Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-06-30

unless the Withdrawal IL received nty-four
hours previous to the time fixed for opening tns
proposals..
Is. In case Of failure ofths accepted bidder to
execute contrast. or Of the abandonment OF ~, n
vice during the contract term, the service VII "
Ing bidder o. snd .ny bidder
who shall wrongfully refuse or AL 70 eutel nv
contract In due form. and to perform the se ~
des cribed in his proposal, may be deemed gulisy .,
miidemsanOr. and. on conviction thereof DO lined
and Imprisoned therefor.
IL. The Postmaster General reserves the right 70
reject any bid which may be deemed cxtravag.nt;
and also to disregard the bids failing contractors
and bidders.
No contract for carrying the mail shall be made
with any person who has entered or proposed "
enter. into any combination to prevent the mak,ns
Of any bid for carrying the mail, or VINO mas
made an agreement, or given or peri9rmsc; .,
promised TO give or perform, any cousideftu on
whatever to induce any other person not to BID ior
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 lower bidae,
until q contract for the desi ginatod service snAl
have been duly executed by such lower BIDDERS AMI
his sureties and accepted and the service epteieo
upon by the contractor TO the satisfaction OF INC
Postmaster General
By regulation OF the Department, no carrier can
be employed who is under sixteen years o. age :
and NO bidder will be accepted who is under twenty
one years OF age. or who is . married woman,
Proposals, state OF Vermont addressed Second
Assistant Postmaster General; Contract once
10. Every proposal must be accompanied by
master, and in cases where the amount Of the bond
exceeds FIVE thousand dollars $5ocO BY post
master OF the first second, or third class BIDS iof
SERVICE the pay for which at the time OF sdyertse
ment exceeds five thousand dollars $5.cO) must
be accompanied by certified check, or draft, pay
able TO the order of the Postmaster oeperal. on
some solvent national bank, OF not less than nse
per centum on the amount OF the annual pay on
such route. and in case OF new or modified service,
not less than five per centum Of the amount OF tne
49, . hn
bond exceeds IS 900 i've thousand DOLLARS
The amount of bond required with bids, and the
present pay when 1t exceeds 500 hve thousand
dollars. are stated in the advertisement under inc
appropriate route.
sureties on the bond of bidder must take an
oath before an officer qualified to administer oatns
that they are the owners OF real estate wort n
the aggregate, q sum double the amount oil sslu
bond over and above all debts due and owing Dy
them, and all judgments. mortgages, and execu-
tions against them, after allowing ali exemptions
of every character whatever.
20. All checks deposited with bids will be hold
until contract is executed and the serrlcs commence
cd by the accepted bidder. Cheeks uiH then Be re-
turned by maui on the uTitfeH request Of the biddero'
delfuered 10 any one on has order.
81. The contracts are 10 be erecuted and returned
TO the Department by or before fhe 5th day o. sep
TENDER, 1876, otherwise the accepted bidder lrH oe
considered as hdrrrg failed, ana the Postmaste,
General proceed to cont act for the service UifA
other parties, according 10 lac.
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 assigned to othDr parties
Bidders will therefore take notice that they Will
he expected TO perform the service awarded TO them
through the whole contract term
-. section 2i9 OF the act Of June $ s2 provides
that contracts for the transportation OF the mall
shall be awarded to the lowest bidder tendesins
sufficient guarantees for faithful performance,
without other reference 20 tae mode OF such tran
sportaton than may be necessary TO PROVIDE iOr
the due CELEBRITY, certainty, and security thereof.
Under this law bids that propose 20 transport the
mails with celsrify, certainty, and security" hgt-
ing been decided be the only legal bids, con-
sired proridng for the entire mail hOoerer large
and hdferer may be the mode ofconrsV1ce necessary
10 insure celebrity, certainty and security" and
hate the preference all others, and no othel
are considered, except for steamboat routes.
% A modification o: bid in any OF its essential
| terms is tantamount to a new bid, and cannot be
received so to interfere with regular competi-
ton. Making new bid in proper form Is the only
way to modify previous one
"a. Postmasters cautioned, under penalty o.
removal, not TO sign the approval Of the bond OF
| any bidder before the bond is signed by
the bidder and his sureties, and not until entirely
| satisfied OF the suficiency OF the sureties.
No postmaster, assistant postmaster, or clerk en-
ployed in any pest office shall be a contractor OF
| concerned in contract for carrying the mail.
% Postmasters are also liable 10 dismissal from
office for acting agents Of contractors or bidders
with without compensation, in any business,
matter, thing relating 10 the mail service. They
are the trusted agents OF the Department, and can
| not consistently act in both capac ties.
20 In case the route is not fully supplied with
pouches. locks and keys, requisiton must be made
upon the Second Assistant Postmaster General ior
the same before the date 0: beginning service.
GrPropOsals altered by erasures or interlines-
tons Of the route the SERVICE the yearly pay Or
the name Of the bidder, will not be considered.