The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-20

usu1i post-ofIice address,, and the name Of each
member of firm, where company offers
should be distinctly stated.
10. Bidders are requested TO use, as far as
practicable, the printed proposals furnished by
| the department, to write out in full the sum o,
their bids, and TO retain copies of them,
Altered bids should not be submitted nor
| should bids once submitted be Withdrawn. Nc
| withdrawal of a bidder or guarantor will be
| allowed unless the withdrawal Il received twen-
ty-four hours previous TO the time fixed for open
| Ing the proposals.
| Each bid must pc guaranteed By two respon.
| slble 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 exIrava--
CANT and also to disregard the bids of falling
contractors and bidders. (Act Of June 8, 1879,
section 249l
ls rbe bid should be sealed. superscribed
Mail Proposals, state of ---," addressed
Second Assistant Postmaster General Con-
tract ONCE" and sent by mail, not by or to an
agent. Bids of $4,000 per annum and
upward must be accompanied by a Ger.
n rined cheek eek. or daft on some solver
| amount. (See law of Congress of June 8, 1872 J
IL The cont acts are to be executed aud returned
to the Department BY or before he list day Of Jeae
cred as hduiug failed, and the PoStrn user General
may proceed 10 contract for the service 10Th other
parties, according to lao.
Transfers of ,ntrncts, or Of interests in con-
tracts are forbidden by law, and conse lusntly
cannot be allowed. Neither can bids, or inter-
ests in bids, be transferred or assigned 10 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 P49 of the act of June s, 1872, pro.
vides that contracts for the transportation oil
the mail shall be awarded TO the low st bidder
rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful per.
formance, without other reference TO the mode
of sucn transportation than may be necessary to
provide for The due celer ty, certainty and secu-
rity thereof" Under this law bids that p, oppose
to transport the mails with "cetertty, certainty,
and Securely having b..,a decided to be the only
legal bids, a. construed as providing yor the en-
tire mail, hoDeuer large, and Whaterer may be the
mode Of conveyance necessary 70 fnsare rs zee
erence oUer all others, and no others are consid.
cred, except for steamboat routes.
10. modification of bid in any of It's essen
tal terms Is tantamount new bid, and can.
not be received. SO rs 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 sufficieucy of guarant tors without knowing
that they are persons of sufficient responsibility.
(See section 247, act of June s, 1871 They must
not sign the certificate until the sum of the bid is
inserted, and the bid and guarantee are signed
bv the bidder and (two) guarantors; disregard
ofHtS Instruction By postndsters tctU su95ect them
Postmasters are also liable TO dismissal from
office for acting as agents Of contractors or bid
ders. with or without compensation, any hush
ness, matter or thing relating to the mail SER
vice. They are the trusted agents of the Depart
ment, and cannot consistently act in both capa-
cities
81. ALI bidders. guarantors, and sureties are
distinctly notified that on a failure to enter into
or perform the contracts for the service proposed
for in the accepted bids, their will
be enforced against them.
% Present contractors, and persons known
at the Department, must, equally with others,
procure gurantors and certificates of their cuff
cheney substantially IN the forms above pre-
scribed. The certificate of suficiencY must be
signed by postmaster. L...-L -.
JNO. A J. CRESwELI.,
la l3-6w Postmaster General.