Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-11-30
Offifial.

February. May and August, provided that re-
quired evidence of service has been received
10. The distances given are believed to he sub
stantially correct; but no increased pay VIII pe
| allowed should they be greater than advertised,
il the points to be supplied correctly stated.
Bidders must inform themselves on TINS poipt,
and also in reference to the weight OF the mail,
the conditions Of hills, roads, streams &c, and
all toll.bridges, turnpikes 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 alleged mistakes or misapprehension as to
the degree of service; nor for bridges destroyed.
ferries discontinued or other distractions eaus-
ing or increasing distance or expense occurring
during the contract term. Offices established
after this advertisement is issued, and also dur
ing the contract term, are to be visited without
extra pay, if the distance be not increased.
IL. Bidders are cautioned to mail their propo-
sails in time to reach the Department by the day
and hour named Is p. m, February 2, 1914, as
bids received after that time will not be consid-
cred in competition with bids, of reasonable
amount, received in time. Neither can bids be
considered which are without the guarantee re-
quired by law, and q certificate of the sufheiency
of such guarantee, and the oath of the bidder,
according to section 246, act Of June s. 1872
II. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement, and
then, If they desire separately for different SER
vice. and if the regular bid be the lowest offered
for the advertised service, the other propositions
may be considered.
IS. There should be but one route bid for in
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
t''proposing one sum for two or more routes'')
cannot be considered.
IA The route, the service. the yearly pay. the
name and residence of the bidder that is his
usual post-office address,, and the name of each
member Of firm, where a company offers, should
be distinctly stated.
Is Bidders are requested to use, as far as prac-
ticable, the printed proposals furnished by the
Department, to write out in full the sum Of their
bids, and to retain copies of them.
Altered bids should not be submitted; nor
should bids once submitted be Withdrawn. No
Withdrawal of bidder or guarantor will be al
lowed unless the withdrawal is received twenty
four hours previous to the time fixed for open
ing the proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two response
BILE persons, The bid and guarantee should be
signed plainly with the full name of each per-
son.
The Postmaster General reserves the right to
reject any bid which may be deemed extrava-
giant; and also to disregard the bids of failing con-
tractors and bidders. Act Of June s, 1872 sec
ton 2l9.)
l6 The bid should be sealed, subscribed
mail Proposals, State of Nevada, addressed
Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contract
Office " Bids Of S. 600 per annum and upward
must be accompanied by certified check, or
draft, on some solvent National Bank, equal to
per cent. of the amount; also bids for service
which now costs 5000 or more per annum.
Where the present pay is 5000 or more, it is
stated in the advertisement under the appro-
pirate route.
H. The contracts are to be executed and re-
turned to the Department by or before the list
day of June, 1874, otherwise the accepted bidder
will be considered as having failed, and the
Postmaster General may proceed to contract for
the service with other parties, according to law.
Transfers Of contracts. or of interest in con-
tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequent
ly cannot be allowed. Neither can bids rinter-
est in bids, be transferred assigned to other
parties. Bidders will therefore take notice that
they will be expected to perform the service
awarded to them through the whole contract
term.
IS Section 249 of the act of June s, 1872, pro-
vides that contracts for the transportation of the
mail shall be awarded to the lowest bidder
rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful per-
| formance, without other reference to the mode
of such transportation than may be necessary to
provide for the due celebrity, certainty, and secu.
rity thereof" Under this law bids that pro.
pose to transport the mails with 'celerity, Ger.
tainty, and security" having been decided to be
the only legal bids, are construed as providi ing
| for the entire mail, however large and what
| ever may be the mode of conveyance necessary
to insure its CELEBRITY, certainty, and security,
and have the preference over all Others, and nc
Others are considered, except for steamboat
routes
10. A modification of bid in any of its essen.
tlal terms is tantamount to new bid, and can
not be received, so as to interfere with regular
competition. Making new bid, with guarantee
and certificate, is the only way to modify pre-
/ vious bid.
20. Postmasters are to be careful not to certify
| to the suffciency Of guarantors without knowing
that they are p rsons Of sufficient responsibility
! tSee section 247, act of June s, 1927 They mus
not sign the certificate until the sum of the bic
| is inserted. and the bid and guarantee signed
| by the bidder and two guarantors; disregard
| of this instruction by Postmasters will subjec
| them to immediate removal and to severe penal
| ties.
Postmasters are also liable to dismissal from
Office for acting agents of contractors or bid
ders, with or without compensation, in any bust
ness, matter or thing relating to the mail ser
vice. They are the trusted agents of the Depart
ment, and cannot consistently act in boil
capacities
81. All bidders, guarantors and sureties ar
distinctly notified that failure to enter int
or perform the contracts for the service proposed
for in the accepted bids, their legal liabilitie
will be enforced against them.
| a. Present contractors, and persons known d
the Department, must, equally with others, pro
cure guarantors and certificates Of their suth
| cheney substantially in the forms above pre-
| scribed. The certificate of sufficiency must b.
signed bya Postmaster.
49, In all cases where the routes are not full,
| supplied with the necessary locks and pouches
it is the duty of the Postmaster at the head o
the route to make requisition the Contrac
Office of this Department for such locks ant
pouches before list of July next provided tn,
route be let.
JNO. A, J. CRESWELL,
OLD Postmaster General.