Nebraska advertiser., 1869-11-25

lS Thsre should be but one route bid for IN q pro
posal, Consolidated or combination bids e'pr0po-
By law, and cannot be considered.
IA The route, ths- service. the yearly pay, the
name ano the residence OF the bidder ffhat is his
usual posi- offics address, and the name Of each
Ele1n2er O. 2 nEn where company Offers, should
IS bidders are requested 70 USE as far as practic
abl2 the printed proposals furnished by the Depart
nent, % write cut In ful the sum Of their bids and
Altered bidss shall not be snbmlttedaOr should bids
nldder OK viii be allowed unles the with
drawal IS dated and received before the last day for
Each bid must be guaranteed By two. responsible
persons. The bid and guarantee should be signed
plainly with The full name of each person.
bid which may be deemed axtravagant, and also to
disregard the bids Ofaling contractors and bidders
Is The bid should be sealed, superscrIbed Mail
Proposals, state Of Nebraska addressed Second
Assistant Postmaster General, Contract Of8ce, and
sent By mail not by or TO An agent; and pOsfmasters
win not ncose proposals Cor letters Of any kind) In
4. 9he contacts are to be executed ana retired
30 the Department by or before the Isl day 0f July,
1870: but the service must be begun that day,
TrnnsfeSs of Sontrncts or OF interest in ssutraets
are forbidden by law, and Consequently cannot be
allowed. Bidders viii therefore take notice that
they will be expected to perform the service accept
IS PostmasteFS at offices on or near railroads, but
more than eighty rods from station, viii, immedi-
ately after the 3th Of March next report their ex-
act distance from the nearest station 70 enable the
Postmaster General to direct q mRtl-messenger
supply nom the lst Of July next.
49, Section eighteen Of an act Of Congress approx
ed March 3, lS15, provides that contracts for the
transportation Of the mail shall be let ''in every
case to the lowest bidder, rendering sufficient guar
anteeS for faithful performance, without other ref
erence % the mode Of such transportation than may
be necessary to provide for the due CELEBRITY certain
y, and security Of such transportation" Under
this law bids that propose to transport mails with
cetety, certainly and security, hGUiag been decided
70 be the only legal bids, construed providing FOR
TIE entire fd however large, and tThGteUeT way b
The mode OF cOnUegnee necesSOTy 70 insure its "eeleT
OUeT az Others, and no others are considered
%. A modification of q bid in any of its essential
terms Is tantamOunt to new bid, and cannot be
ceived so as 70 interfere with regular competition.
Making new bid, with guarantee and certificate, is
theOnly way to modify previous bid.
q. POStmasters are to be careful not to certify the
5utnc1cncy of guarantOrS or sureteS without know
ing that they are persons Insufficient responsibility
diSTegdrd Of this instruction by pOstdSteTs Is UiO-
dt0T OF their oath Of Office, SlectiHg them 10 nHae
dtdte removal. All bidders, guarantOrs and suretes
are distinctly notified that failure to enter into
or perform the contracts for the service proposed
for IN the accepted BIDS their legal liabilities win be
enforced against them.
p. Present contractors, and persons known at the
Department, must, equally with others, procure
guArantOFs and certificates of their suficisncy sub
stantially in the forms above prescribed. The Ger
tficate of sufhciency must be signed by pOstmast
er or by judge Of court Of record. No other viii
be admitted.
JNO. A. J. CRESWELL,
46t Postmaster General