The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-12-09
CERTIFICATE.

Dated (blRnGd BY mo guAt1ntots'l =
4 CERTIFICATE.
The undersigned, postmaster at -, State
IOf--, oGrttaeS UNDEH MS OATH OF oRFIoE,
that he ID acquainted with the above GnATantors.
and knows them 70 be men Of property. md able
TO make good theIE guaranty; and that bidder
and gu3tantors are above the age Of y years
| N"'eH a.s..f - SSHS1 ""' F.,
instruction to Bidders and POST
TE.."it masters 'l- l'-
CONTAINING ALSO CONDITIONS TO De NcORPO'
RATED IN THE CONTRACTS TO THE EXTENT TiTE
DEPARTMENT NAY DEEM PROPER
!. Seven minutes are allowed to each intCfme'
dlatc once, when not otherwise specified, for Us.
sorting the malls; but on railroad and steamboat
routes there B to be no more delay than Is sum-
cient for an exchange Of tho mall pouches.
T. On steamboat lines, and other routes where
the mode Of conveyance admits Of Il, the special
agents Of the Post once Department, also post
ONCE blanks. mail bags, locks and keys arc to be
conveyed without extra charge.
8. On steamboat lines the route agents Of the
Department arc to be conveyed without charge;
and for their use c0mmOdiOus apartment, adapt
cd 70 the convenient separation and due security
Of the malls 10 to be provided BY the contractor,
n under the direction OF the Department.
Steamboat companies arc required TO take the
mail nom, and deliver II into. tho post otlces at
the beginning and end Of their routes; and also
to and from Ill intermediate once not more than
eighty rods from q landing. Proposals may be
submitted by the companies for tho performance
OF all other side serVice-that Is, for Offices over
eighty rods from station or landing; 30 ~
There will DO way bills prepared by pOstmRs.
tors, or other agents Of Tie to accom-.
panY the mails conveyed on railroads and steam
crs, specifying tho 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 examined by the several
poStmastcrs, TO insure regularity In the delivery
Of mails.
4. No pay will DO made for trips not performed;
and for each OF snch commissions, not Batisfacto.
Tly explained, three times the pay Of the trip will
be deducted. Forarrivals so far behind time as
10 break connection with depending mails, and
not sufficiently excused, one.fOufth oil the com.
pensatlOn for tho trip lg subject to forfeiture.
For repeated dellnquencies OF the kind herein
specified, enlarged penalties, propOrtioncd to the
nature thereof, and thu Importance Of tho mall,
may be made. ........
g. For leaving behind or throwing on the mails,
or any portion OF them, for the admission Of pas
sonHGrG, or being concerned Ia setting up or run.
ming an express conveying intolllgenCein advance
| Of the mall, q quarters pay may DO deducted.
g. Fines will be imposed, unless the dclInquCn-
cy be promptly and satisfactorily explained by
certificates OF pOstmRstGrs or tho attld0vlts Of
other credible persons, for falling to arrive in
contract time; for neglecting To- take tho mail
nom, or deliver It into, post office; for suffer-
Ing 1t to get wet, injured. destroyed, robbed, or
lost; and for refusing, after demand, to convey
L tuG AuAlA 10 ~ kL4G runs Vt
10 concerned In running coach, car, or steam.
| boat on a route.
Z. The Postmaster General may annul tho con.
tract for repCatGd failures 10 run Hgrecably To
contract for violating the post office laws or
dlsobeying the instructions OF tho Department;
for refusing to discharge carrier when required
! by the Department to do 80; for running an OK.
press as aforesaid; or for transporting persons or
packages conveying mallAblS matter out of the
| mail.
s. The Postmaster General may order an In.
crease Of service on route by allowing therefor
pro rata increase on the contract pay. He may
change schedules OF departures and arrivals In
all cases, and particularly TO make them conform
TO connections with railroads, without increase Of
pay, provided tho running time be not abridged.
The Postmaster General may also discontinue or
curtai the SERVICE In whole or In part In order TO
place on the route superior service, or whenever
tho public interests, In his judgment, shall re-
quIre such dlsCOntinuanCG or curtallmGnt for any
other cause, he allowing as full indemnity TO con
tractor one months extra pay on the amount Ol
service dispensed with, and u pr0 rata compGnsA-
tion for the amount OF service retained and con.
| tlnuCd. T'TlU#.
Q. Payments will DO made by collections from,
or drafts on, pOStmastcrs or otherwise, AFTER the
expiration OF each quarter-say in November,
February, May aud August .y#.
| 10. The distances are given according TO the
best information; bnt no Increased pay will be
allowed should they be greater than advertised,
u the points TO DO supplied are correctly stated.
BtdderS I1UN Inform NenISetCtS on tbs Point,
and also in reference to tho weight Of the mail.
the condition Of roads, hills, streams. &C., and
all tO-brtdgcs, hrnpikeA plank roads, ferries, or
distractions Of any kind by which expense may
be incurred No claim for additional pay, based
on such ground, can be considered; nor for al.
legged mistakes or misapprGhclslOn as TO the
degree Of service nor Tor bridges destroyed,
| ferries discontinued, or other distractions
causing or Increasing distance or expense occur
ring during the contract term. Offices established
ado NtIn
during tho contract term, arc to be visited with
out extra pay, II the distance be not Increased.
H. Bidders arc cautioned to mall their pro-
posRlS In time to reach the Department by the
bids received after that time tCH not BE- considered
In competition with bids Of reasonable amount
received In time Neither can bids be considered
which are without the guarantee rcqulredby law,
and certificate of the sntilclency OF such guar.
Antcc.
H. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement, and then,
II they desire, separately for different service;
| and II the regular bid be the lowest offered for
the advertised service, the other propositions
may be considered.
lS There should be but ono route bid for In
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
| C'propoSlng one sum for two or moro r0utGs) arc
forbidden BY law and cannot be considered.
ID. Tho route, tho service, tho yearly pay, tho
| name and residence OF the bidder, chat IL, his
| usual post ONCE addresR,) and the name Of each
member Of arm, where company offers, should
be distinctly stated.
49, Bidders arc requested to use. az Earas prac.
ticablO, the printed proposals furnished by tho
Department, 10 write out In full the sum Of their
bids, aud to retain copies Of them.
Altered bids should not DO submitted; nor
should bids once submitted be withdrawn: No
withdrawal Of bidder or guarantor will be
allowed unless the withdrawal Is dated and re
ccved before tho last day for receiving proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two rcsponst.
bio persons. The bid and guarantee should be
signed plainly with the null namo Of each person.
Tho Department reserves tho right to reject
any bid which may BIO deemed CxtraVagant; and
also TO disregard the bids Of falling contractors
and bidders. (Act Of July 2, 1890 section az
l6. Tho bid should be scaled, supCrscribed
mail Proposals, State Of West Virginia, . I'D.
dressed Second Assistant Postmaster General,
Contract oaice," and sent BY mai, not by or to
an agent la.yN.' Ir
turned to the Department by or before the lat
day Of July, 1871 but the service must be begun
on that day, or on the mail day next after 1t,
whether tho contracts DO executed or not.
Transfers OF contracts or OF interests In con.
cannot be allowed. Neither can bids. or interests
In bids. be transferred or assigned 10 other par.
tics Bidders will therefore take notice that they
will be expected 10 perform tho service accepted
to them through the whole term Of the contract
10. Section eighteen Of an act OF Congress ap.
proved March 3, l845, provides that contracts for
tho transportation Of tho mall shall be lot, "iu
every case, to the lowest bidder rendering sun.
Client guarantees for faithful performance, with.
out other reference TO the mode Of such transpoF
talon than may be necessary 10 provide for tho
due celebrity certainty and security Of such trans
portatloh." Under this law bids that propose To
transport tho mails with ceerItv, o4rtatRtV and
SldS, az coRHrled az providing .t0r dc endrs
mail, h0lCsrer large, and SChGterer may b he
mode Of eonCty1Hce NecG&saFy 10 Insure liz "oeteTi