Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-20

form to connexions with railroads, without in
crease of pay, provided the running time be not
abridged. 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 may,
however, IN fs case Of increase Of speed, relnqush
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 dlscontinuance or cnrtailment for any other
cause; he allowing as 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. ldu . 3E s-j-fH ~ q ! rs lHb
Q: 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. - '''S 80 5oH
lO. The distances are given according to the
best information but no increased pay will be
allowed should they be greater than advertised,
If the points to be supplied are correctly stated.
Bidders must inform themselves on dtis point and
also in reference to the weight of the mail the
conditions of roads, hills. streams, &C., and all
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
for 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- 3 u if@ri17dg,) u
IL. Bidders are cautioned to mail their pro-
posals in time to reach the Department by the
day and hour named, 6 p. M, March 4, 1862
for bids received after that time piH not be con.
| sdered in competition with a bid of reasonable
amount received in time. Neither can bids be
considered which are without the guarantee
required by law and a certificate of the sufi-
cheney of such guarantee. 10 '[.'i't HelHie
IL. Bidders should first propose for service
/ strictly according to the advertisement, and
then, If they desire, separately for different SER
vice; and if the regular bid be the lowest offer
ed for the advertised service, the other PROPOSE
tions may b considered il'f o. 1t-l.d
I 13. There should be but one ronte bid for in
a proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
| {. proposing one sum for two or more routes W
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 firm, where company offers,
should be distinctly stated. if
Is. Bidders are requested to use, as 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.
! Altered bids should not be submitted; nor
\ should bids once submitted be withdrawn
| No withdrawal of a bidder or guarantor will be
/ allowed unless the withdrawal is dated and re-
/ ceived before the last day for receiving pro-
posals.
! Each bid must be guaranteed by two respon-
| sible persons. The bid and guarantee should
be signed plainly with the full name of each per-
| son. tiii.'' %
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 .'.. i''' ,ai'..
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 Cor letters of any kind) in their quarterly
| returns t--''t'1
| II. The contracts are to be executed and re-
turned to the Department by or before the lst
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.
IL. Postmasters at offices on or near railroads,
but more than eighty rods from a 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
mail, to enable the Postmaster General to direct
mail-messenger supply from the LIST of July
next. I'd lit. 80 ....-.., -,
l9. Section eighteen of an act of Congress,
approved March 3, 1874, provides that contracts
for the transportation of the mail shall be let
every case, to the lowest bidder rendering suf.
fcient guarantees for faithful performance with
| out other reference to the mode of such trans
portation than may be necessary to provide for
the due CELEBRITY, certainty, and security of such
transportation" Under this law bids that pro-
pose to transport the mails with "eelerity, Ger
tainty, and security" havng been decided to be The
only legal BIDS are construed proUiding for the en-
tire mail, ho,ueuer large, and ,ohateur may be The
mode Of conveyance necessary to insure It's celeriy
certainty, and security" and hare preference orer
all others, and no others are considered. r-I
/ 20. A modification of bid in any of its es.
sental terms Is tantamount to new bid, and
| can not be received. as to interfere with reg
ular competition, after the last hour set for re-
ceiving bids. Making new bid, with guaran-
tee and certificate, is the only way to modify a
previous bid. f.--
81. Postmasters are to be careful not to GER
tify the suficiency of guarantors or sureties
without knowing that they are persons OF suffi-
cent responsibility disregard Of this instruction
By postmdsters Is violation of their oath of office,
sutyecting them to immediate removal ALI 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. --
22. Present contractors, and persons known
at the Department, must, equally with others,
procure guarantors and certificates of their suf-
ficiency substantially in the forms above pre-
scrbed. The certificate of suficiency must be
signed by a postmaster, or by Judge of a court
of record. No other will be admitted.
ALEX. W. RANDALL,
Postmaster General.