, 1858-01-29

- certifcs under his oath Of office, that he il
quaintcd with the above guarantors and knows them
to he men OF property ald able N make good the
guarantee.
Dated
(Signed)
L. Altered bids should not he submitted; nos
should lids once submitted he Withdrawn.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons' General guaInntces cannot be admitted.
The bid and guarantee should be signed plainly with
the full name Of each person.
The department reserves the right 10 reject any
bid which may be deemed extrayagant, and also the
bids Of failing contractors and bidders.
l6. The bid should he sealed, superscrbed Mall
Proposals. State Territory Of las the may be)
- addressed Second Assist9sN Postmaster
General" Contract Office, and sent by go not by
to an agent; and postmasters will not t5Ee pTopo-
sails Tor letters Of any knd) in their quarterly re-
turns
II. The contracts are to he executed and returned
to the department by or before the Ist OF August,
1883 but the service must be commenced on the LIST
July or the mail day next after that date, whether
the contracts be executed not No proposition for
transfers will he considered until the contracts are
executed and received at the department.; and then
no transleAl be allowed unless good and sufficient
reasons therefor are given, TO be determined by The
department.
March g. 1916, provides that contracts for the trans
portation Of the mail shall be let sin every case 10
the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for
faithful performance without other reference TO the
mode Of snch transportation than may be necessary
to provide Tor the due celety certainty and security
Of snch transportation" Under this Jaw a new des-
crption Of bids has been received. They do not spe
city mode Of conveyance, but engage 10 take the
entire mail each trip with CELEBRITY certainty and Sc.
curity, using the terms Of the law. These bids
styled from the manner In which they are designated
on the books Of the department, "star BIDS and
they will be construed providing for the convey
ance Of the entire mail, however large and whatever
may be the mode necessary to insure its "celcTisy
certainty, and security"
49, IN all cases where the lowest grade Of service
is believed to be sufficient the lowest bid will be
cepted, II duly guaranteed, 10 preference to star
or specific bid.
When the lowest bid Is not star bid, and specihes
either no mode or inadequate mode Of conveyance,
Il will not be accepted but set aside for specific bid
proposing the necessary service.
When the bid does not specify mode OF convey
ance; asO when 1t proposes 10 carry according 10
the advertisement but without such specification, 80
will be considered as proposal for horseback sew
ice. ea .es. ria,.
20. A modification Of a bid In any Of lis essential
terms Is tantamOunt 10 bid, and cannot be ne
ceived. as 10 interfere with regular competition,
after the Last hour set for receiving bids
81. Postmssters 10 BE- careful not 10 certify the
sueiency Of garantors or suretles without knowing
that they aro persons Of sufficient responsibility; and
all bidders, guarantors, and setcl distinctly
tilted that, on failure 10 enter into of perform the
contracts for The service proposed for In he accepted
them.
a. Present eOntraetors, and persons known at the
department, must equally with others. procure guar
antors and certificates of their micieney substan-
TALLY In the forms above prescribed. The certificates
Of sficiency must be signed BY postmaster or BY
AARON v. BROWN.
Posr OVVIcE DKFAnrNnzr,
October %, 1857. [Jan. I. 5s--l7w.