Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-12-07
Offifial.

February MAY and August, provided thst re-
ouired evidence Of service has been received.
no. The distances given are believed TO o. SUD
stautially correct: but no increased pay VIII ~
allowed should they be greater THAI adN
n he poiuts TO be supplied correctly stated
Biddars must inform themselves on this Poip,'
and also in reference TO the weight OF the naii,
the conditions Of hills, roads, streams Se'' and
all toll-bridges, turnpikes piank-rD,a:a5 isrI,e
or distractions Of any kind by which expense
NAV be incurred. No claim for additional pay,
based on such ground, can be considerd, nor
for alleged mistakes or misapprehenslon as 70
the degree OF service; nor for bridges destroyed
ferries discontinued, or other distractions caus-
inc 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 paw if the distance be not increased.
IL. Bidders are cautioned TO mail their propo-
sails in time to reach the Department by the day
and hour named IS p. m, February =, 1874, as
bids received sitter 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 sufheiency
OF such guarantee and the oath of this bidder,
according to section ai6, act of June 8: lsI2
T. Bidders should hrst 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.
u. There should be but one route bid for in a
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 ar that IS ms
usual post-office address,, and the lame OF each
member Of a firm, where compan offers, should
be distinctly stated.
Is. Bidders requested to use, as far as prac-
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should bids once submitted be Withdrawn.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 De al
lowed unless the withdrawal is received twenty
four hours previous to the time fixed Tor OPEN
ing the proposals.
zach bid must be guaranteed by two response
bic 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-
CANT and also to disregard the bids OF falling con
tractors and bidders. (Act of June s, 1872 sec
ton 2i9)
l6. The bid should be sealed, subscribed
Mail Proposals, State Of Nevada, addressed
"Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contrac
| Office Bids of s., 600 per annum and upward
. | must be accompanied by certified check, oil
draft on some solvent National Bank, equal tC
| 5 per cent. of the amount; also bids for service
which now costs 5000 or more per annuin
Where the present pay is 5000 or more, it il
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 la"
Transfers Of contracts. or of interest in cor
! tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequen
ly cannot be allowed. Neither can bids or intel
A | est in bids be transferred or assigned to otht
parties. Bidders will therefore take notice thu
they will be expected to perform the serviC
, awarded to them through the whole contra'
term.
is Section 2I9 of the act Of June 8, 1872, PR
vides that contracts for the transportation OF Il
mail shall be awarded to the lowest bidd'
T. rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful pc
:, Torrance, without other reference to the moo
. of such transportation than may be necessary
D. provide for the due CELEBRITY certainty, and sec
J. rity thereof" Under this law bids that pr
r pose to transport the mails with 'celerity, &c
: tainty, and security" having been decided TO
IT the only legal bids, are construed as providi il
for the entire mail, however large, and whit
u ever may be the mode of conveyance necessa
ii to rsHre its ''ceerity, certainty, and security
r and have the preference over all Others, and
81 others are considered, except for steambc
v routes.
.; 10. A modification of bid in any of its esse
- tai terms is tantafnOult 10 new Dlu, hili Va
not be received, so as to interfere with regul
competition. Making new bid, with guarant
III. and certificate, is the only way to modify p
Va yious bid.
" 90 Postmasters are to be careful not to cert
" to the sufficency of guarantors without knowi
OF that they are p, Of sufficient responsible
~ (See section DAT act of June 8, 1871 They mi
ce not sign the certificate until the sum of the
:, is inserted. and the bid and guarantee are sigr
~ N by the bidder and ttwol guarantors; disreg
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 |
is ders with or without compensation, in 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.
q. All bidders, guarantors, and sureties
pa distinctly notified that on failure to enter
OIL perform the contracts for the service propo
on for in the accepted bids, their legal liabili
lse will be enforced against them
of %. Present contractors and persons know
49, the Department, must, equally with others, |
cure guarantors and certificates of their 81
ate cheney substantially in the forms above
nd scribed. The certificate of sufhciency must
ed. signed bya Postmaster.
%. In all cases where the routes are not fl
nm supplied with the necessary locks and poucl
., it is the duty of the Postmaster at the head
|or the route to make reguisition on the Cont
en- oaica Of tbis penartment for such locks
IL pouches before LIST of July next provided
route be let.
the JNo. A. J. CRESWELL,
do Postmaster Genera