The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-18
usual postofflce address,. and the name of each

usual post-off1ce address,, and the name of each
member of firm, where company offers
| should be distinctly stated.
10. Bidders are requested to use, as far as
| practicable the printed proposals furalshed by
| the department to write out IN full the sum oil
| their bids. and TO retain copies of them,
| Altered bids should not be submitted; nor
should bids once submitted be Withdrawn No
| withdrawal OF a bidder or guarantor will be
| allowed unless the Withdrawn Is received twen-
ty-four hours previous TO the time fixed for open.
| ing the proposals
| Each BID must be guaran' eed by two respon-
sible 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 ex,rava-
giant; and al,o to disregard the bids of falling
contractors and bidders. (Act of June 8, 1879,
10 rhe bid should be sealed, superscribed
| Mail Proposals, State of --," addressed
| Second Assistant Postmaster General, Con-
tract Office, and sent by natl not by or to an
| agent Bids of $4,000 per annum and
| upward must be accompanied by GER
tified check or draft on some solvent
| amount. (See law of Congress of June s, 1871
IL The contracts are to be erec,ted and returned
to the Department by or before The LIST day of June
1873 oterSoiSe the accepted bidder toiLt be co7,std
cred as hoUiug failed, and the Postmaster General
may proceed to contract for the service loh other
parties, according to lao.
Transfers of C Intracts, or of interests in con-
cannot be allowed. Neither can bids, or inter-
ests 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 G4e of the act of June 8, 1872, pro.
vides that contracts for the transportation oil
the mail shall be awarded TO the lowe st bidder
rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful per.
formance, without other reference TO the mode
of such transportation than may be necessary to
provide for the due Cpler ty. certainty and SeCu-
rity thereof" Under this law bids that p, oppose
to transport the mails with celebrity, certainty,
and security" hautng been decided to be the only
legal bids, al construed as propiding yor the
tire mail holoeuer large, and ohdteUer may De the
mode Of conveyance necessary to insure ITS 'ce
tertty, certainly, and security" and haze the pref
erence ouer all others, and no others are consid.
cred, except for steamboat routes.
10. modification of a bid in any of its essen
tial terms is tantamount TO 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.
90 Postmasters are to be careful not to certify
to the sufficiency of guarantors without knowing
that they persons of sufficient responsibility.
(See section 247, act of June s, 1S72) They must
not sign the certificate until the sum of the bid is
by the bidder and (two) guarantors; a disregard
QfhiS instruction By 1'ostmaSterS lottt subject them
to Immediate removal, and to severe penalties.
Postmasters are also liable to dismissal from
office for acting agents of contractors or bid
ders with or without compensation IN any busi-
ness, matter, or thing, relating TO the mail SER
vice. They are the trusted agents of the Depart
ment, and cannot consistently act in both capa-
cities
81. All bidders. guarantors, and sureties are
distinctly notified that on failure to enter into
or perform the contracts for the service proposed
for in the accepted bids their legal liabilities will
be enforced against them.
% Present contractors, and persons known
at the Department., must, eqnally with others,
procure gurantors and certificates of their suff-
cheney substantially the forms above pre-
scribed. The certificate of suff1ciency must be
signed by postmaster.
JNO. A J. CRESWELL,
ia l3-5w Postmaster General