The Portland daily press., 1876-06-08

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at $50 p m, or on arrival of western MALL
Arrive at North New Castle at $50 p m;
Leave North New Castle daily, except Sunday,
at $50 Pm;
Arrive at Damariscotta Mills by 43O IN.
Bond required with bid, $780,
249-From Dexter, by South Sangerville, to Brock
ways Mills, 81 miles and back, three times
Leave Dexter Tuesday, Thursday and satur-
Arrive at Brockway's Mills by p. M;
Leave Brockway's Mills Tuesday, Thursday,
and Saturday at s.45 a.. M;
Arrive at Dexter at 10.45 a. m.
Bond required with bid, $500.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND POST
MASTERS;
Containing also conditions to be Incorporated in the
contracts to the ertent the Department mag deen,
proper.
The POSTMASTER GENERAL warns bidders and
their sureies to acquaint themselves fully with the
laws Of Congress relating to contracts for the carry
ing of the mails, (the important provisions of which
are cited herein and also to fmiarze themselves
with the instructions and forms herein furnished be-
fore they shall assume any liabilities such bidders
or suretes and to prevent misapprehension or cause
of complaint thereafter.
PosTMAsTERs are required to make themselves
familiar with the laws and these instructions that
they may be able to inform and direct others.
1. Seven minutes are allowed to each intermediate
office when not otherwise specified for asserting the
mails.
of it, the special agents of the Post Office Depart
ment. also post office blanks, mail bags, locks and
keys, are to be conveyed without extra charge.
s sway bs'' or receipts, prepared by postmasters
or other agents of the Department, will accompany
the mails specifying the number and destination of
to insure regularity in the delivery OF bags and
pouches.
and for each of such omissions if the failure be oc
casioned by the fault of the contractor carrier,
three times the pay Of the trip will be deducted.
For arrivals so far behind time as to break con-
nection with depending mails. and not sufficiently
excused, fourth of the compensation for the trip
is subject to forfeiture For repeated deinguncies
portioned to the nature thereof and the Importance
of the mail, may be made.
s. For leaving behind or throwing off the mails,
any portion of them, for the admission OF passengers
or for being concerned in setting up or running an
express conveying intelligence in advance of the
mail, a quarters pay may be deducted
g. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency be
promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificates
of postmasters the adavits of other credible per-
sons for falling to arrive in contract time; for neg
Letting to take the mail from, deliverit into, post
Office for suffering it to be wet, injured, destroyed
robbed lost; and for refusing after demand, to
convey the mail frequently as the contractor runs
OF is concerned in running. coach, car. or steam
boat a route.
T. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures to run agreeaby to contract tor
assigning the contract; for violating the post office
laws or disobeying the instructions of the Depart
ment; for refusing to discharge carrier when re-
quired by the Department to do so; tor running an
aforesaid, or transporting persons OF
packages conveying maiable matter out of the mail.
8. The Postmaster General may order an increase
OF service route by allowing therefor pro rata
increase the contract pay. He may change sched'
ules OF departures and arrivals in all cases. and par
ticulary to make them conform to connections with
railroads. without increase Of pay provided the run
ming time be not abridged. The Postmaster General
may also discontinue or curta the service, in whole
or in part in order to place the route superior
service or whenever the public interests in his judg
ment shall require such discontnuance or curtail-
ment for any other cause; he allowing, as full lndem
nifty to contractor, one months extra pay on the
amount of service dispensed with, and a pro rata
compensation fer the amount OF service retained and
o PAYMENTS will be made by collections from, or
drafts on postmasters otherwise, after the expr
alton of each duarter-say in November, February,
May and August provided that required evidence of
service has been received.
10. The distances given are believed to be substan-
TALLY correct; but no increased pay will be allowed
should they be greater than advertised If the points
to be supplied are correctly stated. Bidders must
inform Themselves this point, and also in refer
ence to the weight of the mail, the condition of hills,
roads, streams, &C., and all to-bridges, turnpikes,
plank-roads ferries, distractions of any kind by
which expense may be incurred. No claim for addi-
tona pay based on such ground. can be considered;
nor alleged mistakes misapprehension as to the
degree of service nor for bridges destroyed, ferries
discontinued or other distractions causing or in
creasng distance expense occurring during the
contract term Offices established after this adver-
tsement is issued and oduring the contract term,
to be visited without extralpay if the distance be
not increased.
H. Bidders are 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 avi not be considered in competition with
bids of reasonable amount received in time. Neither
can bids be considered which are without the bond,
OATH and certificate required by section 245, act OF
june %, 1874.
IL. Bidders should first propose for service strictly
according to the advertisement and then, they de-
SIRE separately for different service and if the regu
lar bid be the lowest offered for the advertised
vice, the other propositions may be considered.
10. There should be but one route bid for in pro-
posal. Consolidated or combination bids, cproposing
one for two or more routes'o cannot be consid-
cred.
a. The route, the service, the yearly pay. the
and residence OF the bidder, THAT is, his usual post
Office address,) and the name OF each member of
firm where company offers, should be distinctly
stated.
is. Bidders are requested to use, as far practi
CABLE the printed proposals furnished by the Depart
ment to write out in full the of their bids and
to retain copies of them.
Bids altered in the route the service, the yearly
pay or the name of the bidder by erasures inter-
lneations, should not be submitted; and if so sub
mitted will not be considered in awarding the con-
tracts No withdrawal of bid will be allowed I'M
less the withdrawal is received twenty-tour hours
previous to the time fixed for opening the proposals.
16. In case of failure of the accepted bidder to
cute a contract or of the abandonment of service
during the contract term, the service will be read
vertised and reet at the expense Of the falling bid
der contractor, and any accepted bidder who shall
wrongfuly refuse fail to enter into contract in due
FORM and to perform the service described in his
posal, may be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. and,
on conviction thereof be fined and imprisoned there
for.
II. The Postmaster General reserves the right to
reject any bid which may be deemedt extravaganza;
and also to disregard the bids OF falling contractors
and bidders.
No contract for carrying the mail shall be made
with any person who has entered or proposed to en-
ter into any combination to prevent the making of
any bid for carrying the mail. or who has made any
agreement, or given or performed, or promised to
give or perform, any consideration whatever to in
duce any other person not to bid for any such con-
No bidder for carrying the mails shall be released
from his obligation under his bid or proposal, not,
wthstanding award made to a lower bidder, until
contract for the designated service shall have beel
duly executed by such lower bidder and his sureties,
and accepted, and the service entered upon by the
contractor to the satisfaction of the Postmaster Gen
eral
be employed who is under sixteen years of age; and
no bidder will be accepted who under twenty one
years of age, or who is a married woman.
1S. The bid should be sealed, superseded "Mail
Proposals, State of Maine," addressed "Second As
sistant Postmaster General, Contract Office
10. Every proposal must be accompanied by bond
with two more sureties approved by postmaster,
and in cases where the amount OF the bond exceeds
five thousand dollars ($5,0OV by postmaster of the
first second or third class. Bids for SERVICE the pay
for which at the time of advertisement exceeds five
thousand dollars, (S5O00) must be accompanied by
certified check. or draft, payable to the order of the
Postmaster General, on some solvent national bank
of not less than five per centum the amount of the
annual pay such route and in case of new mod
ed VI b
amount of said bond exceeds ($5.OOO tive thousand
dollars.
The amount of bond required with bids, and the
present pay when it exceeds ($5,000 five thousand
dollars, are stated in the advertisement under the
appropriate route.
Sureties on the bond of bidder must take an oath
before an officer qualified to administer oaths that
they the owners of real estate worth, in the ag-
gregate, sum double the amount of said bond over
and above all debts due and owing by them, and all
judgements, mortgages, and executions againet
them after allowing all exemptions of every charac-
ter whatever.
20. All checks deposited with bids will be held uu
til contract is executed and the service commenced by
the accepted bidder. Checks aciU then be returned
By mail the aUritten request of the bidder or de-
tiuered to any one on his order.
p. The contracts are to be executed and returned
to the Department By or before the 20th day or Sep
tember 1876, otherwise the accepted bidder a7U be
considered as having failed, and the Postmaster
General may proceed to contract for the service aoh
other parties, according to taU.
Assignments of contracts or of interest in con-
tracts are forbidden by law, and consequently can
not be allowed. Neither can bids or interest in bids,
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