The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-26

he Mus tha ~ 5000
son OF bags 10 be cxnTiHUd by the eosse
masters 70 insure regularity in the delivery Of BAGS
g 50 pay Win bs made for tripsnos psrformesS
and for sae Of such omisstors ii Che failure beocs
easionea by the fault Of the contractor or carrier
Ior arrivals seid In sime ~ 70 hr e eoissc
ton with depending mails, and not saslciautly ex-
n 1epsa inc ea u
Ins sa n e th penalties pro-
OF the mail, Rray be made. ~
o. For leaving behind or throwing or the malls, or
any portion OF ITEM, for the Of passsngsrs
express conveying intelligence in advance Of the
NAH q a. 9 qsartss's Psy may be deducted.
WI DC rWDossa unless the be
OF postmasssrs Or tBe ssSavits OF other csts per-
sons, Tor fasang to arrive in contract time nx-
Offices for suffering Il 90 be wet Injured destroyed
ROBBED or losh and for refusing after de1aEndr TO
WIS 10 coach, car, or stezlnbos1
On u route. ~ ttJ TO-. x tss-
=, The Postmaster. GeEsaa; may annul aeceaaaet
fep flHres 10 r agyeeably to Contract for
assigning the coatracti fss violating the post-oHee
laws, or disobeying the Instructions of the Devktt-
qui5ed by the Deparsrent a. do so; Tor runninf an
express as aforesaid- or for transporting persorsOr
packages matter out OF the mail
Of service on routebYal ortng therefor DrordsI
increase ON the contract pay. He may change schca
ticuiarE 70 make them conforEs TO connections With
without increase Of pay provided the run
may also discontinue or cnrtaH the service lin whole
or IN part In order to plhcc the route superior SER
vice. or whenever the public interests, in his judy
ment, shall require sueh disGontnuance or curtal-
ment for any other cause; he allowing, full ir-
der1nisy to contractor, oae months pay ON the
amount OF service dispensed with, and pro rata
compensation FOR the amount OF service retained
and continued.
o. Payments will be made by collections from. or
fhan
ton ofeich quarter--siy tD November, February.
May, and August. provided that required evidence OF
service has been received. s-.TEsEr
10. The distances given are believed 10 be sub
stantially correct; but no increased pay will he al
lowed should they be greater than advertised II the
points 10 pc supplied are correctly stated. Bidders
Weight eond h Of
pixies, plank-roads, ferries or DISTRACTIONS OF any
Kind by which expense may be Incurred. No claim
for additional pay based such ground can be con-
sidered: nor for alleged mistakes or misapprehen-
sion to the degree of service nor for bridges de-
stroyed, ferries discontinued or other distractions
during the contract term. Offices established after
this advertisement Is Issued and also during the
tract ter are to be visited without extra pay If the
II. Bidders are cautioned To 1aal their proposals
in time to reach the Department by the day and hour
named In the advertisement, IS bids received after
that time toiU not BE- considered In competition
with bids OF reasonable amourst received In time.
Neither bids be considered are without the
act of June %, 1874. ...
10. Bidders should first propose for service strictly
according to the adyertssmeni and then 1hey de
regular bid be the lowest offered for the advertised
service the other propositions raay be considered
13. There should be but one route bid for In a
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids e. pro
posing one SUM fortwo or1noze routes'') cannot be
considered
IA The route the SERVICE the yearly pay the name
and residence of the biddertbat Is his usual post
Office address, and the pamc or cach member OF
firm where company oheFs' shouio DC ols ty
Is Bidders are requested to use, rs far practical
BILE, the printed proposals tnsheI by e as d
retain copies OF them.t',: -.
Bidsaltercd In the route. the service, the yearly
pay or the name of tho bidder by erasures or inter
neations, should not be s,ibmitted and II so submit
ted Will not be considered IN awarding the contracts
No withdrawal Of bid will be allowed unless the
to the time fixed for opening lile proposals;
IG In case Of failure Of the ACCEPTED bidder to exc
cute n contract, or OF the abandonment OF service
during the contract term the service will be- read
vcrised and relet 1t the expense OF the faiing DID
der Or nd o. any sr
i'm due FORM and 10 perform the service described in
his proposal, may be deemed guilty OF misdeHea-
nor and on conviction thereof be fined and I'M
prisoned therefor. .,g.,rrs. $50
II. The Postmaster eneral reserves the right TO
reject any bid which may be deemed extrayaisinI,
and also to disregard the bids Of falling contractors
No contract for carrying the mail shall be usade
ter, into any combination to prevent the making Of
amy bid for carrying the mall, or VINO mas mage any
given or @haeSsp to %
ducc any other person not 10 blu lot any SUCH coii
tract. .,o,
from his obligation under his bid or proposal, not
witlst:ntng AN award made TO lower bidder, I'M
I'll contract Tor inc desighaiea ser Ss sr .n his
sIlreties, and accepted and the service enter upon
by the contractor to the satisfaction OF the Psthias
By regulation of the Department. no carrier can
be employ ed who is under sixteen years OF axe; anu
no bidder Wi o DC assspag ma Te woman.
1s. The bid should bs sealed, superscribed " Maii
Proposals State Of yirsiniE,n addressed @ SECOND
Assistant Postmastcr-G General, Contract Once"
10. Eye-y proposal must be accompanied Dy
bond with two or more suretes approved by post,
MASTER and in cases where the n9 %n o. v inc Dos
master OF The first second, third class. Bids for
service the pay for which ut tue time OF adyertse
accompanied by u certified check or draft payable 10
the order OF the Postmaster-General,o on some SOL
vent national bank; OF not less than nve per centum
in case OF modified service not less lan hVe
ucrcentum of the amount OF the bond accompanying
the bid If the amount OF said bona exceeds So,oou
five thousand dollars.
The amount of bond required Win Dlds, anu ths
present pay when IT exceeds ,oOOl hye thousana
dollars, are stated LII the auYeftseu1ehI uhusA 1ne
Snrctics on the bond of bidder must take an oath
they arc the OWNERS OF real estate WORTH IN the ag-
greeate, sum double the amount OF SAID Dona, over
and above all debts due and owing by ne h te an
after allowing all exemptions OF every character
whatever. -Hyg. - 80,
until contract Is executed and the service COM
me,,ceI Inv the accepted bidder. Checks totN then
be returned by mail on the torttsen rsqMsss OF me
turned to the Department 1y or before ne 2oth
da Spfebmeer dss1 o as hgrS g
the Postmaster Genera! may proceed 20 c1ntrace
FOR the serrics Nth other pdrtfss, according 10
Assignments of contracts or of interest IN coli
t4cts are forbidden by law, and consequently can
not be allowed. Neither can bids, or Interest III Dds
he transferred or assigned TO other parties Bidders
viii therefore take notice that they will be expected
to perform the service awarded to them through tue
whole contract term. .ts.E ~ ~ 81
yiles that for the or The mall
shall be awarded TO the lowest bidder tesdern2 sui
fcent guarantees Tor faithful periorlance,
than may be necessary TO provide Tor tue due
certainty, and security thereof" Under TINS aw'
eiea To- be the o,,ty legal bids, are construed as
sr ne srs ssas 1SsSsgss targ s,
csssarut ITO insure its celebrity certainty, and Sc
curtty,' and haze the preference over az Others,
and no others are considered, except tof steiDoa.
23. modification of a:bid< many OF It's essential
terms Is anc.nount TO new bid, and cannot be re-
ceiycd so rs to interfere with regular comrettioI.
Making new bid in proper form Is the only way TO
modify previous one.
"a. ?ostnasters are cautioned, under penalty of
removal to sign the approval OF the bond oil
bidder before the bond Is signed by the bidder and
his sureties and not until entirely satisfied Of the
s,lfficiency OF the sureties.
No postmaster assistant postmaster, or clerk en-
Moved In any post-office, shall be contractor. or
Concerned in contract for carrying the mall;
25. PostfnastersS ara also 5iahtgto usmlssn rom
office for acting as agents Of contractors or bidders
With or without npens,tion, 10 any business, mat
ter, or thing relating to email service They are
the trusted agents OF the Department. and eanhot