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

Bidder, nira tsJorm ikemseirss on the yoisf,
and also In reference to the weight Of tho mail,
the condition Of roads, hills, streams, &c., and
all toll bridges, ferries, or distinctions OF any
kind by whieh expense may be incurred. No
claim for additional pay, based on such ground
eau be considered; nor for alleged mistakes OF
Misrepresentation rs to the dssres Of service, nor
for bridges destroyed. fsrries discontinued or
other distractions increasing distanss, occurring
| during the contract torn. 0fiitcs established
after this Advertisement 10 issued, and also dur
Ing the contract torn, arc to DO visited without
extra pay, II the distance be not increased YET
IL. Bidders are cautioned TO mail thsir propo-
sails In time to reach the Dopartmsnt BY tho day
and hour named % p. m, March A, 1884, for
bids received after that tims ~W not h eonsid-
| cred In composition with . bid Of rcasensbls
amount received in time. Neither oan bids DO
considered which arc Without the guarantee re-
CURED BY law and acsrti6eate Of thu saHoisncy
Of such guarantees. -~s FF.r+.H Irf g4rnl
IL. Bidders should 6rst propose for service
strictly according to tho advsrtissnsnt, and
then, IL they desire, sspayaieiy for different
vieei and If tho regular bid be the lowest offered
for the advertised service, the other propositions
| may be considered. t..-T.. H4 a.. r. -a...
Is. There should be but one route bid for In .
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
("proposing ono sum for two or more routss'')
are forbidden By Law, and cannot DO considered.
IA. Tho route, the service, tho yearly pay, the
name and residence Of the bidder, CHAT 10, his
usual post Office address, and the name Of each
member ola hrm, whore company odors, should
DO distinctly stated.
Is. Bidders are requested 10 use, ss far o.
practicable. the printed proposals furnished By
the Department., 10, write out In fall the sum Of
their bids, and TO retain copies Of then.
Altered bids should not DO submitted; nor
should bids once submitted be Withdrawn. No
withdrawal Of a bidder or guarantor will be al.
lowed unless the withdrawal 10 dated and 70.
oeived before the last day for receiving proposals
Each bid must be guaranteed by two retponsi.
blo persons. The bid and guaranty should b
agnsd plainly with the full name Of each person.
The Department reserves the right 10 reject
any bid which may be deemed eItravaSant, and
aso to disregard tho bids Of failing ecntraetori
and bidders. ...
lo. The bid should be sealed, supersori6od
/ EMAIL Proposals, State of Pennsylvania ad
0 dressed Second Assistant Postmaster General
Q Contract Office, aud sont by mail, not by or u
|, an agent; and postnasters will not enclose pro
posals (or letters Of any kind in their quarterly
: returns.
! II. The contracts arc to DO executed and 70
!. turned to the Department by or before tho ls
day Of July, 1858; but the service mast bs DO
4 gun on that day, or on the mall day next Aftel
o 1t, whether the contracts be executed or not.
n Transfers Of contracts, or Of interest In con
J, IhCtt, are iofDlluon Dy law, ana consequently
!. cannot DO allowed. Bidders will therefore tax,
notice that they will DO expected to perform
the service accepted to them through the who'll
term Of the contract.
I'll Is. PostmAsters at Offices on or near railroads
r bu, more than eighty rods from station, will
Il immediately after the 4th Of March next, Iepor
!, their exact distance from the nearest station
. and how they are otherwise supplied with tn
n mail, to enable the Postmaster General TO dl
Il rect q rail-mes'engsr supply from the lst o
July next.
I. 10. Section eighteen Of an act Of Congress ap
j. proved March 8, ls45, provides that contraet
II for tho transportation Of the mail shall be let
in every case, to the lowest bidder rendering
sufficient guarantees for faithful performances
without other reference to the mode Of sucl
Ia transportation than may be necessary to provid
for the due celebrity, certainty and security o
such transportation" Under this law bids tina
|, propose to transport the mails with "celerity
to DO the only legal bids, are construed as pro
viding for the entire mail, however large, ant
whatever may be the mode Of convey nc
necessary to insure its CELEBRITY, certainty, an,
security" and have the preference over 81
others, and no others are considered.
20. A modification Of . bid in any Of i.s Of
genital terms is tantamouut to a new bid, an
caInos be received, so rs to interfere with reg
ular 90 npetiton, after the last hour set for n
u ceivii g bids. Making a new bid with gual
antee and certificate, Is the onl, way to modify
~ previous bid.
81 Postmasters arc to be careful not to csI
tify the suficiency OF guarantors or suretis
|, without knowing that thoy are persons Of sufn
Client responsibility; di'regara Of thi, inarr'
ton by poHmdJierJ Is a violation Of their oai
q Of eJFee, snIjseting them to immediate remoco
~ All bidders, guarantors, and sureties are dil
. tinotly notified that on . failure to enter into
~ perform tho contracts for the service propose
ia tha "A tIa al laws ~ a.
Y will DO enforced against them.
~ %. Present contractors, and persons known
the Department, must, equally with others, pr,
!. az cure guarantors and certificates OF their fuf
u cheney substantially in the forms above pr
scribed. The certificate Of suficioney must
.. signed by postmaster, or by judge Of cou
Of record. No other will be admitted.
az ALEX. W. RANDALL,
o. jR2Q-w6t Postmaster General