Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-12-31
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February. May and August. provided that NJ

February MAY and August, PROVIDED that NJ {
quired evidence of service has been received. /
10. The distances given are believed 20 b. sub I
stsntixlly correct; but no Increased pay Viii bs
Allowed should they De greater than advertised, i
IL the points to be supplied are correctly s's,ed
Bidders must inform themselves on this poipt I
and also in reference TO the weight OF tie mall
the conditions of hills. roads. streams Se- and
ali toll bridges turnpikes. pisnk-rosds, ferries,
or obstructions OF any kind by which expense
may be incurred. No claim for additional pay,
based on such grouud. can be considered nor
for alleged mistakes or misapprehension As TO
the degree Of service; nor for bridges destroyed,
ferries discontinued, other sbstruetions caus-
ing or increasing distance or expense occurring
during the oontrsct 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.
II. Bidders are cautioned to mail their prupo-
sails in time to reach the Department by the day
and hour named Is p. m, February 2, 1914, rs
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 sufhciency
Of such guarantee, and the oath of the bidder,
according to section DAG. act of June 3, 1872.
II. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement, and
then if 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.
rs. There should be but one route bid for in
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
l'.proposing one sum for two or more routes
cannot be considered.
IA The route, the service. the yearly pay, the
name and residence OF the bidd or THAT is, his
usual post-offce address,, and the lame of each
member Of firm, where a compan offers, should
! be distinctly stated.
Is. Bidders are requested to use as lar Us prac-
ticsble, 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 gusrantor will I've 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 tieneral reserves the right to
reject any bid which may be deemed extrsya.
CAN'T and also to disregard the bids OF failing con-
tractors and bidders. (Act Of June 8, 1872, sec
| ton 249.)
l6. The bid should be sealed, subscribed
| Mail Proposals, State of Nevada, addressed
Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contract
Office" Bids of 5000 per annum and upward
must be accompanied by certified check, OF
draft, on some solvent National Bank, equal tC
per cent. of the amount also bids for seryici
which now costs 5000 or more per annum
Where the present pay is $4,000 or more, 1t i
stated in the advertisement under the appro
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 bidde
; 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 col
5 tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequent
ly cannot be allowed. Neither can bids or intel
1 est in bids, be transferred or assigned to othe
parties. Bidders will therefore take notice th'
they will be expected to perform the servic
awarded to them through the whole contra'
term.
IS Section 249 Of the act OF June s, 1872, pr
vides that contracts for the transportation or II
mail shall be awarded to the lowest bidd'
y rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful pc
y Torrance, without other reference to the moo
5 y 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 providl
% for the entire mail, however large, and wh'
=! =, ever may be the mode Of conveyance necessa
- to- irsure its 'celerty, certainty, and security
and have the preference over all others, and
CT others are considered, except for steambe
~ routes.
e: 10. A modification of bid in any Of its esse
VI tial terms is tantamount to new bid and CO
not be received, go ab TO lnleTlcTe WIN ieku
competition. Making new bid, with guaran'
-, and certificate, is the only way to modify p
~ vious bid.
u- 90 Postmasters are to be careful not to cert
~ to the suticiency OF guarantors without know
that they are p, rsons Of sufficient responsible
hu (See section PAT act of June s, 1871 They m
'e not sign the certificate until the sum OF the
~; is inserted. and the bid and guarantee are sign
a. by the bidder and (two) guarantors; disreB
10 OF this instruction by Postmasters will subj
them to immediate removal and to severe pei
ties.
Postmasters are also liable to dismissal fr
OF office Tor acting agents of contractors or /
is ders with or without compensation, i'll any bl
nd ness, matter, or thing relating to the mail !
to vice. They are the trusted agents Of the Dep'
nd ment, and cannot consistently act in b
capacities.
81 All bidders, guarantors, and sureties
pa distinctly notified that OH failure to enter i
ol- or perform the contracts for the service propo
oil for in the accepted bids, their legal hsbili
ase will be enforced against them.
OF %. Present contractors, and persons know
'o3, the Department, must, equally with others,
cure guarantors and certificates of their 81
ate cheney substantially in the forms above
Did scrbed. The certificate of sufhciency must
ed signed by a Postmaster.
,. %. In all cases where the routes are not Il
-" supplied with the necessary locks and pouc
~, it is the duty Of the Postmaster at the heac
a,, the route TO make requisition on the Cont
~ Office of this Department for such locks
~" pouches before LIST of July next provided
route be let.
the JNO. A. J. CRESWELL,
do ola Postmaster Generi