The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-10-17
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1885,

according to the following conditions,
stipulations and regulations;
1. All Sealed Bids or Proposals to
be placed in a sealed envelope, with the
words. SEALED BIDS, written con-
spicuously upon the outside thereof.
2. Only children transported to pub
lie schools and public school teachers
and officials are to be permitted to ride
or be transported upon such public
school buses or private cars; strict ad-
herence to the stipulations of the in
surance policy, with satisfactory in
spections at least three times during
each school year, of bus or private car
used for such transportation, for which
inspections provision is to be made and
provided by the Board of Education.
3. All vehicles to be equipped with
satisfactory hot water heater, or other
type of equally efficient heating tacll-
tiles.
a. All vehicles, when transporting
pupils, teachers or officials, to come to
a FULL and COMPLETE STOP be-
fore crossing railroad crossings.
5. All bids submitted to be for con-
tracts to expire June 30, 1888, and sub
iect to cancellation upon at least thirty
DAYS notice from the Board of Educa-
ton and/or the County Superintendent
of Schools, as also subject to any nee
essary changes, revisions or ADJUST
ments by the same officials as condl-
tions may make advisable and neces-
sary.
6. The Board Of Education reserves
the right to require any satisfactory
type of assurances for the faithful
performance of the terms of the con-
tract as the Board may decide as ad-
visable.
7. All costs for public liability and
property damage insurance, upon We
hicles transporting pupils, ETC., in &C
cordance with this notice, are to be
paid for by the Board of Education.
8. Each sealed bid or proposal is to
set forth specifically and definitely:
% The identifying name of the bus
route for which a bid is submitted.
(2) The annual rate, the same being
subject to a monthly rate of one
tenth of the annual rate as payment
for each calendar month Of school
year that the transportation is etfec-
tive or carried on, the same being
for the transportation of the school
pupils, ETC., during the entire school
year, the same consisting Of from
100 to 1876 actual school days, the
contract price to be upon the partic-
ular route for which a bid is sub
mitted, and NOT, in any instance upon
two or more routes combined. 90
Whether or not the bid submitted is
based upon an extension to a present
school bus route or for an indepen-
dent and separate route.
9. The contractor shall assume the
responsibility for satisfactory order
and behavior of passengers upon such
buses and private cars, as also for
the number of children, ETC., to be
transported, for which adequate and
satisfactory equipment is to be pro-
vided, without undue crowding of the
passengers, detailed information con-
corning each bus route listed below
may be secured from a study of the
route itself AS MOST RECENTLY
OPERATED, as also from the office
of the Board of Education for fur
thering which purpose the name of
the party transporting the children
at the present time, if being so trans
ported, upon each route, is given be-
low.
10. The contractor shall have the
right to cancel a contract that may
have been entered into by him with
the Board of Education for the trans
portation of school children, ETC., upon
at least thirty days notice to the
Board of Education and/or the County
Superintendent of Schools, of such
desired cancellation.
IL. All contractors are to observe
strictly
Safety of the children, FIRST;
Fitness and Safety of Equipment.
SECOND.
IL. All contracts to be awarded
are subject to any additional regula
lions or further requirements tina
nay be deemed advisable in the judg
1ent of the County Board of Educa
ton.
13. Buses or private cars as may