The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-11-01

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 l. Seven minutes are allowed to each intermc. Hate office, when not otherwise specified, for as- orting the mails
 ?. Ou routes where the mode of conveyance dmts of it, the special agents of the Post Office Department, also post office blanks, mail bags, | ocks and keys, arc to be conveyed without extra | ,barge. 8. "way bills" or receipts, prepared by post masters or other agents of the Department, will | accompany the mails, specifying the number and | destination of the several bags, to be examined l by the postmasters, to insure regularity In the de- livery of bags and pouches. 4 No pay will be made for trips not perform cd and for each Of such omissions, if the failure be occasioned by the fault of the contractor or carrier three times the pay of the trip will be de- ducted. For arrivals so far behind time to break connection with depending mails and not sufficiently excused, one-iouTth of the compensa- ton for the trip is subject to forfeiture. For re- peated delinquencies of the kind herein specified, eSaSfa eSercSS and the 6 ihe nh may a"5E be
 5. For leaving behind or throwing of the malls, or any portion of them, for the admission or passengers, or for being concerned in setting up or running an express conveying intelligence in advance Of the mail, quarters pay may be deducted.
 6. Fines will be imposed, unless the delin. quency be promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificates of postmasters or the afidayits of other credible persons, for failing to arrive in con- tract time; for neglecting to take the mail from, or deliver it into, post office; for suffering it to be wet injured, destroyed robbed, or lost and for T-insing, after demand, to convey the mail ire quently as the contractor runs, or is concerned in running, coach, car, or steamboat on a route
 2. The Postmaster General may annnl the con trrct for repeated failures to run agreeably to contract; for violating the post office laws, or disobcying the instructions of the Department :; Tor refusing to discharge carrier when required ha fpann sr lE Es. press as aforesaid or for transporting persons or packages conveying mailable matter out of the mail.
 s. The Postmaster General may discontinue or extend contract, change the schedule and ter mini of route, and alter, increase, decrease, or extend the service, in accordance with law he al- lowing pro yatG increase of compensation for any additional service thereby required or for in. creased speed, if the employment of additional stock or carriers Is rendered necessary; and in case of decrease, curtailment, or dlscontinuauce or service as full indemnity to said contractor one months extra pay on the amount of service dispensed with. and pro rata compensation for the service retained. ProVided, hoeerer, that, in case Of Increased expedition, the contractor may, upon timely notice, relinquish the contract.
 O. Payments will be made by collections from. or drafts on, postmasters or otherwise, after the expiration Of each quarter-say in November, February, May and August, provided that requir- cd evidence of service has been received.
 10. The distances given are believed to be sub stantially correct; but no increased pay will be allowed should they be greater than advertised if the points 10 be supplied correctly stated Bid ders must af0rRt heDlseires Dis point and also In reference to the weight of the mail, the condi- ton of hills, roads, .treams, 6cc., and si toll. bridges, turnpikes, plank-roads ferries or ob- stTuctions Of any Kind py which expense may be incurred. No claim for additional pay based on such ground, can be considered; nor for alleged mistakes or msapprehension as 10 the degree of service; nor for bridges destroyed ferries dscon- tinued, or other obstructions causing or increas- ing distance or expense occurring during the con tract term. Offices established after this adyer- tisement is issued, and also during the contract term, are to be visited without extra pay, II the distance be not increased.
 II. Bidders are cautioned to mail their propos. als In time to reach the Department by the day and hour named 6 D. m, February 2 IS74), as bids received after that time oiH not be eo,s;sred in competition with bids, Of reasonable amount received in time. Neither can bids be considered which are without the guarantee required by law, and certificate of the sufclency of such guaran. tee, and the oath of the bidder according to sec ton 246, act ofJune s, 1872
 IF. Bidders should first propose for service strictly according 10 the advertisement, and then II they desire, separately for different service and If the regular bid be the lowest offered for the ad. vertised service, the other propositions may be considered.
 IS. There should bc but one route bid for in proposal. Consolidated, or combination bids
 
 cannot be considered.
 lA The route, the service, the yearly pay the name and residence of tue bidder (that is his us- ual post-ofiice address), and the name of each member or hrn, where a company offers, | should be distinctly stated.
 ID. Bidders are requested to use as far as prac- tlcaole, the printed proposals furnished by the Department, to write out in full the sum of their bids and to retain copies of them.
 Altered bids should not be submitted nor ha auhu gaH Ea M withdrawal Of bidder guarantor will be allow. ed unless the withdrawal Is received twenty four hours previous to the time fixed for opening the proposals.
 Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsi- ble persons. The bid and guarantee should be signed plainly with the full name of each person Inc Postmaster General reserves the right to reject any bid which may be deemed extrayagant ; and also to disregard the bids of falling contract ors and bidders. (Act of June & 1872 section 24g1 | 10. The bid should be sealed superscrlbed nd saao,-r ~s.lS Territory Of Arizona, aGuroS1-
 oce Bids of Per anna% sng'a a5d i0D op- ward must be accompanied by a certified check or draft, on some solvent national bank, equal to | , per cent. of the amount also bids for service which now costs 5000 or more per annum l Where the present pay is 5000 or more, 1t Is stated In tho advertisement under the appropri- ate route.
 17. The contracts are 10 be erectted and returned to the Department by or before he lst day of June, btf ufteDtfd otH4ef nfA Oe cOlStdeF- ed as haUi'g faiied, and Ms PoStDlaster General may proceed to contract for the serrice toiM other | parties, according to idp.
 l Transfers of contracts, or of interest In con. tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequently cannot be allowed. Neither can bids, or interest in bids, be transferred or assigned 10 other par. ties. Bidders will therefore take notice that they will be expected to perform the service awarded 10 them through the whole contract term
 ls Section 2i9 of the act of June $, 1872 pro. yides that contracts for the transportation of the mail shall be awarded to the lowest bidder ten. dering sufficient guarantees for faithful perform anee, without other reference to the mode of such transportation than may be necessary to provide for the due celery certainty, and security there. of' Under this law, bids that propose to trans. port the malls with "eeieritY eertaisfy and sectiy- ny" hauiH9 been decided Co De Me OHIy legal bids. are construed as PTOvidiag for he eitUe Daa hoo. eUeT large, aud uhatepa saay De hs mode of c0l- reyance necessary to insure ns "ceicrity, cer- falHty, aud sectVify" aud hars he preIerenoe ouer al others, and no others are considered, except | for steamboat routes.
 10. modification ofa bid in any of its essen. | tal terms is tantamount Co a new bid, aud cannot