Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-12-02
Offifial.

February, May and August, provided that re-
quired evidence of service has been received.
10. The distances given are believed to be SUBJ
stantially correct; but no increased pay viii be
allowed should they be greater than advertised
II the points to be supplied are correctly stated
Bidders must inform themselves on this poipt,
and also in reference to the weight OF the mail
the conditions of hills, roads. streams &c, and
all toll bridges, turnpikes, plank-roads, ferries,
or Instructions of any kind by which expense
may be incurred. No claim for additional pay,
based on such GROUND. can be considered. nor
for alleged mistakes or misapprehension as to
the degree of service; nor for bridges destroyed,
ferries discontinued, or other distractions caus-
ing or increasing distance or expense occurring
during the contract term. Offices established
after this advertisement is issued, and also dur
ing the contract term, are to be visited without
extra pay, If the distance be not increased.
IL. Bidders are cautioned to mail their propo-
sails in time to reach the Department by the day
and hour named q p. m, February 2, 1874, as
bids received after that time will not be consid-
cred in competition with bids. of reasonable
amount, received in time. Neither can bids be
considered which are without the guarantee
quired by law, and q certificate of the suffciency
Of such guarantee, and the oath of the bidder,
according to section 246, act Of June s, 1872.
H. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement. and
then If they desire, separately for different SER
vice; and If the regular bid I've the lowest offered
for the advertised service, the other propositions
may be considered.
10. There should be but one route bid for in
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
r'proposing one sum for two or more routes
cannot be considered.
IA. 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.
10. Bidders are requested to use as far prac-
ticable, the printed proposals furnished 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should bids once submitted be withdrawn. No
withdrawal of bidder or 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-
son.
The Postmaster General reserves the right to
reject any bid which may be deemed extrava-
CANT and also to disregard the bids of failing
tractors and bidders. Act of June s, 1872, sec
ton 29)
16 The bid should be sealed, subscribed
mail Proposals, State Of Nevada. addressed
"Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contract
Office " Bids OF S. 600 per annum and upward
must be accompanied by certified check, or
draft, on some solvent National Bank, equal to
per cent. of the amount; also bids for service
WHICH now tOSlh SOtVVu OF IlOTt per
Where the present pay is $1,000 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 LIST
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
1x-, all ,lp tar
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.
IS Section 249 of the act of June s, 1872, pro-
vides 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 t.
provide for the due celebrity, certainty, and secu
rity thereof" Under this law bids that pro
| pose to transport the mails with "celeritr, Ger
tainty, and security" having been decided to b.
| the only legal bids, are construed as provid inl
for the entire mall however large, and what
ever may be the mode of conveyance necessar,
to irsure its 'celerity, certainty, and security,
and have the preference over all others, and NJ
| others are considered, except for steamboa
routes.
10. A modification of a bid in any of its essen
| tial terms is tantamount to a new bid and can
| not be received, so as to interfere with regula
competition. Making new bid, with guarante,
and certificate, is the only way to modify pre-
| vious bid.
| 20. Postmasters to be careful not to certif,
| to the sufhciency of guarantors without KNOWN,
that they are p rsons of sufficient responsibility
! tSee section 247 act of June s, lS72.) They mus
not sign the certificate until the sum of the bi,
| is inserted. and the bid and guarantee are sgne,
by the bidder and ttwo) guarantors; disregar,
| of this instruction by Postmasters will subjec
them to immediate removal and to severe penal
ties.
Postmasters are also liable to dismissal fror
Office for acting as agents of contractors or bid
ders, with or without compensation, in any bus
ness, matter, or thing relating to the mail Sci
! vice. They are the trusted agents of the Depart
ment, and cannot consistently act in bot
capacities.
81. All bidders, guarantors, and sureties ar
distinctly notified that on failure to enter int
or perform the contracts for the service propose
for in the accepted bids, their legal liabilitie
will be enforced against them.
%. Present contractors, and persons known O
the Department must, equally with others, pre-
cure guarantors and certificates of their sufi
cheney substantially in the forms above pre-
| scribed. The certificate of sutfciency must
signed bya Postmaster.
| 49, In all cases where the routes are not full
| supplied with the necessary locks and pouches
it is the duty of the Postmaster at the head Q
! the route to make requisition on the ContraC
Office of this Department for such locks an
pouches before LIST of July next provided tn
| route be let.
JNO. A. ]. CRESWELL,
OLD Postmaster General.