The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-19

as 10 break E1uBeE9
cused one fourth Of The Sr fae
SSesfo heras
pertoned 70 the nature thereof and the Importance
any portion Of then FOR the admission OF
or Tor being concerned In setting up or running an
express conveying intelligence In advance Of tie
mai, u quarters pay may be deducted
d. Fines viii be imposed, unless the deliuduency be
promptly and satisfactorily planned BY certificates
sons for failing to arrive in contract time; for neg
Letting to take the mail FROM or deliver into post
Office; for suffering it 70 be wet injured, destroyed,
robbed, or lost and for refusing, after demand, TO
convey the mail rs frequently the contractor runs,
or Is concerned In running, COACH car, steamboat
z. The Postmaster-Ge General may annul the contract
for repeated failures to run agreeaby to contract for
laws, or dIsoIeying Che Instructions of the Depart
nent; for refusing to discharge carrier when re-
quired by the Department to do so; for running an
packages conveying mailabe matter out of the mail
8. The Postmaster General may order an Increase
of service on route by allowing therefor pro rta
ues of departures and arrivals In all cases, and par
hCularly to make them conform to connections with
rnds without tho, Of pay tGs rnn
may also discontinue curtal the service, In whole
or in part In order to place the route superior ser
mcnt, shall require such dsconttnuance or curtail-
ment for any other cause he allowing, as full iE-
amount of service dispensed with, aud pro rata
compensation for tire amount OF service retained
and continued.
8. Payments will be made by collections from. or
drafts on, postmasters or otherwise, after the expra-
don of each quarterly In November, February,
May and August provided that required evfcnce OF
service has been received.
10. The distances given arc believed to be sub
stantiay correct; but no increased pay viii be al
points to be supplied are correctly stated. Btdders
must inform Memsciues on this point, and also I'D
reference TO the weight Of the mail the condition OF
hills roads streans sc and all toll-brdges, turf
pixies, pank-roads, ferries or Instructions OF any
kind by which expense may be incurred NO claim
for additional pay based such ground can be con-
idcrcd; nor for alleged mistakes or misapprehen-
ZION Is 10 the degree Of service; nor for bridges De
srOyed. ferries discontinued, or other distractions
causing or increasing distance or expense occurring
Turing the contract term. Offices established atier
this advertisement is Issued and also during the CON
tract term, are to be visited without extra pay ii the
distance be not increased.
II. Bidders are cautioned TO mall their proposals
in time Ia rcac the Department by the day ana hour
named In the advertisement, bids received after
hat time iCiN not Ge considered In coinpetitlon
with bids Of reasonable amount received IN tilnc.
Neither can bids he considered which are me
bond, OATH aud certificate required by section Zso.
lci Of june %, 1874.
r. Bidders should first propose for service strictly
ccorin. To the advertisement, and then, II they ue-
sire, ScDurutciU for different scryicei ana tllG
,cyutur bid e tie lowest offered for the adSer,seu
service ihc other propositions may DC cons d
proposal Consolidated or combination plus I, pro.
posing one sum for two OF more routes cahno1 w
considered.
IL The route the service. the yearly pay, the name
md residence of the bidderthat IS, bis usual post
Office address, and the name Oh eaGn nieiun , VI
firm where u company offers, should be distinctly
stated. 49,,
bic the printed proposals furnished by the Depart
cnt to write out in full the sum oftcir bids, and TO
retain copies of them.
ry or the name of the bidder, by crsres or inter
iincatons, should not be submitted AMI II go submit
led will not be considered In awarding the contracts
No Withdrawal of Il bid will he allowed unless the
withdrawal Is received twcnty-fOur hours previous
20 the time fixed for opening The proposals
1G In of failure of the accepted bidder TO exc
cute a contract or of the abandonment of service
Turing the contract term the service VIII pc READ
TertiSed and reet at the expense OF the failing O-
Ter ar contractor: and any accepted biduer VINO
shall wrOngtully refuse fail 10 enter into contract
in due form, and 10 per form the service described III
mis- proposal, may be deemed guilty of misdcmea-
nor. and on conviction thereof be fined and I'LL
DriSoncd therefor.
r. The rostaser-GenGra reserves the right TO
reject any bid which may be deemed cNtravagant
mi also To Disregard the bids OF failing CONTRACTORS
and bidders.
with any person who has entered, or proposed to en-.
ter, into any combination TO prevent the making ol
my bid for carrying the mail, or who has mace any
agreement. or given or performed. or promised 10
give or perform, any consideration whatever 10 IN
lcc any other person not 10 bid for any such con-
No bidder for carrying the mails shall be released
FROM his obligation under l,is bid or Tr9p3stl, not
withsantllg IN award made 10 i"wSr s,a have
hGcn duly executed by such lower phl1cr anu MS
;urctics and accepted, and the service entered upon
BY the contractor TO the satisfaction Of the Iostnas
.cr-ticncra. , ~
By regulation of the Department, no carrier can
no cnploye,l who Is under sixteen years of age; AMI
no bidder will be accepted who Is under twehty-ohe
years of age, or WHO Is married woman; :, ,,.,
is. The bid SHOULD he sealed sperscrd~h s Mai
Assistant Postmaster General, Contract once
10. Evc-y proposal must he accompanied by a
master and In cases where the amount OF the bond
exceeds five thousand do liars $4,000 by Z post
master Of The first second or tniTh n cas- SS ."r
mcnt exceeds live thousand dollars $4,000, must DC
accompanied by certified check or draft, iayaDeIo
the order of the POStlaSter-Gcnera on some SOL
vent national bank OF not less than i've per cehtui
on the amount of the annual pay on such route ana
in case of new modified service, not less than I'VE
mrcrutum OF the amount OF the hond accompanying
the bid, if the amount Of said bond exceeds tSo,oool
five thousand dollars. go -,
present nay when it exceeds tS3,000l five thousand
dollars, are stated In the advertisement under the
aDprOpriatc route \,
imr,lrs on The bond of bidder must take an oath
before an officer qualified to administer oatiis that
they are the ul real estate worth in Tue ae-
.rc.aic Il sum double the amount of said bond over
and above all debts ,luc AMI owing by thein ana all
Judgments. mortgages, and executions against them,
litter allowimgeall exemptions OF every character
20. All checks deposited with bids will be held
until contract Is executed and the Ssrplce CONE
nteRccd by inc acccpteu DlusI. set az IL
bs returned by mail on me Drnten TeQuest " t'ts
biiicr. or delivered To any one on ms oIdfr.
2l. TIE coRtrdctS are 70 Oe efecnten III onfb
turned 10 the DepnrImeht gy or oeJUrs uae nG
ddY Of September, 1876, ofheTfctSs tns dcGep.edJ
bifdtr cH Ge conSttcrs0 as w onir%cf
ne Postmdster- sen'[h n.on @ccording to
tor me SeFOtcc 'ot'" o'''e' p''''''' "'o
tar. r. ,,or,s, I'm COM
Assignments W s" ~ iS' md consequently can
tracts, are lorouen ny INV amH ~ in,tr.,t in bids
not BE- a.!o"e. Ncicf I', liz, n,rties Bidders
h. transferred or asSne !" ,cv vii he EXPECTED
10 perlorn. the service a"'lraeu " '"en' VIA