The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-03-29

discontinue the service, in whole or in r...
PRO rata decrease of pay, allowing one No., as
extra compensation on the amount disnnuos
with, whenever, in his opinion, the public insd
ests require the change, or In case he des;,1"t'
suPerseds it by different grade of transporta.;
y; Payments will be made by eolIectons -
or or0tts On postmGsters, otherwise af,sI nun w
expiration OF each quarter SOY, in Peh.n.A s
May, August, and November. fucry,
10. The distances are given oecop3;
best information; but no increased n1e 70 the
allowed should they be greater than cd vii De
II the points to be supplied be correctl ..sed
Bidders must infOrm themselves on tbs S.ued-
also IN reference to the weight of the mi and
condluon OF roads, hills, streams dc. onJ al NE
bridges, ferries, or distractions of anv gu toll
which expense may be incurred. No eia; nu oy
additional pay, based on such eronOS Ulm Tor
considered; nor for alleged mistakes o. ~ can be
nenslons as to the degree of service: naP
bridges destroyed, ferries discontinne5 nor for
distractions increasing distance, cccu,. VI other
ing the contract term. Offices estGblisbass aur-
tins advertisement is issued, and also H.: after
contract term, are to be visited without the
tne distance be not increased. pay
H. bid received after the last do,,
named, or without the guarantee rao' ana hour
and certificate "a to the suficiepcr - oy law
Gntee, cannot be considered in comnet;ti" guGr-
regular proposal reasonable in ampnDt 0n With
Y. Bidders should hrst propose for ...-.
strictly according to the Gdvertiseman or service
if they desire, separately for derant and then
if the regular bid be the lowest service; and
vertised service, the other prOposon lor the Gd-
considered. 'Suons may be
10. There should be but one route ii.
proposal: Consolidated or combnct;aior IN
("proposing one sum for two or more roo,an, Oids
forbidden by law, and cannot be consi5ersa 3re
IA. The route, the service, the yearly NJ a,
name and residence of the bidder, (tbat ! Inc
usual post office Gddress,) and those of oa us
be distinctly stated. 'n0u'd
Is. Bidders are requested to use az far as ru.,
tled6le, the printed form of proposal furnishes
by the department, TO write out in full the .,.
of their bids. and to retain copies of them, NDu
Altered bids should not be submitted. ~.
shoulc bids once submitted be withdrawn NJ
Withdrawal of a bidder or guarantor will ha ~
lowed unless dated and received before the las,
day for receiving proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two respop,.
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 anv
bid which may be deemed eXtr0ys CANT, aud ais,
to disregard the bids OF fGiling contractors and
bidders.
I6 The bid should be sealed, supener;bss
" Mail Proposals, State of Kansas" addressed
"Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contrast
Office" and sent by mail, not by OF 10 an agent.
and postmGsters will not enclose proposals Tor
letters of any Kind) in their quarterly returns.
II. The contracts are to be executed and "a.
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, or on the mail
day next after that date, whether the esntrocts hs
executed or not.
Is. Postmasters at offices on or near railroads.
but more than eighty rods from stGtion, will,
Immediately after the 3lst of March next, repcr1
their exact distance from the nearest station and
how they are otherwise supplied with the msl,
to enable the Postmaster General to direct a mail
messenger supply from the lst of July next.
10. Section eighteen of An Act of Congress Ap-
proved March ), 1915, provides that contracts for
the transportation of the mail shall be let in 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 nth celebrity, certainty and security" hap
ing been decided to be the only legal bids construed
preceding for the entire mali, hOtceceT large and
aohateUer may be the mode Of conveyance necessaryO
insured ''ceLeTy, certainty, and security, and rH
haze the preference all Others, and others rI4
be considered.
20. A modification of bid in any of its essen
tiAl terms is tAntAmount to new bid And can
not be received, so to interfere with regular
after the last hour set for receiving
bids. Making new bid with guarantee and
certificate, is the only way to modify previous
bid.
81. PostmAsters Are to be careful not to certify
the suff1ciency of guArAntors or sureties without
knowing that they Are persons of sufficient
And All bidders, guarAntors. And
ties Are 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 st them.
%. Present contractors, and persons known At
the department, must, equally with Others. pro-
cure guArAntors and certificates of their suff-
cheney Substantially the forms Above prescribed.
The certificates of sufficiency must be signed by
A postmaster or by Judge of court of record
M. BLAIR,
Postmaster General.