New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-02-13
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND PosT.
MASTERS.

may deem proper.
i: Seven minutes are allowed 10 each inter.
mediate Office, when not otherwise specified. for
asserting the mails
z On routes where the mode OF CONVEYANCE
admits Of II, the special agent, Of the Pos, OF.
dee Department. also pos; offce blank, mail
eszs. locks and keys are 10 be cou-syed sitbou,
T extra charge,
j.. Way bills or receipts PREPARED lv nos.
masters, or other agents Of the Dep ,rtDent' will
accompany The mails. specifying tho 0 N bex AEi
ues'ihauon oil the several bsg., TO be examined
by the postmssters, TO insure regularity in m,
delivery OF bags and pouches
'. no pay wl!I be made for trip. rot per
formed and for each of such omissions. If ,ba
tsiIure be oecssioned by the fault Of the con.
tractor or carrier, three times the pay OF tho
trip will be deducted For arrivals 80 far 10,
hind time a. to break connection with deoepI
ing mails, and not Sufficiently excused. on,.
ioHrh o. the compensation for the trip ia sab.
Jsei TO forfeiture. For repeated deliuouene;as
oil me KIND herein specified. enlarged penalties.
proporuoned to the uature thereof, and the in
portanee OF the mail, may be made
8. For leaving behind or throwing CT IN,
mails or any portion Of th.m, for the admission
OF passengers, or for being concerned in setting
up or running an express conveying int lNyercs
IN advance of tho mail. n quarters pay may De
deducted.
6. Fines will be imposed. unless ii, asIp.
BY certificates of postmaste-s or the afHdsvi.s Of
other credible persons, for failing 20 arrive in
contract time for negleciirg to lake the mail
from or denver 1t into, poet o.iics for suffer.
ing 1t TO be wit. injured. DESTROYED robbed, or
ioet and Tor refusing, after demand 20 convey
the mail "a frequently as the contractor runs, or
IS concerned IN running, a coach, car. or stesm.
boat on a route
:. The Postmaster General NAV arnul tho
contract for repes'ei failures 10 run agraeably
to contract: for violating Ihe post ofEce laws,
or dlsooeyng the instructions of III" Depart
ment; for refusing to discharge carrier when
required by the Department to do 50: for run.
ning an express as aforesaid or for TRANSPORT.
ing persons or packages corv-vrnp n,oilablo
matter out Of he mail
The Postmaster General may order q, IL,
erase OF scrSice on a route by allowing therefor
pro rata increase on the contract nav Us
may change schedules OF departures and ARR.
walls 10 all cases. and particularly to make than
conform tn connections with railroads without
increase OF Ray. provided ihe runulrp ,i,pe bs
not shri ged The Postmaster General NAV
ala discontinue or curra,l he service in uhols
or IN part III order to p!scs on the route supe.
nor service. or whenever tho public Interests i,
his Judgment shall require snch discortinusrcs
or curtsilrnent for any other cause; he allowing
AZ fail indemnify TO contractor ono months az,
ira pay on the amount Of service dispensed with
~ a pro rdiG compensation for tho amount OF
service retained and continual
8. Payments will be made by ciIecticre from,
or drafts on, postmasters or otherwise after tho
expiration OF each gnarter-say in November,
February, May. and August, provided that
required evidence of service has been received.
10. The distances given are believed to be
SUBSTANTIALLY correct but no increased pay will
oe allowed should they be greater than adver.
tised, IT the points to be supplied are correctly
stated. Bidders must inform thrmselye, on
th's point, as also IN reference to the weight of
the maj the condition Of hills roads. streams.
&c, and all toll bridges, turnpikes. plank. roads
t-rres' or distractions OF any kind by which
expense may be incurred. No claim for addi.
tonal pay, based on such ground can b. con.
sidered; nor for alleged mistakes or misapprs.
henson as 10 the degree Of service; nor for
bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued or other
distractions causing or increasing distance or
expense occurring during the contract term
Offices established after this advertisement i.
issued, aud also during the contract term, ara
10 be VISITED without extra pay, ii the distance
be not increased
ii. Bidders are cautioned TO mail their propo.
sails In time to reach the Department by tho day
and hour named, l3p. M, March g. 1873, for bid,
received AFTER that time will not be considered
in competition with bids of reasonable amount
received IN time. Neither can bid. be consid.
cred which are without the guarantee required
by law, aud certificate of the 4utciency OF such
guarantee, and the cath of the bidder according
TO section 2}6, act OF June s, 1877
" Bidders should hr,t propose Tor seryicn
strictly according 70 the advertisements and
then, II they desire, separately for different
service and 1t the regular bid be the lowest
offered for the advertised service the other
may be considered
IL. There should be but one route bid for ia
q proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
("prop0sng one sum for tao or more bid,"l
cannot be considered.
IL. The route, the service, The yearly pay, the
name and address of the bidder, that it, hi,
usual post Office address aud the name Of each
member OF firm, where "A company odors,
sheuld be distinctly stated.
10. Bidders are requested to Use, hs far a.
practicable, the printed proposal, furnished Ly
the Department, To write out in fall, the .un OF
tn ear bids, and to retain copies of them.
Altered bids should not be submitted nor
should bids once submitted bs withdrawn No
withdrawal Of a bidder or guarantor will be al.
lowed unless the withdrawal is received twenty.
four hours previous 4" the time fixed for open.
ing the proposals.
Each bid mu.t be guaranteed by two respon,l
BILE persons. The bid and guarantee should be
signed plainly with The full name of each person.
The Postmaster General reserves the right To
rejec, any bid which may be doomed sxtTava
CANT and also to disregard the bids Of failing
contractors and bidders. act Of June s, 1872,
3. ction $40.
l6 The bid should be sealed, ,lperrcriSeI
"Mail Proposals, STATE OF ---- =" addressed
Second Assistant Postmaster General Conirac.
Office, and sent BY mail. not by or % an agent
Bids Of $1,000 per annum ard upward must bo
accompanied by certified check or draft On
some solven! national bank. equal 70 iiye per
cent. Of the amount. SEQ lH@ Of Congress, Of
June s, 18TH
II. Tho contracts are 10 be osscuted and re-
turned 20 the Department By OF before the LIT
day Of June, 1873, otherwise the accepted bid.
der will be considered as having failed, aud tho
Postmaster General may proceed 70 cDn,rac: fgr
the service with other parties, according 70 Law.
Transfers Of contracts, or o: interest H. coa-
tracts, are forbidden by law, ard consequently
cannot be allowed. Neither can LiI., or Ia.
,eres, in bids be Transferred or assigned 70 Other
parties Bidders will therefore take notice tina.
they viii be expected % perform the ssry.cs
awarded TO them through tho whole contract
term.
Is. Section 2ia Of tho act Of June :, 1872,
provides that contracts for the transportation Of
the mail shall DO - asar led 10 The 10 rest bdles
rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful per
formance, without other reference 20 the nols
OF such transportation than may be necCssasy %
provide for the due celsIity, certainty, and &c.
curiiy thereof" Under this law bids thai pro-
pose to transport the mails with "c-leriiy, Ger.
tainty, and security,' having been decided %
be the only legal bids. are construed IS proy!d
ing for the entire mail, however large, sad what
ever may be thetnode Of conveyance necessary
TO insure its " csleriiy, cSrtnlt,y and sec Irity