The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-30

I fhs postmsssssso snersl ~ sngsI ne con.
tract fos rspsstsd fsilsrss 2 rsn sEssszc u Sen.
fasing 10 discharge carrier when required By ths
e e E; .s:Sss Z
conveying msilsbls matter out OF the mail:
The p iy S,ss5 .s IN
Change schedules Of departure. and arrival: IN al
a1@ t. men
provided the running time be not nsridgsd. Hs
Within h the restretions q the law pro
crease Of pay for the additional stock or esrrers.
giving prompt notice to the Department that he
prefers doing 80 70 carrying the order ing snse,
curtail the Service In whole or In part In order 70
sh when The pubic Interests 10 his Judgment.
shall reqnire sueh discontinuancs or eunsilment
for any other cause he allowing az full indemnity
to contractor one months extra pay on the amount
OF service dispensed WIN, sna po raaf oS on.
tinued.
o. Payments will be made by collection, from OF
ration OF each quarter-say In November, Feb.
ruary. May, and August.
information; but no Increased pay viii be allowed
should they be greater than Advertised, u the
points % esugplied are correctly stated Bf III.
References to tho weight 81 the mail the condition
Of roads hills streams, &C., and all toll.bridges,
ls sns , az b. ineusrea No claim r additional
pay, based on such ground. can be considered nor
alleged ms or a5 dssroy:d 70 @
res di.Sthtinued or other obstructioDs increasing
dstanee ossa,as sarnf ,as s9n,Iss 'sr
sued and also during the contract term are 20 be
visited without extra pay, IL the distance be not
ii, Bidders are cautioned to mail their proposal.
I'm time 10 reach the Department BY the day and
hour named, February r. fSr eld; reee,nea , Msa
with bid Of reasonable amount received Ia time:
Neither can bids be considetea wnsn OF
the gusrahtee required on Sy iar ana
Il? Bidders should first propose for service strictly
according to the advertisement, ana tnen, NY ,y
regular bid be the lowest offered for the adveIisea
service the other propositions may Dc fJa a 10, III
10 There should be but one route bid ior IN
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids pro-
posing one. sum for two or more routes are i0f'
hidden by law, and cannot be considered: a..
IA. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence OF the bidder, !thst Is, his
usual post. office address, and those ~ esch mem.
Der OF q hrm, where company ohers' 'n0uid %
IS Bidders are requested to use, as far as prSe'
ticable, the printed proposals furnished ny inc
parment, to write out In full the sum OF 'he 0'ds'
and to retain copies OF them. -,
Altered bids should not be submitted: nor should
Of bidder or guaIantor will be allowei un, ,hs
the withdrawal IL dated and received before the
last day for receiving proposals. n.ih,.
persons The bid and guarantee should DC sig"ed
plainly with the full name Of each person.
The Department reserves the right 10 relectsny
bid which may be deemed extrayagant, and also 20
disregard the bids OF failing contractors ana DID
ders. ,,,.u.u
Proposals state OF Virginia. addressed second
Assistant Postmaster. General, Contract onee,
and sent by mail not by or to An agent ana post
masters will not enclose proposals lorie oiany
kind in heirquarterly returns xo,,-u.,
to the Department by before the LIST day ~ JgiG
1857: but the service must be begnn on that day,
or on the mail day next after IL whether the con-
tracts be executed or not. .
are forbidden by law, and consequently cannot be
allowed Bidders will therefore take notice that
they will be expected 10 perform the service &C.
cepted to them through the whole term Of the con-
/ tract.
| Ia. Postmasters at Offices on or near railroads,
but more than eighty rods from station, will. i'm.
diately after the 18th Of February next report their
they are otherwise supplied with the mail, 10 en-.
able the Postmaster. General to direct mail. mes.
senger supply from the ist OF July next
~. Section eighteen Of an act Of Congress, APP
proved March 3, lsls, provides that contracts FOR
the transportation Of the mall shall be let, IN
every case, to the lowest bidder rendering sufi.
cient guarantees for faithful performance, without
other reference 10 the mode Of such transportation
than may be necessary TO provide for the due ce'
tion.n Under this law bids that propose 10 trans
port the mails with cssytty ee[sq IT, , G LII
bids, are construed as proriiing for the eRtir>
mail, h0,ceUer htTge, diid Chdteocr may o. ne
mote of cOareydac6 necessary 10 insure US " &C.
Isrity certainty, and security aud hare the pre-
terence oUer all others, and no Others are con-
sifsred. -.,,
20 A modification Of a bid in any Of its essential
term. il tantamount TO new bid and cannot BE- re-
ceiyed so as to interfere with regular compeuiou,
after the last hour set for receiving bids. MAKING
n new bid, with guarantee and eertincate, Is the
only way To modify previous bid
I'll. Postmasters are 70 be careful not to certify
the suficicncy Of guarantors or sureties without
knowing that they are persons OF sufficient re-
sponsibility disregard n iris INSTRUCTION NJ
3,osiIn0stsTs is riotttioa n their odh " 0Ncr,
sDbjertiag them IL immediate reu0rdt. All bid
ders guarautors and sureties are distinctly mott
fed that on a failure to enter into or perform the
contracts for the service proposed for In the &C:
copied bids their legal liabilities Will DO enforced
against them.
H. Present contractors, and persons known AZ
the Department must, equally with others, procure
guara niors and certificates Of their suicency SUBJ
stantaiy in the forms above prescrl bed. The GER
tifcate OF sum cheney must be signed by apostmas-
ter. or by Il Judge Of A court Of record. No othrr
will be admitted The certificate must also have
xed TO II hye-cent revenue stamp cancalied,
as required by law
Postmaster General.
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