The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-03-22

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discontinue the service, in whole or = rSa4..
pro rata decrease of pay, allowing one nen.ss'
extra compensation the amount disnon-.SS
with, whenever in his opinion, the public ints.
ests require the change, or In ease he das;-1St
supersede it by different grade of tronsnost.s 70
9.yPayments will be made by collections f.OlL
or drafts on postmGsters, or otherwise aftor AZ
expiration OF each quarter say, in Fehrrn u0
May, August, and November N"ry'
H. The distances are given according 10th.
best information; but no increased por w ne
allowed should they be greater than Gdvart;.apSe
II the points to be supplied be correctly stotaS
Bidders must inform themselves on this po;St ~
also in reference to the weight of the ~, una
condition of roads, hills, streams DC ana ~ the
bridges, ferries, or distractions of anv 81; sn 'ol
which expense may be incurred. No oiH: oy
additional pay, based on such ground N al Tor
considered; nor for alleged mistakes or misonn.o
Mentions as to the degree of service. PPre-
bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued ~ nor Tor
distractions increasing distance oooc " -other
ing the contract term. Offices estohI;1Ln dur-
this advertisement is issued, and also dnriu aef
contract term, are to be visited wthont VII the
if the distance be not increased. pay
IL. 4 bid received after the last day ana -. 8
named, or without the guarantee REQUIRED Nv SN1
and certificate to the sufieiency of smell ~
Gntee, cannot be considered in competition with :.
regular proposal reasonable in amount
4 ID. Bidders should frs. propose for sarv;oa
strictly Gccordingto the advertisement and then
if they DESIRE separately for different service nj
if the regular bid be the lowest offered for the nd
vertised services the other propositions may be
considered.
Is. There should be but one route bid for in q
proposal. 81 Consolidated FOR combination bids
(''proposing one sum for two or more routes'O ara
forbidden by law, Gnd cannot be considered
H. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence of the bidder, (thGt is, his
usual post office dddressD and those of each
member of firm, where company offers, should
be distinctly stated. 80 tHiG.l .tF
Is. Bidders are requested to use, az far as prac
tcdble, the printed form of proposal furnished
by the department, to write out in full the cum
OF their bids, and to retain copies of them q p.
Altered bids should not be submitted: nor
should bids once submitted be withdrawn. No
thdrawal of a bidder or guGrantor will be al
lowed unless dated and received before the last
day for receiving proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two RESPONSE
BILE persons. t.,..- ...
General guarantees cannot be admitted. The
bid aud 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 extravGxant. and also
to disregard the bids of falling contractors and
bidders. i s'--- - y
l6. The bid should be sealed, superscribed
Nail Proposals, State of Kansas" addressed
'Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contract
Office, and sent by mail, not by or TO an agent;
and 'postrnGsters will not enclose proposals Cor
letters of any Kind) in their quarterly returns.
IT, The contracts are to be executed and
turned to the department by or before the st ddy
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 csntrGets be
executed or not. Hes -
10 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 stGtion, and
how they are otherwise supplied with the mail
to enable the Postmaster General to direct mail
lat of Ink
10. Section eighteen of An Act of Congress APP
proved March 3, 1e45 provides that contracts for
the transportation of the mail shall be let in
cry case 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 ce-
lerity, certainty, and security of such Transports
ton Under this Ldto, bids that propose to transport
the mail lrit celebrity, certainty, and security" hau-
ing been decided to be the only legal BIDS construed
as providing for the entire matt hOIceUer large, and
acaeuer mag be the mode Of conveyance necessary to
insureas ceLeriy. certainty, and security" and tuu
haze the preference all others, and others tri
be considered F"f't
20. A modification of A 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 A previous
bid.
81 PostmAsters Are to be careful not to certify
the suf1ciency of guArAntors or suretles without
knowing that they Are persons of sufficient res
possibility; And All bidders guarAntors. And sure
ties are distinctly notified that failure to en-
ter into 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 sufi-
cheney substantially in the forms Above prescribed
The certificates of suffeieney must be signed by
postmaster or by Ajudge Of court of record
No other certificate will be admitted.
-agr Gaa .aH-nr j., E.!s . M. BLAIR, +
Postmaster General.