The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-10

k~aJ vtNSt ~ Rh89s VIZ INV Eouto BTohtof ut-
gree o. services or vhsnsvsr the public Interest,",
IL his judgment, shall require such discontinu.
ance or oartailment for any other cause; he al
lowing a. fall indemnify to contractor ore
months extra psy on the amount Of service dis
psnssd With, and pro ratio compensation fer
the smouns OF service retained and continued.
3. Paymsnts will be made By collections from
or drafts on postmsstsrs, or otherwise, after the
expiration Of ssoh quartsr--say In November,
February. May. and August.
TO- The distauees are given according to the
best information, bat no increased pay will to
allowed should they Be greater than advertised,
Z the points 70 BE- supplied arc correctly stated.
and also In reference TO the weight Of the mail,
the condition Of roads, hills, streams, &c., ard
ell toll bridges. ferries, or obstruotions Of any
kind By which expense may be incurred. No
claim for additional pay, based on such ground,
can be oonsidsredj nor for alleged mistakes or
misaPprshsnsion ~ to tho degree Of service; ncr
for bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued or
during the contract term. 06ices established
after this advertisement 10 issued, and also dur
Ing the contract term, arc to DO visited without
extra pay, II the distance DO not incrsased.
IL. Bidders are cautioned 10 mail their propo.
sals In time To reach the Department BY the day
and hour named (3p. m. March 4. 1881 for
bid: Iecsivsd after that time wiX not BE- eonsia-
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amount received In time. Neither can bids be-
considered which are without the guaranty re-
quired by law and o certificate Of the suificisncy
Of such guaranty.
II. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement, and
then. II they desire, separatsiy for different ser.
vice; and II the regular bid be the lowest offered
for the advertised service, the other proposition,
may be considered.
10. There should be but one route bid for In
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
proposing one sum for two or more routes'O
are forbidden BY law, and cannot be considered.
IA. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence Of the bidder, Chat 10, his
usual post ONCE address, and the name Of each
member ofs hrm, where company offers, should
be distinctly stated.
is. Bidders IRE requested 70 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 tkcm.
Altered bids should not be submitted; nor
should bids once submitted be withdrawn. No
withdrawal Of bidder or guarantor will be al.
lowed unless the withdrawal 10 dated and re.
eevsd before the last day for receiving proposals
Each bid must be guaranteed by two response.
BILE persons. The bid and guaranty should DO
agned plainly with the full name Of each person.
Tho Department reserves the right to reject
aay bid which may be deemed extravagant, and
also to disregard the bids of failing contractor,
and bidders.
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AGENT and postmsstsrs will not enclose pro.
posas Tor letters Of any kind In their quarterly
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