Arizona citizen., 1873-11-08

I IL increase, decrease, or extend the service, in acceptance with law, he allowing a pro
 rata increase of compensation for any ad- d1uOnal service thereby required, or for in creased speed, if the employment of ad- dltlonaI stock or carriers is rendered neces- sary; and in case of decrease, curtailment or dlScOntlnuance of service as a full in
 demn1ty to said contractor, one months
 extra pay on the amount of service dis
 penSed with, and a pro rata compensation
 TOT the service retained. Provided how
 ever, that, in case of increased expedition
 the contractor may, upon timely notice
 rellnquish the contract.
 9. Payments will be made by collections rom, or drafts on, pOstmasters or other wise, after the expiration of each quarter say in November, February, May and August, provided that required evidence of service has been received.
 TO- The distances given are believed to be substantially correct; but no increased pay will be allowed should they be greater than advertise ed, if the points to be supplied are correctly stated. Bidders must inform themselves on this point, ana also in reference to the weight of the
 mail, the condition of hills, roads, streams, &c., and all toll-bridges, turnpikes, plank roads, ferries, or Instructions of any kind Oy which expense may be incurred. No claim for additional pay, based on such ground, can be considered; nor for alleged mistakes or misapprehension as to the Qegree or service; nor for bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued or other Instructions causing or increasing distance or expense occurring during the contract term. Of nces established after this advertisement IS issued, and also during the contract term, are to be visited without extra pav. II the distance be not increased
 Il. Bidders are cautioned to mail their proposals in time to reach the Department by the day and hour named 6 D. m, Feb ruary 7, lS7), as bids received after that f TEriI TNf with bids, Of reasonable amount, received m ume. Neither can bids be considered which are without the guarantee required Dy law, and certificate of the sutficiency or such guarantee, and the oath of the bid 1872. -
 IF. Bidders should first propose for ser wee strictly according to the advertise ment, and then, if they desire, separately TOT different service; and if the regular bid De the lowest offered for the advertised service, the other propositions may be con Sidered.
 B. There should be but one route bid for in proposal. Consolidated or combina- uOn bids C proposing one sum for two or more routes ") cannot be considered.
 II. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the name and residence of the bidder that IS his usual pOst-Office addresS), and the name of each member of a firm, where company offers, should be distinctly stated
 
 the printed proposals furnish ed 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 with drawn. No withdrawal of a bidder or guarantOr will be allowed unless the with drawal is received twent T-four hours pre- viOus to the time fixed for opening the pro pOsals.
 Each bid must be guaranteed by two persons. The bid and guar lntee should be signed plainly with the full name of each person.
 The Postmaster General reserves the right to reject any bid which may be deem ed eXtravagant; and also to disregard the bids Of failing contractors and bidders. Act of June 8, 1872, section 249.) ----
 16. The bid should be sealed, superscrib- ed Mail Proposals, Territory of Arizona" addressed "SecOnd Assistant Postmaster General, Contract Office." Bids of S5,OO0 per annum and upward must be accom- panied by certified check, or draft, on some solvent national bank, equal to , per cent. of the amount; also bids for service which now costs 5000 or more per lnnum. Where the present pay is S5,OOO )r more, it is stated in the advertisement lnder the appropriate route.
 Y. The contracts are to be executed and to the Department by or before he 1st day of June, 1874, otherwise the ac- ,epted bidder will be considered as having ailed, and the Postmaster General may proceed to contract for the service with other parties, according to law.
 Transfers Of contracts, or of interest in contracts, are forbidden by law, and con cannot be allowed. Neithercan bids, or interest in bids, be transferred or assigned to other parties. Bidders will therefore take notice that they will be ex- >ected to perform the service awarded to hem through the whole contract term.
 Is. Section 249 of the act of June s, 1872, provides that contracts for the transpOrta- iOn,Of the mail shall be "awarded to the OWeSt bidder rendering sufficient guar lntees for faithful performance, without Dther reference to the mode of such trans )OrtatiOn than may be necessary to pro- tide for the due celerity, certainty, and Ind security thereof" Under this law bids that propose to transport the mails with "celerlty, certainty and security having been decided to be the only legal ,idS, are construed as providing for the nt1re mall, however large, and whatever nay be the mode of conveyance necessary O insure it's "celerity, certainty and secuT- ty," and have the preference over ali.- ,therS, and no others are considered, eN- ept for steamboat routes.
 l9. A modification of a bid in any of it's sSential terms is tantamOunt to new bid md cannot be received, so as to interfere with regular competition. Making a new ,id, with guarantee and certificate, is the ,nly way to modify a previous bid.
 20. POStmaSterS are to be careful not to certify to the Sufficiency of guarantors without knowing that they are persons of ufficient responsibility. See section 247. ict of June s, 1S72) They must not sign the certificate until the sum of the bid is in erted, and the bid and guarantee are sign d by the bidder and (two) guarantors; disregard of this instruction by pOStmast- infect them fO 1l11n 6iof