Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-28
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND PosrnAs

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND PosrnAs-
Cenidtntns also CeRi'ftoHs 90 b Iaoorporai.d A. q.
PTepsT .-S 10 ~' A1''Ai 'A' Ds'a''"e" Mag Dss1s
!. Seven minutes allowed 90 each iniermsli,,.
"hen not otherwise specified, for asserting the
2, On routes where the mode of oonyev.pce ADMIN.
q il the special agents OF the Post once
alec poet office blanks, mail bags locks and
TO fe conveys ed without extra charge.
or ether agents Of the Department, silf aceS@ssnS
the mails specifying the number and alton II
the several bags, to be examined by the postInssir
TO insure regularity In the delivery q bsgs and
4; No pay will be made for trips not performed.
and for each of such omissions not sat.faStarIls
planned three times the pay q the trip will lie de-
Connection with depending mail. and not :,
excused, one fourth Of the mpensstion for the r.
Of the Kind herein specified enlarged pepaIss.
Toned 70 the nature thereof and the portsncs
5. For leaving behind or throwing OF the mails.
OF any paition o. them for the admission Of passn-
gers OF Tor being concerned ia sitting ut or
an cypress lntellizence in advance OF the
6 zines In be I'M ss os no oisoac, ID
Ss IRON PLY aud satisfactorily explained ~ eerTii
BILE persons, for failing 60 arrive in contract time
for neelectins to take the mail from or deiiyeT n
destroy ed Toibed or lost and Ter petas,es n
nana, 70 convey the mail as frequently as the CON
car OF steamboat on route.
z. The Postmaster General may annuI The contract
for violating the post Office laws or disobeyins The
Of the Departmen; for refasins 20 dis
to 90 500 Tor running an en press aforesaid OF for
hs pess9ns or packages conveying malta
9 The Postmaster General may order an increase
increase the contract pay he may CHANG Co.,
ues OF and arrivals In al cases and par
rsr, ads, without increase OF pay proyided tha %
ming time be not abridged. TIE Postmaster General
may Alec discontinue or curts the service in Whole
10
service, or whenever the public interests. IN he
tsInsSt Tor any other es1se be souins S5 fG5
demnity 70 contractor one month extra pay on the
compensation for the amount Of service ed AID
9 Payments win be made By collection, from ,r
drafts on e stasters or othsrrise after the pra
NAV .nd Insnst snber Iebrnaryl
service has been received.
10 The distances given are believed @ be substau-
should they be grester than sdvertise If the poinus
form fAsmsstts thss po.af and Ala In refsrenna
20 the weight Of the mail, the condition OF rosds
plank roads ferries or obstrsctions 81 ANU Phi ~
which expense may be incurred. No claim for ad5E
nor for alleged mistakes OF miss pprebepsion ~ ftbs
degree Of service; for bridges destroy ed ferries
creasing distance on expense oeclrrins during the
contract term ofces established after this adysr-
are 20 be visited without extra the distance lie
II Bidders are cautioned to mail their proposaI.
IN time tS reach Ne b the day and hour
baa sms , -, T TT elas after
bids q rsssonaele smoupt. rec.ved in time Neither
antee required by Law, and . certificate IL the suft-
cheney q such guarantee.
Il Bidders sh uld first propose for service strictly
according 20 the advertisement, and then, thew ~
sire sPdraely for different servioe and the r.s-
Tar bio be the lowest offered fer the advertised ser
vice, the other propositions may be considered
Is There should be bat one route bid for in a pro-
posal. Consolidated continuation bids t.spropss-
o 1en
by law; and cannot be considered.
and residense Of the bidder ihst H. ~ asnsI ss
office address, and the name Of each member Of a
hrm, where company offers, should be distinctly
stated.
Il Bdders are requested to use, 2. far yrseti-
psrment 70 write out IN full the Of their bids
Altered bids should not be submitted; nor should
bids once submitted be Withdrawn. No withdrawal
IS dated and seOr. thu s. ss
for receiving proposals.
persons The bid and susrsDtcs should ~ sisa.s
plainly with the full name Of each person
eet any bid which nav be deeSed q and
also TO disregard the bids Of failing contra tors and
iS The Id should +. .ss.d c:nGr
Proposals State Of Maryland" addressed Second
sent by mGtl not by or TO an agent. Bids Of $500
certified check or draft equal to per cent. Of the
IL The contracts are 70 be executed and returned
60 the Department by before the Isl day Of JEg,
ls72 but the service must be begun that day, OF
on the mail da' next alter IL, whether the ntracts
Transfers Of contracts or Of interest In contracts
are forbidden by law. and consequently cannot be
allowed Neither can bids. or interest in bids, be
transferred or assigned 20 other parties. Bidders
will therefore take notice that they will be pected
TO perform the service accepted 10 them through the
Is Section eighteen of an act Of Congress approved
March ls45 provides that contracts for the trans
EOrtatiOn Of The mail shall be let in every case to
the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees
for faithful Performance, without other reference
| to the mode Of such trans pOrtstiOn than may lie
and security u such transportation" Under this
law bids that propose 20 transport the mails with
oided 10 De rks only leeal bids as pro-
rtding for the enftre mail hooero large, tchaf
insure ats - oeleTtfg, certainty and secuuy," aad
hare ht preference orer al cAers, and no others
le. A modification of bid in any Of It's essential
terms IL tanamount 70 new bid, and cannot be re-
eeiyed 80 as to interfere with regular comeettiOn.
| the only way 70 modify previous bid.
40 Postmssters are 10 be careful not to certify to
they persons Of suehcient responsibility. They
must not sign the certificate until the sum OF the lid
the bidder and (tvoD guara ntors; dsrssard az
~ pos msstsrs - cislasos Of thsr oalA
a. pefss, sstysei.ss tAsm 60 sr.sdisfs r.noraI.
O. Dismissal 20 sct aeents Of contractor or bid
DER in any matter thing relating % the business
n. An bidders, 9uarantors, end surssies are dis
nctiy notified that failure 20 eutsr into per-
ss ). is5
q Present eousr.csor., ssl p.r.e.. Known ., tn.
stsntially in The forms above prsscribed The Ger
Of '0''sne' 9 Tss nsa x RRf,nA'
oc7-sst Postnsstsr oenersl.