Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-11-13
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withdrawal Of . bidder or guArautor will be al
lowed unless the withdrawal is received twenty
four hours previous to the time Aired for open
ing the proposals.
Each Sid must be guaranteed by two responsi.
ble persons. The bid and guarantee should be
signed plainly with the full name Of each per-
son.
The Postmaster ,senersi reserves the right To
reject any bid which may be deemed extrava-
CAN'T and also to disregard the bids Of failing con-
tractors and bidders. TACT Of June 9. 1877, Sec
tion 2l9D
lS. The bid should be scaled, subscribed
mail Proposals. State OF Nevada, addressed
Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contract
Once Bids Of Is 600 per snnum and upward
must be accompanied BY certified check. OF
draft, on some solvent National Bank. equal 10
per cent. Of the amount: also bids for service
which now costs 5000 or more per annum.
Where the present pay is IS 600 or more. II In
stated in the advertisement under the appro-
PIRATE route. 4LElN
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
will be considered ~ 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
they will be expected to perform the service
awarded to them through the whole contract
term.
ls Section 2a9 Of the act of June 8. 1872, pro-
vides 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-
pose to transport the mails with "celerity. Ger
tainty, and security" having been decided to be
the only legal bids, are construed as providing
for the entire mail, however large, and Whist
to irsure Its "celerity, certainty, and security
and have the preference over all others. and no
othen are considered except for steamboat
routes.
10. A modification Of bid in any Of its essen.
tial terms is tantamount to . new bid. and can-
not be received. 20 - to interfere with regular
competition. Making q new bid, with guarantee
and certihcate is the only way to modify pre-.
vious bid.
20. Postmasters are to be careful not TO certify
that they are rsons OF sufficient responsibility
(See section 247, act Of June 9, 1871 They must
not sign the certincate until the sum Of the bid
is inserted. and the bid and guarantee are signe
Of this instruction BY Postmssters will subject
them to immediate removal and to severe penal.
ties.
pos.,n.s.ers are also liable to dismissal from
oface for acting "a 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.
~. All bidders, gusrantors. and sureties ART
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.
"a. Present contractors. and persons known at
the Department, must, equally with Others. pro
cure guarantor1 and certificates Of their sum
cheney substantially in the forms above pre-.
scribed. The certificate of sufliciency must bt
signed by = Postmaster.
%. In all cases where the routes are not fully
supplied with the necessary locks and pouches
| it is the duty of the Postmaster ut the head Of
| the route to make requisition on the Contrac,
Once Of this Department for such locks and
pouches before LIST Of July next provided the
| route be let. .-.
JNo.A. j. CREswELL.
| oil Postmaster General.