Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-23

naeecnaosr suen oid tcc nisn., VINO wiu enter int
~ the Postmaster General, for the faithful per
ana s and Win
a. were stated and contained in the bond which
q I builder. such ss's -,,
PPs,s Ss are net r TO- h,1
sSn,I.st and give bond ss herein required fer The
ter enssai shall im%eaeiy .d1er,i.e for srops
sails to pstfSm the ssry,1s On said route whene. sr
on ANY ma. rSa. .h aY or
fuse To perform the service said route according
iished. or new service required or when from any
other cause there shall not be contractor legally
Genera may Contract sns G far
carving the mail on such reute, without advertise
sHseeins six months until the . @G' t
have eG%me9esd under c9P,rss ctr made ssco1d
shall is not employ ss%pSr.,y ssr'ise on any
ssos sSa .s 70 s Ssn
| ing the las. preceding regular contract term And
~ fs "a sss dses S sSe the
General, be .;n.sd in force beyond its eIpre-.
SHAH Sfn be e made ~ vi The POsimast.r aeSef.
Bidders Mo- Re,.as,s. y..a p Cs..,aa as Battered
Sec That as'G Ds sr 3D. for Carrying the mail.
shall be released from his obligation under his bid
SD;, sa t sssEs %sds to
yGe shall have been duly exc SnLH es such lower
entered upon By the contractor u the Satisfaction Of
I the Postmaster General.
Certified G.cks ov Drafts 20 AcoompGNy al BIDS Es
c., .., r.., osedins sS,%Sp -, uno, .,.-x
mail route for the transportation Of the mails upon
the same, where the annual COMPENSATION for the
of five thousand dollars shall accompany their bids
Of the postmaster General, npd P some Solvent ma
uonal bank, which check draft shall not DE less
pay on said route al the time such bid is made and
IN case OF new or modified service not les than nvo
required 10 accompany his bid if the amount OF
the said bond exceeds five thousand dollars In cave
shall fail to execute the same, With good and sum
Gent snreties, according to the terms on which
performance of the service to the satisfaction Of
the Postmaster General such bidder shall, in adj
5id, forfeit The amount so deposited to the United
Treasury for the of the Post Office Department;
but if such contract shall be duly executed and the
check so snd the eRck or drafts rd1 or
tied by all other bidders on the route shalt be
dep1sit No proposals for the transportation of the
S wheTt the amount OF the bond reagrsd 70
lars shall be considered unless accompanied with
bond required BY preceding section G" Pror,dtf
That nothing in this act shall be construed or in
have heretofore accrued under the pToysiops of the
sections hereby amended.
Failing Contractors Gully ofd Misfen,,aaoT.
Sec Z54 That any person or persons bidding for
may be advertised to be let, and receiving award
Of the contract for such service who shall wrong
Postmaster General in due form; and perform the
service described in his their bid proposal shall
be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor and, on convic-
ton thereof, be punished by fine not exceeding five
thousand dollars, and by imprisonment for not
exceeding twelve months.
No Pay 20 b. mad, Wafii Contracts Es,cmed.
Sec 30. That person whose bid for carrying the
mail is accepted shall receive any until he has
executed his contract according law and the regu
latiUns OF the Department.
Compensation COr Additional Ssyrjc. Rss,r,a.d ant
Regulated.
Sec 26o. That compensation for additional service
in carrying the mail shall not be in excess of the
exact proportion which the original compensation
dtional service is ordered, the sum to be allowed
therefor shall be expressed in the order and entered
upon the books Of the Department; and no compen-
sation shall be paid for any additional regular ser
vice rendered before the issuing Of such order.
Sec 26l. That extra allowance shall be made for
any increase of petition in carrying the mail un
less thereby the employment of additional stock and
dtionaI pensation shall bear no greater pFopoT
tion the additional stock and carriers necessarily
employed than the compensation in the original
tract bears to the stock and carriers necessarily
plOyed Iii ITS execution.
Deductions may be made, and FiHsS Imposed, for
DeiinqUeHcieS.
Sec 266. That the Postmaster General may make
deductions from the of contractors for failures
fines upon them for other delnqencies. He may de-
duct the price of the trip in all cases where the trip
price il the failure be occasiOned by the fault Of the
contractor or carrier.
Contracts camHo, b, AssigH,d nor Transferred
sec ~; That no contractor Tor transporting the
foreign country shall assign transfer his contract
void.
Schedules 10 b, Furnished and Posted mp an Post
Qticss-RegtSsTS 10 b, Returned and Reports
Sec 20. That the Postmaster General shall furn.
ish to the postmasters at the termination of each
route schedule Of the time of arrival and departure
hs ms at 5he in the sH the e
ter General shall also give the postmaster notice Of
ordered; and he shall cause to be kept and returned
TO the Department at short and regular intervals;
departures Of the mail
By the act of Congress approved April 81, 1905 no
member Of Congress can be a contractor, be CON
cerned directly indirectly, in any contract with
the Government; and by the act it is made
high crime and misdemeanor for any officer of the
United States to enter, in it's behalf into contract
iBut if a member withdraw from a contract it may
be concluded with the other partners OptH ION 81
Attorney General, 4, AZ. contract with one who is
elected a member of Congress during its continuance
is not affected by such electiOn.-Ibtd., S, GIL
The Postmaster General has no power under the
law to release bidders and and their
ties from their liabilities the allegation of real
He particularly requests that, before 6idding the
fullest inquiry and Investigation be made in regard
of stock feed, and all penses existing and likely
occur during the contract term and with due consd-
hnquents.
Contracts 10 be Er,cV,ed and Filed the Department
By the FIRST day Of June.
Under the provisions Of section 2i5 of the act APP
proved June lS74 the Postmaster General has
scrbcd the LIST day of June 1875, before which
day the contracts Of accepted bidders must be
ceiyed at the Department in Washington, executed
il due form.
Accepted bidders not complying with this regula-
ton shall be considered as having failed to comply
with their proposals, and the Postmaster General
may proceed to contract for the service with other
parties according to law.
CONTRACTS RECEIVED AT THE DEPARTMENT
AFTER JUNE 1 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE
POSTMASTER GENERAL.
FORM OF PROPOSAL. BOND, AND CERTIFI-
CATE.
Proposals.
The undersigned, --, whose post Office adj
dress is -, county of State of -, pro-
poses carry the mails of the United States, from
July l. 1875, to June 30, lS-, on route No, be-
tween - and -, State Of, under the ad
yertisement of the Postmaster General. dated De-
cember 1874 with celebrity, certainty, and securi