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

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/ JB From Baron Landing, y Evansville, TO West
more. mile and hac., three tunes week.
Leave Barton Landing Tuesday, Thursday, ane
Saturday az 5.--ip IN;
| Arrive at Nestllurs 10y m
Leave Westmore Tuesday, THURSDAY, AM
| saturday AZ
! Arrive At Barten Land n hy - ~.
| Bond required Win BID, $50.
-ll From We.i Concord to Concord, :. miles and
| back. three times = week.
Leave West Concord Mondly. Wednesday, an,
| Friday az 30 III.
| Arrive at Concord p O.. pms
Leave Concord Monday, "Wednesday. AMI Fri
/ day al e p m
Arrive at West Concord by 5.alpm.
Bond required wth bid sle.
-5 From.w'ndsort to Cornish Flat. ! miiesand back
| three times q week.
Arrive at Cornish Flat by p m.
Leave Cornish Flat Tuesday Thursiay, nd
| Satr- day AZ DO m.
| Arrive at Windsor by l.2l am.
Bond required with bid, $40.
INSTRUCTIONS To BIDDERS AND rosIrAsrERs;
Containing also condition, % be- iHrorpo-sfsG fl'
| contracts 20 flr srftat the Department may Deem
| pofer.
The PosrN,sTER GEssR,L warns bidders and
their suretes to acquaint themselves fully with the
laws gress relating 10 contracts for the carryin.
% the mails. lthe important provisions OF which are
| cited heroin.I and Also 10 i1miliarze themselve
! with the Instructions and forms herein furnished
| before they shall assume any Liabilities rs such
| bidders or suretes, and u prevent misApprehen-
| sion or cause OF complaist thereafter;
| PosTNAsTERs are required TO make themselve
familiar with the laws and these Instructions that
/ they may he able 10 inform and direct others.
| T. Seven minutes are allowed TO each intermeti
ate office, when not otherwise specified for assert
/ M the mails,
; ON routes whore tie mode Of conveyance ad-
mits OF il. the special agents Of the Post Office DE
partment, also post office blanks, mail bags, locks
and keys. are to he conveyed without extra charge
! 3. way Bills or receipts. prepared by post
masters other agents OF the Department. viii &C
| company the mails, specifying the number and
destination Of the several bags, 10 be exam ned by
! the postmastefs, to ensure regularity IN the do
| livery Of bags and pouches
| l. No nav VI u he made for trips not performed
and for each OF such omissions II the failure he oc
casiOnod by the FAULT of the contractor carrier
| three times the pay Of the trip Will lie deducted
For arrivals So far behind tune as TO break connec
| ton with depending mails, and not suihciently ex
| cused one fourth OF the compensation FOR the triI
il subject TO forfeiture. For repeated delnquencies
OF the hind herein specified. enlarged penalties
proportiOned to the nature thereof and the import
| ance Of the mail, may be made
;. For leaving behind or throwing OF the mails
| or any portion OF them, Tor the admission OF pas
| senzers, or Tor being concerned in setting up OF
running an express conveying intelligence IN ad
vance Of the mail, quarters pay may DO deduct
ed.
G. Fines will be imposed, unless tho delinquency
he promptly and satisfactorily explained by certif
Gates Of postmasters or the afdsvs Of other credi
BILE persons for falling TO arrive in contract time
for neglecting 10 take the mail from, or deliver i
into post Office Tor suffering il 10 be wet, injured
Destroyer, robbed or Lost and for refusing after
demand. 70 convey the mail az frequently as the
contractor runs or is concerned in running, coach
| car, or steamboat route.
:. The Postmaster General may annul the con
tract for repeated failures TO run agreesby 20 con
tract for ass gnng the contract for violating TIT
post Office laws, or disooeyin- the instructions o
| the Department; for refusing TO discharge car
| rier when required by the department to do so
| FOR running an express as Aforesaid; or for tan
| sporting persons or packages conveying mailabl
| matter out OF the mail.
| :. The Postmaster General may order an increas
| Of service on route by allowing therefor pr
rata increase on the contract pay. He may change
| schedules OF departures and arrivals in all case
| and particularly TO make them conform to connec
| tons with railroads, without increase of pay, pro
vided the running time be not abridged. TIT
| Postmaster Ueneral may a-so discontinue or cur
tail the service in whole or in part in order I,
place On the rorte superior serviceor whenever tn,
public interest, in his Judgment. shall requir'
| such disconrnuauce or curtailment for any Othe
cause he allowing, as full indemnity to contractor
| one months extra pay on the amount OF service
dispensed with and pro rdfo compensation for tn,
amount Of service retained and continued.
9. Payments will be made by collections from. or
drafts on, pOstmasters or otherwise, alter the ex
pration OF each quarter-say in November, Feb
| ruary. May, and August, provided that required
| evidence OF service has been received.
10. The distances given are believed to be SUD
stantially correct, but No increased pay will be al
| lowed should they he greater than advertised, i
the points To re supplied are correctly stated
| Bidders must inform htnSsitss on this point anc
also in reference to the weight of the mail, the con
diton of hills, roads, streams, DC. and all toll
I bridges. turnpikes, plank-r ferries, or oh
structions OF any kind by which expense may b
incurred.No claim for additional pay based sucl
ground, can be considered: nor for alIegof mis-
| takes or misrepresentation as the degree O
service NOR for bridges destroyed, fsrrie,
| discontinued. other distractions causing
or increasing distance or expense occurring
during the contrac. term. Offices established
after this advertisement is issued, and also
during the contract term, are to be visited withou,
| extra pay if the distance be not increased.
II. Bidders cautioned to mail their proposals
| in time to reach the Department by the day and
hour named in the advertisement, as bids received
after that time uiH not be considered in competi
ton with bids OF reasonable amount received ia
time. Neither can bids be considered which are
without the bond, oath, and certificate required by
section 2i5, act Of June %, 1874.
IL. Bidders should first propose for service strict
~ according to the advertisement and then, If they
desire separately for different service; and If the
regular bid he tine lowest offered for the advertised
ssrvce; the other propositions may be considered.
| ID. There should be butone route bid Tor N pro
posal. Consolidated or combination bids (''pro-
posing one sum for two or more routes'D cannot be
| considered.
IA. The route. the service, the yearly pay. the
name and residence of the bidder, Chat this, his
usual post-ofice address.) and the name Of each
| member of a hrm where company offers, should
| be distinctly stated.
is. Bidders are requested 70 use, as far as prac
| ticable the printed proposals furnished by the
Department, to write out in full the sum Of theiI
| bids and to retain copies Of them.
Bids altered in the route, the SERVICE the yearly
\ pay, or the name Of the bidder, by erssures or In
tsrlinsstiops, should not be submitted; and II u
| submitted will not be considered in awarding the
! contracts. No Withdrawal Of bid will b allowed