Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1869-10-28
INSTRUCTIONS.

may deem proper.
Seven minutes are allowed to each inter
mediate Office, when not otherwise specified,
for opening and examining the mails
No pay will be made for trips not perform
ed; and for each of such omissions, not sat
explained, three times the pay OF
the trip may be deducted For arrivals so
far behind time as TO break connection with
depending mails and not sufficiently excns-
ed, one-fourth Of the compensation for the
trip is subject 10 forfeiture.
Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquen-
cy be promptly and satisfactorily explained
by certificates Of postmasters or the aliidayis
Of other credible persons, for failing to ar
rive in contract time; for neglecting to take
the mail from, or deliver 1t into postofficei
for suffering il to be wet, injured, destroyed,
robbed or lost
The Postmaster General may annul the
contract for repeated failures to run agreea-
bly, TO contract: for violating the postoffice
laws, OF disobeying the Instructions OF the
department; for refusing to discharge car
rier when requested by the department TO do
so; for assigning the contract without the
assent of the Postmaster General; or ior
transporting persons or packages conveying
mailable matter out OF the mail.
The Postmaster General may order an IN
crease of service on a route by allowing
therefor pro rata increase on the contract
pay He may change schedules Of depart
ures and arrivals in all cases. and particular
ly to make them conform to connections
with railroads, without increase Of pay,
| provided the running time be not abridged
| The Postmaster General may also discontinue
| or curtail the service, in whole or in part,
\ in order to place on the route greater de-
gree Of service or whenever the public in
terests, in his judgment, shall require such
| discontinuance or curtailment for any other
cause he allowing as full indemnity TO con
tractor one months extra pay on the amount
of service dispensed with, and a pro rata
compensation for the amount OF service re
tanned and continued
Payments will be made for the service by
collections from or drafts on postmasters, Oh
otherwise after the expiration of each quar-
ter-ssy in November. February, May, anC
August
The distances are given according to thu
best information; but no increase OF pay
will be allowed should they be greater thai
advertised, if the points to be supplied b.
correctly stated. Bidders must inform them
SELVES on This point.
Bidders are requested IL use, as far a
practicable, the printed forfo OF propose
furnished by the department, toswrite out il
full the sum OF their bids, and TO retain cop
les of them.
Each bid must be guaranteed by swo re
sponsible persons.
The bid should be sealed, supers,ribe'
small Proposals, Territory Of Idaho" ad
dressed Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral, Contract Office, )" and sent by mail, no
by or TO an agent; and postmasters will no
inclosc proposals Tor letters of any kind i
their quarterly returns.
The contracts are to be executed and RI
turned to the department by or before tn
LIST of July, 1870; but the service must b
begun on that day, or on the next mail da
| thereafter, whether the contracts be execute
or not Transfers of contracts, or oil int
ests in contracts, are forbidden by law, an
consequently cannot be allowed. Bidder
will therefore take notice that they will
required to perform the service accepted
them through the whole term Of the col
| tract
Section eighteen OF an act Of Congress al
proved March 3, 1S45, provides that contract
for the transportation OF the mails shall
let, Gin every case, to the lowest biddt
rendering sufficient guarantees for faithil
performance. without other reference to II
mode of such transportation than may
/: necessary TO provide for the due celebrity, &c
tainty and security OF such transportation.
Under this Law, bids that propose TO transpo
the mail with 'scelerity, certainty and secur
, ty.,' having been decided to be the only leg
; bids, are construed as providing for the Ell
; tire mail, however large, and whatever ma
> be the mode OF conveyance necessary TO il
sure its "celerity, certainty, and security ;
> and no others will be considered Except
the case of railroad and steamboat route
bids naming any particular mode Of conue
ance are invariably rejected.
modification of bid in any OF its esse
tial terms is tantamount TO a new bid, al
g cannot be received, so as to interfere with
} regular competition, after the last hour s.
d for receiving bids Making new bid, vii
guarantee and certificate, is the only way
modify previous bid.
L Postmasters are to be careful not to certi
/; 10 the suffic'ency of guarantors or sureti
: without knowing that they are persons
!. sufficient responsibility; disregard of N
! instruction by postmdsters is suioiation
their oath Of Office, suIjecting them 10 INN
diate removal All bidders, guarantors, al
. suTeties are distinctly notified that on ia
ure TO enter into or perform the contracts 4
the service proposed for in the a
!. cepted bids, their legal liabilities will be e
forced against them.
Present contractors, and persons know
= at the department, must equally with othei
procure guarantors and certificates OF the
sufncency substantially 10 the forms aoo
prescribed. The certificate Of sufhciency mu
be signed by postmaster, or by Judge oil
court OF record no other will be admitte
j JNO. A. J. CRESWELL,
:, 85LoO Iiosfmastsr General