The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-03-08

discontinue the service, in whole or in n.,. =.
pro rata decrease of pay, allowing one monthsl
extra compensation on the amount disnan.os
with, whenever, in his opinion, the public ESQ
ests require the change, or in case lie desire r
su8erSede II oy different grade of transportation
,; Payments Will be made by collections fro-,
or drafts on postmasters, or otherwise, after tha
expiration OF each quarter in - the
May, August, and November. 'u0ry'
~: Inc distances are given according r. ~,
best information; but no increased NV NJ; ~ 'ie
allowed should they be greater than Cdv~r - oe
II the points to be supplied be correctl .+. Used
Bidders must inform themselves on Ibis 80, u
also In reference to the weight of the moi .L L
SOeu vi IO1us' NILS streams, dc, and ali toll
bridges ferries, or distractions of any kind 'S
winch expense may be incurred. No cIa;ro oy
Gddltlon0l pay, based on such ground IN ior
considered; nor for alleged mistakes oAmisonnI %
Mentions as to the degree of service; nor re-
bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued or &c, ior
distractions increasing distance. cccurr;no oSler
ing the contract term. Offices establishes 81
tnls doVertst ment is issued, and also durino tI
contrdct TERM are to be visited without extS tne
II the distance be not increased Pdy'
IL. A bid received after the last day.,
named, or without the guarantee reouraj - iour
and certificate as to the sufficiencV ofspy law
Gntee' cannot be considered in Competition
regular proposal reasonable in on,nrnt Win
II. Bidders should first propose f., 49,
strictly according to the advertisement ~ service
If they desire, separately for different 'nen
If the regular bid be the lowest Offered f.. &c and
vertised service, the other proposit;ano Tue ID
considered. '''0nS may be
Ii. There should be but one route b;a e..
proposal. Consolidated or combnot;nO m
(proposing one sum for two or more routes,N aus
forbidden by law, and cannot be considered oe
a. The route, the service, the yearly nav tbo
name and residence of the bidder, (tbat "a T
usual post office address,) and those of eonb
member of a firm, where company offers, should
be distinctly stated.
Is. Bidders are requested to use, as far as prac-
hcGole, 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 with drawn No
Withdrawal of a bidder guarGntor 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.
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 extravG CANT and also
to disregard the bids of falling contractors and
bidders.
IS. The bid should be sealed, superscribed
Mail 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.
turned to the department by or before the Is. dan
of august, 1862; but the service must be COM
menced on the lst July preceding, or on the mail
day next after that date, whether the csntraets be
executed not.
Is. Postmasters at offices on or near railroads.
but more than eighty rods from a 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 1st of July next.
10. Section eighteen of An Act of Congress APP
proved March ), I645, provides that contracts for
the transportation of the mail shall be let " in
erv case to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
guarantees for faithful performance, without 9th
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 Ldlo bids that propose to transport
the mail trh celebrity, certainty. and security haU-
ing been decided to be the only legal bids construed
as providing for the entire mail, hOioeoer large and
lohdterer nay be the mode of conveyance necessary
insure its ceerity, certainty, and security and ,cR
haze the preference Ocer all others, and others cl
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 rec uAr
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
Jne Sunaclency OF guArAnUOrS or suteIes WlInOub
knowing that they Are persons of sufficient res
possibility; And ali bidders guarAntors, And sure
ties distinctly notified that on failure to en-
ter into perform the contracts for the service
proposed for in the accepted bids, the legal LA
biliiies will be enforced gain ct them.
%. Present contractors, and persons known At
the department. must, equally with others. pro-
cure guArAntors and certificates of their suffi-
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.
NJ BLAIR,