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

unless the withdrawal is received twenty-sour
proposals. ,,,,. 90
execute . contract, or Of the abandonment Of ser
vice during the contract term, the service WI ~
re-advsrtised and re-let at the expense OF ING
ing bidder or contractor, and any sccepte1 puasa
who shall wrongfuliy refuse or fail to enter INTO
contract in due form, and to perform inc senso1
des crbed in his proposal. may he deemed Suy =,
misdemeanor, and, on conviction Thereon, pe INV"
II. The Postmaster General reserves the right 10
reject any bid which may he deemed eNtravsSan.i
and bidders.
No contract for carrying the mail shall be made
with any person who has entered, or proposeu "
enter, into any combination TO prevent the inah,n
OF any bid for carrying the mail, or VINO mas
made an agreement, or given or periormeu, OF
promised to give or perform, any conslasr 'tlon
whatever to induce any other person not 10 oi 4V'
any such contract.
No bidder for Carrying the mails shall be released
from his obligation under his bid or prpPosssas'
Notwithstanding award made to lower binSe,;
until contract for the desl ginated service sna
have been duly executed by such lower bidders anu
his suretes and accepted, and the service ep'sis T
upon by the contractor to the Satisfaction u 'ho
Postmaster General.
By regulation of the Department no carrier can
be employed who is under sixteen years o. az
and no bidder will be accepted who IS uncer twenty
one years Of age. or who is married woman, g,
49, The bid should be sealed, superscribed ~ az
Proposals, State of Vermont addressed sesonu
Assistant Postmaster General. Contract Office
10. Every proposal must be accompanied ny
bond with two or more sureties approAed Dy post,
master and in cases where the amount OF the oOhu
exceeds five thousand dollars 5000 by post
master Of the first second, third class Bios Tor
service, thelpay for which at the time Of advertise
ment exceeds five thousand dollars ts7NpOl must
be accompanied by a certified cheek, or draft pay
able 20 the order OF the Postmaster deneral, on
some solvent national bank Of not less than I'VE
per centum on the amount OF the annual pay on
such route and in case of new modified sery ice
not less than five per centum OF the amount 81 The
bond accompanying the bid, If the amount Oi salu
bond exceeds 5000 five thousand doliars'
The amount of bond required with bids. and the
present pay when it exceeds sou i've thous ana
dollars, are stated in the Advertisement ahlef Inc
| appropriate route.
sureties on the bond ola bidder must take an
oath before officer qualified to administer oithr
that they are the owners OF real estate worth ~
| the aggregate, sum double the amount o. silu
bond, over and above all debts Que ana ~ ~
| 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 serrtcs co1in'he
| Cd by the accepted bidder Cheeks ,ru than BE- r.
turned By mail the eriffeB request Of The builder oi
| deiircrsd 10 any one on his order.
81. The contracts % BE- srsrnted AID TefsrNfl
10 the Department bH hef0re the lRh dfg Of sep
TENDER, 1870, otherwise me accepfcd bddsr W"t o.
considered as hartng failed. and The POSTMASTER
General may proceed 10 connaef for De, serrice ran
| other parties, according 10 lar.
Assignments Of contracts. or Of interest in con-
| tracts are forbidden by law, and con sequentiy
cannot be allowed. Neither can bids, or Interest
in bids be transferred ass. ned u othDr parties
| Bidders will therefore take notice that they Will
he expected 10 perform the service awarded 10 them
| through the whole contract term
- Section 2f9 OF the act OF June S, l-s2, pruHie'
that contracts for the transportation OF tEe mai
shall he awarded TO the lowest bidder rendering
| sufficient guarantees for faithful performance
without other reference 10 the mode az such tran
| sportation than may be necessary 10 provide for
the due CELEBRITY certainty, and security thereof.
Under this law bids that propose to transport the
mails with " ceisrffy, certainty, and Sfclrtfg Adi-
ing bser dcciaea to be the only iegrf BIDS con-
Sfredd grouidkg for the entire maui horcJer hTgt
aud rhafercr may be the mode ofcoHteg necessary
TO insure is 'eeieTity, CERTAINTY aud sscaruy, and
hate the prsfsrcnce orr all Others. and no ethel
are considered, except for steamboat routes.
p modification OF BID in any OF It's essential
terms is tantamOunt TO a new bid. and cannot he
lion. Making a new bid in proper form IS the only
way to modify previous one
"a. Postmasters are cautioned. under penalty 90
removal, not to IN the approval 81 thc bond oi
any bidder before the bond IS gned hy
the bidder and his surcties, ana not until entirely
satisfied Of the su.icency OF the suret.e>.
No postmaster, assistant postmaster or clerk EN-
pOyed in any POST Office shall he contractor ct
concerned in a contract for carrying the mail.
p. P0stmasters also liable g. -mis-al rom
office for acting as agents Of contractors or bidders
with or without compensation, IL any business,
matter or thing relating T. the mail ssfy ce. They
are the trusted gents OF the department and cIu-
not cons silently act in both cIpac tics
C. In case the r0ute IS not iully supplied " Ia
pouches locks, and keys requisltion must he made
upon the Second Assistant Postmaster General Tor
the same before the date OF beginning service.
CrProposals altered by erasures or interlnea-
tons of the route, the SERGE, the yearly pay, or
the name OF the bidder will not be considered.