The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-06-29
u. s. Mail Routes.

''Wa1 bills" or receipts, prepared by postmasters
the mails specifying the numbr and dcsiina ton OF
the several bags 10 be examined by the pos tiers,
10 insure regularity In the delivery OF bags and
pouches.
1. No pay viii be made for "Trip. no, performed; and
for each OF such omissions, II the failure be occa
stoned by the f.ut OF the contractor carrie thrce
times the bay the trip W u be drdue ed. For am
vals So Ear behind time to break on with
depending mails and not sufficiently excused one
fourth of the compensation for the tp is Sub ect TO
herein s.ecned enlarged penalties proportioSed 10
tn nature thereof and the Importance u the mail
5 ror leaving behinl or throwing OF the mails. or
any portion OF them foe the mission OF
or for being concerned in setting up or ruhnnr sn T.
press eonve' ing intelligence AGVHnes Of lie natl
quarter pay may be dsducted.
z6. Fine WIN be impose, unless the delinquency be
Of postm or the afdAvts OF hr credible per
sSt,. SI 70 n he al from m or Ss s 'o' neg
ONCE; for suffering II 10 be Wet injured "rsGroy "a,
robbie, or lot; and for refusir. after demand. 10
convey IN N al - frequently the contract ms
or concern In running. coach, car or steam5 at
on roaIe.
for Pcatsd failures tu run hly to et tor
assigning the contract: for VI lat he y ST. nice
laws or disobvyins the ms ructlons OF the DepaI,
mrnI; for refusing to discnarse . carrier when re-
CURED by the pepar,uebt 10 do so; fos tu4n.ng an
express Ms aforesaid; for transporting ps,sons
packages conv ying mailaols matter OUT II he Al. Il
The Postmaster "ener, may order mere SC
OF service on route by allowing therefor pro rata
increase on the contract Pas. He may ,h nge sehrd-
ules OF departures snd arrivals all cases and par
ticnlarly 10 make them conform la connections With
FOL ROADS VII out increase OF pay, provided the
| running time be not abridgel. The ostmAster 1ene-
raj may also discontinue curtau the service, IN
whole or in part, in order to place the sui
ror service, wheneN the public int rests in his
Judgment, shall require such discontnusnce car
tailment for any other cSnse he allowing, as full in
demnity 10 contractor one months extra pay on the
amount OF service dispensed with, RAd apFo rata
pensaton for the amount Of service retained and con-
nued.
y Payments will be made by collections from, or
drafts ON, pOstmastsrs otherwise after the txp
November rlarN
May and August, p divided that required evidence OF
service has been received
10 III distances gwen believed to be sub tan
TALLY correct but no increased pay will be allowed
should they be greater Ih4n advertised II the points
to be supplied are correctly stated Bidders must tR
form themselves hispoiR and also in reference
the weight of the mail, the condition Of hills, reads
roads, ferries obst uctions any kfna by which
| expense may b. in urred No claim for additional
alleged mistakes or misrepresentation the degree
of &C; for bridges des ioyed, ferries dlscon-
tnued other DISTINCTIONS causing incre. dis
lance ar expense occurring during the contract te m
Uces established after this advertisement is issued
and also du;ing the cont act term 10 be vsi, ed
without pay il the distance be not increased.
IL. Bidders are cautioned to mail tn, r proposals
in time 10 reach the department By the day aud honr
named in the advertisement, rs bids received after
that time tciH not De considered in mpettion with
| can bids be considered winch are without the bond
OATH and Certificate required by section 245, act Of
~ Bidders should fret propose for service strictly
according TO the advertisement, ana then, IL they de-
sire separately for different seryice and IL the TegU
Tar bid DC the lowest offered for the advertised service
| the other proposition may be considered
l3 There should be but enc route bid for in pro-
POSI-. Consolidated or comOin tion bids proposing
one sun for two or more rou esq cannot be consid
cred.
a. The route, the service the yearly pay the name
and residence Of the bidder Chat is his usual post
office atdrrss,) and the name Of each membtr OF
firm where company offers. should be distinctly
| stated.
BILE, the prin ed Proposals furnished by .the Oepar
nt to write out in full the " their bids and
| retain cop es Of kArm.
Bids altered in the roats the service the yearly
pay or the name OF the bidder by erasures inter
iinestion-, should not be submitted: sub
init, ed will not he con.ide ed in awarding the
tracts. No withdrawal of bid will be allowed unless
the with rawa Is re ,eved twenty flour hours previous
to the time fixed for opening the proposals.
Ii. In of failure of the accepted bidder exc.
ing the cuntroct term, the vice will be rtadvertsed
tractor and accepted bidder who shall wrongfuly
refuse or fail to enter into contract IN due FORM and
be deemed guilty OF a mi dem amor, and on cUnv,c
ton In s seop ne nnea ana imprisoned Ihre or
| jet any bid which may be dtemed extravag nj; and
also to disregard the iIs Of failing Contractors AND
No contract for carrying the mail ,hSll be made with
any person who mas entered, or pro.osed TO enter,
any bid for carrying the mall who las made any
agreement, or given or performed or pr missed give
or perform any consideration whatever induce
other person not 10 bid for auy such ntract.
No bidder for carrying the mails shall be released
withstaudlng award made lower bidder, until a
con ract for the designated ser ice shall have been
duly executed BY such lower bidder and his urttes
| and accepted and the service entered upon by the
contractor IL the satisfaction OF the PostmasterGen
era.
by regulation of the Department no carrier can be
employed ho Is under .ixteen years Of age and no
blod.r will be accepted no Is under twentyone years
| of age, or who Is q married woman.
10 The BID should be seal, d, supers CT, bed mali
S1ats 81
| 49, Ev ry proposal must be accompanied ey bond
with two or more snreties approved by postmaster
and in cases where The amount OF he bond exceeds
five thousand dollars ($5OO0l ny postmas er Of tne
first second or third Bids for service the pay
for which at the time OF adv rsemtnt exceeds fN c
| tn usand dollars ($5000), must be accompanied by q
certified cheek draft, payab to the order Of tue
POstmasterGeneral, on rome solvent natiunsl bank,
OF not less than five per the amount II the
annual pay such route, and IN Of lew or mod
amount of the bond accompanying the bid. II the
| amount OF ga bond exceeds t$5OOO) 1--WE thousand
dollars.
The amount OF bond required with bids, and he
present pay when 1t exceeds $50O0 nve thousand dol
lars are stated IN the advertisement under tie appro
pirate route.
Sureties on The bond Of bidder must take an oai
before an officer qualified TO a m n. ster oaihs that
they the OF real wor in the aggrr
gaze, sum double the amount Of said bond, over aud
above all debts due and owing by them AID al judg
II ents, mortsag and xecutions against thtm after
allowing all exemptions II any character VIVA ever.
20. All checks depo-i ed With bios will be held un
til contract lie cnied and the serUice commenced by
the accepted bidder, On, cks sDiA then be returned b
| mail on the Dritten request Of the bidder, or deiiU
|
81. the CONTRACTS are D. be erecaed and returned
re DepG, U t1ent by Or 6rs ne t,01 ;S dGg
epJ Is'S oer S. ne GoRa re- po Oaa s Se
erd may proceed TO contract Jor the serUtce Dt oeT
Assignments Of contracts, or OF interests in con-
tracts. forbidden by law, and consequently cannot
transferred or sssi@oed to Other paries Bidders vii
therefore take notice that they will be expected per
form the service awarded to them through the whole
a. Section 80 of the act of June g. 1874 provides
that contracts for the transportation OF the mails
| hcent guarantees for faithful performance, without
other r ference TO the mode Of sucn transportation
than be necessary TO provide for the due CELEBRITY
certainty, and security thereof Under this law bids
that propose to transport the malls with cetty Ger
legal bids are construed az proUiding for tie entire
mall hOloerer large and sohdteUer may BE- tie mode q
and security" and hare ne preference ocer all others
and others are conriGerd d, except for steamboat
80 A modification Of a bid in any Of its essential
terms is tautamounI to q new bid. and cannot be rc
| ceived e. interf with regular competition.
| Making new bid in proper form Is the only way 70
modify previous one.
-. Fo-tmasters are cautioned, under penalty Of re
moval, not ~ sign the approval Of the bond OF any
bidder before the bond s siRL ed BY tn bidder and
his sureties, and not IN entirely satisfied OF the
| sufRciency of the sur-ties.
Ne postmaster, assistant postmaster, or clerk EN-.
ployed In any post Office, shall be q contractor con
| cerned in a Contract for carrying the mail.
%. ostmasters are also liable TO dismissal from
from flee for acting agents OF contractors bid
der, with or without compensation In any business
matter thin, relating the mil service. They
rhe Iiused agents OF the Department aud cannot con
| sistently act In both capacities.
%. In Case the route IL not fully supplied with
pouches. locks, and keys regulation must be mad,
upon the Second Assistant Postmaster General for tn,
zane before the date Of beginning service.
tD Proposals altered by ensures or inierineaioni
OF the route the service, The yearly pay. the
OF the b deer. will not be considered.
FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND AND CERT sIcATE
PfoposdI
The undersign d ..............., whose 20 ton
addross is. county u st.tso