Arizona citizen., 1873-02-22

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 be substantially correct; but no increased
 pay will be allowed should they be greater
 than advertised, if the points to be supplied are correctly stated. Bidders must inform
 themselves on this point, and also in refer ence to the weight of the mail, the condi tion of hills, roads, streams. &c, and all ol-bridges, turnpikes, plank-roads, ferries, or Obstructions of any kind by which ex- pense may be incurred. No claim for ad- ditionaI pay, based on such ground, can be considered; nor for alleged mistakes or mis- appreh ension as to the degree of service nor for bridges destroyed, ferries diseontirf- ued, or ott CT instructions causing or in.- creasing distance or expense occurring dur ing the contract term. Offices established after this advertisement is issued, and also during the contract term, are to be visited without extra pay, if the distance be not increased.
 II. Bidders are cautioned to mail their proposals in time to reach the Department by the day and hour named 6 D. m., March 5, lS13), for bids received after that time will not be considered in competition with bids, of reasonable amount, received in time. Neither can bids be considered which are without the guarantee required by law, and certificate of the suficiency of such guarantee, and the oath of the bid- der according to section 246, act of June 8, 1872.
 F. Bidders should first propose for serv-
 ice strictly according to the adv vertisement, and then, if they desire, separately for different service; and if the regular bid be the lowest offered for he advertised service. the other propositions may be considered.
 13. There should be but one. route bid for in a proposal. Consolidated or combi- nation 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 ot each member of firm, where a company offers, should be distinctly stated.
 15. Bidders are requested to use, as far as practicable, the printed proposals furn- ished 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 with drawn. No withdrawal of bidder or guaI antOr will be allowed unless the with drawal is received twenty-four hours pre- vious to the time fixed for opening the pro- posals.
 Each bid must be guaranteed by two re sponsible 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 deem- ed extravagant; and also to disregard the bids 0Afa<fhg Contractors and bidders. (Act of JuEe s, 1872, section 249.)
 16. The bid should be sealed, superscrib- ed Mail Proposals, Territory of Arizona,' addressed "Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contract Ofice,'' and sent by mail, not by or to an agent. Bids of S5,OO0 per annum and upward must he accom- panied by a certified check draTt some solvent national bank, equal to per cent. of the amount. (See law of Congress of June s, 1S72.)
 17. The contracts are to be executed and returned to the Departments by or before the lst day of June, 1873, otherwise the accepted bidder will be considered as hav- ing failed, bnd the Postmaster General may proceed to contract for the service with other parties, according to law.
 Transfers of contracts, or of interests in con tracts, are forbidden by law, and con seq uently cannot be allowed. Neither can bids, or interest in bids, be transferred or assigned to other parties. Bidders will take notice that they will be ex- pected to perform the service awarded to them through the whole contract term.
 Is. Section 249 of the act of June s. 1872. provides that contracts for the transpOrta- ton of the mail shall be "awarded to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guaran- tees for faithful performance, without other reference to the mode of such traDsporta- ton thau may be necessary to provide for the due celerity, certainty, and security thereof" Under this law bids that propose to transport the mails with "celeriIy, cer- tainty, and security,' having been decided to be the only legal bids, are construed as providing for the entire mail, however arge, and whatever may be the mode of conveyance necessary to insure it's "celerity, certainty, and security" and have the pref ,rence over all others, and no others are considered, except for steamboat routes.
 19. A modification of bid in any of it's ,ssential terms is tantamOunt to new bid, md cannot be received, so as to interfere with regular competition. Making new id, with guarantee and certificate, is the 'nly way to modify previous bid.
 20. Postmasters are to be careful not to certify to the suficiency of guarantors with. ut knowing that they are persons of sufi- tent responsibility. (See section 247, act f June 8, 1872 They must not sign the ertifcate until the sum of the bid Is insert d, and the bid and guarantee are signed " the bidder and (two) guarantOrs dis egard of this instruction Oy postmasters will subject them to immediate removal, nd to severe penalties.