The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-01-04

and all toll, bridges. ferries. ar obsiructions a.
! any kind by which expense may BE- incurred
No claim for additional pay. based On sucl
/ grounds, can be considered; nor for all.sr,
mistakes or Misrepresentation as 10 the ,icrrc'
| Of service nor for bridges destroyed, ictrir
| discontinued, "r other ohstructions increasing
| distance. occurring during the contract term
Oihces establish after this advertisement IL
issued, and also during the contract tarni, ar,
I" bc visited without extra pay, if the distance
be- not Increased.
| %. Bidders ARE cautioned To mail their pro.
pOsals IA time to reach the department by the
| day aud h"ui Banned. t3 T.. n,., March I. is6s. j
for bids received after that time ,cW not b. ron.
s"fcrsf in competition with n hid Of reasonable
amount received ia time. Neither can bids Lc
| considered which are without the guarantee r..
luircd by law and certificate of the .uiiicicn
cy of such guarantee
~ Bidder, should irs, propnso fer service
strictly according - the advertisement. aud
then. IL they desire. se,rdf'iy Tor different ser
VIE" aud Il the ''g"ia, bill be- the lowest offer
cd ter the advertised service. the other pr"Insi.
tinns may bc considered
~. There should bc bat "nc route bid inr Ia u
prpI,nsal. Consolidated or combination bids
Z" PROPOSE ing ono ,uin i,r two or more rputrs
are forbidden by law. aud cannot be- considered.
10. The route. the service, the yearly Iay the
name aud residence ut the bidder, tthat is his
usual post office address, and the maine Of each
member of a irm. whore . company offers.
sh'ulh bc distinctly stated.
l.. Bidder, are requested to use, ~ far "
practicable. the printed proposals furnished Ly
th" Department. to writ. out in full the sum Of
their bids, aud To- retain copies oI them.
Altered bids should not be- submitted nor
should bids once submitted he Withdrawn. v"
withdraNal oi u bidder "r guarsntnr will bee IL
l"@'d ublcss the withdrawal Is dated aud re-
""i'"i before 'h, last day for receiving prop"
~.
bach bid must be- guaranteed by tyyn rcsron
sibr persons. The bid and guarantee should
be- ''gs'i plainly with ia" full maine of each
person.
The department reserves the right tn r.irrt
any b.d which may be- deemed cxirayagant
AMI also tn disregard the bids oi failing ronirar
t"r- aud bidders
10. TIL. bid should bc sealed. supcr-criL.d
Mail Proposals. Stat" "t Marylan.l. addr~ssrd
S"r"Id Assistant f"-tm stcF ticu"rAl, Contract
ohi,"." aud seat by nta,i. not by ~ :" an agent
ahi Po-tI1astcrs will n"t enclose proposals t"r
letters "f any kind "a their quarterly rctuEIr.
T. The contracts are 4" be- executed aud ~
turh"d I" the Department by or before the i,f
diy ~ Jsiy. isss hut the service must be be-.
gun "n that DAY. or on ihc mail day next alter
IL. whether the contracts b" executed nr not.
Transfer. "i contracts. or Of interest in con.
tru-ts. are forbidden by law. and consequently
"atnut be allowed. bidders will Therefore take
n"tic" that they will be- expected "a I-rf"rIn the
--rVi.. accepted to them through the whole
term "i the contract
l.. r"stinastcFs At Offices on or near railroads,
but ni"f- than ~ rods from . station, will, in.
msiiHtely afler the 9Th oi March next r.lnrt
th",I exact distance from the nearest station,
and how they are otherwise supplied with ia.
mail. I" enable ia" Postmaster General to direct
a mail messenger supply from III" Is, Of July
next.
-. Section eighteen oi an act otCOngress ap-
proved March .. isIj provides that contracts
for ia" transportation u the mail shall be let.
IN every ease 1" the lowest bidder tenlcrings suf
hrIrnt guafantecs Tor faithful performance.
without ether reference g. the mode II such
uan.lortaiion than may hc necessary to vrn.
WI" tor the due celebrity. certainty. and sccu-
fiiy u such Iansl"riatlon." CLd-r thi. law
hil. iha; pToI"se {" TRANSPORT the mails with
"c'i,r'iV. csrffiEtv. aHf scrprtfg." hariae f.tn
f,c''s'f 70 b h6 oHiy tsIi buds. drc construed ~
pro- i.Hg for The tHfiy' H.ai hgir.rcs iarq,. aad
'rhr''er "sa. b hc mol, Qf cYars .a4r. A.f.s.a
~ - ASSURE - 'rtisritg. c,r'sa'y. asd security.
md Lac Nc J.r,fsrtacC or,s aH o'i,rs. and no
o'At arc roHsdtrcf.
90. \ modification of = bid IN any nf its Is
s"ntial terms - ;antan"uh, to new hid. and
c.ni'"t be received. 50 as io intefirF" gi,h reg
ul.r cuinp"ti:ion. after the last hour at Tor re
c"iViug bid. Making o now hii. Wii,i .uaTau.
tee and certiiicHte. j. the only wsv o. modify
previous bii.
81. f"-iinasicTs are - be- car.ill not to crrti.
- ~" suf'ci.h"y oi guaraniors or surctcs
without knowing that they are person. { -uai
cient responsibility; d,V,gdrf of h.. 's,'rv,.
',0H o. los'R1sisf' rtylIf,ais 81 than usfh ~
oNrc. 'Hbi ier'.tg thea. e. ann, itaft r,noraf AL
bidder. gaaran,"rs. and -ufcii.s ar" distinctly
notified that un failure /, enter into or per
;"rim the contracts Tor the scfN ice proposed ur
IA the accepted bids, their legal lahiliiic. viii
be enforced asains, them.
-. Ffescu; contractors. and person, known
81 a." Department. must. equally with others.
procure suarani"r- and certificates oi their sui
hccury. SUBSTANTIALLY ~ the forms above pre-
scrib"i. The certificate oi su;lie.cnry must be-
signed by lpsiina a.ter. or by iudg"ci +. ruusi
OF record. No rthcr will b. admitted
ALIEN ". RANDALL,
De-. ct Postmaster GENERAL.