Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-22
INSTRUCTIONS.
Containing conditions to be ineorporatsd in the
contracts TO the eItent the Department may

deert proper.
I: No pay will be made for trips not performed /;
and for each Of such omissions not satisfactorily ex
tf % be De
of performance inferior to that specified in the con-
specified enlarged penalties, pTopoTioned to the ma
ture thereof and the Importance of the uIa may be
2. For leaving behind throwing of the mails, or
any portion Of them. for the admission Of
ADVANCE of the
quarters pay may be deducted
promptly and sss.iastory ea psns By osrtess,es
Of p0stmgastsSss or the aidavss Of other credible
neglectng to take the mail from or delivering it into
post office; for suffering it lowing either to the
bswet injured Destroyed robbed, or lost and for
refusing, after demand, to convey the mail as fire.
quently as the contractor runs or Is concerned in
4. The Postmaster General may annnl the contract
violating the post office laws, or disobeying the in
sructIons of the Department; for refusing to dis
do s6 for assigning the contract without the assent
of the Postmaster General; for running press
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5. bid received after the last day and hour named
considered in competition with a regular proposal
reasonable in amount. :.
and residence Of the bidder, THAT Is, his Usual post
office address, and hose Of each member ofthe firm,
7. Altered BIDS should not be submitted nor should
bids once submitted be withdrawn.
o.
spOnslbl 10 PERSONS satisfactory to the Postmaster
genera General kua r,s cannot be admitted
the inll name OF each person.
g. The Department reserves the right to reject any
bids Of failing contrsciHrs and S,ddsrs ''' '"0
.,le. The bid should be sealed supersoribed "NIail
ed Second Assistant Postmaster General" Con-
tract Offce.
terms is tantamount to a new lld and cannot be re-
oeiyed SO as to interfere with regular competition,
arc to be carsi" not to certify the
sufhcIency oil guarantors as sureties without know
and all bidders guarantors and surstles are distinct
y notified that, on failure to enter into or perform
ospted bids, their legal liabilities Will be enforcsd
against them.
Department must, equally with others, procure guar
nntors and certificates Of their sulhciehcy substan
of sgrioiency must 20 signed by postmaster, or by
Judge OF a court OF record.
is a'dt to the # a~s u''
Sec.2. Act of MarchS, 1925, requiring contractors,
Act to Of Msfo 1885, in relation to failure
to enter into contract.
SEQ. Il. Aot Of July ia autSorizfins bds Of
failing Gin g contractors 81 70 be rejected s
nations amongst bidders.
Aoto April q, 1873. provides that no member of
Sec. q. Ansct of March 5. 1885, provides that no
postmateI, assistant postmaster, OF clerk in post
SEQ. Act Of March 8, 1875, provides that no other
thar a Tree white male person shall be employed in
III fhe Postmaster General will reserve to him.
sell the right OF any contract made under the
or any part Of it, offered for sale in the market for
the purpose OF speculation. and be will in no case,
TO s1 or OF IN ysss
his opinion than the original contractor, to carry the
same into successful 0psXsaAsiRSp6j N vBRowN,
ap 0-StawtlstJune Postmaster General.