The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-06-22
o.. Mail Routes.


Way bills or receipts prepared BY postmasters
OF other agents of the department, will accompany
the several 6SSs to Be examined by she masters.
TO insure regularity in the delivery Of bags and
4 No pay viii be made for trips no, performed; and
for each OF such omissions IL the failure be
stoned oy the fsn Of the contractor OF CARRIE, three
walls so far behind time to break connection with
depending mails, and not sufficiently excnsea, one
fourth OF the compensation for the trip Is sub
forfeiture For repeated de inQu news OF the kind
herein specified enlarged penalties pIoportioned u
N. nature thereof and the Importance Of the mail,
$ Fer leaving benin or throwins on the mails, or
any portion Of fhem- for the anlssion OF passengers
for being concerned 10 setting Mp running an Z
press eonve, ing intelligence ADVANCE OF The mail
quarter pay may be deducted. .u4s-a s.4
-. Fine will be inP posed. unless the delinquency be
Promptly and ssctorly explained by cettlnca
Of postmasIers or the sfds1ts Of credible per-
sons. for failing contract me; nor neg
lecung TO take the mail from, deliver il in posl
once; for suffering 1t 10 be wet injured urstroy cd
robbed, or lort; and for ne pslnS sfter demand 10
convey IN mail frequently the contractJr runs,
or concerned In running, eoaSu car, or steab at
I. The Postmaster General may anuui the contract
for prated failures 70 run asreebiy TO souract for
laws, or disoesying the tns ructions ofdhe DepAEl
msnt; for refusing to discharge Garner when re
express rs aforesaid or for transporting ~
packages cony yng maiIaOls matter oct u The ii
The Postmaster oenersl may order mere sc
OF service on route by allowing therefor pro rGta
increase on the contract pay He may oh 'nge SEIZED
ticuarly to make them conform To connections with
raj roads wit out increase Of pay, provided the
raj may also discontinue or curtan the service, in
whole or in part, in order TO place the routs su
Judgment, shall require such dsconunusnce or Uur-
Iailment for any other canse he all wing as full I'M
amount of service dispensed WITH and pro rata com.
pensaon for the amount OF service retained and CON
unued-
Payments viii be made by collections from, or
drafts on postmastsrs or otherwise after the xph
ton of each quarter say in November February,
May and August, provided that required evidences Of
service has been received so. -,.lt.
tally correct; but ne INCREASED pay will be allowed
should they be greater III an advertised the ponts
form themselves on i.point and also in reference to
the weight of the mail the condition of hills reads
streams &C and all toli-bFidges. turnpkes plsnk-
expense may be in urred. No claim for additional
pay based on sdch ground can be consideed nor for
of sev ce nor for bridges Destroyed. ferries discon-
tnued other distractions causing Increasing dis
Ofces established after TINS advertisement issued
amt also during the cont act term 10 be WISHED
without pay il the distance be not increased.
H. Bidders are cantioned 20 mail Avirptoposals
in time TO reach the Department by the day and hour
named in the advertisement as bids received after
that time sgR not b. considered in @ mpetition with
bids OF reasonable amount received time. Neither
OATH and certificate required by section 245 act Of
u Bidders should first propose for service strictly
according 10 the advertisement, and then II they de-
SIRE separately for different seryicei and IL the rs0U-
Tar bid be the lowest offered for the advertised service
the other proposition may be considered. ~ Iu
ID. There should be but routr bid for ina pro-
posal Consolidated or combn ation bids 'proporing
one sum for two or more roues'o cannot be consid-
cred. -. - f.s.4 tltiif-t '-'
u The route the service, the yearly pay. theusme
and residence OF the bidder Chat is his usual post
Office address,) and the name Of eah member Of a
| firm where company offers. SHOULD be distinctly
IS Bidders are requested to use az far practical
bla the printed proposals furnished BY the Depar
men to write out in full the sum Of their bids and to
Bids altered in the r9gts the service. the yearly
iinestion. should not be submitted, ans II Sc sub
nit ed will not be consder ed in awarding the CON-
tracts No withdrawal of bid will be allowed unless
the with Tawa Is received twentyfour hours previous
to the time liked for opening the proposals..
cute Contract Or Of the abandonment Of service dur
ing the coutroct term the service will be feadyersed
tISetor, and any Accepted blazer who sha WrOngfuy
refuse fail to enter into contract N due form and
be deemed guilty of a mi,demyanor, and, on cOnvic
ton thereof, De fined and Imprisoned fhsrefor. ed
The reserve thi right to re;
also to Disregard the iGs Of failing CONTRACTORS and
| bidders. .,..... : gs..- -
any person who mas entered or prnI oaed TO enter,
into any combination TO prevent the making oil
agfeemen or given or performed or pr missed 10 give
or perform. any Consideration whateTerTo induce any
'S BIDDER for carrying the mails shall Be- released
from his obligation under his bid or proposal not
withstandlng an award made 10 slower bidder, until
contract for the designated service shah have been
duly.execuied by such lower bidder and his surrtes
and accepted, and the service entered upon by the
contractor to the Satisfaction of the Postmaster
/ eral. t'
| by regulation Of the Department, carrier can be
employed who lie under rixteen years Of aye; and nc
bidder will be accepted who Is under twentyone years
4 Of age, or who Is a married woman.
| 49, The bid should be seal, d, superseribed Mai
Proposals, State OF Texas" addressed Second AS
sistanl Postmaster General, Contract Office.f
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