The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-12-14

aud all toll, bridges, forTica. OF ubstruutinna Or
any kind by which expense may BE- incurred.
No claim Tor additional pay. basel "n such
grounds, can be considered; nor for nllcgc,l
mistakes or misapprehcnsicn ns ~ the degree
Of service; nor Tor bridges destroyed, icrrc.
| discontinued, or other ol,stTuctions increasing
distance. occurring during the contract term.
Offices established after this advertisement u
issued, aud also during the contract torn. arr
To he visited without extra pay, IL the distance
bc not increased.
| ~. bidders are cautioned a. mail their prn.
Isnsala in time 10 reach the Department by thc
day aud hour named, Is y. M, March I. iSGs,l J
ipr bids received after that time ,riH not b. con
s'f, rcf Ia competition with bid Of rca sunabc
| amount received IN time. Neither can bid hr
considered which are without the guarantee fc-
Tuircd by law aud q certificate ol the suilicirn.
cy of such guarantee.
~. Bddcra should first propose f,r scrvcc
| strictly according ~ the advertisement, and
then. u they dcsrc. ss!dra'eiy Tor different ser
vice aud ~ the ytgHiar bi be- thc lowest uIi,r
e'l inr the advertised service the other prnIai.
tnna may lee considered.
~. There -h"uil l,r but me route bid inr IA q
l'r"lt"snl. C"n-"lidairi uT combination bids
{" irni"sing nnc sum i'r twa nr inoTc Fsutrs 81
are forbidden 10y law, and cannot br rovssi,lcF,el
~. The r"uic. th" srrvice, the yearly pay the
naiIc and Tcadcncc oi the bidder, (that u, his
usual poat office address, aud the maine Of each
ln"nbcr 81 firm. where n company offcrs,
~h'Htid Ju uis.Iuusiy stated.
-. bidders are requested IA usc, as far az
Practicable. the printed PROPOSALS furnished by
The Department.. Ia writr nut ia full the sum of
their bids. and ~ retain copies of them.
Altered hi'ls sh"ud not bc submitted n"r
should bids "nrr Submitted lie Withdrawn. NJ
withdrawal ni q bidder or guarantor will hr VI
lowed unless III" withdrawal Ia lat"rl aHd r..
'''ivc'l h"f"rc the last duv tor rrccivng pr,.l-,
-als.
Zach hd must h" guaranteed by tw" rr-lai,-
''bl" ltcfs"hs. The bil and guarantee shout
l'" ''g"'f plainly with ~" full name of each
l,rTs"n.
The Department rr.crvcs the right t. rrj,rt
hny hl which mny be- deemed rxtraVngani
anl also 10 disregard the bids If falling e"mirac.
tors and bidders. .
H. The bid should Il" sealed. snpcrscribci
Mail Proposals.. stat" oi Maryland addressed
'Srrnnd Assistant pn.imas tor General. Contract
uili"". an'l s"nt ly '"H'i mot by "r :" an agent
tnd p''stmn st"rs will h"t enclose proposals fui
letters "i any kind ~ their quart rly rcturis.
u. The contract are g. bc executed aud u.
iarn"d Ia the department 10y ~ before the ~
'ay ~ Jsis. i~G- but the service must be- bc
sun "n that day. ~ nE the mail day next after
u, whether the contracts br executed or not
Transfers oi contracts. ~ of interest IN con.
tracts. arc forbidden hy law, and con scuucnllv
rann"t he allowed Hd'lcrs will thcrefnrc take
nntcc that they will bc expected 10 perform the
,"r,i"c accepted :" them through the whole
term of the contract.
J.. P"stisast"r- at office. on ar near railroads
bu in"rc than sa r'-l- from "a station. will, I'M.
mcii1tcly after the III ~ March next, report
,h' ir exact distance from the nearest station.
nnd how they are oihrrwise supplied with the
mail to enable the Postmaster General To- dircet
mail mcsscngcT supply ifoin the let OF July
next.
~. Section eighteen of an act ofCouercss Rp.
proved March s. ls15. provides that contracts
i"r the transportation Oi the mail shall he let.
"in every ease ~ the lowest bidder enic.ingsu.
Gricnt guarantees fnr faithful performance.
without other rcfcrcnce tn the mode of surh |
ran-lortation than may bc neccssary to pro.
wide for the luc celebrity. certainty. and sccG.
rity 'i such transportation" Under thi. law |
bid that propose 10 iran.por, the mails with |
"o'icr'fy. certainty, dHd secsriiy." harsag bon |
i,,Hfei 10 Be MC only irgci b,iS. construed a,
proceeding for MC oHty, NAL. hoecrCr large. aad
'rhr'ortr may b h6 mol, of coHrc.GHrc ao,c,sg
~ 10 WsWrt ~ "ccicrty, CERTAINTY. ant security"
''u' hack nc PrsftfcHcs o',r a. others, and 40 |
ofhsrs arc considered.
~. 4 modification oi = hid ia any of - cs. |
scntial term Is tnntamount Ia new bid. and |
cannot be received 50 as g. Interfere with reg. |
ular competition. after the last hour st Tor re-.
ccivns bid. Making a new bill, viii. .uaran. |
ie" and certificate. i. th" only way tn modify |
previous bii.
Il. F"stmastcrs are g. bc careful no, 60 rerti. |
~ tn" sntiiciency oi guaFantoFs or surctici |
without knowing that they are persons ct suili. |
cicnt responsibility tf,rcgarf Of M,s trAtTs,c.
tol. ~ Jos'siasfers - r,oiff,0H ef htir oa1 y
ohc,, Wtiort'"g hem 70 Immediate reH.ocat Al !
bidder guarantora. aud suTotics are distinctly
notified that on "a failure g. enter intn or per |
form the crHtEarts for the service proposed fur
in the accepted bids. their legal liabilities will |
bc enforced against them.
-. rrc-ent contractors. and persons known |
IT the Department must. equally with other. |
pr"rur" gtarantnrs and ccrtIiratcs Of their suf |
hricncy, substantially in the forms above pre- |
scribcd. The certificate O. sullcicncy must be |
signed by postmaster. or by ludscni % court |
of record. Sn "thcr will De admitted
ALEX. W. RANDALL.
Dec. 7.-ft. Postmaster General.