The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-01

increase o1 the contract pay. He may change sehed-
ufes of departures and arrivals In all cases, and
p particularly 10 make them conform to connexisns
with raslroads, without increase of pay, provided
the cumming time be not abridged. He may alsO
order an increase of speed, allowing, within the re-
strictions of the law, q pro rata increase of pay for
the additional stock or carriers, il any. The con-
tractor may, however, in the case of increase OF
speed, relinquish the contract. by giving prompt no.
tice. to the department that he prefers doing 80 to
carrying the order into effect. The Postmaster Gen.
eral may also esriail or discontinue the service. in
whole or in part, at pro rata decrease Of pay, allow
ing one months extra compeuaati6a on the amount
dispensed with. whenever, in his opinion, the public
interests require the change. or IN case he desires
t. supersede itby adiEerent grade Of transportation.
9. Payments viii be made bytcolleetisns from or
drafts on psstmasfers, or otherwise, after the expi-
ration Of Observation-Disclosures May, Au-
gust, and November.
10. The distane.s are given according to the
best IN fernIatoR; bat no inereaselp pay VIII be allow
cd should they be greater than advertised, if the
points to be supplied be correctly stated. Bidders
mast inform Themselves on this point, and also in ref
erencs to the weight of The mail, the condition Of
roads, hills, streams, &c, and NIL toll bridges. fer
ries, or distractions of any Bind By which expense
may be incurred. No claim for aadrienal pay,
based on such ground. can be considered nor fer
alleged mistakes or misapprehension aste;rhe degree
of service; nor for bridges destroyed, ferries discon-
tinued, or other. obs ructions increasing distance, oc-
curing during the contract term. Offices estsb-
lished after this advertisement is issued, and also
during the contract term, are, to be visited without
extra pay, if the distance be not incTease1
II. A bid received. after the last day md hour
named, or withoutthe guaranty required by INV and
q certificate as TO The suficiency of such guaranty,
cannot be considered In competition withqa regular
proposal reasonable in amount.
Il. Bidders should first propose for service strict
ly according to the advertisement, and then. If they
desire, separately, for different service faPd If the
regular bid be the lowest offered for the advertised
service, the other propositions may be. considered.
13. There should be but one route bid form . pre-
pesa1. Consolidated or combinations bids 4t.proPes-
ing one sum for two or more reu.css) are forbidden
by law, and cannot be considered.
IA. The route, the service. the yearly pay, the
name and residence of the bidder, chat is, his usual
pos, office address.) and those of each member of .
firm, where a company offers, should be distinctly
stated.
Is. Bidders are requested to use. as far as praeti-
cable. the printed form of proposal furnished by the
department, to write out in full the SIM of their
bid. and to retain copies ofthenl.
altered bids should not be submittod; non should
bids once submitted be Withdrawn. Nownhdrawal
of a bidder or guarantor will be allowed unless da-
ted and received before the laat day for rsSeiving
proposals. ats sfs5.TT
Each bid must be guaranteed by two Rspsnsibls
persons. t Fe8rF-
General guarantees cannotb be admitted. sTEsbid
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 ecxtrayagant, and also TO
disregard The bids of falling &C nirn.ors anafbidderu.
r. 10. The. bid should be Sealed. superScr1hed EMAIL
Proposals, Stale 81" addressed s.SecendAs-
sistant Postmaster General, Contract 0fice.'' and
sent by ndit, not, by or to an agent; and postmastsrS
will not enclose proposals. Cor letters Of any kind in
their quarterly returns. f4asSG
II. The contracts are to be exec dpsiuraed
to the department by or before the lsf daye Of A1-
gust, 1850; but the service must be commenced on
the Art July preceding, or ensthe mail day nezi nher
that date, whether the con Facts be executed or not.
Mo- proposition to transferLwill be. eensid srrd.u until
the contracts are executed and received at the de-
partment; and then no transfer will. be all0~edEun-
less good and sufficient reasons therefor are given,
to be determined by the de- artn,eHt. lnsasl cases
the retiring contractor wilfbe required ID become
one of the sureties on the new contract.
Is. Postmasierss at offices on or near raaroads,
but more than eighty rods from a siationsrwiA, ina
mediately after the 3ls of March next. report their
exact distance from the nearest station. and how
they are otherwise supplied with The mail. 70 enable
the Postmaster General TO direct q maii-mcssenger
supply from the LIST OF July next.
10. Section eighteen of an act of Congress APP
proved March 2. 1913, provides that cohtrsets-f for
the transportation of the mail shall be let ~ every
case to the lowest bidder rendering sufEcicnt guar
antics fer faithful performance, without other refer
ence to the mode of such transportation rhan may
he. necess Try 10 provide for tie due. ceierity-eertain
ty. and security ,of. such transportation Under
this law, bids that propose 10 transport the mail with
s~'cslerity. certainty, and security having been de-
cided 10 be the only legal bids. are eonstrueasas pro-
-viding for the entire mail, however 1arge,sand what
ever may be the mode of conveyance necessary TO
insure its .celerity, certainty, and security" aud
will have the preference over all others.
20. A modification ola bid in any of its. essential
terms is tantamount 20 anew bid, and cannot re
caived, so a, to interf 70 Hith. a. regular competition.
after the last hour set for receiving bids. Making
8 new bid, with guaranty and certificate, Is ths only
way to modify a previous bid.
81. Poamasteisa are to be careful MOTTO certify the
suficiency of guarantors or sureties Mountaineering
that they are persons of sufficient responsibility;
and all bidders, guarantors. aud suretles are DIS
tinetly notified that on = failure to enter into or per
form the contracts for the service proposed fer in tho
accepted bids, their legal liabilities uillbe enforced
against them.
%. Present Contractors, and persons, known at
the department, must, equally with siherssProeurs
guarantors and certificates of their spfheisncy rub
stantially in the FERNS above prescribed. The.cer-
ti6cates of suficiency must be signed by pos.mas-
ter or by a Judge of a court ofrecord.T No other oes
tifcate will BE admitted. easA .fJ2HOLT,
3ss-a Postmaster General
FORM OF PROPOSAL. GUARANTY, ANDCER
TIFCATE.s
4PrQposdL seesn
TIL Undersigned ,-- whose post sfhco
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