Nebraska advertiser., 1861-12-26

points to be supplied be correctly stated. Bidders
must inform themselves on his point, md also in
reference TO the weight Of tbs mail, the condition Of
roads, hills, stFeams, &C. ana al toll bridges, ferries
or distractions ofany kind by which expense m4y
be incurred. No claim for additional p8y, based on
such ground, can be considered nor fos alleged mis-
takes or misapprehension as to the degree 0~fserTiee /;
nor for bridges destroyed, ferries Discontinued, OF
other distractions increasing distance, occurring du-
4 ring the contract term. O6ces established after this
advertisement is Issued, and also during the eontract
term, are TO be visited without extra pay, if tho dis
tance be not increased.
IL. A bid received after the last day and hour
named, or without the guarantee required By law
and a certificate as to the suficiency Of such guaran-
tee, cannot be considered in competition with 3 regu-
lar proposal reasonable in amount.
y. Bidders should FIRST propose far service strictly
/ according TO the advertisement, and then, if they
desire, separately for different service and if the
regular bid be the lowest offered for the advertised
service, the other propositions may be considered.
Is, There should be bat one route bid for in q
/ proposal. Consolidated or combination bids { pro-
/ posing one sum for two or more routes are forbid
den By Law, and cannot be considered.
IA. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence Of the bidder, (that is his usual
post Office address, and those Of each member Of
q firm, where a company Offers, should be distinctly
stated.
Is. Bidde1s are requested to use, As far as practi-
cable, the printed form Of Proposal furnished by the
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bids, and to retain copies of thems
Altered bids should not be ubmtited nor should
bids once submitted be Withdrawn. No withdrawal
Of a bidder or guarantor viii be allowed unless dated
and received before the last day for resolving pro-
pOsals.
Eeach bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
General guarantees cannot be admitted. The bid
and guarantees should be signed plainly with the
full name Of each person.
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bid which may be deemed extravaganza, and also to
| disregard the bids of failing contractors and bidders.
Is. The bid should be sealed. superseded "Mail
Proposals, Territory Of Nebraska" addressed Sec
ond assistant Postml ter General Contract Office"
and sent by mail, and not by OF two an agent and
pOstmasters viii not enclose proposals Cor letters Of
any kind in their quarterly returns.
IL, The contracts are to be executed and returned
to the department BY or before the let day Of August,
1862; but the service must he commenced on the lst
July preceding. or on the mali day next alter that
date, whether the contracts be executed or not.
Is. PoStmastersa at Offices on or near railroads, but
more than eighty rods from a station, will. immedi-
ately after the 3lst Of March next, reTo { their exact
distance from the nearest station, and hOw they are
otherwise supplied with the mail. TO enable the Post
master General to direct a msil-messenger supply
from the Ist of July next. -.
l9. Section eighteen of an act of Congress ap-
proved March 3, 1915, provides that contracts for
the transportation Of mail shall be let "in every
case 10 the lowest bidder rendering Suhlclnt guaFGn-
tees for faithful performance, without other refer
ence to the mode of such transportation than may
be necessary to provide for the due celebrity, certain
ty, and security Of such transportation" Undsr
tkis lac, bids that propCseto transport the maiI Nth
"ceIsritH certd infy, and secHrity," barring been deci-
ded to be The only legatbids, are considered as proUid-
ing for The entire mail, hoVercF large, and 5Ratsrer
mag bethe mode ofc0RreyGRce necessary to tsstire It's
"celeriiy, certainty, and security and UiH hare the
preference oUera al Others, and no Others UiH be con-
sidered,
20. 4 modification Of a bid in airy Of It's essential
terms is tantamOunt 10 a new bid, and cannot be
received, so as to interfere with q regular COMPETE
ton, alter the last hdAr set for receiving bids
Makipga new bid, with guarantee and certificate, is
the only way to modify n previous bid A
81. POstmasers are TO be careful not to certify the
suficiency Of guarautOrs or sUritics without knowing
that they are persons Of sufficient responsibility /:
and all bidders, guarantors and %surities are distinctly
notified that on q failure to enter into or perform
the contracts for the service proposed for in the &C.
cepted bldg, the legal liabilities will be enforced
against them.
p. Present contractors. and persons known at the
department, must, equally with others, procure
guarantOrs and certificates of their suficiency sub
s~tantially in the forms above prescribed. The GER
tifcates of sufieiency must be signed bya pnstmas-
ter or by a judge of a court Of record. No other GER
tifcate will be admitted. NJ. BLAIR,
Postmaster GcaeraE.