The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-24

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Biaacr' mus i.torn h.mnips, on Mis point,
and also in reference TO the weight Of the mail.
the condition Of roads, hills, streams, &c., and
all toll bridges, ferries, or obstructions oil any
Kind BY which expense may 30 incurred. No
| claim for additional pay, based on such Rround
| can be considered nor for alleged mistakes Of
inisaPprehonsion Is 10 the degree OF service; nor
Tor bridges destroyed ferries discontinued or
other obstructions increasing distance, occurring
during the contract term. 0fices established
after this Advertisement Is issued, and also dur.
ing the contract term, are to DO visited without
extra pay, II the distance be not Increased.
ii. Bidders are cautioned to mail their propo.
sal. In time to reach the Department by the day
and hour named Up. m, March 4 1887 for
bids received after that timo tctH not BE- eonJid-
cred in competition with bid Of reasonable
amount received in time. Neither can bids DO
| considered which arc without the guarantee 70.
CURED by law and certificate Of the sufncisney
| Of such guarantee.
IL. Bidders should arst propose for service
strictly according to the Advertisement, and
then, If they desire, separately for different ser.
vice. and II the regular bid be the lowest offered
for the advertised service, the other propositions
may DO considered.
10. There should be but one route bid for In
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
('propo.ing ono sum for two or moro routss'O
are forbidden by law. and cannot DO considered.
IA. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence Of the bidder, Chat is, his
usual post office address,, and the name Of each
member off firm, whore a company offers, should
DO distinctly stated.
10. Biddore are requested 10 use, as far rs
practicable, tho printed proposals furnished BY
the Department, to write out ir full the sum Of
their bids, and to retain copiss Of them.
altered bids should not DO submitted nor
| should bids once submitted be withdrawn. No
withdrawal Of bidder or guarantor will be al
| lowed unless the withdr avail Is dated and re.
ceved before the last d. for receiving proposals.
Eaeh oid must be g .aranteed by two rssPonsi.
BILE persons. The biz and guaranty should be
"gned Planly with the full name Of each person.
The Department. reserves the right to reject
any bid which N Iy be deemed extravagant, and
also to di'reg'rf the bids of failing contractors
and bidders.
10. Tho bid should DO sealed, superseded
Mail Proposals, State Of Pennsylvania" sd
dressed Second Assistant Postmaster General
Contract O6ce," and sent BY mail, not by or Il
an gent; and poatmhsters will not enclose pro
p'sals Tor letters Of any hnd) in their quarterly
.eturns
II. The contracts are TO DO executed and 70
turned to the Department by or before tho l.,
day Of JnIy 1885, but the service must DO DO
( gun on that day, or on the mail day next aitel
. IT, whether tho contracts be executed or not.
. Transfers Of contracts, or Of interest In con
tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequent,
cannot be allowed. Bidders will therefore tax,
notice that they will be expected to perform
the service accepted to them through the Who'll,
term Of the contract.
4 IS. Postmasters at offices on or near railroads
r but more than eighty rods from station, will
Immediately after the 4th Of March next, repor
their exact distance from the nearest station
o and how they arc otherwise supplied with III,
n mail, to enable tho Postmaster General to di
i rect a Lail.mes'enger supply from the lst o
July next.
/. 10. Section eighteen Of an act of Congress ~
!. proved March 3, lSi5, provides that contract
II for the transportation OF the mail shall be isi
"in every case, to the lowest bidder tenderin
sufficient guarantees for faithful performance
without other reference to tho mode Of sue
. transportation than may be necsssaryto prorid
!, for the due celebrity, certainty and security 0
!. such transportation" Under this law bids tina
: propose to transport the mails with "eelerity
certainty, and security" having been decide
to be the only legal bids, are construed IS Pre-
,. viding for the entire mail, however large, an
whatever may be tho mode Of oonyeyan'
necessary to insure It's celebrity, certainty,
=, security" and have tho preference over
y | others, and no others arc considered.
20. A modification Of bid In any Of It's I
:. genital terms 10 tantamount to . n sw bid, q
~ cannot be received, so as to interfere wit rs
~ ular competition, AFTER the last hour set for
" ceiying bids. Making q new bid, with qua
~ antee and certificate Is the only way to modify
!, :. previous bid.
81 Postmasters are to be careful not to GO
tify the suficiebcy OF gparantors or sureti
=, without knowing that thoy are persons Of SUI
cient responsibility a disregard Of this instrli
). non BY po,tmastsrS 10 a violation Of thsrr GA
n Of Office, snbjeeting them TO immediate 7smorG
" All bidders, guarantors, and surcties arc d
:, tinctly notified that on q failure to enter into
=. perform the contracts for the service propos
Is for in the accepted bids, their legal liabi,i
"a will be enforced against them.
~ %. Present contractors, and persons known
ho the Department, must, equally with others, pl
~ =, euro guArantors and certificates Of their su
" cheney substantially in the forms above p
b. soribed. The certihcats of suficiensy must
!, signed by a postmaster, or by judge Of q col
~ of record. No other will be admitted.
~ ALEX. W. RANDALL,
a. ja20.w6t Postmaster General