The Portland daily press., 1869-03-06

carving the order into effect The Postmaster GEN
eral may also discontinue or eurtail the service in
whole or In part, in order TO place ON the route
perior service OF whenever the public interests in
his Judgment, shall require such dIseontinuance
eurtailmeut Tor any other cause; he allowing as full
indemnity to contractor one months extra pay on
the amount OF service dispensed with, and a pro
ed and continued.
O.. Payments will be made by collections from or
uraus on postmasters, otherwise, alter the expi-
rason % OF each quarter-say in November, February,
~. Tue distances are given according TO the best
ihhiorlmauon; but no increased pay will be allowed
no;"ts they be greater than advertised, il the
points % be supplied are correctly stated Bidders
| muSt MORN themselves ON mis- Doinf and also in
relIsnIS % 70 the weight OF the mall the ooadl ion OF
rTaus, or n streams &c. and all to-bridges for
RES or ops.I Iueuons OF any kind by which expense
may De incurred No claim for additional pay
Dnseu ad o ~ can be considered; nor for
alleged inlstahes OF mlsapprehensOn as 10 the de-
gree OF service; nor ior bridges destrove triea
discontinued. or other obstruction incyeasin 10
term Offices established aIler this a1versiseO@ \;
issued and also during the contract term are ~ he 70
visited without extra pay, if the distance be moi in
III bidders are cautioned to mail their pronosaIs
| in time to reach the Department by the day and
esivcd alter that time s0iN not Be il eom M
petition with bid OF reasonable amount received in
| time. Neither bids be considered which are
without the guarantee required by law and eertih-
cate OF the suficiency OF such guarantee.
IL. Bidders should first propose Tor service strict
i ~ dccOIuing auVertlSemenL, anu Ilen,
desire, seParatety for different service; and II the
regular bid I've The lowest offered for the advertised
service the other propositions may be considered.
13. There should be but route bid for In q
proposal Consolidated or combination bids (''prO-
posing enc sum for two or more routes are forbid
den by law, and cannot be considered.
Il. The route, the service. the yearly paw the
name and residence OF tho bidder THAT Is his usual
post Office address,, and the name OF each member of
firm, where company OFFERS should be di .tnctly
| stated. snaiY laf III =
5. Bidders are requested to use. as far as prac-
tieable, the printed proposals furnished by the De-
partment. TO write out in ul the Of their bids,
/ and to retain copies of them.
Altered bids should not be admitted; nor should
bids once submitted be Withdrawn. No withdrawal
| Of bidder or euarantor will be allowed unless the
Whdrawal is dated and received before the last day
| for receiving proposals. rr .le
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
| persons. The bid and guarantee should be signed
plainly with the full name OF each person.
lug department reserves the right to reject any
1id wmen may be deemed extravagant and also to
disregard the bids OF failing contractors and bidders
| (Acs ot yuly Z, 1885, section 24.l
16. The bid should be sealed sunerscrihed ssAIaiI
Proposals, State of Maine," addressed ssecond AS
sstant g Pestmaster General, Contract ONCE" and
sent by H1ds not by or TO an agent and
will not enclose proposals tnOr letters of any Indl in
their quarterly returns.
IL. The contracts are to be executed and returned
to the Department by or before the 1st day or JIV
1885, but the service must be begun tnat day. or
on the mail day next afGer IT, whether the contracts
| be executed or not. sI. uT' r
Transfers Of contracts or of interest in contracts
| are forbidden by law, and consequently cannot be
they will be expected to perform the service accept
ed to them through the whole term Of the contract.
| lS. Postmasters at offices railroads,
but more than eighty rods from station, WILL i'm
mediatey after the 4Ih OF March next, report their
exact distance from the nearest station TO enable
the Postmaster General to direct mail ssenger
| supply from the lst OF July next.
| ~. Section eighteen Of an act Of Congress ap-
proved March 3, 1S45, provides that contracts for
the transportation Of the mall shall be let, Sin ev-
cry case, to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
guarantees for faithful performance, without other
reference to the mode Of such transportation than
may be necessary to provide for the due celebrity,
certainty, and security of such transportation y
mails with "ceLerity, certainty and security. I"
haUtng been decided to 6s le only legal bids, are
construed as pr0Uiding for the entire mail hotcerer
large, and sckoteUer may be the mode Of conUegdnce
necessary to insure IFS 'ceierity, certainty and Sc
curtty," and hare Me preference OUe all others, and
i 20. A modification Of bid In any of its essen
tial terms is tantamount to bid, and cannot be
received, as to interfere with regular competition.
Making a new bid, with guarantee and certificate,
| is the only way to modify previous bid.
21. Postmasters are to be careful not to certify
the suticiency of guarantors, suretes, without
knowing that they are persons Of sufficient respon-
sibility; dssTyg OF this instruction bU post
masters Is violation OF their oath o. Office subject
i ing them to immediate remoUdt. All bidders, guar
antors and suretIes distinctly notified that
failure to enter into perform the for the
service proposed for in the accepted bids, their e
/ gal liabilities will be enforced against them.
%. Present contractors known at the Departm ent
must, equally with the others, procure guarantors
| and certificates of their suficieney In the forms
above prescribed. The certificate of d sunHciency
| must be signed by postmaster, or by Judge Of 4
court Of record No other wia be admitted.
y laulaaa s1sarra ALEx. W. RANDALL.
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