The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-21

usu u post-ofnce address, and the name Of eaot
member of a firm, where q 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 ont in full the sum o.
their bids, and TO retain copies Of them,
Altered bids should not be submitted; mol
should bids once submitted be Withdrawn. Nc
withdrawal OF bidder or guarantor will be
allowed unless the withdrawal IL received TWEEN
ty-four hours previous to the time fixed for open
ing the proposals.
| Each BID must DO 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 extrava-
CANT; and al'o TO disregard the bids of falling
contractors and bidders. (Act Of June s, 1874,
section 249.I
10 The bid should be sealed, superscribed
| Mail Proposals, State Of -" addressed
''Secoud Assistant Postmaster General, Con-
tract Office" and sent by mail. not by or to an
agent. Bids of $4,000 per annum and
upward must be accompanied by Ger.
national bank, equal to per cent. of the
| amount. tSee law of Congress of June s, 1871
IL. The contracts are to be executed aud returned
to the Department by or before The LIST dry Of June,
1873 otherwise the accepted bidder ,oiu be constd.
cred as having failed, and the Postmaster General
may proceed to contract for the service 10Th other
parties, according to ldio.
Transfers of ,ntracts, or of interests In con.
tracts are forbidden by law, and conse lusn tiy
| cannot be allowed. Neither can bids, or inter-
ests in bids, De 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 s, 1872, pro-
vides that contracts for the transportation oil
the mail shall be awarded 10 the loves bidder
rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful per.
Torrance, without other reference TO the mode
of such transportation than may be necessary to
provide for the due celer ty, certainty and secu-
| rty thereof" Under this law bids that propose
to transport the mails with ceterfty, certainty,
and security" hduing bssn decided to be the only
legal bids, q, construed as propiding for the en-.
tire mail hoeoeuer large, and Uhaterer may be the
ierity, certaiaty, and security and haoe the pref
erence ouer all others. and no others are consid.
cred, except for steamboat routes.
l9 A modification of bid in any of Its essen
tial terms Is tantamount to new bid and can.
not be received. SO as to interfere with regular
competition. Making anew bid, with guarantee
and certificate, is the only way to modify a pre-
vious bid.
q. Postmasters are to be careful not to certify
to the sufficency of guarantors without knowing
that they are persons of sufficient responsibility.
tSee 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 disregard
9fttis instruction By postmdsters wfH subject them
to Immediate removal, and to severe penalties.
Postmasters are also liable to dismissal from
Office for acting as agents of contractors or bid
ders. with or without compensation, IN any busi-
ness, matter, or thing, relating TO the mall 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
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 gurantors and certificates of their cuff
cheney substantially the forms above pre-
scribed. The certificate of sufficiency must be
signed by postmaster.
JNO. A J. CRESWELL,
la l3-6w Postmaster General.