The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-04-05

discontinue the service, IN whole or in tr.r.
pro rata decrease of pay, allowing one mona.
extra compensation on the amount disnara.S
with, whenever, in his opinion, the public inteS
ests require the change, or in case he desires -
supersede it by different grade of transpoytat :"
y. Payments will be made by collections TN
OF oralts on postmGsters, or otherwise, after tn
eapirGuon OF each quarter say, in Februar,
May. August, and November. "
~: Inc distances are given according to q.
pest Ihiormauon; but no increased pGv will ~
allowed should they be greater than advart;InSe
II the points to be supplied be correctly stoa3
Bidders must inform themselves on this nor,
also In reference to the weight of the mi ano
bridges, ferries, or distractions of any K;nd UI
which expense may be incurred. No clo;ro : y
additional pay, based on such ground -. Tor
considered; nor for alleged MISTAKES o. miss
Mentions as to the degree of service: nop
bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued .. lor
distractions increasing distance cccurr;no osner
ing the contract term. Offices establishes uUr-
thissadvertisement is issued and also durr,1 .I
contract term, are to be visited without e~ts me
If the distance be not increased. pay
II. A bid received after the last dav ma,
named, or without the guarantee required b.. uouf
and certificate as to the suffieiencv of snt l0w
antee, cannot be considered in competit;on g1ar-
regular. proposal reasonable in amnrDt win
ID. Bidders should first pronose G.
strictly according to the advertisement - service
if they desire, separately for different hen.
if the regular bid be the lowest Offered f and
vertised service, the other propositions mead me i'd
considered. may be
Ii. There should be but one routa -, .
proposal. Consolidated or comb;nolo LOT IN a
("proposing one sum for two or more ronte,l plus
forbidden by law, and cGnnot be eonsidersa 0'e
Id. The route, the service, the yearly pqy. ,ba
name and residence of the bidder, that l. nv;
usual post Office Gddress,) and those of od us
member of a firm, where a company offers, sbonI5
be distinctly stated.
Is. Bidders requested to use, as far a. nr,o .
ticdble, the printed form of proposal furnishes
by the department, to write out in full the aM.a
of their bids. and to retGin 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should bids once submitted be withdrawn No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 response.
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 extrava CANT, and also
to disregard the bids of falling contractors and
bidders.
16. The bid should be sealed, superscribea
" Nail Proposals, State of Kansas" addressed
Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contract
Office" and sent by mail, not by to an agent;
and postmGsters will not enclose proposals (or
letters of any Kind) in their quarterly returns
l..
turned to the department by or before the ST dav
of august, 1862; but the service must be COM
menced on the 1st July preceding, or on the mail
day next after that date, whether the csnrGcts be-
executed or not.
l8 PostmGsters at offices on or near railroads.
but more than eighty rods from a station, WILL
Immediately 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 Postmaster General to direct mail
mo fu tbn sf nf nj
10. Section eighteen of An Act of Congress APP
proved March 3, 1915, provides that contracts for
the transport of the mail shall be let Gin ev
cry 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 &C.
lerity, certainty, And security of such transports
ton Under this Latc, bids that propose to transport
the mail oih celebrity certainty and security" hau-
ing been decided to be the only legal bids construed
as providing for the entire mail hOsoeoeT large, and
;chateUer may be the mOde Of conveyance necessary
insure its ''ceteriy certainty, and security. and acH
haze the preference OUer all Others, and others ,eH
be considered
20. A modification of bid in Any of its essen.
tiAl terms is tAntAmount to new bid, And cam
not be received, 80 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 suf11ciency of guArAntors or sureties without
knowing that they Are persons Of sufficient
possibility; And All bidders. guarAntors, and
ties distinctly notified that on failure to
ter into or perform the contracts for the service
proposed for in the accepted bids, the legal LA
bilities will be enforced again ct them.
%. Present contractors, and persons known At
the department. must, equally with others. pro-
cure guArAntors and certificates of their sufi-
cheney substAntiAllyin the forms above prescribed.
The certificates of suficiency must be signed by
A postmaster or by judge of court of record
No other certificate will be admitted.
M. BLAIR,
Postmaster General