Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-14

unleep the vithdrsval In received twsnty-iour
hours previous to the time fxsd Tor openins Wv
IL. In case Of failure ofths accepted bidder 70
execute . contract. or Of the abandonnens " =.
vice during the contract term, the servlce - al
rs-sdvertissd and re-lst at the expense OF ~ 49,
who shall vronsfully refuse or fail to snter mo
u :, d u. and TO s deemed guilty
amisdsnssnor and, on conviction thereof 10 nneu
and imprisened therefor.
rejeot any bid which may be deemed extravasant;
and also to disregard ths bids offallng
No contract for carrying the mail shall be made
with any person who has entered or proposes 70
enter, into any combination to prevent the maAns
OF any bid for carrying the mail, or VINO mas a.
made an agreement, or given or periormeu, OF
promised to give or perform any consider', s'
whatever to induce any other person not 10 ou iof
any such contract
No bidder for Carrying the mails shall be released
from his obligation under his bid or proposals
Notwithstanding An award made to a lower bidder;
have been duly executed BY such lower bidders and
his sureties, and accepted and the service eptsiea
upon by the contractor to the satisfaction o. inc
By regulation OF the Department, no carrier can
be employed who is under sixteen years Q. aye
and no bidder will be accepted who Is uncer twenty
ono Year, Of age, or who is . married woman, ,,
Is. The bid should be sealed, superscribe.d NAL
Proposals, State Of Vermont addressed second
Assistant Postmaster General; Contract vnee =,
le. Every proposal must be accompanied oy
bond with two more sureties approAed oy post.
master, and in CAGES where the amount OF the BOND
master Of the first, second or third class Bids for
service, the pay for which at the time OF sdvertse
ment exceeds i've thousand dollars s5VoJ must
be accompanied by certified check, or draft, pay
able to the order of the Postmaster 6eneraI, on
some solvent national bank. OF not less imam hve
per centum on the amount Of the annual pay on
such route, and in case OF new or modlned service
not less than five per centum OF the amount OF the
bond accompanying the bid, II the amount oil SAID
bond exceeds 1000 five thousand dollars.
The amount Of bond required with bids, and the
| present pay when 1t exceeds $500 hve Thousand
dollars, stated in the advertisement under tho
| appropriate route.
| suretes on the bond Of bidder must take an
oath before Officer qualified to administer oatns
that they are the owners OF real estate worth IN
| the aggregate, sum double the amount OF sslu
bond. over and above all debts due ana oWln- ~
| them, and all judgments, mortgages, ana eAecu-
tions against them after allowing all exemptions
| Of every character whatever.
20. All checks deposited with bids will be held
until contract is executed and the sert1ee eofnehe-
cd by the accepted bidder. Checks riH then be re-
turned BY mail the ,critte request Of the bidder or
| deiirersd TO any on his order.
81. The contracts 10 be ereeuted and returned
10 hs Department BY or before the 2oth day Of sep
TENDER, 1876, otherTise the accepted bidder riH De
eoasidsrsd hsring failed, and the Postmaster
Gensra may proceed to cont act for the series 'e'H
| efAer Parfsss, according 10 fdio.
Assignments OF contracts, or OF interest in con-
tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequently
| cannot be allowed. Neither can bids, or interest
In BIDS be transferred asst gned to othDr parties
| Bidders will therefore take notice that they Will
be expected to perform the service awarded 10 them
| through the whole contract term.
y. Section 2f9 OF the act o. June S. ls72 provides
that contracts for the transportation of the mail
| shall be awarded TO the lowest bidder rendering
| sufficient guarantees for faithful performance,
without other reference To the mode Of such tran
| sportation than may be necessary to provide iOr
tho due celebrity, certainty, and security thereof.
Under this law bids that propose to transport the
malls with eeierity, certainty and security Aau-
ing been decided TO be the only legal bids
sirsd a. proridlng for the entire ai houersr large
and trAafster may be the mode ofconteyGHee HecessaTt
TO ITS "eeierify, certainty and security and
hare the preference ousr all Others, and no OtheI-
| are considered, except for steamboat routes.
%. A modification Of q BID in any OF its essential
terms Is tantamount TO new bid. and cannot be
| received so as TO interfere with regular cOmpeti
ton. Making new bid in proper form Is the only
| way 10 modify previous one
| "a. Postmasters are cautioned, under penalty OF
! removal, not TO sign the approval Of the bond oil
| any bidder before the bond is signed by
the bidder and his suretss, and not until entirely
| satisfied OF the suttciency OF the suretes.
No postmaster, assistant postmaster, or clerk en-
ployed in any post office shall be a contractor OF
concerned in a contract for carrying the mail.
p. Postmasters are also liable To dismissal from
ofcs for acting agents OF contractors or bidders
with or without compensation, in any business
matter or thing relating TO the mail service. They
the trusted agents OF the department, and can
not consistently act in both cspac ties.
! e. IN case the route is not fully supplied with
| pouches locks, and keys, requistion must be made
| upon the Second Assistant Postmaster General FOL
| the same before the date OF beginning service.
~Propossls altered by erasures or nterlinea-
tons Of TIE route, the service, the yearly pay,
the name Of the bidder, will not be considered.