Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-12-09
Offifial.

February, May and August, provided thst re-
quired evidence of service has been received.
10. The distances given are believed to be sub
stantislly correct; but NO increased pay VIII
Allowed should they be greater than advertised.
il the points to be supplied are correeiiy s.a.eu-
Bidders must inform themselves on tnis Poii,,'
and also in reference to the weight OF the inhi,
the conditions of hills. roads, trtahs &c, Gnu
Ali toll-bridges turnpikes, plsnEroads, ferries,
or distractions of any kind by wnish ca Pease
may be incurred. No claim Tor adoitionai pay,
based on such ground. can De eons.uereo, hor
for alleged mistakes or misapprehension as 70
the degree of service; nor for bridges destroyed,
ferries discontinued, other distractions caus-
| ing or increasing distance or expense occurring
during the contract term. Ofhces 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
| H. Bidders are cautioned to mail their propo-
sails in time to reach The Department by the day
and hour named % p. m. February 2 1879, as
bids received after that time will not be eonsid-
/ 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 suficieney
| Of such guarantee and the oath of the bidder,
according to section 246, act of June s. 1872.
II. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement, and
| then il 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. -
s.
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 IT THAT is, his
usual post-office address,, and the name of each
member Of firm where eompan offers, should
be distinctly stated.
Is Bidders are requested to use, as far as prac-
ticable, the printed proposals fu 'nlshed py 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 wlthdrawn. 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 DC
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-
giant; and also to disregard the bids OF failing con-
tractors and bidders. tAct Of June 5, 1871 Sec
ton 249.l ,
: l6. The bid should be sealed, subscribed
a mail Proposals. State Of Nevada, addressed
: .'Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contract
| Office Bids of s., 600 per annum and upward
. | must be accompanied by a certified check, OF
= | draft on some solvent National Bank, equal to
per cent. of the amount; also bids for service
l. | which now costs IS 600 or more per annuln
4 Where the present pay is 5000 or more, 1t II
| stated in the advertisement under the appro
q PIRATE route.
y II. The contracts are to be executed and re
4 turned to the Department by or before the is
day of June, 1874 otherwise the accepted bldde
&c will be considered as having failed, and tn
s. Postmaster General may proceed to contract 10
the service with other parties, according to Ia"
IA Transfers of contracts. or of interest in con
q tracts are forbidden by law, and consequent
ly cannot be allowed Neither can bids orintel
a est in bids be transferred or assigned to othe
parties. Bidders will therefore take notice tina
they will be expected to perform the servic
9, awarded to them through the whole con'ra'
term.
IS Section 249 of the act OF June s, 1872, pre-
vides that contracts for the transportation OF u
. mail shall be awarded to the lowest blddt
ST. rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful pc
~ Torrance, without other reference to the moo
60 Of such transportation than may be necessary
o. provide for the due celebrity, certainty, and sec
m rity thereof" Under this law bids that pr
tr pose to transport the mails with "celeritr, &c
er- tainty, and security" having been decided to
LUZ the only legal bids, are construed as proVldli
= for the entire mail, however large, and wins
oi ever may be the mode of conveyance necessa
all to insure its ceerity, certainty, and security
err and have the preference over all others, and
yer others are considered, except for steambo
uo- routes
ce: 49, A modification of bid in any of its esse
OF tal terms is tsntamount to new bid and ca
not be received, 80 as to interfere with regul
: competition. Making new bid with guarant
., and certificate. is the only way to modify a p
VI yious bid
ar 90 Postmasters are to be careful not to cert
10y to the suffciency of guarantors without knowi
AZ, that they p, rsons Of sufficient responslbl
eu (See section 247, act of June 8, lS72l They mi
icc not sign the certificate until the sum OF the
-, is inserted, and the bid and guarantee are sign
pil- by the bidder and two guarantors; dlsreS'
'rs' 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 for acting as agents of contractors or
e is ders, with or without compensation, in any bl
and ness, matter, or thing relating to the mail ]
to vice. They are the trusted agents OF the Dep:
and ment, and cannot consistently act in b
capacities.
- 81, All bidders, guarantors, and sureties
lpa distinctly notified that on failure to enter
sol or perform the contracts for the service propo
on for in the accepted bids, their legal liabili
'ase will be enforced against them.
D of %. Present contractors, and persons know
253, the Department, must, equally with others,
cure guarantors and certificates of their 81
cate cheney substantially in the forms above /
bid scribed. The certificate of sufficiency must
ted. signed bya Postmaster.
%. In all cases where the routes are not II
"a" supplied with the necessary locks and poucl
., it is the duty of the Postmaster at the head
ior the route to make requisition on the Cont
zen Office of this Department for such locks
A"- pouches before LIST of July next provided
route be let. -
the JNO.A. J. CRESWELL,
do ola Postmaster Genera
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