The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-12-16
tsIgncd by two gaArantOrs)


t0RS and liabilities 1GsIHtd BY 0tiGrdnt tori hISI
e.. aS 47A1 f'aE'PH q az az S Cg''g'st's 9tr'y
Dated (sIgnOd by two guarantOrs)
CERTIFICATE.
The undersigned, pOstmlSter at ----. State
d, ceFtideS, UNDER MS OATH OF OPFTCE,
that DO 10 acquainted With tho ADuvo gnarantors,
and knows them to be met Of property, and able
/ to make good their guaranty; and thlt bidder
and guaFantors are above the age OF q years.
Dated ,',E5 eH s-Ge Gsignsd)
Instruction to. Bidders and !PoSt-
CONTAINING ALSO CONDITIONS 70 sBB NcORPo'
RATED IN THB CONTRACTS TO THE EXTENT TIE
| DEPARTMENT. MAI DEEM PROPER.
i. Seven minutes are allowed TO each intcFme'
dIate ONCE, when not otherwise specified, for rs
sorting tho malls; but on railroad and steamboat
4 Client iOF an exchange Of the NAH p0uches.
:, on steamboat lines, and other routes where
the mode o. conveyance admits OF II, the special
agents Of the Post ONCE Department, also post
ohiee blanks, mall bags, locks and keys, arc 10 bU
conveyed without extra Charpe ~
u 3. On steamboat lines the route agents Of tho
Department arc TO be conveyed without charge;
and for thctr use eommOdiouS apartment adapt
cd 10 the convenient separation and due security
Of the mAils ID 70 DO provided by the contractor.
under the direction Of the Department,
Steamboat companies are required to take the
mail IRON, and deliver II into, tho post offices at
4 the beginning and end or their ro zee and also
70 and from ali intermediate Oilcc not more than
eighty rods rom landing. Proposals. may b.
submitted by tho companies for tho performance
Of all other side BerVIce-that Is. for oilces OVeI
eighty rods from station OrlaudIng,
\ There will DO "Wny bille prepared by postmas'
tors, or other agents Of the Department, to accom-
pany the malls conveyed on railroads and steam
era specifying the number and destination Of the
several bags. On. other principal routes, like
wise, receipts will be required and way bills for:
wardcd; tho latter to be cxamIned BY the seyeral
postmastcrs, to insure regularity in the delivery
| Of mails, n - SiLF -
4. No pay will be made for trips not performed;
and for each Of such commissions, not sAtisiacto.
rily explained, three times thepay Of the trip will
be deducted. For arrivals SO far behind time NJ
TO break connection with depending mails, and
not sufficiently excused, on9fourth OF the com.
pOnSatlon for tho trip is subject to forfeiture.
For repeated dCllnquCnclcs Of the kind herein
specified, enlarged penalties, proportional to the
nature thereof, and TIM Importance Of tho mail,
may DO made ~ h'.' no.
s. For leaving bOhInd or throwing of tho mails,
or any portion OF them, for tho admission OF pas.
sengGrs, or being concerned in sCttng up run.
ming an express conveying intelligence In advance
OF thO mall, quarters pay may be- deducted.
g. Fines will DO imposed, unless tho dellnquGn.
cy DO promptly and satisfactorily explained by
certificates Of poStmasters or tho atldavits OF
other credible persons, for falling TO arrive IN
| SOuLuSb AlulGV lul uCSAESLuk ~ kuhG AltG IuRAl
from, or deliver 1t into, post office; for suffer,
Ing It to get wet, injured. destroyed, robbed, or
lost and for refusing, after demand, 10 convey
tho nallas frequently as tho contractor runs, or
IL concerned In running coaca, car, or steam
I, The Postmaster General may annul the cOn,
tract for repeated failures 10 run agrCcQbly "
contract; for violating tho post office laws, or
dis0bey1nR the instructions OF the Department;
| for refusing 70 discharge carrier when required
/ nv thu nRONF ant Hn fnP FuUNtNU M az
press as Aforesaid; or for transporting persons or
packages conveying mailablO matter out of the
mail.
8. The Postmaster General may order an In.
crease Of service on route by allowing therefor
| 9 pro rata increase on tue contract pay, lie may
change schedules Of departures and arrivals In
all cases, and particularly to make them conform
10 connections with railroads, without Increase oil
pay, provided the running time be not abridged.
The Postmaster General may also discontinue or
curtAil the Service In whole or 10 part In order 10
place on tho r0ute superior service, or whenever
tho public interests, In his Judgment, shall re-
qulre such dlsconttu1ance or cllrtailnUnt for any
other cause he allowing as full indemnity to con.
tractor one months extra pay on the amonnt Of
service dispensed with, and u pro rata compcnsa.
ton for the amount Of service retained and CON
| tinuGd. .r,.. ..,-.,,.l g.
.: Payments will be made BY collections from,
or drafts on, postmasters or otherwise, aIlert tho
expiration Of each quartcr-say In November,
February, May and August. .,ir..t,y ~
10. The distances arc given according to tho
best information; but no increased pay will bG
allowed should they be greater than advertised,
II tho points 10 be- supplied arc correctly stated,
Bidders must Inform Me1nJelUtk on MlS point,
and also in reference to the weight OF the mail,
the condition Of roads, hills Streams. &C., and
all tobridges, turnpikCs, plank roads, ferries, or
obstructions OF any Kind by which expense may
be incurred No claim for additional pay, based
on such ground, can DO considered; nor for al.
| legged mistakes or Misrepresentation % to tho
degree Of service; nor for bridges destroyed,
| ferries discontinued, or other distractions
causing Or increasing distance Or expense occur;
ring during the contract term. Offices established
after this advertisement Is issued, and also
during tho contract term, arD to DO visited with.
out extra pay, II the distance be not increased
II. Bidders arc cautioned TO mail their pro.
pOSals IN time to reach tho Department by the
day and hour named, (Sp. M, March !, 1871 for
bids received after TINT m0 tttA not b e0ESidtTtd
| in competition with bids Of reasonable amount
received in time. Neither can bids be considered
which arc without tho guarantee required by law,
and certificate OF the sulliciency Of such gnaF'
antcc. 49,.
70. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according 10 the advertisement, and then,
II they DESIRE separately for different service ;
and II the regular bid DO tic lowest offered for
the advertised service, tho other propositions
may be considered.
Is, There should DO hut ono route bid for In a
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
C'propOsi1g one sum for two or more routes are
| forbidden by law and cannot be considered.
II. The route, tho service, tho yearly pay, the
name aud residence Of tho bidder, THAT H., his
usual post Office nddrGss,) and the name Of each
member Of q arm, where company offers, should
be distinctly stated bell .# f.f
IS. Bidders are requested to ueC M fur as prac.
ticablc, tho printed proposals. furnished by thu
Department. TO write out In full tho sum OF their
| bids, and 10 retain copies OF them.
Altered bids should not DO submitted; nor
should bids once submitted DO Withdrawn. No
Withdrawal OF bidder or guarantor will be
allowed unless the withdrawal Is dated and 70
cClvGd before tho last day for receiving proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two rCspOnfl.
bic persons. The bid and guarantee should DO
dgHtd plainly with the full name of each person.
The Department reserves tho right to reject
any bid which may be deemed cxtraYugant and
also TO disregard tho bids Of falling contractors
and bidders, (Act Of July 2, 1880. section 2i.l
49, Tho bid should be scaled, superscrlhcd
mall Proposals, State OF West Virginia." nd.
dressed "sGcond Assistant Postmaster General,
Contract oaics," and sent by mat, not by or to
an agent.
/ II. The contracts arc to DO executed and re.
turned 70 the Department by OF before the lat
day Of July, 1871 but the service must be begun,
on that day, or ON the mail day next after Il /
whether the contracts be executed or not.
Transfers OF eontraets, or OF interests in con.
tracts, arc forbidden BY law, aud consequently
cannot be allowed. Neither can bids, or interests
In bids. be transferred or assigned TO other par.
ties. Bidders will therefore take notice that they
will heexpected TO perform tho service accepted
70 them through tho whole term Of the contract,
Is. Section eighteen Of an act Of Congress up.
proved March s. 1915, provides that contracts for
tho transportation Of tho mail shall he lot, "in
every case. to the lowest bidder rendering sum.
Client guarantees for faithful performance with.
out other reference 70 the mode Of such transpOr.
thtion than may be necessary to provide for the
due celebrity certainty aud security OF such trans.
pOrtAtiOn." Under this law bids that propose TO
transport the mails with "eeetity, ceTtaiHiy and
security" hdViHg been dGcitd 10 b The OtIy IegGi
6td1, are ooHStrIed a. pToridlng for The entire
mail, hOtpeU6r large, GGd IDhdGsTer maybe The
mode Of conveyance neee&Slry 10 Insure liz ceCri.
", certainty and AecHrity," and hare The pTtfeJ.
eHcs OE6r all OkErS, and no others arc considered,