Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-23

I lsss the withdrawal Is received txen.y-.lur
hours previous to the time fixed for opening tbs
Is. In case of failure ofthe accepted bidder 20
/ execute q contract. Of the abandonment Of ser
vice during the contract term the service will be
re-advertised and re- let at the expense O. TIE fa
ing bidder or contractor, and any accepted bidder
/ who shall wrongfully refuse or iail TO enter ut4
contract in due form. and to perform the service
des crbed in his proposal. may be deemed guilty
/ a msdemeanor. and, on conviction Thereof. DC tne1
| ant imprisoned therefor.
| II. The Postmaster General reserves the right ..
| reject any bid which may be deemed extrsva-tnt
and also to disregard the bids OF falling eoutr1et-s
| and bidders.
| No contract for carrying the mail shall Re made
| with any person who has entered, or proposed %
enter, into any combination 10 prevent the max
OF any bid for carrying the mall, or WHO POI.
| made an agreement, or given or perform u Or
| promised to give or perform, any consider 11
whatever to induce any other person Ho- 70 DIG i'-
| any such contract.
No bidder for Carrying the mails shall be relea-
/ from his obligation under his bid or propos is.
| notwithstanding award made to a lower bid g.
until a contract for the esi-inated se7slce -it.
have been duly executed by such lower bidders 40
his sureties, and accepted ana the service enter.
upon by the contractor 10 the satisfaction o. aa
| Postmaster General.
| be employed who is under sixteen years %. aze
and DO bidder will be accepted who IS unce7 iTsl-,
| one years of age. or who IS married ~ouiin.
is. The bid should be sealed. superseded 'Si
Proposals State Of Vernf nt.' Addressed ".'erllr
Assisran. Postmaster General. Contract Office
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| bond with two or mere sureties approAet by b.
master, and in where the amount o. t1e hlut
| exceeds FIVE thousand dollars SlYf Hy a iH--
master OF the first, secopu or thlrl c4is-- nIs l
service the paw FOR which at the time ~ alFerr
nsnt exceeds Eve thousand dollars .s5pnI fla..
be accompanied by certified checs, Or drsl.- pos
| able to the order Of the POSTMASTER 6cne-tI. .i
/ some solvent national bank, Of not les tlfI tT
/ per centum On the amount Of the annual pHE .I
such route and in case OF new or mo- a-- ser- e.
/ not less than five per centum Of ths an a-l a- Orr
/ bond accompanying the Did. II the am I4- 0.
bond exceeds 5000 five thousand o.-1's-
The amount Of bond required vita ls. arf re-
| present pay when II exceeds IS 1n tvc ta.u.l.t
dollars. are stated in the adveTtseme- --.sr t--
| appropriate route.
| oath before an officer qualified o. atrl q See
that they are the owners o. real es't-e 5000.
| the aggregate, 4 sum double the lm -u1t n. -.
bond, over and above all debts due aut
them and all judgments, NOR za-a- .srt cs.--
ti0ns against them. after ALLOWING AL -Ns-r.
OF every character whatever
-. All checks deposited with BIDS vi. hs ..
until contract IS executed and N. ra-ra-s
ed by the accepted bidder. Chfe.s riI trt. ..-
turned By nl4ii, the irrfffen request ef ftr ll
dsfiuersd 10 any one on ms 0rasr-
p. The contracts are 20 be sze14fs- r1f -..-r.l
TO the Department b. Or bef9rs fis q +. SCI
TENDER, 1876, othsrUise the accepted t- b.
considered as ha,ing fliiea. and fae P7f.aas,r-
General may proceed 70 emit ar J9- H. i.-r tt'
other paTfies, according 70 TAR.
Assignments o. contracts. or % iute-es. .l ...
tracts, arc forbidden BY law, ami rIl f4..r.-
cannot be allowed. Neither en- Dds
in BIDS be transferred or ass -ned O. % hog pare
Bidders VIII therefore take notice rnrr
be expected % perform the service lEar.e o. ...a.
through the whole contract torn
p. section 2ig Of the act o.. June 1874 n-.l ...
that contracts for the transplrrarul n. -.r
shall BE- awarded to the lowest hcder terl-
sufficient guarantees tu- t4lfd.u per .I-l.r
without other re erence % the moe W -lrl --l-
spOItatl0n than may be necessary o. pr
the due CELEBRITY, certa MY and -sclr- -.---
Under this law bfs tia propose rl t-,n...s-
mails with " eeisriiy. Certainty, aa- sf-.-l'..
ing been de-iGsl % be ne only ieI-i .l-..
sired gr0rI44ug far fhs entire rI1fi. rraer.-
10 insure as 'cstsrify, csTf1intg and f.e.-i.I
hare the prsfereHcs 0tsr az 9flers. aLi o.. on .-.
are considered, except .1r steamboat rlut.-.
3 modification " a bld 10 any fol. 'r- e--...
terms Is tantam0unt % a new bio. aul clrl .-
received so a. 10 interfere with re-ua r.l..f
ton. Masing new bid IN proper -l-I s
way TO modify previous one.
u. POstmasters are cautioned ur-e- penalty
removal. not 70 n the apprls44 Nt tle H.l.
any bidder be.trs the blui s-et
the bidder and mis- surefles ana nl- uu-- eltr -..
satisfied % t1e suitcleucy ot the -urerc-.
NJ postmaster assistant p 81 master. a- Q. .-- l-.
ployed in any st otice shall te e. u-ra ...- ..
concerned in contract iar carry n tl- -a
p. POstma.ters are also liable 70 .-rI SOL
othce for acting as agents of contra --
with or without compensation. -u ans ll
matter, or thing relating o. the fla-. -.f-
are the trusted agents az the Dep4r-al.l. I'D ...
Tot consistently act in both clpIe t.--
p. In case the route not ~ .lF -su...
pouches locks and Keys, requ-s- lion mus.
upon the Second Assistant --las-er u-re-l
tue same before the Gate o.; he-uulns s--f
~ Proposals altered BY erAsLrr- 0r INTEL.
tons OF the route, the serv &C. The yslr-F ..
The name O. the bidder, vii not he unsolicited.