The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-04-12


discontinue the service, in whole or in mart =.
pro TatG decrease of pay, allowing one Iaor., at
extrss compensation on The amount disnen"aS
Win, whenever, In his opinion the puhIic -
ests require the change, or in case he desire a.
SupeISsas by different grade of tr0nsportat;on
-; Ieyments VIII be made by collections from
OF drafts on postmasters, or otherwise. after tIn
e4Pr0uon OF each fquarterGsoy in Febr,or
May august, and November, - = ~
~: Inc distances are given according to .bo
allowed should they be greater III y, I'll DC
II the points to be supplied be eorrectlI,-
bidders mast iaform themselves On this 80 u,
elso IN reference to the weight of the moiI. n.
condition of roads, hills, streams. &c nj R me
bridges, ferries, or distractions of an sit V0u
which expense may be incurred No cIA;no ~
Gdditlonal pay, based on such ground - i I
considered; nor for alleged mistakes OF missy
bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued o- oo LOT
distractions increasing distance, occurr;nc, J
ing the contract term. Offices establishes ~
TINS advertisement is issued, and also durno tS
contract term, are to be visited without exrs M,
IL the instance be not increased P~s'
H. a hid received after the Lost dav o,a,
Named or without the guarantee REQUIRED h Iour
anu cerUncate as to the suficienev of smell 80
anteei cannot be considered in competition utI,S
regulQrs proposal reasonable in amnunt WIN o
II. Bidders should first probosa e.
strictly according to the advertisement anS 'lee
II they desire, separately for different men,
II the regular bid be the lowest offered e.. - ana
vertised service, the other Propositions e ID
Is. There should be but one rousa b;a..
proposal. Consolidated or combinot;iio r IN
C'propesing one sum for two or more ronton bids
forbidden by law, and eGunot be considered ure
IA. The route, the service, the yearly pqv. tbo
name and residence of the bidder, Chat il G
usual post office Gddress,) and those of eanIs
member of firm, where company offers, sbonj9
be distinctly stated.
l5 Bidders are requested to use, az far a. rroo-
ticable, the printed form of proposal furnished
by the department, TO write out in full the sum
OF their bids and to retoin copies of them
Altered bids should not be submitted: nor
should bids once submitted be with drawn No
Withdrawal of bidder or gudrGntor will be al
lowed unless dated and received before the last
day for receiving proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two response
BILE persons.
General guarantees cannot be admitted. The
5id and guarantee should be signed plainly with
the full name of each person.
The department reserves the right to reject anv
bid which may be deemed extrGva CANT, and also.
to disregard the bids of falling contractors and
bidders.
16. The bid should be sealed, superscribed
" Mail Proposals. State of KGnsas," addressed
Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contract
Office" and sent by mail, not by or TO an agent:
and postmGsters will not enclose proposals Tor
letters of any Kind) in their quarterly returns
turned to the department by or before the Isl da,
of August, 1862; but the service must be COM
menced on the LIST July preceding, on the mail
day next after that date, whether the csntracts be
executed or not.
Is. PostmGsters at offices on or near railroads
but more than eighty rods from a station, will,
Immediately after the 31st of March next, report
their exact distance from the nearest station and
how they otherwise supplied with the mail,
to enable the Postmaster General to direct mail
messenger supply fromsthe lst of July next.
10. Section eighteen of An Act of Congress ADJ
proved March ), IS45, provides that contracts for
the transportation of the mail shall be let in ey-
cry case to the lowest, bidder rendering sufficient
guarantees for faithful performance, without 9TH
er reference to the mode of such transportation
than may be necessary to provide for the due ce-
lerity certainty, And security of such Transports
tion. Under this Lato bids that propose transport
the mail tc:: cee-;ty certainty and security" hau
ing been decided to be the only legal bids construed
as providing for the entire mail h0t0eoer large and
,chaeoer mug be the mode Of conveyance necessary to
insure .'celeray, certainly, and security and aOH
haze the preference all Others and others tciu
be considered.
30. A modification of A bid in Any of its essen
hAl terms is tAntAmount to A new bid, And can
not be received, AS to interfere with regular
competition, After the last hour set for receiving
bids. Making new bid with guarantee And
certificate. is the only way to modify previous
bid.
81. Postm Asters Are to be careful not to certify
the sufhciency. of gnArAntors or sureties without
knowing that they persons of sufficient res
possibility; and AL bidders, guarAntors. And
ties Are distinctly notified that on failure to en-
ter into perform the contracts for the service
proposed for in the accepted bids, the legal liza
bilities will be enforced again ct them.
p. Present contractors, and persons known At
the department, must, equally with Others pro-
cure guArAntors and certificates of their sufi-
cheney substantially in the forms Above prescribed
The certificates of suficiency must be signed by
postmaster or by A judge of court of record
No other certificate will be admitted.
..= - &C. M. BLAIR,
Postmaster General