Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-16

shall consider such bid zoo hieh) Who viii enter into
contract and give bond with slrc'ies t. b led
foTmsnCe thereof in the same rcpslty and WITH
the 'teFms and conditions thereto annexed
were stated ard Contained Ia the bond which
every ~ the NEXT lowest bidders fSr sutf sr, S
bT the PCStns eter General shall refuse - enter into
CONTRACT and give bond herein required tor The
ter General shall Immediately advertise tlr pTuP'
an accepted bidder shall tail 10 enter into contract
or contractor On any nail route sLal! fail DT
iu, I" perform the service On said route according
q hi contract. when nov route shah D. o>cat
li~hca ~ nov service required, or when from suy
bound required 90 perform such service ths P1>i
master General may make a temporary contract f,T
carry iig the pan On Such rvut, without aaVertls'
Uent. for such period ~ may De necessary. not IN
any case exceeding six months. until the s.rsi~a
SHAT nave G. iiiiiitI!ci under contract made accord
ing To- law: PTOrtlci, h0rersT, That the Postmaster
route At higher price than that paid 10 the cS5i
tractor who shall have performed the service dur
in all Ut regular contracts hereafter made the
contract may, in the discretion Of the Postmaster
General, he continued in force beyond express
terms for period not exceeding sly months, uuJl
new contrac, with the same, other contractors,
shall be made 10y the Postmaster General
? Bpg4ry NJ RsF-assd rrfd CoHirar, Is Ea,~r,f
Into and Ssrrtre E.EvA
Sec 252 That "a" bidder tsr carrying the mailS
~ rrcy,e Al, notwithstanding AN award made t.
lower Lt-r, until contract FOR the designated
bidder and hi- ruretig- accepted and the 81, ice
entered upon 10y the contractor the satisfaction
the Postmaster General
Cyi.sai Gtscls or Dra5'sro Ars5rp1Hy az B. & Er-
csrftaE S5JE1-
Sec. -. That hereafter an bidders upon every
mail route for the trarSPortai'n # the mats upon
the same whore the suuuHl compensation Tor ibN
service such route At the time eNcc'~i- the sum
Win certified check OF draft, payable 60 m vrf
oil the Poe master General, upon some solvent nh
tloual bank which check draft SHAH mot DE- les
pas said route the time such bid ! made. ami
pr ccHtm 1T the amount Of the bond IS thr hu3dsr
l,gUirct 10 accompany his bid, II th,. amount II
any bidder, IN being awarded auy such contract.
shan fail 90 cNccut" he same, with good and ~ui
such bid was mad" and accepted and enter upon IA.
H. !a,.,s VI ai,a IN ~ Ii4i non "a
non 10 hi- liability "u hi> bond accompanying h1s
states ana fn same Shall forthwith e paI INTO he
Treasury Tor the Use Of ia" Post biC" department
service entered upon A. afr.S said such ,irtft sr
check 80 deposited aud the checks drafts d.pn-
returned To- The respective bidders making srr-h
deposits Nopropr-l, for the transportation of tlr
mail. where the amount Il the bond required 20
accompany tn" same shah exceed i've thousand dol
Lars shail be c.n;idered' unless accompanied with
the check draft herein required together with the
1Gn ni rG3rsi y y pTses s @ec,n I''ri
tended to affect penalties or fuTfrItpTr- which
have heretofore accrued under tie provisions If the
| sections hereby amended.
Failing Contractors Gpthy oCo AisJsus,anor
may To- advertised To he let ant receiving an award
fully refuse fail into contract with The
I Postmaster General in due form. ant perform the
! Ice irtlned guilty IF n1eHoaBoF- and, c,uNjC-
ion Thereof be puni,Egd hy ine not cXcee'ine five
! exceeding twelve months.
No P1y 10 h. ,5lnd. rnfjl Contracts ~, E ---p'eF
Sec ~ That n" person who's" Ind iUT carving ne
mail i accepted shall receive 'uy pay u4ui De has
! HFr.l rfFE. Do In Law H agI
! iatlons Il the department.
Compensation fo5 4tdj1ona' S,5rir. R,sri-.f au{
R,CHi0fsf.
Sec efa That compensation for additional service
in carving thr mail eha moi ha i'm Excess II the
exact proportion which the original compensation
tears t. tho original service; ana when aItv such al
therefor shall he expressed IN the order. amt entered
urun the hooks Of tho Department and No. c,,lnpsn-
satiou Snail De paid for any additional regular ser
| vice rendered before the issuing OF such order
sec PSI That extra allowance shall be made Tor
any increase # petition in carrying the mail
less thereby the employment Of additional stock and
ditiunl compensation shall bear no greater proper
tiun In additional stock and carriers necessarily
tract bear, the stock and carriers necessarily
! plvyed il it, execution.
D,dre,i9gS may Be matt, o',d Ffa,s LaPoss'. 70,
| D.fIRqEsac,ss
Sec 256 That tn Postmaster General may make
deductions from ;he paw ~ contractors Tor failures
fines upon tnrm for other dalin1"ncies. II may d.
tuct the prc, 81 th" trip IN all Gs-r wher tie nan
4
rc" # the failure be- occaIO2ed 10y tie faEt u the
| contractor ~ carrier.
| Contracts raauof ts 4Ss,zH,S aor Yiaasf-gr,5
SEC n. That 10 contractor Ter trsnSp 'rtIHE the
foreign country shall assign transfer ais contract
and III such assignments OF transfers shall be null and
| void.
! S,bs7rl.l 70 P. FURNISHED md Po>,.F up ~ P,s
| Cfcss-Esgisis,S 10 b. RsttuH.i cat E,PJ,
| Sc 70 That the Postmaster General shall furn
l. sl4 FliTRgn sf.tft ri
route ChcdUle Of the time ct arrly and deP1rtur,
~ ,he a az sny Ta GTef nc sGi tho DO P %
General shall also give the postmaster notice 81
any chang N thT aTrai ana o. t tlar may -
10 the Department at short and regular intervals
registers showing the exact times Of the arrivals AM
departures OF the mail.
By the act Of Congress approved April q. los NJ
| n.,Inhcr Of Congress be- contractor or b. con
| crrne3 directly OF indirectly, any contract witt
! the Government; and 10y the same act il Is made
high crime and uiisleu,eauor for any officer az ths
United States 10 enter, IL its behalf, into contract
| but If a member withdraw from contract it MAY
| lie concluded with the other partners = Opinion e
Attorney GsH,Tai, {. 9. contract with one who i
elected member of Congress during it, continuance
Is hot affected hy such election.-Itid., 5, 695I
The Postmaster General has no power, under tn,
law. 10 release bidder and contractors ana their sure
ties from their Liabilities on the allegation ol real 81
supposed mistakes of any kind IN making proposals
H. particularly requests that before edgilng, TN
fullest inquiry and investigation he made an regar,
T. the route. distance service, weight OF mails, cos
stock feed, ana tA4oJllG llktil
occur during the contract term and with due cunsd
| GRAFTON IF the consequences imposed 10y law on de
| limo Ucuts.
Ceatfo,,S 10 5s Ey,cpsd cad F'l,J ~ the DspartIsa
IN me first dGy 81 June.
Under tic PROV ieuns Of section 2i5 of the act ap
moved June g. 1874 the Postmaster General has pge
scrihed III. 1T day Of June, 1873 on or before whci
Gav the contracts of accepted bidders must be Te
cciycd al the Department la Washington execute,
/ in due fuIn.
Accepted bidders not complying with this regula
ton shall be considered as having failed to comply
with their proposals. and the Postmaster Genera
may proceed to contract for the service with Othe
! PARTIES according IL law.
| CONTRACTS RECEIVED At THE DEPARTMENT
AFTER JUNE l WILL MOI BE CONSIDERED By III
| POSTMASTER GENERAL.
FORM OF PROPOSAL. BOND. AND CERTIFI
| CATE.
| Proposals.
| The undersigned. ---. whose post ONCE ad
| dress Is ---, county of -, State nf - pro
poses 10 carry the mails of the United States, iron
lulv l. ISIS, 10 June 80 IS, route No. -, be
| tween - and -, State of -, under the All
| Nerrisement of the Postmaster General, dated he