Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-02-17

| 10. Bidders are requested to use, ne
far as;Practicable. the printed proposals
furnished by the department, to write out
in full the sum of their bids, and to retain
copies OF them. ..zs.. ~
Altered bids Should not he submitted
norshould bids once submitted be with,
drawn. No withdrawal of bidder or
guarantor will be allowed unless the with
draw;d is dated and received before the
last day for receiving proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two
responsible persons. The bid und guar
antee should be signed plainly with full
name of each person.
The department reserves the right to
reject any bid which may be deemed cx-
travagant, and also to disregard the bids
of failing contractors and bidders.
I6. The old bid should be sealed.
superseded Mail Proposals, State of
Postmaster General, Contract Office" and
sent by mail, not by or to an agent and
postmastcrs will not enclose proposals Tor
letters of any kind) in their quarterly re-
turns. ta
IL. The contracts are to be executed
and returned to the Department by or be-
foIc the Isl day qf July, 1865 !; but the
service must be begun ON that day. or Gu
the mail day next after it. whether the
contracts be executed or not.
Transfers of contracts, are forbidden by
law, and consequently cannot be allowed.
Bidders will therefore take notice that
they will he expected to perform the SER
vice accepted them through the whole
term Of the contract.
Is. Posimasters at offices OH or near
railroads, bal more than eighty rods froan
Il station. viii, immediately after the 9th
Of March next. report tier exact distance
from the nearest station. and how they
are otherwise supplied with the mail. ~
enable the Postmaster General to direct u.
mail-mcssenger supply from the lst q
July next.
-. Section eighteen Of an act of Corr
gross approved March 3 ISIS. provides that
contracts for the transportation of the mail
shall be let, " i'll every case, to the lowest
bidder rendering sufficient guarantees fer
faithful performance. without other refer
cncc to the mode of such transportion than
may be necessary to provide for the due
CELEBRITY, certainty. and security Uf such
transportation" Under this law, bids
that propose TO transport the mails with
"cclerIy, tertdiatq, and SeeRritg," haring
been decjsied to be TIE only legal bids; are
construed as pfosidihg for the entire
md1i, ho,serer large and tehaterer may be
the made II Conveyance necessary TO insure
its .''ceiefug, certainty, and securiiy." and
iciH hare Hc preference oref all others. anil
no others riH BE- coHSidered..
20. A'modilca,ion of bid in any of
its essential terms is tantamount to a new
bid. aud cannot be received. SO as TO inter-
ferc with regular competition, after tho
last hour set Tor rcceisin@bids. Making
new bid, with guarantee and certificate, is
the only way to modify previous bid.
81. Postlnastcrs are to lie careful not
to certify the sutliciency of guarmtors or
surcties without knowing that they are
persons Of sufficient responsibility dis
ftgaea IT his instruction ~ postmaste1s
IS a tiotatton IF their oaA Of .Gicc. subject
pg tttm 10 Immediate FemoTdi. All bid
ders euaTantafs, aud suretes are distinct
Il notified that on failure to enter into
or perform the contracts for the service
proposed lor III tie accepted bids, their
legal liabilities vii lie enforced against
them.
i! Present contractors, and persons
known at Tie Department. must. equally
Hith others procure guaranters and certi-
ieates of their rr!iicieueg substantially ill
tile form. above prescribed, The certifi-
cate Of suiieitncy must be signed by
postmaster. or ~ Judge Of court Of
rgco.d, 10 other viii lie admitted The
certificate mus also have &il.Ncd to it ~
ilHr-eent revenue stamp cancelled, as re-
q4ired - law.
W. HFNNfSON.