Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-11-04

by the fault of the contractor or carrier three times
the pay of the trip will be deducted For arrivals
far behind time as to break connection with depending
mails, and not sufficiently excused, oneourth of the
compensation for the trip is subject to Forfeiture For
repeated delinqueDcies of the kind herein specified,
enlarged penalties proportioned to the nature thereof
and the Importance of the MAIL may be made.
s. For leaving behind or throwing off the mails
any por ton of them, for the admission of passengers
or 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 explained by certificates of
postmasters the afiavs of other credible persons
for failing to arrive in contract time; for negectng to
take the mail from, or deliver it into, post Office; Tor
sueringt to be wet injured destroyed robbed or lost;
and for refusing after demand to convey the mail as
frequently as the contractor is concerned in
| running COACH car. or steamboat ON route.
Z. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated faurs to areeaby to contract; for
violating the post office laws disobeyng the insruc
tons Of the Department. for refusing to discharge
carrier when required by the Department to do so for
running express as aforesaid; or for transporting
persons or packages conveying malabe matter out of
| the mail. 3s{
s. The Postmaster General may order an increase of
service on route 10y allowing therefor pro rata in
crease on the contract pay. may change schedules
OF 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 NAV also dis
continue curtai the service in whole in part in
order to pl ce the route superior service when
the public interests in his Judgment shall require
|
he allowing as full indemnity to contractor one months
extra pay the amount of service dispensed WITH and
pro rata compensation for the amount of service
| tanned and continued.
{ o. Payments will be made by collections from, or
drafts postmasters otherwise after the expira
ton of each quarter-say in November, February May
and August provided that required evidence of service
has been received & fAtli5 ~ u fttf fs ssit r.
10. The distances given are believed to be substan
TALLY correct but increased pay win be allowed
should they be greater than advertised if the points
be supplied are correctly stated Bidders must inform,
Themselves this point and also in reference to the
weight of the mail the condition of hills roads, streams
&c. and all tobridges turnpikes plank roads, ferries
or distractions of any kind by which expense may be
incurred. No claim for additional pay, based such
ground be considered for alleged mistakes or
misapprehenson to the degree of service nor for
bridges de troyed ferries discontinued or other OBJ
structIons causing or 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
l. if the distance be not increased seft.s i
IL. Bidders cautioned to mail their proposals in
time to reach the Department by the day and hour
named, Is p February g. 1879 for bids received af
ter that time will not be considered in competition with
bids, of Teasonab amount received in time Neither
can bids be considered which without the guaran-
tee required by law certificate of the suiccncy
of such guarantee and the oath of the bidder according
to Section 246, Act of June s, 1872.
IL. Bidders should first propose for service strictly
according to the advertisement 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
|
sal Consolidated combination bids ('proposing
sum for two more routes') cannot be considered.
A. The route the service the yearly pay, the name
and residence of the bidder Chat is, his usual post of
fee address, and the name of each member of firm,
where company offers should be distinctly stated.
Ills Bidders are requested to use as far as practical
BILE the printed proposals furnished by the Department
write out in full the sum of their bids and to retain
copies of them. 81 ...-ts
bids once submitted be withdrawn. No withdrawal Of
bidder guarantor will be allowed unless the with
drawal is received twenyfour hours previous the
time fixed for opening the proposals. u. &i'-'f
l Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons. The bid and guarantee should be signed
plainly with the full name of each person sIs ..
The Postmaster General reserves the right to reject
any bid which be deemed extravagant; and also tC
disregard the bids Of failing contractors and bdders
a | (Act of June s, 1872, section 249.) ri
16 The bid should be sealed, superscrbed, Mai
t Proposals. State of Vermont addressed Second As
sistant Postmaster General Contract Office, and sen
by mail, not by OF to agent Bids of $1,000 per an
It mum and upward must be accompanied by certified
check or draft some solvent National Bank, equa
to per cent. of the amount. (See law of Congress
June s. 1872. .ts I|t-l-s 5t| f-z
IT. The contracts to be executed and returned t.
the Department by before the LIST day Of July, 1878
but the service must be begun that day. tn
mail day next 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 bids interests bids. be transferred
assigned to other parties Bidders will therefore tax
notice that they will be expected to perform the servc
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 sucien
guarantees for faithful performance without other
erence to the mode Of such transportation than may
necessary 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 ho,oep,
IT. large and aphdterer may be the mode of
necessary to insure its celebrity, certainty and
IT, and hare the preference all others and no oil
:. ers considered except for steamboat routes
," 10. A modification of bid in any of its essenti
= terms is tantamOuut to a new bid and cannot be r
~ ceived SO as to interfere with regular competition
' Making bid, with guarantee and certificate
- the only way to modify previous bid
u 20. Postmasters are to be careful not to certify
the suniciency of guarantors without knowing tn
they persons Of sufficient responsibility. (See
k ton e47 ofJune s. lS72 They must not sign Il
certificate until the of the bid is inserted and
ay bid and guarantee signed by the bidder and tw
guarantors; disregard Of this instruction by po
masters sciH subject them to immediate romordL and
RI severe penalties.
Postmasters are also liable to dismissal from off
for acting agents of contractors bidders, with
X without compensation in any business, matter,
thing relating to the mail service They the tru
n. ed agents of the Department and consistent
act IN both capacities.
81. All bidders guarantors, and sureties distin'
ly notified that failure to enter into perform
contracts for the service proposed for in the accept
NC bids their legal liabilities will be enforced against the
90. Present contractors and persons known at t
Department, must equally with others, procure gu;
antors and certificates Of their suciency substantial
IN the forms above prescribed The certificate of suff
iency must be signed by postmaster.
II JNO. A. J. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General