Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-12

pro TdtG decrease Of pay, allowing one month extra
C2hPehsatloh on the amount dispensed with, whom
M opinion the public interests require the
GInahSeso or IN case h0 desres to snpersed0 il by
Inherent grade Of transportation.
y. Payments Will be made by collections f-nn or
drafts on postnGsterd, otherwise after tile syni
ration Of each guarter-say In ,RebruRrv Ma, A.
gust, aud November ''' '-'V' NA"-
TO- The distances arc given according 10 the best
niSLHAlOn' nnt no increased pay will bo allowed
t 70 De S1ppied should they DO greater than adYer.
N"9G, y tho points to be correctly stated
"a 9'0uSLs nts n.EH Int0rm hemselrsg on Mis 1oinL.
I'm .i Stso IA reference to the weight OF tile
ma mail thS condition of roads, hills streams &c Snd
tG! SFldSeS ferries, ObStructtons of any kind
| w when expense my he incurred. No cnfn, for nd
ditoRAt pay, based on such ground can bo coTsjJsr
ea nor Tor alleged mistakes or lnisannrehensoD a.,
; 9I service; nor for bridges destroyed fer.
nss uISconNnued or other obstrUctions ncren sip,,
distance, occurring during the contract term az
nee" established after this advertisement Is issued
also curing the contract ter are 10 be visited
extra pay, If the distnnco be not increasd
-. - oid received utter the last day and Itour
@aa"eu' @ OF without the guarantee required by law
.uu cettihcate as to tho suicency Of such gnaran
Tee, cannot bc considered in competition viii rc
| ulaE proposal reasonable in amonnt 70
81 should nrst rOpose for service strictly
10 The advertisements, and then il thev d,
SIRE separately for different service and if be
s DLd oe the lowest offered far the advertised SER
'lTe' J' tne Otler Propositions may be consldered
10 There should be but one ionte bid for in n rro
posnI. consolidated or combination bids (pronosfnr
law. and cannot be considered. -
- -. the route, the service, tho yoarly nav the
@ anu EeSidance tho bidder, (that ts lis usual
post once RddtesU) and those OF each member OT a
stated. "'"Au Oe "lS'lhCtiy
10 bidders reQucstedI 10 ,,,c M far a, nr,c,;
department to write ont in fnIl The sum oT tI h
anu to retain copies of them. O''9'
HHered Dlds should not he submittefI: nor sboDIJ
dds once submitted be withdrawn No rritiS,S,oi
Q! DldGsr or G1arantor will be allowed uoss
posals. A'' 'eee'N'hS pro
Lseh bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
General guarantees cannot be admitted. TIL. hid
name Of each person ~ 'i0 '"iA
~ Jhe department. reserves tho right to reject auy
Siu Hllci may bc deemed OxtravRgant and also 10
the bids Of falling contractors and hidder
Io. Lhe 5id shonld be scaled, superscribed 'Mnii
state OF virginia. addressed "Secoad AS
sIstant @ Eos!unster General, Contract Once" and
sent Dy mail not by or to an agent; and pOstnastar
not enclose proposals Tor letters OF any knd1 IN
their quarterly returns. =" "
IL. The contracts arc to lie exscuted and ro,,,r,d
70 @ hG department by before the lst day Of JuJy
LII ot me service must he commenced on the Ist
OF on Inc mail day next Rfter that date Ubeth
or lnc ontracts be executed or not -
10. Postmaatersat offices on or near railroads bu.
atsy after tho 10th of April cSt renSrt t6si-
distance from the nearest station and hoyr Ijny 70
supplied with the mail to enable the Post
master deneT1l to direct mnii messenger siInnly
from the 1st of July next. 3"rE''
~ section eighteen of an act Of Congress approvel
o 1912 provides that contracts for the trans
Ct the mail shall be lot ain every c1so to
the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees f
Iatnl performance, without other reference 10 tho
mode ot such transportation than may bo necessary
70 provide for tue due celebrity certainty and srcur
" OF such transportation" Unher this law bidH
tnnt propose to transport the mail with "ceierity
and security, having been decided to DO
the only legal bids, construed ns PROVIDING for
me ehuFe mail, however large and Whatever NAV be
me o1S oi Conveyance necessary to insure its ;cs
ierlty certainty aud security aud no others will he
considered Except in the case of railroad and
seamO boat rou es, bids HIHing any particular Iao1c
% eoHreydnce are invariably rcjeeted
~. modification offs bid III any of its essantiRI
terms Is tAntHmount to new bid Rnd cannot bC re-
csNed so as to interfere with regular competition
atter the last hour set for receviDg bids Making n
new Diu: with guarantee and certificate is the onIy
way to modify n previous bid Wy
u PostmosteTs arc to bo careful not to ocertiry the
snhlcency ofguarantors sureties without knowing
@ .hat they are persons Of sufficient responsbty and
All oiuGers SuaTantors, and sureties are distinctly
notihed that on failure to enerinto or perform the
for the service proposed for in the accented
1tIs, the legal liabilities will be enforced aEainst
q. Present contractors and persons known at the
department, must, equally with others, procure
Gnhantors and certificates of their sufciency sub
stsnLalIy In the forms above prescribed The GER
Aheate ot suthciency must se signed by postm user
OF Dy 1ndge ota court OF record No other certii-
te'In t ~ De E1Lhltted- n. BLAIR,
IA"A@-Om IotMdSter General.