The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-28

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 furnished by
| the department, TO write out in full the sum o.
| their bids, and TO retain copies of them,
| Altered bids should not be submitted; MOI
| should bids once submitted be Withdrawn. Nc
| withdrawal OF a bidder OF guarantor will be
| allowed unless the Withdrawn l. received twen-
tv four hours previous TO the time fixed for open
| ing the proposals.
| Each bi ust be guarantees by two respou-
| 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 fail ing
contractors and bidders (Act Of June s. 1879,
IS rhe Did should be sealed, superscrbed
Mail Proposals, State of -" addressed
Second Assistant Postmaster General, Con-
agent. Bids of $4,000 per annum and
upward must be accompanied by GER
tilted check or draft on some solvent
national bank, equal to per cent. of the
IL The cont acts are to be erecuted aud returned
to the Department by or before he list day of June
1873 otherwise me accepted bidder ,otl be consid
cred as haviug failed, and the Postm tsfer General
MAY proceed TO contract for the service 10Th other
parties, according to lao.
Transfers of ,nt,acts, 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 e49 of the act of June s. 1872, pro-
vides that contracts for the transportation oil
the mail shall be awarded TO the low. st b oder
rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful per
formance, without other refere ee 10 the mods
of sucn transportation than may be necessary TO
dina nat. n y Ca6n
rlty thereof" Under this law bids hat p oppose
to transport the mails with "ceterfty, certainty,
and security hdutng zen decided to be The only
legal bids, q, construed as procidfng for the en-
tire mail however large, and 1chatecer may be the
mode Of conveyance necessary 10 insure ITS ce
terity, certainly, and security" anil haze he pref
erence ouer all others, and no others ali consid
cred, except for steamboat routes
19. modification of a bid In any OF It's essen
tial terms Is tantamount to new bid, and can.
not be received so rs to interfere with regular
competition. Making new bid, with guarantee
and certificate, is the only way to modify pre-
vious bid.
~. Postmasters are to be careful not to certify
to the sufficency of guarantors without knowing
that they are persons of sufficient responsibility.
(See section 247, act of June s, 1871 They must
not sign the certificate until the sum of the bid is
inserted, and the bid and guarantee are signed
by the bidder and (two) guarantors; n disregard
ofthis Instruction By postmasters ,oilt subject them
to tmmedtate removal and to severe penalties,
Postmasters also liable TO dismissal from
office for acting agents of contractors or bid
ders. with or without compensation, In any bust
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, equally with Others.
procure gurantors and certificates of their suffl-
cheney substantially IN the forms above pre-
scribed. The certificate of sufficiency must be
signed by postmaster.
JNO. A J. CRESWELI.,
ia 13-6w Postmaster General.