The Portland daily press., 1875-01-06

the county and state aforesaid, duly qualineu ana
that all his official acts are SUCH as are entlted 10
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand as clerk and affixed the seal OF said court, ON
H. ST ..,"..., Clerk.
CERTIFICATE OF POSTMASTER.
I, the undersigned postmaster at ......., State OF
, after the exercise of due diligence to in
form myself of the pecunary ability and response
bty of the principal and his suretes in the afore-
going bond, and or the unincumbered real estate
owned by them respectively, do hereby approve said
bond and certify that the said sureies are sufficient
sufficient to insure the payment OF double the en-
tire amount of said bond; and do further certify
that the said bond was duly signed by ...;...,..,
and ....... 1900, and his sureties, be-
fore signing this certificate.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND POST
MASTERS.
Containing also conditions to be incorporated IN the
contracts to the eTtent the Department may deem
proper.
1. Seven minutes are allowed to each intermedi-
ing the mails.
E On routes where the mode Of conveyance ad-
mits of it, the special agents Of the Post Office De-
partment, also post office blanks, mail bags, locks
and keys are to be conveyed without extra charge.
"Way bills or receipts prepared BY Rostmas
pany the mails, specifying the number and destina-
ton of the several bags to be examined by the post
masters insure regularity in the delivery Of bags
4. No pay will be made for trips not performed;
and for each of such omissions if the failure be oc-
casoned by the fault of the contractor or carrier,
three times the pay Of the trip will be deducted For
arrivals so far behind time as to break connection
with depending mails, and not sufficiently excused,
one fourth of the compensation for the trip is sub
ject to forfeiture For repeated denquences OF the
kind herein specified, enlarged penalties, proper.
toned to the nature thereof and the Importance of
the mail may be made.
5. For leaving behind or throwing off the mails, or
any portion of them, for the admission OF passen-
gers 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 delinquency
Gates of postmasters che adavits of other cred
ible persons for failing to arrive in contract time;
for negecting to take the mail rom or deliver II m
destroyed, robbed lost and for refusing after de-
mand to convey the mail as frequently as the con-
tractor runs, or is concerned in running COACH car,
or steamboat on route. Is.
T. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures to run agreeably to con-
ing the instructions of the Department. for refusing
to discharge carrier when required by the Depart
ment to do SO; for running an express as aioresaa
or for transporting persons or packages conveying
mailable matter out of the mail.
8. The Postmaster General may order an increase
of service route by allowing therefor pro rata
increase the contract pay. He may change sched-
ules If departures and arrivals in all cases, and par
ticularly to make them conform to connections with
ming time be not abridged. The Postmaster General
may also discontinue curtail the service. in whole
in part, in order to place on the route superior
service whenever the public interests, in his judg
ment, shall require such dscontinuance or curta1l-
ment for any other cause; he allowing as full ndem-
nifty to contractor, one months extra, pay on the
amount of service dispensed with, and a pro rata
compensation for the amount OF service retained anu
continued.
drafts on postmasters otherwise, after the expra
ton of each quarter-say in November, February,
May, and August, provided that required evidence
of service has been received.
10. The distances given are believed to be sub
stantially correct; but no increased pay will be al
lowed should they be greater than advertised II the
points to be supplied are correctly stated Btdders
must inform themselves on this point, and also in
reference to the weight of the mail the condition OF
hill, roads, streams, &c. and all toll-bridges, turn
pixies pank-roads, ferries, or Instructions OF any
kind by which expense may be incurred. Eo claim
for additional pay, based on such ground, can be
considered; nor for alleged mistakes misappre-
henson as to the degree Of service nor for bridges
destroyed ferries discontinued, other distractions
causing or increasing distance or expense occurring
this advertisement is issued and also during the con-
tract term to be visited without extra pay If the
distance be not increased.
II. Bidders cautioned to mail their proposals
in time to reach the Department by the day and
hour named in the advertisement, as bids received
after that time ao not be considered in composition
with bids of reasonable amount received in time.
Neither can bids be considered which are without
the bond oath, and certificate required by section
40, act OF June 10. 1919.
H. Bidders should first propose for service strictly
according to the advertisement and then if they de-
sire separately for different service and if the reg
Ir bid be the lowest offered for the advertised ser
vice. the other propositions may be considered.
10. There should be but one route bid for in pro-
posal. Consolidated or combination bids (proposing
one sum for two more r0utes') cannot be consid-
cred.
a. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence Of the bidder that is his usual
post-ofice address,) and the name of each member
of firm where company Offers should be distinct
ly stated.
cable, the printed proposals furnished by the Depart
ment to write out in full the sum of their bids, and
to retain copies of them.
drawal of bid will be allowed unless the with
drawal is received twenyour hours previous to the
time fixed for opening the proposals.
16. In case of failure of the accepted bidder to
ecute contract, or of the abandonment of service
during the contract term. the service will be
advertised and re-let at the expense of the failing
bidder or contractor.
IT, The Postmaster General reserves the right to
reject any bid which may be deemed extravasant;
and bidders. (Act of June s, 1872, section 249.)
49, The bid should be sealed, superseded e. mail
Proposals. State Of Ga Second
49, Every proposal must be accompanied by
bond with sureties approved by postmaster, and in
cases where the amount Of the bond exceeds five
second third class Bids for service, the pay for
which at the time of advertisement exceeds five
thousand dollars, (S0,UCU) musI ue dCCOlpdultu ny
certified check or draft payable to the order of the
Postmaster General on some solvent national bank.
of not less than five per centum on the amount of
the annual pay such route and in case of new or
modified service not less than five per centrum Of the
amount of the bond accompanying the bid, if the
amount of said bond exceeds $4,000 five thousand
dollars
The amount of bond required with bids, and the
present pay when it exceeds (S5,000 five thousand
dollars are stated in the advertisement under the
appropriate route.
90 All checks deposited with bids will be held I'M
til contract is executed and serUice commenced by
the accepSed bidder. Checks aDiU then be returned by
mail on the scritten request Of the bidder.
81. Transfers of contracts, or of interest in con-
tracts are forbidden by law and consequently cannot
be allowed Neither bids, interest in bids be
transferred or assigned to other parties. Bidders
will therefore take notice that they will be expected
to perform the service awarded to them through the
whole contract term.
81. Section 249 of the act of June 8, 1872, pro-
vides that contracts for the transportation of the
mail shall be 'awarded to the lowest bidder tender
ing sufficient guarantees for faithful performance,
without other reference to the mode of such trans
portaton than may be necessary to provide for the