The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-03-01


discontinue the service, in whole Or :.
p IT, r4ea aeersase OF pay, allowing one Part {.
eXtra~ compensation on the am0,nt nOntb
with whenever. in his opinion, the nrf HIisPense
ests require the change, or in coso Puole in,.
supersede it by different grade Of tr ne desire.
y. Payments will be made by colIanp ortato.
or drafts on postmGsters, or otherwisa. t no
May, August, and November. III Februan
H. The distances are given ocoou,
pest information; but no increased ing 20 4.
aliowed should they be greater tbonP Will
II the points to be supplied be corrao, uVertssI
BIDDERS must inform themselves on nj. state =
also In reference to the weight of tt POM. c.
condition OF roads, hills, streams. DC maj, Il.
g, LeIlies, OF oostructions of qnv IN;
when expense may be incurred " Kind by
additional pay, based on such gu Claim f.
considered; nor for alleged mistakss o' edn /
nentions as to the degree of ear,;o " hlisGppre
bridges destroyed, ferries discont;nI'o' nor f.
DISTINCTIONS increasing distance. oce'i or otie,
ing the contract term. Offices estabI;Nt ng dU,,
onIs rus. ment is issued and also 0'
contr0et term, are to be visited witbor. uulhg tie
II the distance be not increased. u' extra pay.
IL A bid received after the Ios. 4
named or without the guarantee rao'': Ghd hour
Ghu eertlhedte as to the suffcianoi 1r oy lgR
0nlee, cannot De considered in eomns.; sueh SuGr-
Fegsi9r proposal reasonable in amann. on with a
strictly acco-5;nr. ~ a. nrst Propose for So.
scIcuy according to the Gdvertisemsr. or service
II they desire. separately for diFelneht ana then.
II the regular bid be the lowest o serFIce. end
considered. propositions may be
Is. here should be but ona r,,,.,
ProposIi: Oonsohddted or conb;U".;lmS,' IN IN
Forbidden ~, iav, sun LOT two or more routes"l or
IA. The route, the service the Ue considered.
name and residence of the bidder ~ tsy' the
usual post office GadressJ and thN S"' Is hls
member OF hrm, where a eomlanv off,, '0Ga
be distinctly stated. O'''tS' should
10. Bidders are requested to use as far u.s.,
ucaeie' the Pmnted form of proposal furnish'i
by the department, to write out in fu a. '''sAel
Of their bids. and to retain comics Of tha 1' sun
Altered bids should not be submi,,oa.
shout, bids once submitted be withdrawH No ~
Withdrawal of a bidder or gudrantor will b. N'
lowed unless dated and received before tb0 a. o.
day for receiving proposals. as
Each bid must be guaranteed bv two resnou.
bic persons. F'"''
General guarantees cannot be admitted IT,
bid and guarantee should be signed plainly win
the full. name of each person
The department reserves the right to reject any
bid which may be deemed extrava CAN'T. and ais !,
to disregard the bids OF failing contractors and
bidders.
l6. The bid should be sealed, supereriba3
g Mail Proposals, State of Kansas" addressed
Second Assistant Postmaster General, Coptro,t
Office" and sent by mail, not by or 10 an a,rr,.
and postmGsters will not enclose proposals for
letters of any Kind) in their Quarterly returns
II The contracts to be executed and >,
turned to the department by or before the | 81 d,.
Of August, 1862; but the service must be CON
menced on the lst July preceding or on the mo-
day next after that date, whether the csntrocts /
executed or not.
10. PostmGsters at offices on or near railroads
but more than eighty rods from a station. will
after the 3lst of March next rcnortI
their exact distance from the nearest S uton an
how they are otherwise supplied with the maj
to enable the Postmaster General to direct mail
messenger supply from the lst of July next.
10. Section Eighteen of An Act of Congress Ar
proved March ;, 1916, provides that contracts o
the transportation of the mail shall be let " in ey
cry to the lowest bidder rendering sutIicicr5
guarantees for faithful performance, without oil
er reference to the mode of such trAnsportuioa
than may be necessary to provide for the due &c
lerity, certainty, And security of such transport.
ton. Under this La,o bids that propose TO TRANSPORT
the mail tcith ceerity, certainty, and security hqr
ing been decided to be tie only egal bids are construct
as proudng for the entire mail, hOtCeuer large aa
,0hateuer nlay be the HiOde Of conveyance necessaT
inSure IFS 'ceLeriy, certainty, and security" and ~
hare the preference Orer all Others and no others -
be considered.
20. A modification of bid in Any of its essen
tiA terms is tAntAmount to new bid, And can
not be received, so AS to interfere with re- uA
After the last hour set for receiving
bids. Making A new bid, with guarantee AL
certificate, is the only way to modify prcvio-
bid.
81. PostmAsters Are to be careful not to certify
the suff1ciency of guArAntors or sureties without
that they Are persons of sufficient res
possibility; And All bidders guarAntors, And sue
ties are distinctly notified that on failure to3l
ter into or perform the contracts for the s1i@
proposed for in the accepted bids, the Legal M
bili,ies will be enforced Ag Ain st them.
%. Present contractors, and persons known {
the department. must, equally with Others. pro
cure guArAntors and certificates of their sum
cheney substantially in the forms above PRESCRIBE
The certificates of suffieiency must be signed ty
A postmaster or by Judge Of A court of record
No other certificate will be Admitted.
NJ. BLAIR,
Postmaster General.