Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-30
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withdrawal of bidder or gusrantor 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 responsi-
BILE persons. The bid and guarantee should be
signed plainly with the full name of each per.
sou.
The Postmaster General reserves the right TO
reject any bid which may be deemed extrava-
CANT and also to disregard the bids of failing con-
tractors and bidders. tAct Of June 8, 1872 sec
tion 2l9.D
l6. The bid should be sealed, subscribed
Mail Proposals, State Of Nevada, addressed
Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contract
Office " Bids of 5000 per annum and upward
must be accompanied by a certified check, or
draft, on some solvent National Bank, equal to
5 per cent. of the amount; also bids for service
which now costs $1,000 or more per annum
Where the present pay is $1,000 more, it is
stated in the advertisement under the appro-
PIRATE route.
II. 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
viii 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 orinter-
est in bids, be transferred or assigned to other
parties. Bidders will therefore take notice that
lutN VIII ne expected 10 perform tIt service
awarded to them through the whole contract
term.
IS, Section 249 of the act Of June s. 1872. pro-
yides 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 celerity, certainty and secu-
rty thereof" Under this law bids that pro-
pose to transport the mails with 'celeritv. GER
tainty, and security" having been decided to be
the only legal bids, are construed as providing
for the entire mail, however large, and what
ever may be the mode Of conveyance necessary
to irsure its 'celerty, certainty, and security"
and have the preference over all others, and no
others are considered, 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-
yious bid
20. Postmasters are to be careful not to certify
to the sufhciency of guarantors without knowing
that they are rsons Of sufficient responsibility.
See section 2i7, act of June 8, lS72.) They must
not sign the certificate until the sum of the bid
ia inserted, sndthe bid and guarantee are signed
by the bidder and two guarantors; disregard
Of this instruction by Postmasters will subject
them to immediate removal andto severe penal
ties.
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 both
capacities.
81, All bidders guarantors, and sureties are
distinctly notified that on failure to enter into
or perform the contracts for the service proposed
for in the accepted bids, their legal liabilities
will be enforced against them.
Dtaa
the Department, must, equally with others, pro.
cure guarantors and certificates of their suffi.
cheney substantially in the forms above pre-
scribed. The certificate Of sufficiency must be
signed bya Postmaster.
%. In all cases where the routes are not fully
supplied with the necessary locks and pouches,
| it is the duty OF the Postmaster at the head OF
| the route to make requisition on the Contract
| Office of this Department for such locks and
| pouches before LIST OF July next provided the
| route be let.
| JNO. A. ]. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General.