Nebraska advertiser., 1862-01-02


points 70 be supplied be correctly stated. Bidder
Esusf infora fAsmselses on his poSnf, and also in
reference to the weight Of the mail, the condition Of
roads, hills, streams, &C. and al toll bridges, ferries
or DISTRACTIONS Of any kind By which expense may
be incurred. No claim for additional pay, based on
such ground, can be considered nor for alleged mis-
takes or misapprshension Is TO the deg8es ofseEvice
nor for bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued, OF
other distractions Increasing distance, occurring du-
ring the contract term. 0mces established after this
advertisement is issued, and also during the contract
term, are % Be visited without EXTRA pay, Il the dis
lance be not increased.
IL. A bid received after The last day aud hour
named, or without the guarantee required By Law
and a certificate as 70 the suficieney Of such guaran-
tee, cannot be considered in competition with \ regu-
lar proposal reasonable in amount.
IL. Bidders should hrst propose fnr EsTvica 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 .
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids pro-
posing one sum for two OF 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 once address, J and those Of each member Of
a firm, where a company Offers, should be distinctly
stated.
Is. Bidders are requested to use, e far q uraoti-
cable, the printed form Of proposal furnished By the
department. TO write out in full the sum Of their
bids, and 70 retain copies Of theml
Altered bids should not be ubmtited nor should
bids once submitted be withdraw. No Withdr avail
Of 3 bidder OF guarantor viii be allowed unless dated
and received before the last day for receiving pro-
pOsals.
Eeaeh bid must be guaranteed BY two responsible
persons.
General guarantees cannot be admitted. The bid
and guarantees should be sigHsd plainly with the
full name Of each person.
The department reserves the right TO reject any
bid which may be deemed extrRyRgant. and also 70
disregard the bids Of failing contractors and bidders.
Is. The BID should be sealed. supersoridsd Mail
Proposals, Territory Of Nebraska" addressed SEC
Ond assistant Postma ter General Contract Office, .
and sent BY mail and not by Oh two an agent and
pOstmasters will not enclose proposals or iettsTs Of
any kind in their quarterly returns.
IL. The contracts are to be executed and returned
to the department by or before the lst day of August,
1882 but the service must be commenced on the LIST
July preceding. or on the mall day next after that
date, whether the contractSb be executed or not.
Is. POstmasters at Offices on or near railroads, but
more than eighty rods from a station, will, immsdi-
ately after the 3Ist of March next, report 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 mail-nesSenger supply
from the Ist Of July next.
l9. Section eighteen of an sst of Congress ap-
proved March 3, lS45, provides that contracts for
the transportation Of mail shall be let sin every
case to the lowest bidder rendering ~suficint guaran-
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" Under
tEss Tao, bids tAGt propose 90 transport the mGSl l7ith
celebrity, certainty, and security" hHUiRg been decj-
ded to Be he oRlyt egdI bids, are considered as proud
ing for the entire mail, hOWerer large. and CAateUer
may be the mode ofeonUsydnee necessary 70 iasuye ats
"celsrity, certainty, and security" and piH haze the
preference over al Others, and no Others DiH be eon-
sidered,
90. A modification of a bid in airy Of its essential
terms is tRntamOunt to q new bid, and cannot be
received, so as to interfere with . regular COMPETE
ton, after the last hour set for receiving BIDS
Makings new bid, with guarantee and certificate, il
the only way TO modify q previous bid.
81. POstma5ters are to be careful not to certify the
suffcieney Of gusransOrs or surities without knowing
that they are persons Of sufficient responsibility
and all bidders, guarsntors and E%urities are distinctly
notified that on q failure to enter into OF perform
the contracts for the service proposed for in the &C
eepted bids, the legal liabilities viii be enforced
against them
p. Present contractors, and peIsons known at the
department, must, equally with others, procure
gusrantors and certificates Of their Suficiency sub
s~tantiAlly in the forms above prescribed. The ceR-
tifcates Of suficiency must be signed by . postmAs-
ter OF by 8 judge of a court Of record. No other GER
tihcate viii be admitted. NJ. BLAIR,
POStmGster General.