Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-02-10

Is. Bidders are requested to use. .
far as practicable. the printed proposals.
furnished by the department, to write cut
in full the sum Of their bids, and to retain
copies Of them.
Altered bids shonid not be submitted
nors hould bids once submitted be with
drawn. No withdrawal of bidder or.
guarantor will be allowed unless the with
drawal is dated and received before tho
last day for receiving proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two
responsible persons. The bid and 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 ex-
travagant, and also to disregard the bids
of failing contractors and bidders.
l6. The old bid should be sealed,
supcrscrihed mail Proposals, State Of
Maue," addressed Second Assistant
Postmaster General Contract Office" and
sent by mail, not by or to an agent and
p0stmusters will not enclose proposals Tor
letters of any kind) in their quarterly re-
turns.
IL. The contracts are to be executed
and returned to the Department by or be-
foe tie LIST day Of Juiy, 1865 {; but the
service must be begun ON that day. or on
the mail day next after it, whether tho
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. Postmasters at Offices on or near
railroads, hut more than eighty rods from
ii station, will. Immediately after the 3Otli
of March rext, report their exact distance
from the nearest station. and how they
are Otherwise supplied with TIE mail. TO
cuahle the Postmaster General to direct q
mail-messenger supply from the LIST of
July next.
-. Section eighteen of an act of Con-
grcss approved March 3, 1915, provides that
contracts for the transportation of the mail
shAlr be let, " in every ease, to the lowest
bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for
faithful performance. without other refer
may be necessary to provide for the due
transportation Under this law, bids
"cetertty, certainty, and seearity," haring
been decided 10 te The only legal bids, are
construed as Progidiag for the entire
mat, hoocecer large, and ,chaterer may be
he naoelc IF Conveyance necessary 10 insure
It's "ceierity, certainty, and secwity," and
,cH haze the preference orer all others, and
no others piil be considered.
20. A modification of bid in any Of
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bid. and cannot be received, so as to inter-
tere with regular competitions, after the
last hour set for receiving bids. Making
new bid, with guarantee and certificate, il
the only way to modify previous bid.
81. Postmasters are to be careful not
to certify the suilicicncy of guarantors or
suret!es without knowing that they are
persons Of sufficient responsibility; dis
rcgafd Of tbs instruction by postmasters
Is rotation ef thar cath Of office, subject
ing Htcm 10 immediate remorai. All bid
dcrs, guarantors, and sureties are distinct
ly notified that on failure to enter into
or perform the contracts for the service
proposed Tor i'll the accepted bids, their
legal liabilities will be enforced against
them.
-. Present contractors, and persons
known at the Department, must, equally
with others, procure sgagantors ard certi-
licates Of their satlicieheg substantially in
thu tosus above prescribed, The certiii-
cate Of sui,ieioucy must be signed by
postmaster, ef BY a judge Of court of
record, 10 other will lie admitted. The
certificate mast also have affixed to it u
i.Ne-cent revenue st,aup cancelled, as re-
quired b! law.