Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-03

form TO connexions with railroads, withont IL
crease of pay, provided the running time be not
abridged. He may also order an increase of
speed, allowing. within the restrictions of the
law: aPro raid increase OF pay for the additional
stock Or carriers, II any. The contractor may, y
however, IN The case of ineysase Of speed relnquish
the contract, BY giving prompt notice to the +
Department that he prefers doing DO TO carving
the order into effect. The Postmaster General
may also discontinue or curtail the SERVICE ir
whole or in part in order to place on the route
greater degree rof service. or whenever the
public interests, in his judgment, shall require,
such dlscoutinuance or curtailment for any other
cause; he allowing as full Indemnify to cou-
tractor one months extra pay on the amount Of
service dispensed with, and pro rata compensa-
ton for the amount OF service retained and con-
tinued. tfoszo gff..E. ,.tii7,3aiis.l sl,a,I -.
.: Payments will be made by collections from
or drafts on postmasters, or otherwise, after the
expiration of each quarter-say in November,
February, May and August. .9 rao.l Ioe
10. The distances are given according TO the ?
best information; but no increased pay will be
allowed should they be greater than advertised,
if the points to be supplied are correctly stated.
bidders must Inform themselpes on this point, and.
also in reference to the weight of the mail, the
conditions of roads, hills, streams. &c., and all
toll bridges, ferries or distinctions of any kind
by which expense may be incurred. No claim
for additional pay, based on such ground, can,
be considered nor for alleged mistakes or missl
apprehension as to the degree of service nor
for bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued, or
other distinctions increasing distance, occurring
during the contract term. Offices established
after this advertisement is issued, and also
during the contract term, are to be visited,
without extra pay, if the distance be not in-f
IL. Bidders are cautioned to mail their pro-
poeais IN time to reach the Department by 'the
day and hour named, Is p. M, March 4, 1868, j
for bids received after that time sciH not Be con-
sidered in competition with q bid of reasonable
amount received in time. Neither can bids be-
considered which are without the guarantee
required by law and certificate of the sufa-
eiency OF such guarantee. svGsi HioiL -eff
IL. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement and
then, If they desire, sepdrGely for different SER
vice.; and if tho regular bid be helowest Offer
cd for the advertised service, the other PROPOSE.
| tions may BE- considered. .s11nlfN moa feie
| hi13. There should be but one route bid for in
proposal: Consolidated or combination bids
{" proposing one rum for two or more routes ~
are forbidden by law and cannot be considered.
IA. The route, the service, the yearly pay the
| name and residence of the bidder (that is, his
! usual postofice address), and the name of each
member of q firm, where o. company offers,
should be distinctly stated. 80. 'issl q ao.so
10. Bidders are requested to use, as far as
practicable, the printed proposals furnished by
4 the Department, to write out in full the sum of
| their bids, and to retain copies Of them. ~
: Altered bids should not be submitted /; nor
should bids once submitted be withdrawn
1 No withdrawal of a bidder or guarantor will be
allowed unless the withdrawal is dated and re-
ceived before the last day for resolving pro-
posals. IL 5-fiHi1BEt IS sHfI1s ;ni 9 "a, an
Each bid must be guaranteed by two respon.
sible persons. The bid and guarantee should
be signed plainly with the full name of each per
son. tt.'}st .l'3szf q 95t,0t .8J4s, ilH5 e1l-m
| The Department reserves the right to reject
/ any bid which may be deemed extravagant, and
also to disregard the bids Of falling contractors
| and bidders. ~ aatiu aibi,7;.l -. ysir
Is. The bid should be sealed, superscribed
I"Mail proposals. State of Ohio" addressed
"Second Assistant Postmaster General, Con
tract Office and sent by mad, not byor to ar
| agent; and postmasters will not inclose propo-
sails (or letters of any kind) in their quarterly
returns. Hlt sen Fsl1 iHf aiaE1 tHfe
IL. The contracts are to be executed and re
turned to the Department by or before the Is
day Of July 1868: but the service must be be
gun on that day, or on the mail day next afte
it, whether the contracts be executed or not.
Transfers of contracts or of interest in con
tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequently
can not be allowed. Bidders will therefore taxi
notice that they will be expected to perform th,
service accepted to them through the whole
term Of the contract = = ti.i i...iis5
IL. Postmasters at offices on or near railroads
but more than eighty rods from station, will
Immediately after the 4th of March next, repor
their exact distance from the nearest station
and how they are otherwise supplied with tn,
mail, to enable the Postmaster General to direc
mail messenger supply from the LIST of July
next. '.2iIt 9ts slftl
4 IS. Section eighteen of an act of Congress
approved March :, 1874 provides that contract
Tor the OF the mail shall be let il
every case, to the lowest bidder rendering suf
ncient guarantees for faithful performance, with
out other reference to the mode of such trans
portation than may be necessary to provide fo
the due CELEBRITY, certainty, and security of sucl
transportation" Under this law bids that pro