Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-02-05

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orcning aud examining THE mails.
No pay Nll he made for trips not performed.
aud tor each of such omissions no; .cti.r,,-
torly exclaimed, three times the pay of ia.
TIP NAV be deducted. For arrivals So far he
hind time "a 10 i,reak connection with de; end
ing mails. and not sufficiently eacusei one
fourth vi the eogin saiion Tor tic trip i. .uh.
ject to forfeiture. 81
Fines will lie imposed, unless the deI;n
queucy hc promptly and satisfactorily ,x.
planned by certificates of postinasSe or the
aft dayi,s o.. other credible persons, for failing
to arrive in contract time ; for neglectipp 10
take the mail irorI, or deliver it into, . post
Office for suffering it TO be wet, injured de
s;roycd, robbed or lost.
The Postmaster General NAV annul III.
contract FOR repeated failures to run agrccabIy
to contract; for violating the post Office laws.
or disobe, ing the in struction5 Of the depart.
ment .pr refusing to discharge Il carrier hen
requested by the department to do SO for MS
signing the c1ntract without the assent of the
Postmaster General or for Transporting per-
sons or packages conveying maiiub!e matter
out of the mail.
The Postmaster General may order an in
crease OF service on route by allowing t.cre.
for pa rata increase Oh the contract pay
lie may change schedules Of departures aud
arrivals in all cases, and particularly to make
them conform To connections with railroads
without increase of pay, provided the running
time be not abridged. The Postmaster Ger
eral may also discontinue or curail the service
in whole or in part, in order to place on TIE
route Il greater degree Of service, or whenever
the public Interests in his Judgment, shall re-
quire such discontinGancc or curtailment for
any other cause he allowing as full indemnity
to contractor one months extra pay on the
amount of service dispensed with. and pro
TUta compensation for the amount of service
retained and continued.
Payments will be made fer the service b,
collections from or drafts on postmasters, or
otherwise, after the expiration of each quatr
say in November, February, May and August
The distances are given according to the
best information; bat NJ increase of pay will
be allowed should they be greater than ativer-
tised, if the points to be supplied be correctly
stated. Bidders mast mf3rm themselves on his
point.
Bidders are requested to use, as far rs rrac-
ticable. the printed form Of proposal furnished
by the department, to write out in full the sum
of their bids, and to return copies of them
Each bid must be guaranteed by two pom
siblc persons.
The bid should be sealed, supcrscribed
" Mail Proposals, Territory of Washington, -
addressed ''Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
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by or to an agent; and postmasters will not
inclose proposals (or letters of any kiAd) in
their quarterly returns.
The contracts are to be executed and re-
turned to the department by or before the LIST
of July, 1870; but the service must be begun
on that day, or on the next mail day thercaf
ter, whether the contracts be executed or not
Transfers ofcontracts, or OF Interests in con-
tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequent
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| take notice that they will be required to per-
| form the service accepted to them through the
whole term Of the contract.
| Section eighteen of an act Of Congress an
| proved March 3, 1915, provides that contracts
tor the transportation Of The mail shall be let,
" III every case to the lowest bidder rendering
sufficient guarantees 10: faithful performance.
| without other reference to the mode Of such
| transportation than may lie Necessary to PRO-
vide for the due celebrity, certainty, and secu-
| rity OF such transportation Under this law,
| bids that propose to transport the mail with
" CELEBRITY, certainty and security" having been
decided to be the only legal bids, are construed
| rs proyulng for the entire mail, however large
| and whatever may be the mode of conveyance
| necessary to insure its : celebrity, certainty,
| and security aud no others will he consid-
cred. Except in thecase of railroad and steam
boat routes, bids naming any particular mode Of
conveyance are inrorioJiy rejected.
A modification Of u bid in any of its essen
| tlal terms is tantamount TO q new bid, and
cannot be received, so rs TO interfere with
regular competition, after the last hour set for
receiving bids. Making new bid, with guar
antee and certificate, is the only way to modify
| d previous bid.
Postmasers arc to be careful not to certify
to the suficiency of guarantors or suretes
without knowing that they are persons of suf-
fcient responsibility u disregard Of Ills in
sfrucfion By postmaS'srs is rioioton OF their cath
Of office. Sntjectiag Mem TO Immediate remoral.
All bidders, guarantors, and surcties arc dis
tinctly notified that on failure to enter into
or perform the contracts for the service pro-
posed for in the accepted bids, their legal liz
bilities will be enforced against them.
Present contractors, and persons known at
the department, must, equally with others,
procure guarantors and certificates, of their
suficien"y, substantially in the forms above
prescribed. The certificate of sufiiciency mus,
be signed by postmaster, or by Judge Of a
court of record no other will be admitted
JNO. A. J. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General.