The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-03

Ieontinoe or ourtau tne tpviee, In whole or 4
part, N order to place on the fouts greater Dc
gree o. service, or whenever the public Interest,",
In his judgment, shall require such discontinu.
snce or ourtailmsnt for any other cause, he a.
loving a. full indemnity TO contractor or Z
months extra pay on the amount Of service dis.
psnsed WITH and pro rata compensation fcr
the amount Of ssryics retained and continued.
Payments win Be made By colisetious from
o. dfAns on Postmasssrs, or otherwise, aftsr the
February. Nay, and August.
10, The dirtsnoes are given according TO the
best information but no INCREASED psy will .
allowed bhonid they Be greater than Advertised.
u the points TO Be suppiied sfs correctly stated
Bidde,s evusf INFORM hsmssirs, on ais point,
and Also ~ refsrsneeto the weight Of the mail,
the condition Of roads, hills, streams, &o., and
AZ toil bridges, fairies, or distractions Of any
claim FOR additional pay, based on such ground,
can be considsrsd; nor for alleged mistakss or
misapprehsnsion - to the degree Of service; nor
Tor bridges Destroyed, ferries discontinusd or
other obsfruotions fncrsssing distance, occurring
during the contract term. Offices established
after this Advertisement 10 isued, and also dur.
ing the contract term, are to b visited without
e1,ra pay, u the distance be not incTsssed.
II: Bidders are cautioned 10 mail their propo.
ssh 70 time TO reach the Department By the day
ana hoar named Csp. m, March 4, 1885, for
bids received aftsr that time vW not b eonsid.
sysd In compshtion with . bid Of rsssousble
amonnt received IN time. Neither can bids be
considsrsd which are without the guaranty 70.
CURED by law and . certificate Of the suficisney
a. Bidders ihould frs. propo,. for ..r,,o.
strictly according to the advertisement, and
then, II they desire. sspaydtsiy for different SER
vice. and n the ysgukar bid be the lowest offered
Tor the Advertised service, the other propositions
may beconsidsrsd.
10. There should be but one route bid for in q
propossl. Consoldatsd or combustion bids
!,propss;,ins one sun for two or more routss'J
IL, The route, the service, the yearly nav, the
name and rssidsnos Of the bidder, Chat 10, his
uausl post once address and the name Of ssob
member of urn, where company offers should
BE- distinctly stated.
~. Bidders are requested 70 uss,'as far a.
prscticsbls. the printed proposals. furnished BY
the Department.. to write out in full the sum Of
thsir bids, and 70 retain copies Of them.
Altered bids should not DO submitted; nor
should bids once Submitted be Withdrawn. No
vithdrawaf Of . bidder or guarsntor will DO al
lowed unless the withdrawal Is dated and 70.
ceiyed before the last day for receiving proposals
Zach bid must be guaranteed BY two rssponsi.
BILE psrsons. Ths bid and guarsnty should be
i,gned plainly win the full name Of each person
Aue poPsftmsnt IoserNW inc risnt 70 reJoct
any bid which may b deemed sItravagant, and
also 70 disregard tho bids Of falling contractors
and bidders. .r. .,...... ...
q 10. The bid should DO sealed, superscribod
Mail Proposals., State Of Ohio" addressed
Second Assistant Postmaster General, Con-
6ast 0aos. and sent b. sail. not By or 10 an
sssnti and postmaster will not enclose pro-
possis Tor lsttsrs Of any kind) In their quarterly
II. The esutraots are 10 b. sxscut.d and "a.
sufrusd 10 the DeosrtIsnt by ar b.fa,s m, i,t
dev Or .J,.Iv lses:V mi ths ,srv,os mus. bs b..
gun on that day, Or on Che mail dsy next after
q, vhsthss The ssatraets be executed OF not.
"a TrAnsfsrs Of contracts, or Of interest in con-
tsaets, lass lsfhidasn By law, and eonse auentIy
csSuss bs allowed. BIDDER viii therefore tske
sotisss shst they will DO expected to perform
he sssvioe asecpIsd to them through the whole
tsfn Of the contract. ~ -I-
49, Postusstsfs Of c6ises on or near rallroads,
cut m,re than eighty rods from . station, viii,
aNsr the 4th Of March nsIt, report
their exact distance from the nearest station,
and how they are otherwise supplied with tho
mail, 70 enable the Postmaster General to al
rect 4 r,aiI.messengor supply from the LIST of
July next, aJh NJ .-f
( 10 s,,tion .jsh,s.n ~ a, a., ~ co,nr.,. ~
proysd March ( ISIS n,oviSs. th,t rontr..,,
Tor the transportation Of the mail shall be lot,
''in every case, to the lowest bidder rendering
sufficient guarantees for faithful performance.
without other reference to the mode of ,ueh
transportation than may DO necessary 10 provide
for the due celebrity, certainty and security Of
such transportation" Under this law bids that
propose to transport the mails with "ceIerity,
certainty, and security" having, been decided