Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-13

| form to connexions with railroads, without in
| erase OF pay, provided the running time be not
aoridged. he may also order an increase of
speed allowing, within the restrictions of the !
law; pro rata Increase OF pay for the additional
stock or carriers, If any The contractor NAV
however, IN the case Of increase of speed renousb
the contract, by giving prompt notice to the
department that he prefers doing so to carving
| the order into effect The Postmaster General
| may also discontinue or curtail the service. in
| whole or in part in order to place on the route
| greater degree of service. or whenever the
public interests, in his judgment, shall require
such discontinuance or curtailment for any other
| cause he allowing full indemnity to con-
| tractor one months extra pay on the amount of
service dispensed with, and pro rata compensa-
ton for the amount of service retained and con-
| tinued. .
8. Payments will be made by collections from
or drafts on postmasters. or otherwise after the
expiration of each quarter-say in November
February, May and August Hss ~
TO- The distances are given according to the
| best Information but no increased pay will be
allowed should they be greater than advertised,
II the points to be supplied are correctly stated
! bidders must inform themselves on this point and
also In reference to the eight of the mail, the
conditions of roads, hills, streams &C., and all 2
toll bridges, ferries, or distractions of any kind
by which expense may be incurred. No claim
Tor additional pay. based on such ground can
be considered nor for alleged mistakes or mis-
| apprehension as to the degree of service nor
1or bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued, or
other distractions increasing distance occurring
| during the contract term. Offices established
| after this advertisement is issued, and also
during the contract term, are to be visited
without extra pay, if the distance be not in
| creased i
IL. Bidders are cautioned to mail their pro-
posals in time to reach the Department by the z
day and hour named, g p. M, March 4. 1862
for bids received after that time wil not be
| sdered in competition with bid of reasonable
amount received in time. Neither can bids be
considered which are without the guarantee
required by law and certificate of the suffi-
cheney of such guarantee.
H. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement, and
then, if they desire, separately for different ser
vice and if tec regular bid be the lowest offer.
ed for the advertised service, the other PROPOSE
tions may bt considered. 4
l3. There should be but one route bid for in
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
| e. proposing one sum for two more routes ~
are forbidden by law and can not be considered.
IA. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence of the bidder (that is his
usual postoffice address), and the name of each
member of a firm, where a company offers,
! should be distinctly stated
10 Bidders are requested to use as far as
practicable, the printed proposals furnished by
| the Department, to write out in full the sum of
/
Altered bids should not be submitted !; nor
should bids once submitted be Withdrawn.
! No withdrawal of bidder or guarantor will be
allowed unless the withdrawal is dated and re-
ceived before the last day for resolving pro-
posals
Each bid must be guaranteed by two respon-
sibe persons. The bid and guarantee should
be signed plainly with the full name of each per-
! son.
The Department reserves the right to reject
any bid which may be deemed extravagant, and
also to disregard the bids OF failing contractors
and bidders.
l6. The bid should be sealed, superscribed
Mail proposals. State of Ohio" addressed
"Second Assistant Postmaster General. Con-
tract Office" and sent by mail, not by or to an
agent; and postmasters will not inclose propo-
sails (or letters of any kind) in their quarterly
returns.
II. The contracts are to be executed and re-
turned to the Department by CT before the 1st
day Of July, 1868; but the service must be be-
gun on that day, or on the mail day next after
it, whether the contracts be executed or not.
Transfers of contracts or of interest in con-
tracts are forbidden by law, and consequently
can not be allowed. Bidders will therefore take
notice that they will be expected to perform the
service accepted to them through the whole
term of the contract.
Is. Postmasters at offices on or near railroads
but more than eighty rods from station, will,
Immediately after the 4th of March next, report
their exact distance from the nearest station,
and how they are otherwise supplied with the
mall to enable the Postmaster General to direct
mai[messenger supply from the LIST of July
next 20
10. Section eighteen of an act of Congress,
approved March 3, 1914, provides that contracts
for the transportation of the mail shall be let I" in
every case, to the lowest bidder rendering suf-
icient guarantees for faithful performance, with
! out other reference to the mode of such trans
4 tati har c.
the due celerity, certainty and security of such
| transportation" Under this law bids that pro-
pose to transport the mails with celerity. GER
tanty. and security" having been decided to be the
only legal bids, construed preceding for the en-
tire mail, horeog large, and achateue may be the
mode Of conveyance necessary to insure s celerity,
certainty, and security" and hare preference orer
| all others, and no others are considered ,.'
20. A modification of a bid in any of its es.
sential terms is tantamount to new bid. and
can not be received. SO as to interfere with reg
ular competition, after the last hour set for re-
I ceiving bids. Making a new bid, with guaran-
tee and certificate, is the only way to modify a
previous bid.
81. Postmasters are to be careful not to GER
!, tify the suficiency of guarantors or sureties
| without knowing that they are persons of suffi-
cient responsibility disregard Of this instruction,
By postmasters is uiolation Of their oath of office
sutJecting them TO immediate remoudL All bidders,
guarantors, and sureties are distinctly notified
that on failure to enter into or perform the
contracts for the service proposed for in the ac-
cepted bids, their legal liabilities will be en-
forced against them.
p Present contractors, and persons known
at the department, must, equally with others,
procure guarantors and certificates of their suf-
hciency substantially in the forms above pre-
scrlbed. The certificate of sufficiency must be
signed by postmaster, or by judge of a court
OF record. No other will be admitted.
ALEX w. RANDALL,
Postmaster General.