The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-02-08

I " Alo pnlAAs 10 u SuppliNh " SoiiSStif S'eNeN
Bidders must intan heaselrss on biis pant and
also in reference to the weight Of the mail, th'
condition Of the roads, hills streams, &c, and
all toll-bridges, ferries, or obstructions OF any
kind by which EXPENSE msy be incurred. NJ
claim for additional pay, based on such ground
can be considered; nor for alleged mistakes Of
Misrepresentation as to the degree oiservice; nol
Tor bridges DESTROYED, ferries discontinued, o.
other distractions increasing distance, occurring
during the contract term. Offices established
after this advertisement IS issued, and also du
ring the contract term, are TO be visited with
out extra pay if the distance be not increa
sed.
IL. A bid received after the last day ant
hour named. or without the guaranty requir.
cd by law and certificate as 10 the sutiiciency
ofsUch guaranty, cannot be considered in com
petition with a regular proposal reasonable il
amount
l.. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement, and
then, ifthey DESIRE separately for different ser
vice, aud if the regular bid be the lowest offered
FOR the advertised service, the other propositions
nay be considered,
10. There should be but one route bid for in
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
C"proposing one sum for two or more routes''l
are forbidden by law, and cannot be considered
II. The route, the service, the yearly pay the
name and residence Of the bidder, Chat is, bis
usual post office addresS,) and those of each
member ola firm, whore a company offers,
should be distinctly stated.
10. Bidders arc requested to use, as far as
practicable, the printed form Of proposal fur
nished by the department, to write ont in full
the sum Of their bids and to retain copies oi
them. ...
Altered bids should not be submitted nor
should bids once submitted be withdrawn,
No withdrawal Of bidder or guarantor will be
allowed unless dated and received before the
last day for receiving proposals
Each bid must be guaranteed by two respon-
sib'c persons. ....
General guarantees cannot be admitted. The
bid and guaranty should be signed plainly with
the full name Of each person
The department reserves the right to reject
any bid which may be deemed eXtravagant, and
also to disregard the bids of failing contractors
and bidders. ...
l6. The bid should be sealed, superscribed
mail Proposals, State of---," addressed
Second Assistant Postmaster General, Con
tract Office" and sent by majl, not by or to ar
agent; and postmasters will not enclose propoS
ais Cor letters Of any kind) in their quarterly re-
turns.
H. The contracts are to be executed and re.
turned to the department by or before the Is
daY Of Auqqttst, 1860; but the service must b
commenced on the lSt July preceding or or
the mail day next after that date, whether thC
contracts be executed or not. No proposition
to transfer will be considered until the contracts
are executed and received at the department
and then no transfer will be allowed unless
good and sufficient reasons therefor are given
to be determined by the department. In al
cases the retiring contractor will be required tC
become one Ofthe Surcties on the new contract
IS. Postmasters at offices on or near rail
roads, but more than eighty rods from station
will, immediately after the 3lst of March next
report their exact distance from the nearest
station, and how they are otherwise supplied
with the mail, to enable the Postmaster Gcner
al to direct mail.mcssenger supply from thu
lst ofJuly next.
10. Section eighteen OF an act OF Congress ap
proved March 8, 1845, provides that contracts
for the transportation Of the mail shall be lei
'In every case to the lowest bidder rendering
sufficient guarantees for faithful performance
transportation than may be necessary to provide
for the due CELEBRITY, certainty, and security o
such transportation" Under this law, bids
that propose to transport the mail with "cel
Gritty certainty and security" having been
decided to be the only legal bids, are constru-
ed as providing Tor the entire mail, however
large, and whatever may be the mode of CON
veYance necessary to insure its ''celeritv, GER
tainty, and security" and will have the pre-
ference over all others
20. A modification Of bid in any Of its cs
sential terms is tantamount to a new bid anC
cannot be received, so as to interfere with reg
ular competition, after the last hour set for re-
ceiving bids. Making new bid, with guaran,
ty and certificate, is the only way to modify a
previous bid.
81. Postmasters are to be careful not to GER
tify the Sufiiciency Of guarantors or sureties
without knowing that they are persons of Suf
fcient responsibility; and all bidders, guaran.
tors, and sureties are distinctly notified that on
a failure to enter into or perform the contracts
for the service proposed for in the accepted bids
their legal liabilities will be enforced against
them.
%, Present contractors, ard persons knowr
at the department, must, equally with others
procure guarantors and certificates OF their suf
ficiency substantially in the forms above pre-.
scribed. The certificates Of suhiciency must be
signed by postmaster or by judge Of court
of record. No other certificate will be admit.
ted
j. HOLT,
Postmaster General.