Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-11-05
Offirial.

withdrawal of q bidder guarantor 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 RESPONSE
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 y, 1872, sec
tion 2I9.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 certified check, or
draft on some solvent National Bank, equal to
5 per cent. of the amount; also bids for service
which now costs 5000 or more per annum.
Where the present pay is s5 900 or 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 lst
day of June, 1874, otherwise the accepted bidder
will 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 or inter-
est 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
1s Section 249 Of the act of June 8, 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-
rity thereof" Under this law bids that pro-
! pose to transport the mails with "celerty, GER
tainty, and security" having been decided to be
for the entire mail however large, and what
! ever may be the mode of conveyance necessary
| to insure its 'celerity, certainty and security"
! and have the preference over all others, and no
others are considered, except for steamboat
| routes.
! ~. modification of q 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-
! yous bid.
20. Postmasters are to be careful not to certify
| to the suficiency of guarantors without knowing
that they are rsons Of sufficient responsibility.
tsee section 2i7, act of June s, 1921 They must
not sign the certificate until the sum of the bid
| is inserted and the bid and guarantee are signed
| by the bidder and two guarantors; a disregard
| Of this instruction by Postmasters will subject
them to immediate removal and to severe penal
| ties
Postmasters are also liable to dismissal from
ders, with or without compensation. in any busi
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.
%. Present contractors, and persons known al
the Department, must, equally with others, pro
cure guarantors and certificates of their sufi
cheney substantially in the forms above pre-
scribed. The certificate of suticiency must bt
signed bya Postmaster.
49, 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 o.
the route to make requisition on the Oontrac
Office Of this Department for such locks ant
pouches before LIST Of July next provided tht
route be let.
JNO. A. ]. CRESWEI.L,
ola Postmaster General.