The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-02-22

discontinue the service, in whole or in na,. :.
pro rata decrease of pay, allowing one month
extra compensation on the amount disncnsaS
with, whenever, in his opinion, the public infos
ests require the change, or in ease he dos;rnae
supersede 1t by different grade of transDoytaSO
y. Payments will be made by collcctions fol'
or drafts on postmdsters, or otherwise after IN
expiration OF each quarter say, in Febrno ,ue
May, August, and November "ury'
10. The distances are given aecor5;,o
best information; but no increased INV vii nc i
allowed should they be greater than "a vi pe
If the points to be supplied be CORRECTLY
Bidders mast inform themselves on tbs Do;n, L.
also IN reference to the weight of the nj una
condition of roads, hills, streams dc ma -; me
bridges, ferries, or distractions of dnp ~; 'oh
which expense may be incurred No cIan oy
additional pay, based on such ground nnn Tor
considered; nor Tor alleged mistakes or misannn,'
Mentions as to the degree of service.
bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued .. 0t Tor
distinctions increasing distance, cccprr;n oSher
ing the contract term. Offices estcbisba3o IuF'
this advertisement is issued, and also dpr;r 45ef
contract term, are to be visited witboDt ing the
if the distance be not increased. >A"a pay,
IL. A bid received after the last DIV
named, or without the guarantee reCuirad I Nur
and certificate as to the suficiencv of snoL NV
dntee' cannot De considered in competition Will :,
regular proposal reasonable in amnnnt Win u
II. Bidders should first PROPOSE g.
strictly according to the advertisement nm,
If they desire, separately for different ; .ueh;
if the regular bid be the lowest offered for uh9
vertised service, the other propositions may ha
considered. may De
Is. There should be but one Route b;d f,.;.
proposal. Consolidated or combination ~
(''proposlng one sum for two or more routas''l Ms
forbidden by law, and cannot be considered
IA. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence of the bidder, Chat is Ina
usual post office address,) and those of each
member of firm, where company offers, should
be distinctly stated.
10. Bidders are requested to use, as far as nrac
tlcGble, the printed form of proposal furnished
| by the department, to write out in full the sum
OF their bids, and to retain copies of them.
Altered bids should not be submitted: nor
should bids once submitted be withdrawn No
Withdrawal of a bidder or guarantor will be al
lowed unless dated and received before the last
day for receiving proposals
Each bid must be guaranteed by two resnonsi
bic persons.
General guarantees cannot be admitted. The
bid and guarantee should be signed plainly with
| the full name of each person.
The department reserves the right to reject any
bid which may be deemed extrayG CANT, and also
to disregard the bids of falling contractors and
bidders.
16. The bid should be scaled, superscribed
" Mail Proposals, State of Kansas" addressed
"Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contract
Office and sent by mail, not by or 70 an agent
and postmdsterS will not enclose proposals (or
letters of any Kind) in their quarterly returns.
II. The contracts are to be executed and n,
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, the mail
day next after that date, whether the csntracts be
executed or not.
Is. Postmasters at offices on or near railroads,
but more than eighty rods from station, WILL
| Immediately after the 3lst 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 from the lst of July next.
| 10. Section eighteen of Act of Congress An
proved March }, 1915, provides tn At contracts for
the transportation of the all shall be let " in ev-
cry case to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
guarantees for faithful performance, without 9th
| er reference to the mode of such transportation
than NAV be necessary to provide for the due &C.
lerity certainty, And security of such Transports
tom Under this ldtc bids that propose to transport
tie mail Nth celebrity, certainty, and security" hGo-
ing been decided to be the only legal bids construed
as proUding for the entire mail, hO,ceoer large, and
achaerer mag be the mode Of conveyance necessary to
insure IFS ceterity, certainly and security" and tr
haze the preference all others, and others tr
be considered.
%. A modification of bid in Any of its essen
tiAl terms is tAntAmount to A new bid, And Can
not be received, so AS to interfere with regular
competition After the last hour set for receiving
bids. Making A new bid, with guarantee and
certificate, is the only way to modify previous
bid.
81 PostmAsters Are to be careful not to certify
the suf1lciancy of guArAntors or sureties without
knowing that they Are persons of sufficient res
possibility; And All bidders, guarAntors, And sure
ties Are distinctly notified that failure to
ter into or perform the contracts for the service
proposed for in the accepted bids. the legal LA
bili<ies will be enforced Again st them.
/ o. Present contractors, and persons known Al
the department, must, equally with others, pro
cure guArAntors And certificates of their sufi
cheney substantially in the forms Above prescribed
The certificates of sufficiency must be signed by
A postmaster or by judge of court of record
No other certificate will be admitted
| M. BLAIR,
| Postmaster General.