Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-12-17
Offirial.

February. Nay and August, provided that re-
or,ir,si Evidence of service has been received
10 The distances given are believed TO DC SUD
stsutially correct: but no increased pay VIII y
allowed should they be greater than sdyerisea'
il the points to be supplied ARE corfse.y ssss
and also in reference 20 the weight OF the mall;
the CONDITIONS Of hills, rosds. streams &c ana
all toll bridges, turnpikes, plankroaas. iernes,
or Instructions Of any kind oy when hprnse
NAV be incurred No claim for additional pay.
hased ON such grouud. can be considered, nor
for alleged mistakes or misAppre hension q 70
the degree of service; nor for bridges destroyed.
ferries discontinued, or other oostrsetions 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 resch the Department by the day
and hour named % p. m, February 2 1871, 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 re-
quired by law, and certificate of the sufiiciency
of such guarantee, and the oath Of the bidder,
according to section GAG. act of June 8. lS'2
IL Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according TO the sdvertise ment, ana
then II they desire separately for different ser.
vice; and If the regular bid be the lowest offered
for the advertised service, the other propositions
may be considered.
Is. There should be but one route bid for in .
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
c'proposing one sum for two or more routes
cannot be Considered.
IA. The route the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence on the bidd n tthat Is, MS
usual post-ofice address,, and the name OF each
member of q firm, where compan oners, snouiu
be distinctly stated.
is. Bidders are requested to use as far as 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should bids once submitted be withdrawn.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 te
| reject any bid which may be deemed eXtrava
CANT and also to disregard the bids of failing con
tractors and bidders. (Act Of June s, 1872, sec
ton 2I9.l
| 16. The bid should be sealed subscribed
| Mail Proposals, State of Nevada, addressed
Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contrsc
| Office a" Bids Of IS 900 per annum and upward
must be accompanied by certified check, o.
draft on some solvent National Bank, equal Il
| per cent. of the amount; also bids for servic
which now costs 5000 or more per annum
| Where the present pay is 5000 or more, 1t i
stated in the advertisement under the Appr0
PIRATE route.
| II. The contracts are to be executed and re
turned to the Department by or before the Is
day of June, 1874, otherwise the accepted bldde
will be considered as having failed, and tn
Postmaster General may proceed to contract 10
the service with other parties, according to law
Transfers Of contracts. or of interest in cor
tracts are forbidden by law. and consequen
| ly cannot be allowed. Neither can bids or inte
| est in bids, be transferred or assigned to otht
parties. Bidders will therefore take notice tn,
they will be expected to perform the servh
awarded to them through the whole contra
term. &c. -
10 Section 249 Of the act Of June 8, 1872. pr
yides that contracts for the transportation of Il
mail shall be awarded to the lowest bidd'
. rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful pc
Torrance, without other reference to the moo
Of such transportation than may be necessary
: provide for the due CELEBRITY, certainty and sec
: rity thereof" Under this law bids that pr
pose to transport the mails with "celerity. &c
tainty, and security" having been decided to
. | the only legal bids, are construed as providi IL
-. for the entire mail, however large, and wis
! ever may be the mode of conveyance necessa
to insure its "celerity, certainty, and security
: and have the preference over all others, and
others are considered, except for steambo
: routes
!; 10. A modification Of bid in any of its esse
| tlal terms ID tAnthInOuut 10 u new Dlu, anu "a
not be received, so as to interfere with regul
competition. Making new bid. with guarant
!, and certificate, is the only way to modify pl
u vious bid
E 20. Postmasters are to be careful not to cert
!! to the suffciency Of guarantors without knowl
;, that they are p rsons of sufficient responsible
q (See section PAT, act of June 8, 1S72.) They m,
e not sign the certificate until the sum of the
\, is inserted, and the bid and guarantee are sign
L by the bidder and ltwo) guarantors; disregt
o. Of this instruction by Postmasters Will subj
them to immediate removal and to severe pen
ties.
Postmasters are also liable to dismissal fir
Of Office for acting agents of contractors or b
is ders with or without compensation, in any br
I'd ness matter, or thing relating to the mail 6
to vice. They are the trusted agents Of the Deps
ID ment, and cannot consistently act in b.
capacities.
81. All bidders, guarantors and sureties
a. distinctly notified that on failure to enter i
IL or perform the contracts for the service propo
IN for in the accepted bids, their legal liabili'
Sc will be enforced against them.
of % Present contractors, and persons known
3, the Department, must, equally with others,
cure guarantors and certificates OF their ST
tie cheney substantially in the forms above !
ID scribed. The certificate Of suthciency must
d. signed by "a Postmaster.
%. In all cases where the routes are not fu
N supplied with the necessary locks and pouch
?, it is the duty of the Postmaster ut the head
~ the route to make requisition on the Contr
4" Office Of this Department for such locks
'- pouches before LIST Of July next provided
route be let.
he JNO. A. ]. CRESwELL,
do ola Postmaster Genera