Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-11-18

by the fault of the contractor 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-ourth of the
pensaton FOR the trip subject to forfeiture For
repeated delinqueLces Of the kind herein specified
enlarged penalties proporored to the nature thereof
and the Importance of the mail. may i've made
;. f'T leaving behind or throwing of the mails, or
any por ton of them for the aamssI of passengers
for being concerned in setting up running
press conveying intelligence in advance of the mail,
quarters pay may be deducted.
G. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency be
promptly and satisfactorily planned by certificates OF
postasters OF the adavits of other credible persons
for failing to arrive in contract time for negectng to
take the mail from, deliver it into post office for
suffering 1t to be wet injured destroyed robbed lost
and for refusing, after demand, to convey the mail as
frequently as the contractor is concerned in
running, coach. car steamboat a route.
T. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated alurs to aeeably to contract; for
violating the post Office laws dsobeying the insruc
tons of the Department. for refusing to discharge
carrier when required by the Department do for
running an express aforesaid; or for transporting
persons or packages conveying maable matter out of
the mail.
s. The Postmaster General may order an increase of
service route Icy allowing therefor pro rata in
on the contract pay. 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 or curta the service in whole in part in
order to p the route superior service when
the public interests in his Judgment shall require
such dscoptinuance curaiment any other cause
he allowing full indemnity to contractor months
extra pay the amount of service dispensed WITH and
pro rata compensation for the amount of service
tanned and continued.
0. Payments will be made by collections FROM
drafts on pOsmasters or otherwise after the expra
ton of each quarter-say in November February, May
and August provided that required evidence of service
has been received.
TALLY correct; but increased pay will be allowed
should they be greater than advertised if the points to
be supplied correctly stated. Bidders must inform
themselves this point and also in reference to the
weight of the mall the condition of hills roads, streams,
&c. and all tollbridges turnpikes plank roads, ferries
or distinctions ofany kind by which expense may be
incurred No claim for additional pay, based on such
ground be considered for alleged mistakes
msapprehension as to the degree of service; for
bridges de troyed, ferries discontinued other OBJ
structlons 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
IL. Bidders cautioned to mail their proposals in
time to reach the Department by the day and hour
named, g p. February g. 1879 for bids received at
ter that time acW not be considered in competition with
bids of Ieasonab amount, received in time. Neither
can bids be considered which without the guaral-
tee required by law, an certificate of the sufcicncy
of such guarantee and the oath of the bidder according
| to Section 246, Act of June 8, 1872.
II. Bidders should first propose for service strictly
according to the advertisements and them If 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.
ID, There should he but one route bid for in propo
| sal, Consolidated combination bids ("proposng one
| sum for two routes') cannot be considered
H. The route, the service the yearly pay, the name
and residence of the bidder hat is his usual post Of
fee address, and the name of each member of firm
where company offers should be distinctly stated.
To- Bidders are requested to use. as far as practica
be the printed proposals furnished by the Department
to write out in full the of their BIDS and to retair
| copies Of them.
Altered bids should not be submitted; nor should
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bidder guarantor will be allowed unless the with
drawal is received twentyfour hours previous to thu
time fixed for opening the proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons. The bid and guarantee should be signet
plainly with the full name of each person.
The Postmaster General reserves the right to rejec
any bid which may be deemed eXtravagant; and also 4
disregard the bids of failing contractors and bldders
| (Act of June s. 1872 section 249
l6 The bid should be sealed superscribed. Mai
Proposals, State of Vermont" addressed Second As
sistant Postmaster General, Contract Office, and sen
by mail, not by or to agent Bids of $1,000 per an
mum and upward must be accompanied by certfe
check or draft on some solvent National Bank, equa
to per cent of the amount. (See law of Congress
June s, 1872.
H. The contracts are to be executed and returned
the Department by before the LIST day Of July 1878
but the service must be begun on that day, tn
mail day next after it, whether the contracts be execu
ed or not.
Transfers of contracts or of interest contracts
forbidden by law and consequently cannot be allowed
Neither bids, or interests bids, be transferred
notice that they will be expected to perform the serviC
accepted to them through the whole contract term.
IS. 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 suicer
guarantees for faithful performance without other
to the mode of such transportation than may
necessary to provide for the due celebrity certainty
security thereof" Under this law bids that propose
transport the mails with celebrity certainty and
ity having been decided to be the only legal bids,
construed prOriding for the entire mail hOicer
: large and tphdterer may be the mode of conrsydn
necessary to insure its celebrity certainty and secr
ty" and hare the preference all others and no OF
| ers considered, except for steamboat routes
49, modification of bid in any of its essenti
terms is tantamount to new bid, and cannot be T
| ce:ve1 to interfere with regular competiti0
Making new bid with guarantee and certificate.
the only way to modify previous bid
90. Postmasters are to be careful not to certify
the suficency Of guarantors without knowing tn
they are persons of sufficient responsibility. (See sc
: ton PAT act of June s, 1872 They must not sign
certificate until the of the bid is inserted and q
bid and guarantee signed by the bidder and tw
guarantors; disregard NJ This instruction by po
masters aoiH subject them to immediate romocat, and
l. severe penalties.
Postmasters are also liable to dismissal from off
for acting agents of contractors bidders, with
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 are dstin
ly notified that failure to enter into perform
contracts for the service proposed for in the accept
70 BIDS their legal liabilities will be enforced against the
%. Present contractors, and persons known at
Department, must, equally with others, procure gu
antors and certificates of their suicency substantial
the forms above prescribed The certificate of su
iency must be signed by postmaster.
4 JNO. A. J. CRESWELL
Postmaster General