The Portland daily press., 1869-02-01

carrying the order into effect. The Postmaster Gem
eral may also discontinue or curtah the service in
whole or IN part In order TO place on the route SUI
pellor service, whenever the pubic interests, in
his judgment, shall require such discontinuance or
euftalment for any other cause; be allowing as fun
INGENUITY to contractor one months extra pay on
tne amount OF service dispensed with, and a pro
Iatd compensation Tor the amount OF service retain
Ell and continued
-, Payments will be made by collections from or
t ats on postmasters, otherwise a ter the expi-
Nav sUn Vi each quarter-say in November, February
'i1{' and August
iptorIae distances given according tn the b6st
shoniJ Ip; but no increased pay will be allowed
no;ntS ~ .ley be greater than advertised IL the
sn,,st ~ oe supplied correctly sated Bidders
Ms s MORN themselves on his DoiDt and Iso in
roads bils 'n1 weight OF the mail the l1dition OF
res or INSTRUCTOR - &e ana all tobridges, fer
may De incurred incur No claim for aiaitiooa1 nav.
aiiaged MISTAKES or nni can ne considered; nor tor
gree OF service; nor for bridges ,lestro ' trios
discontinued. or other obstruction iryy ~; ~
lance expense, Occurrins during M ''9ii,S ,st
term. Offices established or tn a3vsr -
issued and also during the contract term are t he
visited without extra pay, il the distance be moi iu
creased.
II. Bidders are cautioned to mail their oro,o,,,.
in time to reach the Department By the day and
hour named, g p. m Marcl 81 1863 Tor bids re-
ceived after that time ciH not be considered In com
petition with bid oil reasonable amount iece we'd in
time. Ne Their can bids be eon,ideIeJ which are
without the guarantee required Dy law and certih-
cate or the sufhciency OF such guarantee.
r. Bidders should list propo e Tor service strict
~ DS 10 Ine duVertiSs If =
desire, sep9 rdteIy for different service: ana IN fbe
regular bid lie tie low offered + r M advertised
service the other propositions may be cunsidefeI.
10. There should be but one route bill fnr In a
proposal, Consolidated OF combiua ion bJs fssur1-
posing enc sum for Two or more rouies') are forbid
den by law, and cannot be eoBsiderei
II. The route, the service. the yearly nav tbe
name and residence Of c II der THAT IL Lis nsraI
20 office address, and the name OF each mem Ger oil
stated
40. eidders are requested to use. as far as prsc-
iirable the printed propose furnished by the De-
partment TO wri oul In full the sum of their bids
and TO retain copies of them.
Altered bits should not be alInit e F.; nor should
bids once submitted be whltawn. No Withdrawal
OF a oder or guarahtOr wi be alowel un ess the
withdrawal is daIed and received before the last day
| loL receiving pIOpo'as
Each bid must be guaranteed bv two resoonsible
| ptIfsons. ne bid anil guarantees should be siqled
PiI ihay WITH WIN tue fun name OF eIeh person.
| ne department reserves the right 10 rpiect anp
| bid which may be deemed extraynsant and si.n ~
disregard tne DIS oil failing contractors and ddes
| (Act Oh ,uiy z, 1856 section "a
16. The bid shoGld be sealed sul erscr,ed .sNtof,
| Proposals, state Of Name" addressed Isecord a.
sent by mail not by or 10 an AGENT and pDstmasters
ef not encloss proposals (nOr letters Of any klnI in
| their quarterly returns. -
IL. The contrac are to be executed and returnad
to the Department by or befire the st day or JUL
1859; but the -eIvee must be begun GU at ,Iay or
on the mail day next atGer IT, whether The conIracts
| be executed or not.
Transfers of contracts, or of Interest In contracts
are forbidden by law, and nseQuenily cannot oe
/
they will be expected to perform the rvice accept
ed to them through the whole term at the contract
10. Postrl ssters ut Offices on or near rafro .ds
but more than eighty from a station will, i'm.
mediately after the 4h OF March next, repors their
exact distance from the nearest station to enable
the Postmaster General TO direct maIl-m Us senger
| supply from the lst of .iuly mkt.
| ~. Section eighteen of act of Congress an.
PROVED March 5, le45, provides that contracts Tor
the transported on Of this malt shall be les, "in ev-
| cry case, 10 the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
guarantees for faithful performance without other
reference TO the mode Of such tram porta non than
| may be necessary to provide fer the du celrrlty
| certainty. and security of such TRANSFORMATION
| Under this law bids that propose TO Transport The
| mails with "cslsrity certainty and sscuritt,
havi"g been decided to b. me oliy tegaI bids, are
construed as pr0VidiHg FIR the entire M a. lgsver
large, and Wtdte0er mug be the mode or copeegance
necessary to sure its 'ceie,ity cet sintg and Sc
carity, and hare the preference all others, aud
! no others considered.
20. A modification OF q bid in any of its essen.
tial terms Is t2namount to new bid. canLoI be
received, to Interfere with regular com petition
Making bew bid, with guarantee and tine ate,
| is the only way to modty previous bid.
Il. Postmasters are TO be careful not to certify
the sutheency of guarantors, sureties, without
knowing that they are persons Of sufficient respon-
sibilty; a disr ard or this lstruction by gOst-
masters Is violation OF their Oa,h q oiee subject
ing them 10 immediate remo1dl. Ali bIduers, guar
antors, and suretes are distinctly notiieh
failure TO enter Into or perform the contracts for the
service proposed for In the accepted bids, their le
gal liabilities will be enforced against them.
r. Present contractors known the Drpartm ent
must, equally with the others, procure guarartors
and certificates of their efficiency in The forms
above prescribed. The certificate OF a sufficiepcy
must be signed by Postmaster, or by Judge Of a
| court Of record. No other wild be aGmlttrd:
| ALEX w. RANDALL,
Postmaster General