The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-03-05
UNITED STATES NAIL
MICHIGAN.



rirg the contract term Oicez established after this
advertisement issued and also during the contract
term are 10 be visited without extra pay the distance
ts not Increased
or without the guarantee required by Law and a csrtf
cate 10 tnc suili-n,y such guarantee cannot be
ci-serei IN competition ith regular proposal
able ia amount
L. Bidders should FIRST propose for service strictly
according 10 Tie advertisement, and then II they desire
sarateiy for different service ana II the regular bid be
the lowest offered for the advertised service the other
PROPOSITIONS may be considered.
- There should be but route bid for in a proposal
for Two or more routes forbidden by law and can
hot be coSsitered.
~ Tie route, the service the yearly pay the name
and ence Of the bidder that Is his usual pDst of.
address, and those Of each member Of a firm where a
COMPANY oilers, should be distinctly stated
10 Bidders are requested To FAR practicable
ment to write out IN IGl the Of their bids and u
retain copies of them.
Altered bids should not he submitted should bids
once submitted BE- Withdrawn. No Withdrawal of bid.
der guarantor will be allowed unless dated an recei
ved before the last day for receiving proposals.
Zach bid must be guaranteed by two sible
persons
General guarantees cannot be admitted The hid and
guarantee should be signed plainly with the full name oi
each person
The department the right ,o reJect any DI
which may be deemed eXtrayagant also disregard
the biis Of failing contractors and bidders.
Is. The hid should be sealed, superscribed Mail Pro-
pOsals State Of Michigan addressed second Assistant
Postmaster General Contract Once, and by mdl
not by to agent; and postmasters will
proposals Tor letters Of any kind in their quarterly
returns
IL The contracts to be executed and returned to
the department by before the la Of Auosd 1862
but the service must be commenced LIST of July pre-
cedng or Oh the mail day after that date whether
the contracts be executed not
IS. Postmasters at Offices railroads but more
than eighty rods from staten, will Immediately
the 3st OF March next report their distance
the nearest station and how they otherwise supplied
with te mail to enable the Postmaster General to direct
a maii-messenger supply from the LIST Of July next
H. section eighteen Of an act OF Congress approved
March le45 provides that contracts the transpor
t,ton OF the mail shall be let in case to tn.
lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful
performance without other reference the mode of such
sporttOn than be necessary provide for the
due celery certainty and security of such transporta
ton Under this t0r, bids that propose TO transport tn
mail aln " ceivuy, certainty and secury,' kalng bee,
decd 10 d ue only Legal tids, are construed prordint
for the erfire mail hoer idrge, and mhdterer may be tn
mcis o Conveyance necessary ceIiy certainty
and security, and iu hdpe the preference all others
and no others riu Je consid.rest.
20 modification OF bid any ofits essential term.
as 10 iiert Y Win regular aE6 s H. after the las
hour set for receiving bids. Making bid, with
guarantee and certificate, the only way TO modify
previous bid.
II Postmasters to be careful not to certify th,
sunicency of guaraniors sureties without KNOWN.
that they are persons OF sufficient responsibility; an,
all bidders and suretes tnctly note,
that on failure 10 enter into perform the contract
for the service proposed for in the accepted bids th
legal liabilities will be enforced against them.
~ Present contractors and known at the de
partment must equally with others procure guarantor
and certificates of their sucency substantially in IL
forms above prescribed. The certificates Of suicenc,
must be signed by postmaster or by judge of
of record No other certificate will be admitted
NJ. BLAIR, Z. NJ. General.
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