The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-02-15

diseontnre the service, in whole or in o...
Pre- FstG desFesse Of pay, allowing one paI.; e.
extra compensation on the amount d;.rn0s
with. whenever. in his opinion, the public ;n.d
supersede 1t by different grade of tron.uTes to
.: Payments will be made by collec,sons Ss -
or drsfes On postmssters, or Otherwise Sf, ron
expir0tlon OF each quarter saw, in FaSe The
MGy, August, and November oEuGry.
10. The distances ore given nc.o-5;. .
best information; but no increased Ing 70 the
allowed should they be greater than ~ vii be
# the points to be supplied be eorreetl ..e.ed'
h,s00eTs "sst INFORM themselves on this ponf -,
also In reference to the weight of the n";;; and
condition of roads, hills, streams, DC. and III me
bridges, ferries, or distractions of cnv p. 1u
which expense may be incurred No Gu. ey
additional pay, based on such ground, can Tor I
considered; nor for alleged mistaKes -. uo s1n De
Mentions as to the degree of service. 0oPPfe'
bridges destroyed. ferries discontinued ~ a ior
distractions increasing distance, occnr-;a osuer
ing the contract term. Offices est0blisbeJs Sa uf
this advertisement is issued, and also dnr;4Ier
contract term, are to be visited without srt-s me
if the distance be not increased. pay,
II A bid received after the last day .,,
named, or without the guarantee required Sr nTU
and certificate as to the suficiencT of sucS 90" @
Gntee, cannot be considered in comnett;~n sur
regular proposal reasonable in amonnt WAN
IL. Bidders should first propose for .o,r;.
strictly according to the advertisement. and ,bau
if they desire, separately for different servca
the regular o1o De the lowest offered for the nd
vertised service, the other propositions ma,, ~,
considered.
Is. There sSould be but one route bid for n
proposal Consoii dated or combination b;S.
("proposing one sum 10; two OF more foutes"O are
forbidden by law, and cGnnct be considered
IA. The route. the service, the SyeGrly pay, the
name and residence of the bidder, .hdt il, his
usual post Office Gddress,) and those o. eGek
member of a firm, where company offers, should
be distinctly stated.
Is. Bidders are requested TO use. az far as proc
tlc06le, the printed form of proposal furnished
by the department, to write out in full the sum
Of their bids. and to retsn copies of them
Altered bids should not be submitSstil. ob
should bids once submitted be withdrawn, NJ
Withdrawal of bidder or gu0rantor will So.rh
lowed unless dated and received before tn, last.
day for receiving proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two resr.n,;j
BILE persons.
General guarantees cannot be admitted Til.
bid and guarantee should be signed plainly with,
the full; name Of each person.
Ihe department reserves the right to reject any
bid which may be deemed eXtrGvG CANT, and also
to disregard the bids oil falling contractors and
bidders.
l6. The bid should be sealed. superseded
" Nail Proposals, State of Kansas" addressed
Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contract
Office" and sent by mail, not by or 10 an agent
and postmGsters will not enclose proposals Tor
letters of any Kind) in their quarterly returns
IL The contracts are to be executed and re-.
turned TO the department by or before the Isl da,~
of August, 1862; but the service must be COM
meneed on the lst July preceding. or on the mail
day next after that date, whether the contracts be
executed or not.
fS. PostmGsters at Offices 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 are otherwise supplied with the mail,
to enable the Postmaster General to direct mail
messenger supply from the let of July next.
IS. Section eighteen of An Act of Congress APP
proved March 3, I845, provides that contracts for
the transportation of the mail shall be let in ev-
ery Ase 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
lerity certainty, And security of such transports
ton" Under this LasU bids that propose tOtrdnspot
the mail aeith celebrity, certainty. and security, hat
ing been decided to be the only legal bids, construed
as prOuiding for the entire matt, ho'reOeT large and
tcdfeUer nady be the mode Of conveyance necessGTyto
insure It's "eeLeTuy, certainly and security" and rN
hare the preference all others, and others R
be considered.
20. 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 new bid, with guarantee AMI
certificate, is the only way to modify A previca'
bid.
II. PoStmAsters Are To be careful not to cerul
the suficieney of guArAntors or sureties withOH
knowing that they Are persons of sufficient res
possibility; And All bidders, guarAntors. And sufe.
ties ara distinctly notified that failure toe
Der into or perform the contracts for the service
peopOsed for in the accepted bids, the legal LA,
biiAies will be enforced Again st them.
p. Present contractors, and persons known At
the department., must, equally with Others. pro
cure guArAntors and certificates of their suff'
cheney substantially in the forms Above prescribed
The certificates of sufficiency must be signed by
No other certificate win be admitted
NJ BLAIR,
Postmaster General