New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-01-30

February. May and August-provded that re-
quired evidence OF service has been received.
10. The distances given are believed TO ne
substantially correct; but no increased pay will
be allowed should they be greater than sdver
tised if the points to be supplied are correctly
stated Bidders must inform Themselves on MtS
poiat and also in reference to the weight OF the
mail, the condition of hills, roads, streams, &c,
and all toll bridges, turnpikes. plank roads, Ter
ries. or distractions of any kind by which eX
pense NAV be incurred. No claim for additional
paw based on such ground, can be considered,
nor for alleged mistakes or misapprehension as
to the degree of service nor for bridges de-
stroyed, ferries discontinued. or other obstruc-
/ tons causing or increasing distance or expense
| occurring during the contract term. Offices es-
tablished after this advertisement is issued. and
also during the contract term, are to be visited
without extra pay, il the distance be not IN
creased.
| II. Bidders are cautioned to mail their vropo.
sails in time to reach the Department by the day
and hour named, e p. M, March 3, 1879 for
bids received after that time lrU not be considered
| in competition with bids, of reasonable amount.
received in time. Neither can bids be consid-
| cred which are without the guarantee required by
law, and a certificate of the sufficency OF such
guarantee and the oath of the bidder, according
10 section 24G act of June 8, 1872.
H. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement, and then,
fthcy desire separately for different service: and
if the regular bid be the lowest offered for adver
tised service the other proposition may be CON
| sidered.
10. There should be but one route bid for in
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
| ('propOsing one sum for two or more routes }
| cannot be considered.
| II. 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 company offers,
should be distinctly stated.
Is. Bidders are requested to use, as far as
practicable, the printed proposals furnished by
the Department, to write ont 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should bids once submitted be Withdrawn.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 guarantor will be al
lowed unless the Withdrawal is received twenty
| tours 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 person.
The Postmaster General reserves the right to
reject any bid which may be deemed eXtravag
CANT; and also to disregard the bids of faiIin,
contractors and bidders. (Act of June s, 1872,
section 249.)
&C. The bid should be sealed, superscrbed
| ''Mail Proposals, State of -" addressed
''SecOnd Assistant Postmaster General, Contract
Office" and sent by mail, not by or to an agent.
| DlGS oil SD,UUD per atlluln ana upward must be
accompanied by certified check or draft on
some solvent national bank, equal to per cent.
of the amount. (Sec law of Congress Of June
g, 1872
| IL The contracts are to be crecuted and re-
hnned TO the Department byOr before the LIST ddy
Of June 1873, OthcrtciSc the accepted bidder wW
be considered as haring failed, and the F0StmdS
| ter General may proceed TO contract for the scr
rice acth other parties, according to lar.
| Transfers of contracts or of interest in CON
tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequently
cannot be allowed. Neither can bids, or inter
| 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.
| 49, Section 2l9 of the act of June s. 1872
provides that contracts for the transportation of
| the mail shall be awarded to the lowest bidder
rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful per
| Torrance, without other reference to the mode
of such transportation than may be necessary 20
| provide for the due celebrity, certainty. and Sc
| curty thereof" Under this law bids that pro
pose to transport the mails with ''celerity, Ger
tdiRty, and security" hdriHg been decided to be
the Only legal bids, are construed as proridiRg for
the entire mail, horeCer large, and irhdterer may
be the mode Of conveyance necessary to insure its
'ceIerity, certainty, and security,' and hare the
preference orer all Others, and others are con-
sidered, except for steamboat routes.
10. A modification of bid in any of its es.
senta terms is tantamount to a new bid, and
cannot be received, so as 10 interfere with regu-
| lar competition. Making new bid. with guar
antee and certificate, is the only way to modify
a previous bid.
20. Postmasters are to be careful not to certify
to the suficiency of guarantors without knowing
that they are persons of sufficient responsibility
See section 2i7, act of June s, 1921 They
must not sign the certificate until the of the
bid is inserted, and the bid and guarantee are