Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-12-30
Offifial.

February, NAY and August. provided th.i se-
ouired evidence Of service has been r,eeiNea
no. The distances gwen are believed e he sab
st2ntislly correct: but no inereas~d p-s ~.4l u
allowed should they u grezisr than alN eItlses'
IL the points to h~ supplied are oorrect!y stated
Bidders must inform themselves on tht- lNiv,'
and also In r.ference 10 tie weight OF ne "sh.
the conditions of hills. rosds. streams w. Shn
all tnil-britges turnpikes. rlank-r1Ais, 1870
or obstrucfions of any Kind by which - hse
may be incurred. No claim for sdditional pay.
ba,.-d on such gruuud, can be eon,ldtred nor
for alleged mistakes or niiszpprt heiision as 70
the degree Of service, nor Tor bridges aesiEoyeas
ferries discontinued. other obstrueticns cans-
inr or Increasing distance or expense occurring
during the contract term. Offices established
,ftsr this advertisement is issued. and also dur
ing the contract term, are to h visited without
extra paw II the distance be not increased
IL Bidders are cautioned to mail their prupo-
sails in time to reseh the Department by the day
and hour nAm-d Is y. m, February 2. lH'fl, az
bids received after that time will not be consid-
ered 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 sufiieisncy
Of such guarantee. and the oath Of the bidder,
according to section 246. set Of June 9. 1872.
Il. Bidders should hrst propose for service
strictly according To the advertisement, and
then il they desire separately for differ mt ser.
vice: and If the regular bid be the lowest offered
for the advertised service the other propositions
may be considered.
49, There should be but one route bid fof in
proposal Consolidated or combination bids
(s.proposng one SUN for two or more routes
cannot be considered.
H. The route, the service. the yearly pay, the
name and residence Of the bidd sr THAT rs ms
usual post-offce address,, and the naile OF each
member Of firm, where compan offers, should
be distinctly stated.
Is. Bidders are requested to use, as lar as prae-
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should bids once submitted be Withdrawn.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 viii 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 to
/ reject any bid which may be deemed extrava-
CAN'T and also to disregard the bids of failing con.
tractors and bidders Act Of June s, lsI2 sec
| ton 249.l
l6. The bid should be sealed, subscribed
| mail Proposals, State Of Nevada, addressed
| Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contract
| Office " Bids OF IS coo per annum and upward
must be accompanied by certified check. oil
draft on some solvent National Bank equal to
per cent. of the amount; also bids for service
| which now costs 5000 or more per Rnnum
Where the present pay is 5000 or more, it i
stated in the advertisement under the Bppro
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 til
Postmaster General may proceed to contract 10
the service with other parties, according TO law
Transfers OF contracts. or OF interest in con
tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequent
ly cannot be allowed. Neither can bids or intel
| est in bids be transferred or assigned to othe
parties. Bidders will therefore take notice tha
they will be expected to perform the seryic
awarded to them through the whole con'ra'
term.
ls Section 249 Of the act Of June s, 1872, prC
yides that contracts for the transportation of I'll
mail shall be awarded to the lowest hiddt
: rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful Pc
! Torrance, without other reference to the moe
Of such transportation than may be nece ssary
. provide for the due CELEBRITY, certainty, and Sec
! | rity thereof" Under this law bids that pr
: pose to transport the mails with 'celerty, ce
. tainty, and security" having been decided 70
the only legal bids, are construed as providiI
4, for the entire mail, however large, and whh
= ever may be the mode OF conveyance necessa
y to irsure its "celerty, certainty, and security
= and have the preference over all Others, and !
= others considered, except for steambo
. routes.
}, 10. A modification of bid in any of its esse
!" tial terms is tantamount to new bid. and ca
not be received, so as to interfere with regul
competition. Making new bid, with guarant
:, and certificate, is the only way to modify pl
- vious bid
: 90 Postmasters are to be careful not to certi
!, to the suficieney OF guarantors without knowl
a that they are p Of sufficient responsible
y (See section PAT, act of June 8, 1879 They mt
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; disregi
c. Of this instruction by Postmasters will subj
them 80 immediate removal and to severe pen
ties.
Postmasters are also liable to dismissal fr
Of Office for acting as agents Of contractors or b
is ders with or without compensation, in any br
Id ness matter, or thing relating to the mail +
to vice. They are the trusted agents OF the Deps
Id Inent. and cannot consistently act in b'
capacities. ..
81. All bidders. guarantors, and -ureties
a. distinctly notified that on failure to enter il
IL or perform the contracts for the service prnpo
IN for in the accepted bids, their legal liabilii
Sc will be enforced against them.
OF 90. Present contractors, and persons known
u, the Department, must equally with others,
cure guarantors and certificates Of their 81
tie cheney substantially in the forms above !
ID scribed. The certificate Of sufficiency INST
a. signed bya Postmaster.
-. %. In all cases where the routes are not ~
= supplied with the necessary locks and poucl
~, it is the duty of the Postmaster at the head
~, the route to make reqUisition on the Cont
a. Office Of this Department for such locks
u pouches before LIST Of July next provided
route be let.
he JNO. A. J. CRESWELL,
do ola Postmaster Genera