Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-25
INSTRUCTIONS,
CoHtdiRiHz conditions to be incorporated in III
contracts TO the ertent the Department may


l. No pay will be made for trips no. performed
planned three times the pay of the trip may be de-
Quoted. Deductions will also be ordered for grade
tract For repeated deinquencies of the kind herein
specified, enlarged penalties, proportloned to the
fna ss thereof and the Importance OF the mall may be
2. For leaving behind or throw ing of the mails. or
any portion OF them, for the admission OF passengers,
or LOT belns concerned in setting up running
press converting intelgenco advance Of the mail,
>. ines VIII be imposed, unless the delinquency be
pr sns b ex planned By
persons for failing to arrive in contract time; for
nesleetns to take the mail from delivering it into
post ofhce; for suffering IT lowing either the
sata6ieness Of tA place or manner of carrying
injured, s Destroyed ro6bed Or lost and for
quently as the contractor runs or is concerned in
running coach on the route.
4. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
LOT repeated failures to run ayreeaby to contract for
violating The post 3ics laws, or disobeyinE the in
charge carrier when requred by the Department to
of the for on sae
oressa or lot transyerns persons or packages
S. A bid received after the last dsy and hour named
or without the guarantee required BY law cannot be
considered IN competition sith regular proposal
nd The route the service. the yearly pay the name
office address, and those Of ach member OF the firm,
where company offers, should bs distinctly stated.
bids once submitted be withdrawn
o. Zach bid must be guaranteed by two more re-
General. General guarantees cannot be admtted.
The BID and guarantee should be signed plainly with
g. The Department reserves the RICH. to rejec. any
bid which may be deemed extravagant, and also the
10. The bid should be sealed superscribed "NIsil
Proposals for overland route to California" address,
ed Seeend Assistant Postmaster General" Con-
II. modification of bid in any Of its essential
terms is tantamount TO new bid, and cannot be re-
NNeu so as 10 interfere with regular
after he last hour set for receiving bids
sufflcency Of guarantors sureties without know
ing that they are persons of sufficient res ponsb;lity
and all bidders, suarantors, and suretes are distinct
Y notified that on failure to enter into or perform
the contracts for the service proposed for In the
cePed bids their legal Liabilities will he enforced
IS Present contractors, and persons known at the
anors and certificates Of their suceRcy subssn
teiy IA the forms above prescribed The certificates
nsre ar or must pc signed by postmaster or by
The attention Of bidders, Euarantors, suretes, &C.
Sec.2. Act OF March s. las, requiring oontrac
cssss se s. &c; C., to Of * S :wHrp ,o,z j.
Sec Act Of JPN 1885 Liabilities Of guarantor.
failing ontractors to be rejected 0'' -
Sec e. An act of July 2, 1885, in relation to combi-
Act OF April q, 1903. provides that no member of
Congress can be a contractor.
Sec.t2. Ana Of March 8, 1925, provides that no
p2stmater, assistant postmaster, or clerk in post
Sec T. Act Of March s, 1925. provides that no other
tnaa Tree white male person shall be employ ed in
III The Postmaster General will reserve To him
se tns right made under the
above a.t, whenever he shall discover that the same
tne purpose OF speo9latIon and he will in no case,
"a transfer Of the same. in whole or in part
70 any assignee or subcontractor, less auaihed in
his opinion, than the original contractor To- cary b
,,as,x,,.,, AARON v. BROWN.
oP H'-ota"ustJune Postmaster General.