The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-27

! usual uostofflce address,, aud 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 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should bids once submitted be Withdrawn.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 a bidder or Ruarantor will be
allowed unless the withdrawal /, received twen-
ty-four hours previous 20 the time fixed for open
| ing the proposals.
Each BIZ must be guaranteed by two respon-
| sible 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 ex rava-
| CANT and al,o to disregard the bids Of tail ng
contractors and bidders. (Act Of June 8, 1872
| section 249.I
| 10 rbe Did should be sealed superscribed
Mail Proposals, state of - addressed
''Second Assistant Postmaster ciener'l, CIn-
tract Ofee, and sent by mail not by or to an
| agent Bids of $4,000 per annum and
upward must be accompanied by GER
national bank, equal to 6 per lent of the
| amount. (See law of Congress OF June 8, ls72l
u Ihe cont acts are to be executed aud returned
70 The Department by or before ne LIST dry Of June,
1878 otherwfse the accepted bidder ,oiu be consid.
cred haufug failed, end the PoStm IS er 6ef,tral
may proceed 70 contract for the seruice ioi other
parties, according to tdD.
Transfers of o Intiacts, or of interests in con.
tracts are forbidden by law, and couse iusn thy
cannot be allowed. Neither can bids, or inter-
ests in bids, be transferred or 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 949 of the act of June s, 1879, pro-
| vides that contracts for the transportation oil
| the mail shall be awarded 10 the low. st oder
rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful per.
Torrance, without other reference to the mode
of such transportation than may be necessary to
provide for The due celer ty, certainty and secu-
to transport the mails with "cetertty, certainty,
and security" hduing bsen decided to be the only
legal bids, a. construed as providing yor the en-.
tire mail hotoerer large and ,ohateuer may be the
mode Of conveyance necessary to insure its zee
Lerity, certdtaty, and security and hsoe the pref
erence orer all Others and no others are consid
cred, except for steamboat routes.
10. A modification of bid in any of its essen
tial terms is tantamount to a 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 sufficeucy of guarantors without knowing
that they persons of sufficient responsibility.
(See section 247, act of June s, 1S7z) They must
sign the certificate until the sum of the bid is
inserted, and the bid and guarantee are signed
by the hidder and (two) guarantors; a disregard
Qfthts Instruction By postnasters 1oiU subject them
to Immediate removal, and to severe penalties.
Postmasters are also liable TO dismissal from |
office for acting agents of contractors or bid
ders. with or without compensation, IN any husi-
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 All bidders. guarantors, and sureties are |
distinctly notified that on failure to enter into
perform the tracts for the service proposed
for in the accepted bids their legal liabilities will
be enforced against them. |
% Present contractors, and persons known |
at the Department, must, equally with others, |
procure gurantors and certificates of their suffl
cheney substantially IN the forms above pre- |
scribed The certificate of suffciency must be |
signed by postmaster.
JNO. A J. CRESWELL,
ia l9-6w Postmaster General.