St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-11-15

For arrivals 50 far behind time to break connec
ton with depending mails. and not sufficiently eN
cuscd unrtnurth of the compensation for the trip Is
subject t" forfeiture. For repeated delnqurnces of
the kind herein specified enlarged penalties pro
purtOned To the nature thereof, and the Importance
of the mail may he made.
;. For leaving behind throwing off the mails.or
any portion of them, for the admission OF passen
gers or for being concerned Ill setting up or run
ming an express conveying intelligence III advance
OF the mail a quarter pay may he deducted
b. FINES VIII be- Imposed. unless me delinquency
he promptly and satisfactorily explained by certlh
Gates of postmaters the aidavits of other crrd-
BILE persons. for failing To arrive i'll contract time
for neglcctnT t" take the mail from. or deliver IT III
to post office for suffering il Ia he wet. injured
destroyed, robbed. lost and for refusing. after
demand. t" convey the mail frequently as the
contractor runs. or Is concerned in running. coach
car, or Steamboat On a route
= The Postmaster General may annual the con
tract Tor repeated failures Ia agTecahly to con
tract for violating the post office laws disnbcy
Ins the instructions of the department for refusing
I" discharge a carrier when required by the DE
partment to d" for running an express
aforesaid; or for transporting persons packages
conveying malahlr matter out of the mail.
:. The Postmaster General NAV order an ncrr;IS,
of service "n a r"ute 10y allowing therefor Pro
rata Increase on the contract pay. lie may change
schedules of departures and arrivals in all cases and
particularly I" max" them conform Ia connections
with railroads. without incr';iS. of paw provided
the running time be not abridged. Tn, Postmaster
General MAY also discontinue Curtail the service.
III whole OF III part. III order to place the route
superior service. whenever the public interests
i'll his ud .mcnt shall require suci dscontinuanc,
or curtailm"n for any other cauS,.. he allowing :
full Indemnity I" contractor months extra pay
ON the amount eft service Dispensed with. and
Pro rata compensation tur the amount of service
retained and continued
.. Payments will be made by collections from: or
drafts on I"stmastrrS or otherwise. after the cx-
llratun OF each quartrr-say i'll November Fchru-
AIRY. May. and August provided that required
idcncr of service has been received.
10. The distances given arr. believed To he sub.
stantially correct hut Increased pay will IL, al
lowed should they he greater than advertised if the
points to he supplied arr correctly stated Bi,icrx
] m g..y nd al= IN
reference" I" the weight of the mail the condition OF
/ hills. roads. streams &c- and al. t" bridges turn
pixies. plank roads. ferries INSTRUCTIONS OF ANY
| kind hN which rNp'ns' may hcincurrrd. y" claim
| for additional pay. based such ground can IL.
considered nor for alleged mistakes miSapprr-
"n~i"n a. To III" degree "i service: mon for bridges
destroyed. ferries discontinued. or other Ohstruc-
tons carsm@ 81 increasing d~ianC" or expense oc-
curing durn. The, contract term. offices establish
ed after this advertisement Is issued and ais, dur
I'M the contract term. T." he. visited without
/ ira pay. if til" distance he not Increased.
IL Hld'l'i- cautioned to mail their proposals
/ m tim" I" reach the department 10y the day and
hour named % =. m. FEBRUARY B. I-..i,. Ton bids
Crivrd after thai time ,rN not b. r"Hsni.,.d in
petition with bids. "f reasonable, amount received
i'll time. Nrithrrcau bids he considered which
without ia" euarant"" required 10y law. and Ger
tihcatr of the >utiIrIcnrN "f such guarantee. and
thu oath at the bidder acrurtin. L. section Iii Act
"i June I-51.
L. liddrr- should ir~r pruu">,. t,r service. strict
lYa"C"I'ling L" thu adv 'III~cu,It and then II they
desire" H'I","h'H f"r difi'!rut >r,ic': and # reg
"td' Ind he the lowest "tl'r" for TIN advertised sci
u lhrr' ~h"lld t,r hut on ROM" hld Tor IN pr"
p"~al Consolidated al combination bids ,'pr"I,n~
>idrrrd
II Th,. route Tho service the. YEARLY Ia, the
Eain'. and residence 81 til" bidder uhat i his
u~u.r, posi- office. address, and the. uarnr Of each
in"ln"T 81 % INN. whrr" Il company offers should
he. distinctly stated
l. Bidders requested t" r~,. - tar ~ prs,cri-
"dPl". TIN printed PROPOSALS furnished hV Ih,. p,
Irtm,It {" >rIt ia full the sum ut their bids
aud I" retain '"pl'~ of them.
Altered hid- ~h"Uld not lee, submitted should
bid ono submitted lee. Withdrawn. \" withdraw
al ct - bidder Oh -uiIIIIi"I Will h, allowed unless
III" withdrawal L. received twenty t"ur h"ur~ PR
\l"I- =" tn TIM" i\"d t"I "l"uln- the proposals
Each Ind must ". guaranteed 10y Nv" Responsible
prisons The hld and guarantee. should he >,J,'d
plainly with ih. tull uaIur ui each I,r>"u.
lhr Postmaster t,.u neral r,~,rN~ th ii -ht I" L..
lrci ANY hid wiIch MAY lee. d,Iuri NtTv:t-:ut and
>n T. d>I'-.nd ri' hid- al ftlu. contractors and
hldd'l~ t\,t ct iuur =. l-.@ ~',tIuu 13np
IT,. ne hid should To-" scaled ~ur'i~'r l"d Mhi
Proposals. stat" ct Vermont. addressed second
assistant I,-ui~r, tr,tral t"ntI.t,t ,,fiic and
~"ni lev "'"' NOT 10y "f T." an t-'ut Bids "t = nno
pr aluuu. and upvari must h' accompanied hv e
,'riln'd check "I draft "u ~'ur solvent National
liIN equal to- r'I ''nt 81 the amount ,N'r la" Of
C"r-i,~~ OF jun, I-.4r
L. Tn" contacts ar, &" IL, ,>ccutrd aud return
III /" the department 10y "I hi,,r, tho IT, ira ~ .Tu
u - hui lh. service. must Ice. I'm un that dan
"r on TN mail day nr>r after H. whether the con
tracts b" 'N'~.ut''i "I not
lrlu~i'I~ & contracts. Of interests III con
tracts Hr" Forbidden ut Law and consequently can.
not h- allowed Neither can bids interest ia
md~. Dee u.'u~i'r'd cot assigned /" "Ih,.r parties
lldh'i~ WI. il"ii'f' tab, motto that They viii
h' '\l"'r'd {" I"rf'r1u the rNlc. accepted l."
th'u through the. 81 L'l'. contract term.
l. >''t"u -i' Of Tho act "t luu' = -. prov Idr-
That contracts Tor thu transportation Of Tho mail
small h'. awarded I" 'hr lowest hlld,r rendering
~uil'i'W -ltihut''~ i"i iu'hiu performance
without uth'r I,f"r,u, {" The, mod. II such tram
E"'air'u than MAY h' necessary :" prov i'd f"r The
du' celebrity. certainty and ~,curir, thereof In.
der Tins Law hrd- that Ir"r,-,. I" transport thu
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