Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-01-29

diate oteise. when Ne. otherwise Specified. .vr
opening snG sxamr:rg the m lie
No pa, All ne made FOR trips not performed
and fjr each Of sge!. Omissions. no, sat;.f,r-.
iorlr explained. hrer tines the rev ~ h.
trip MAY b" Deducted. For sr-ivals'sc f.r he.
hind time ~ to- break come, ton with de, ,,s
IN malt. and not sufficiently Excused one
fourth of the compensation :or the trim is sub
ject 10 forfeiture.
Fines vii; he imposed, unless the hclin-
qrency he promptly and satisfactorily ex-
planned l.. certificates of POstn,asters or the
aifdnvits OF other credible persons, for falling
to arrive in contract time for neglectiny 10
take the mali from. or deliver il into. i, most.
office; for suffering it o'be wet, injured de-
stroycd, robbed or lost. i
The Postmaster General may nnnul the
contract FOR repeated failures to run ayreeably
to contract; for violating the post office laws,
or dsobey ing the in structons Of the depart.
mcnt for refusing to discharge a carrier when
requested by the department to do so for as
signing the contract without the assent of the
Postmaster General or for transporting per-
sons or packages conveying mailablc matter
out of the mail. .. .y.x
The Postnastc General, may order an in
crease of service On route by allowing t..ere-
for a p.0 rata increase on 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 Cen
cral may also discontinue or curtail the service,
in whole or in part, in order to place on the
route q greater degree of service, or whenever
the public interests, in his judgment, shall re-
quirc such discOntinuancc or curtalmcnt for
any other cause he allowing as full indemnity
to contractor one months extra pay on the
amount of service dispensed with, and pro-
rata compensation for the amour. of service
retained and continued.
Payments will be made fer the service by
collections from or drafts on pos,masters, or
otherwise, after the expiration of each quart
say in November, February, May and August.
The distances are given according to the
best information; but no increase of pay will
be allowed should they be greater than advcr-
tised, if the points to be supplied be correctly
stated. Bidders mast in)orm Mtmseires on his
point.
Bidders are requested to use, as far as 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 respon-
sblc persons. 1913
The bid should be sealed, supcrscrbcd
I" Mail Proposals, Territory of Washington, "
addressed Second Assistant Postmaster Cen
cral Contract Office" and sent by mail, not
by or to an agent; ana postmasters will not
inclose proposals Tor letters of any kindly 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 ofconlracts, or OF Interests in con-
| tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequent
ly cannot be allowed. Bidders will therefore
take notice that they will be required to per-
| form the service accepted 10 them through the
whole term Of the contract.
Section eighteen of an act of Congress ap.
proved March 3, ls45, provides that contracts
| for the transportation of the mail shall he let,
" Ill every case, to the lowest bidder rendering
| sufficient guarantees tor faithful performance,
| without other reference to the mode of such
transportation than may he Necessary to pro-
vide for the due celebrity, certainty, and sccu-
| rity OF such transportation. Under this law,
bids that propose to transport the mail with
g celebrity, certainty and security. having been
decided to be the only legal bids ere construed.
rs providing for the entirc mail however large.
| and whatever may he the mode of conveyance
| necessary to insure its celebrity, certainty,
and security aud no others will be consid-
cred. Exceptin the case of railroad and steam
boat routes, BIDS naming nny particular mod, Of
conveyance are i"rariob!y r9ected
A modification of bid in any of its essen.
tial terms is tantapount 10 new bid, and
| cannot be received, so as 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
| previous bid.
Postmnsters are TO be careful not to certify
to the suniciency of guarantors or surc,ics
without knowing that they are persons Of suf-
icient responsibility a disregard Of his IN
sfruction By postmdsters is riol0fon OF their oath
Of office, s"tyecting them TO in,media,e remoral
All bidders, gnarantors, and sureties are dis
tinctly notified that on failure to enter into
or perform the contracts for the service pro-
posed for III the accepted bids, their legal La
bilities will be enforced against them. -
Present contractors, and persons known at
the department, must, equally with others,
procure guarantors and certificates, of their
sufhciency, substantially in the forms above
prescribed. The certificate of suffciency mus
be signed by postmaster, or by a judge of a
court Of record no other will be admitted.
JNO. A. J. CRESWELL,
| Postmaster General.