National Republican., 1873-02-08

with depending mails and not sufficiently excused
sSt iorieiurc RE- fSr TspSSisd acinqpsncles % q he
lind pSTGn d ,o spselae&d & &SnlsrsS PSSGlSs pTop0T
ne POI PSr lssSnS %Sk PeSisd or throwing on the ar
sengers or for being CONCERNED n setting up Or run.
ming an express conveying intellisepes N advance
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pc persons for falling e arrive & IN eoniraSs time
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destroyed, robbed or lost; and for refusing, after
contractor runs, or Il concerned In ruhninsa coacn
o The Pos,@sstsr aeSsrSi may nnnul the contract
for repeated failures 70 run agreeably 70 contract;
for violating The post office laws, or disobeying the
shSs Ssr e wben Psanrsa % tss Si
70 do 80: for running an eLPTess as Aforesaid OF i9
able matter out Of the mail
Of service On route 6y Sowins therefor ~ ra
ns;,, increase on ths s9ntrsc, pay Hs nay chanse
and TSrticulary 70 make i6sm conform 10 &C eonnec.
tions with rairpada, without ncreeae Of pay, pro.
master General may also discontinue or curtail the
service In whole or in part IN order 70 place on the
tSress, IA hiS Judgement, shall require such discon
,ingance q sfrtsilment for any other cause he A.
extra pay on the amount of service dispensed with,
a ea 5SI rsd sn amount Of ser
y Payments will be made by collections from, OF
IuNtnnstefA OtnefNlhct Aftpf the eNlis
ration oI each quarter say IN November, February,
May aud August, Iroyidsd that required evidence Of
10 The dlsanccs given are believed to be substan.
TALLY correct; but no increased Ray will be allowed
to DO supplied are correctly stated Bidd,ts Sa is
FORM nts,t.s ~ ht' gogi and also in reference to
streams, &c. and III toii: :Sfidsss, tutSptss, pisni
roads, ferries OF obstrucions OF any kind 9y which
pay, based on such ground, can DO considered; nor
Ss &sss mssks 9r o 4 ss
discontinued, or other OlSstructions causing or in.
sonirnct term. 0fces sstabsheI after this advsT: @
term are q Re visited without extra pay II the dis
II, Bidders are cautioned to mail their proposasl
hour ss named nS Seh q % ns Mssh r p. reseye Se
after that time EW not BE- oonsdrsd iu competition
shsT b Be WHICH Ss
the guarantee required by law, aud a Ssrtihcate q
the bidder according 10 section std, act Of June
IA idders should first propose for service strictly
according to the advertisement and then, IL they
S.sa,Si I'D 6c he lowest offered foT the Gyerssd
service the other propositions may be considered.
posa Conaoiidated or com on bids trropoaing
one sum for two or more rout6so cannot DC con.
n The route, ths service. the ycarlyIa the name
hrm, where company otfors, should be distinctly
ticablc tho printed proposss furnished by tho De.
partment 20 write out n full the sum OF their bids,
and to retain copies Of them.
Altered SIas shouId not 6e suSmittSd; nor should
Of . bidder or suSrsnior viii be allowed unless the
Withdrawal T. rsGeiyed tyentSiour houEs previous
Essh S S S Sy FSsponsb
persons Tho bid and guarantee should De sigHsi
fhe saS asnePS d ressrats Ss right to
leet any bid which may DO despsd ertrSyasant; and
bidder r. Ss1 81 june @ seSsSn S anu
Ia The bid should be sealed, supcrscribed Mail
asians PosmSsteT % General. CanTSst oisS "p and nd
sent by msii not by Or % to an GSGnL Bids Of sSoc ~
ssr,ihed cheek OF draI, Op sos solvent national
H. re sosiraefs are % IL sIseai, aud r,~rR, 10 n.
K: Ss@T:d Y 2S S W T., S% iS "a" a. SsSsS S
aud he io.inassI GsnsLai may pTocssd % oo"raeto'
Transfers Of contracts or OF interest IN contracts
arc forbidden BY law, and consequently cannot bt
IrSnsferred OF assigned 10 other pariics bidder r,
will therefore take notice that they will be expected
70 psrform the service aWardod to them through thu
IL sSction 80 q the act Of June s. lsa, provide,
% lie 6Se SadS sas s
cisnl glarantces for faithful pcri9rmGnce, w,thgn
lyn may he necessary tn provide for the due eolcr
BIDS ertainly anc security thersot" Under this lay
~ csraisig dHd sseSrity hdriHg bees dsed,d 70 BE- ~
Gs ,sg, ~ bs,ts, e. ,Sy x *, s % ~ y
coarsyaaos Hscstsarv 10 iHssrs ossrv esriaaiy az,
sseUriy" and hars The pF.Tsrsaes al oflsrs an,
no others are considered, except for stoamboa
| routes.
10. A modification ofA bid ip any Of It's cssentia
terms Ia tantamOunt to bid, aud cannot be re
cciyed, to interfere with regular competition
Making new bid with guarantee aud certificate, II
| the only way to modify previous bid.
~ p0stmastcrs are 70 be careful not to certify L
RSy are persons 81 d sace2t Zee see
ton 2f act Of June lsI2) They must not sign tn
certificate until the sum Of the bid ia inserted and III
bid and guarantee are signed by the bidder and two
Ruarantorr; disrsylri " ne Instruction by IosiBa'
isrs rH subject hsLa TO iEinsiaie fomOrdi aHd 10
| penalties.
Postmasters arc also liable To dismissal from oiic
for acting agents OF contractors bidders, will
or without compensation, In any business, matter
or thing relating to the mail service They are tn
| trusted agents Of the Department. and cannot con
sistently act In both capacities.
u. All bidders, gliArantors and suretics arc dis
unctly notified that q failure TO enter into or Ier
form the cpntracts for the service proposed for
the accepted bids, their legal liabilities will be e
forced against them.
p. Present contractors, aud persons known at tn
Department, must, equally with others, prOcur
giarantors and certificates Of their suffciency sui
stantAlly In ths forms above prescribed. The Get
tifcate Of suiiicency must be signed BY a postmls
ter. JNO. A. j. CRESWElL,
| IanaTh6w Postmaster General.