The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-11

usual post-oflce address,, and the name Of each
member of q firm, where u 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 of
their bids, and TO retain copies of them,
Altered bids should not be submitted; nor
should bids oHce submitted be Withdrawn. No
withdrawn OF a bidder or guarantor will be
allowed unless the Withdrawn l. received twen-
t%y-four hours previous TO the time fixed for OPEN
Each bin must be guaranteed by two respon-
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 iail ng
contractors and bidders. lAct of June s, 1879,
10. rhe bid should be sealed, superscribed
mai Proposals, State OF --," addressed
'Secoud Assistant Postmaster General, Con-
tract ONCE, and sent by mail, not by or to sn
agent. Bids of $4,000 per annum and
Upward must be accompanied by a GER
Iinea check or draft on some solvent
amount. (See law of Congress Of June 8, Is72)
IL. The cont acts are to be executed and returned
to The Department by or before ne LIST day Of June,
1873 otherwise The accepted bidder ,ptlt be consfd-
cred as hauiugJ failed, and the Postmaster Central
may proceed to contract for the service eoih other
parties, according to Ian.
Transfers of C lntIacts, or of interests in con-
tracts are forbidden by law, and conse lusu tIy
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 249 of the act of June g. 1879. pro.
vides that contracts for the TRANSFORMATION OF
the mail shall be awarded TO the low. st bidder
rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful per.
Torrance, without other reference TO the mode
of sucn transportation than may be necessary to
provide for the due celer ,ty, certainty and secu-
rity thereof" Under this law bids that propose
to transport the mails with "celerity, certainty,
legal bids, al e construed as proUiding for the en-
tire mail, ho,oeueT large, and tohdteuer may be The
mode Of conveyance Necessary to insure ITS zee.
terity, certainty, and security and haze the pref.
ereHce 0Uer all Others, and no others are consid-
cred, except for steamboat routes.
10. A modification of a bid In any of Its essen
tial terms is tantamount TO a new bid, and can.
not be received, SO as to interfere with regular
competition. Making NEW bid, with guarantee |
and certificate, is the only way to modify a pre-
yious bid.
20. Postmasters are to be careful not to certify
to the suficieucy of guarantors without knowing
that they are persons of sufficient responsibility.
(See section 247, act of June S, ls7z) 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; a disregard
Of this instruction By .~postmasters totH subject them
to immediate removal, and to severe penalties.
Postmasters are also liable to dismissal from
office for acting as agents of contractor 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
distinctly notified that on a failure to enter into
or perform the contracts for the service proposed
Tor 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 surantors and certificates of their snffi-