The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-07

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Within iSs is.,s:s.5on, q ,hs la. o, ,a ~
II any. The contractor may, however, IN he ease
sse to'i tSs Dsps sna re-.
RS s,f Pos%ss.sr may also discontinue or
eurtaiI the service IN whole or In part In order 10
ssss 3" me h s'I Pubic H. ;s aSs%.S
Sd ali require such diseoDf nuanes or euralimeri
to contractor one month extra pa, on The srnoan,
saton for the amount Of service retained ana Con.
.. Payments will b made by collection from OF
drafts on postmastsfs or otherwise after the eTpi.
ration q sssh qnartef-ssy In November, Feb.
70. The distances are given according to th. bes.
. but nc aeresseS pay w d s IL
points 70 be supplied are correctly stated Biddas
must INFORM hems.ises on this point, and also n
G h ae . rss The saG =. as
ferries, or Instructions Of any kind BY which x:
penss may BIO incurred. No claim for additional
pay, based on such ground can be considered nor
Tor alleged mistakes or misapprehenslon a. 20 the
degree OF service; nor for bridgss destroyed. fsr
distance, occurring during tho contract term.
0naces established after this adv rtbemem Is Is
sued and also during the contract term, are Q De
visited without extra pay, II the distance be not
ii. Bidders are cautioned to mail their proposal.
hour named, IFebruary b,) for bid, received after
that time will not be c0asfder,d IN compel ION
Neither can bids be G nsidered which arc withoct
the .uarantee required by law and c-HincAts OF
the sunieiency OF such guarantee ,,,
r. Bidders hould FIRST propos. Tor service strlety
according to the advertisement, and then, II thsy
desire, separately for different service and u the
service the other PROPOSITIONS may be considered.
10 Tbere should be but one route bid for In =
proposal. Consolidated or coin bination bids pro-
posing on. sum for two or more routes are or
biddsn by law, aud canno. be considered.
u. The route she service s ,h ae yeay pay ms
usual post office address, and those OF each mem
Der OF a nrm, where company Offers, should DC
rs. Bidders are requested to use, as far - prsc.
tcable, the printed proposals furnished by the De-
partment to write out In full the sum OF their BIDS
and TO retain copis- of them.
Altered bids should NOT be submitted nor should
bids once submitted be Withdrawn 10 withdrawal
the witt drawaT l. dated and received before the
last day for receiving proposals.
EaCh DID must " tWOIccPohsiois
persons. The bid and guarantee should be signed
plainly with the full name OF each person..
The Department reserves the rigbt to reject any
bid which may be deemed extrayagant, and also 10
disregard the bids OF failing contractors and bid
ders.
Proposals State OF Virginia" addressed "Second
Assistant Postmaster. General, Contract onee,'
and sent BY mail, not by or 70 an agent and pos.
masters WIFI not enclose proposals Tor letters OF any
kind In theirquarterly returns
IL. The contracts are 10 be executed and retained
to the DePsrtnsn, BY or before The ,stday az
or on the mail day ext after II, whether the con-
tracts BIZ executed or not ,
Transfers Of contracts, or oil interest In contracts
are forbidden by law, and consequently cannot be
all wed. Bidders sill therefore take notice that
hey vii be 70 pwboIs ,e sns Of the con-
tract ,.-
datey after the 18th Of February next report their
exact distance from the nearest station. ani now
they are Shersss supplied Win ss mali 70 .
sengsr supply from the let OF July n,xt
10 Section eighteen Of an act 4 Congress, sp.
proved March 3, isl5, provides that contracts Tor
the transportation Of The mail shall BE- let. IN
every case, 10 the lowest bidder ienderins sun
eient guarantees for faithful performances without
than may be necessary to provide for the due &C.
erity, eer,ainly and security OF s2en uanspor's
'S peri w. E %is " 5sha dced' q Gss
bus, are construct as pTcUht"J yo' &c '"ne
mail hOUeUer large, and nhmtttr may % ne
mode of coHUe ydnc' necessary 10 insure ~ CO.
IsruU csrtaiafy and security" dHd hdrsm the pre-
FER. nee Deer all Others, and no others are con.
suffered. " =. 49,,
% A modification ~ a biz In any OF its essential
terms Is tanta 10 new bid, ana cannot be 70.
ceiyed so a. to interfere with regular com iuon
after the last hour set for receiving bids. Making
a new bid with guarantee and yertincate, Is tho
only way To modify previous bid.
a. P"stmasters are u b. careful not to certify
the sufFciency Of guarzntors or snreties wthoat
knowing thai they are persons OF spficlent -
spons,bflity n dfsrtydrd or his instruction ~
fostyansteTs IS riOtGtOa II their Od'h ~ enc,
ing them IN immedidte reRaoral. A 4 bid
ders guarantors, and sureties are dls'inciiy no.
fed hat failure to enter into or perfo n ne
contracts for the service proposed for ID th' &c.
cepted bids their legal liabilities viii &c enf9sUsa
against them.
~ Present contractors, and persons known 81
the Department mu.t, equal with others, procure
guaranorS and certificates OF their suflciency sub
siantiaily in the formr above prescribed. The GER
tihcaie Of suliciency must be- signed by apostmEs.
ter or by Judge Of 4 court ~ record. No mhef
will be admitted The cert tcats must also have
affixed 10 II n dve-cent revenue stamp, canca lied,
ALEXANDER W RANDALL,
la 7-law5w Postmaster. q entTal.
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