The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-10-30

Se.cCS on this pant. and also In refer
encc 20 the weight Of the mail.thc con-
dition of hills. roads. streams. &c..ani
all tolibridges, turnpikes. plank roads.
ferries. or distractions of anv kind by
which expense may be incurred. No
claim for additional pay. based on such
ground, can be considered: nor for al
legged mistakes or misapprehension as
TO the degree of service: nor for bridg-
es destroyed, ferries discontinued. or
other distractions causing or increas-
ing distance or expense occurrin" dur
ing the contract term. Offices eStah-
lished after this advertisement is issu-
ed. and also during the contract term.
are 10 be visited without extra pay, if
the distance be not increased.
II. Bidders are cautioned 10 mail
their proposals in time 10 reach the de-
partment by the day and hour named
g p. m, Feb. 1870, as bids received
after that time UW not be considered
in competition with bids. Of rcasona-
bic amount. received in time Neither
can bids be considered which are with
oGt tie guarantee required by law and
a certificate Of The sul.icicncy of such
guarantee, and the oath Of the bidder
according 10 section PIG, act Of June 3,
1872.
u. Bidders should frs; propose for
service strictly according 10 the adver-
/ tiscmCnt. and then, it they desire. sep
0rGteig Tor different service. and ii the
. rcGniG, bid DC the lowest for the adj
ye.ti7cd service, the other propositions
Ilay be considered
ID. There should he but one route
bid for in proposal. Consolidated or
/ combination bid (''proposing one sum
for two or more roatca') cannot he
f.. considered.
II. The routes the service. the yearly
/ pay.thc name and residence of the bid
der Chat is, his usual postoiicc adj
F, dressi. and the name of each member
OF "A firm. where Z company offers.
( should be distinctly stated.
-. Bidders are requested to use. "a
far a. practical, tie printed proposals
furnished By the department. to write
out in fgll the sum Of their bids and
To retain copies of them.
Altered bids should not be sabmitt-
ed: nor should bids once submitted be
Withdrawn. No withdrawal of a bidder
or gUarantor VIII be allowed unless the
Withdrawal is received twent, four
hours previous 10 the time fixed for
opening the proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed 10y two
responsible persons. The bid and
guarantee should be Sigaed plainly
with the fall name of each person.
The postmaster general reserves the
right to reject any bid which may be
deemed eXtrayagant: and also TO dis
regard the bids Of failing contractors
and bidders. (Act of June g, 1872. Sec
ton 219)
l6. The bid should be sealed, super
scribed Mail Proposals. State of -"
addressed second Assistant Posimas-
ter General, Contract Office" Bids
of 5000 and upwards must be accom-
panied by a certified check or draft on
some solvent national bank. equal to )
per cent of the amount also bids for
services which now costs $4,000 or
more per annum. Where The present
pay j. $1,000, or MORE is stated in ,he
advertisement under the appropriate
route.
II. The contracts are TO be crccUted
AMI returned TO tie depdrtmeM by or
! bcJOre tie Isl d0y Of Juae. 1874, other
,ciSc the dcceptcd bj,},ier scW be cOaSii-
cred as horing .t9Wed,d and the PoSfRos-
! ter Geacr0i may proceed 10 contract
1cifh oher parties. dcc0rdiag 10 lar.
Transfers OF contracts, or of interest
in contracts, are forbidden by law and
consequently cannot be allowed Nei-
| Their can bids, or interest in bid. be
transferred or assigned TO other par
tics. Bidders will therefore take no.
ticc that they viii bc expected 10 per-
/ form the service awarded to them
/ through the whole contract term.
Is. section 2i9 of the act Of June s,
! 1872. provides that contracts tor trans
/ portion OF the mail shall be awarded
( to the lowest bidder rendering ,uil-
cicnt guarantee for faithful perform
| anCe. without other reference TO the
mode of such trans portatiOn than MAY
/ be necessary to provide for the due cc-
! lcrity certainty and security thereof
! Under this law bids that propose to
transport the mails with "ceicrity.ccr-
! foiatY0Hd security" hace been decidcd
/ 10 be the only iegoi BIDS, are coBstracd
rs pr0rjdtHg jOf the attire anal. h0ic-
erer large. and 'chotecoy may be- Tie
m0de 0t cOaCo80Hce necessary 10 m
sure its "ceierUy, certainty aaG SccUr-
! ify, and hare the preference 0rc,' all
/ othcrS.a and no others are considered, OK
/ ccpt for steamboat routes.
! 10. \ modification of a bid i'm any
/ OF its essential terms j. tantamouut 10
n new bid. and cannot be received. so
as TO interfere with regular cGmpcti-
ton. Making Il new bid, with guaran-
tee and certificate. j. the only way to
modify a previous bid.
20. Postma>ters are to be careful
not to certify 10 the suflicicncy of
guarantors without knowing that they
are persons Of sufficient responsibility.
(Scc section pa. act of june Sth. 1872. y
They must not sign the certificate un-
Ill the sum Of the bid is inserted. and
the bid and guarantee are signed hy
the bidder and Uwo) guarantors: dis
reg0rd Of his instruction By He post
m0SfO' wW subject Hcm to Immediate
rcB,OrGi and TO Scccfe penalties.
Postmasters are also liable 10 diSmis-
sal from Office for acting a agents of
contractors or bidders. with or without
Compensation anybusiness matter or
thing relating TO the mail service.
They are the trusted agents of the de-
partmcnt. and cannot consistently act
IN both capacities.
p. All bidders. guarantors, and
surctics are distinctly notified that on
failure to enter into or perform the
contracts for the service proposed for
in the accepted bids. their legal liabili-
ties will be- enforced against them.
-. Present contractors. aud persons
known at the department. must. equal !
~ with Others. procure guarantors and !
certificates of their suiliciency substan- |
TALLY in the form above prescribed |
The certificate of suilicicncy must be !
slngcd by postmaster.
%. In all eases where the rotate i, not |
fully supplied with the necessary locks |
and pouches, il is the duty OF the post
master at the head of the routc TO |
make rcquieion ou the Contract Office /
of this department for such locks and |
pouches before the first day of lst July |
next, provided the route be let.
JNo. \. J. CREswELL.
Postmaster General.