Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-11-20
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tractors and bidders. Act Of June :, lsis . G
IL. The bid should be sealed. subscribed
Mail Proposals, state OF Nevada, Aadreseu
second Assistant Postmaster Genera; Contrsct
once" Bids Of g. 90 per snnuIn and upward
rms, h. AEON panied by 8 certified cheek. &C
dnff. on some solvent National Bank, e4uN TO
per cent. Of the amount; also DDS ius >efNice
which now costs IS, coo or more pr ahnnfn
Where the present pay Is 5000 or more, II L
stated in the advertisement under the appro-
priate 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 pied bidder
will be considered as having failed, and the
Postmaster General may proceed to contract for
the service with other parties, according 10 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.
vdes that contracts for the transportation of the
mail shall be awarded to the lowest bidder
rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful per-
fornAnce, without other reference 10 the mode
OF such transportation than may be niece ssary to
provide for the due CELEBRITY, certainty and secu-
rity thereof" Under this law bids that pro-
pose TO transport the mails with ''eelerity, GER
tainty. and security" having been decided to be
the only legal bids, are construed as proyid ing
for the entire mail, however large, and what
ever may be the mode Of conveyance necessary
TO irsure its celebrity certainty, and security,
and have the preference over all others, and nc
others are considered, except for steamboat
routes.
10. A modification of 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-
vious bid.
20. Postmasters are to be careful not to certify
to the suffciency Of guarantors without knowing
that they are D rsons Of sufficient responsibility
| (See section 2i7. act of June s, lS72l They mus
not sign the certificate until the sum of the bio
is inserted, and the bid and guarantee are signet
| by the bidder and two guarantors' disregart
! of this instruction by POstmasters Will sublec
them to immediate removal and to severe penal
] ties.
/ Postmasters are also liable to dismissal from
Office for acting as 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 boil
| capacities.
| 81. All bidders, guarantors, and sureties ar
distinctly notified that on failure to enter int
or perform the contracts for the service proposed
for in the accepted bids, their legal liabilitie
will be enforced against them.
90 Present contractors and persons known a
/ the Department, must, equally with others, pro
| cure g,israntors and certificates Of their suffi
| cheney substantially in the forms above pre-
scribed The certificate of sufficiency must b
signed bya Postmaster.
% In all cases where the routes are not full
supplied with the necessary locks and pouches
! it il the duty of the Postmaster at the head G
the route to make re9uisition on the Contrac
Office Of this Department for such locks an
| pouches before LIST of July next provided tn
route be let.
JNo, A. J. CRESWELL,
ola Postmaster General