signed
plainly with the full name of each person.
The Postmaster General reserves the right to reject
any bid which may be deemed extravaganza and also to
disregard the bids of failing contractors and bdders
a | (Act of June s, 1872, section 249)
l6 The bid should be sealed superscribed, Mai
t Proposals. State of Vermont" addressed Second As
sistant Postmaster General Contract Office" and SEN
by mail, not by or to agent Bids of $4,000 per an
It mum and upward must be accompanied by certified
check or draft on some solvent National Bank equa
to per cent of the amount. (See law of Congress
June s, 1872.
IT, The contracts are to be executed and returned t.
the Department by before the LIST day Of July, 1878
but the service must be begun on that day, on tn
mail day after it, whether the contracts be execut
ed or not.
Transfers of contracts interest in contracts,
" forbidden by law and consequently cannot be allowed
Neither can bids interests bids. be transferred
assigned other parties Bidders will therefore tax
notice that they will be expected perform the servc
accepted to them through the whole contract term.
49, Section 249 of the act of June s, 1872, provide
that contracts for the transportation Of the mail sha
be awarded to the lowest bidder rendering suicien
guarantees for faithful performance, without other
erence TO the mode Of such transportation than may
provide for the due CELEBRITY certainty
security thereof Under this law bids that propose
transport the mails with celebrity certainty and
ity hdring been decided to be the only legal bids
construed providing for the entire mail hocevt
IT. large and aohdteper may be the mode of conueyan,
necessary to insure its celebrity certainty and
ty and hare the preference all others and no oil
. ers are considered, except for steamboat routes
," 10. A modification of bid in any of its essenti
terms is tantamount to a new bid and cannot be r
iy ceived to interfere with regular competition
: Making bid with guarantee and certificate,
the only way to modify previous bid
u 20. Postmasters to be careful not to certify
the suficency of guarantors without knowing tn
they persons of sufficient responsibility. (See Sc
ton PAT act of June s. S72 They must not sign Il
certificate until the of the bid is inserted and Il
ay bid and guarantee signed by the bidder and tw
guarantors disregard Of this instruction by po
masters aoiH subject them to immediate romoraL and
ri penalties.
Postmasters are also liable to dismissal from off
for acting agents of contractors bidders, with
IL without compensation in any business matter,
thing, relating to the mail service They the tru
ed agents of the Department and cannot consistent
act In both capacities.
81. All bidders, guarantors, and sureties dstin
y notified that on failure to enter into or perform
contracts for the service proposed for in the accept
ice bids their legal liabilities will be enforced against the
d. Present contractors and persons known at {
Department, must, equally with others, procure gut
antors and certificates of their suiciency substantial
the forms above prescribed. The certificate of suf
iency must be signed by postmaster.
IA JN0. A. J. CRESWELL
Postmaster General