The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-01-31

usu1l post-offlce address,, and the name of eacl
member of a firm, where company offers
should be distinctly stated
10. Bidders are requested to use as far Al
practicable, the printed proposals furnished b,
| the Department, to write out in full the sum O
their bids, and TO retain copies of them,
Altered bids should not be submitted; no.
| should bids once submitted be Withdrawn. N,
| withdrawal of a bidder or guaranlor will b,
allowed unless the withdrawal is received TWEEN
ty-four hours previous TO the time fixed for open
| Ing the proposals.
Each bid 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 extrava-
CANT and also TO disregard the bids of falling
contractors and bidders. (Act OF June s, 1872,
Is The bid should be sealed, superscribed
Mail Proposals, State of -" addressed
Second Assistant Postmaster General Con-
tract once, and sent by mail, not by or to an
agent. Bids Of $4,000 per annum and
upward must be accompanied by GER
tlhed cheek or draft on some solvent
amount tSee law of Congress of June 8, ls72)
IL. The contracts are to be erecuted and returned
TO the Department by or before he LIST day Of June
1873 oherofse the accepted bidder ,oil be consid.
cred as hapiug failed, and the Postmaster General
may proceed TO contract for the service 10Th other
parties, according to lao.
Transfers of contracts, or of interests In con.
tracts are forbidden by law, and conselusn thy
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 20 them through the whole cantTact
term,
IL ascsloa 249 OF the act OF June 8, 1872, pro.
yides that contracts for tho Transportation OF
the mail shall be Awarded 10 the lowest bidder
rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful per.
formance, without other reference to the mode
of such transportation than may be necessary to
mr. thn m nala ~ infN nd
rity thereof" Under this law bids that pr oppose
to transport the mails with celebrity, certainty,
and security" having been decided to be The aEIy
legal bids, q; construed DrepidiSg ter the en-
tire mail hoRsyer forge aaa oSatevsr may be the
nt0de ~ GdSpetdnoe Necessary 10 insure ats zee
tsritH certainty, and security and hare the pref
erence over all others and no others consid'
cred, except for steamboat routes.
10. modification of bid In any of Its essen
tiai terms Is tantamount TO new bid, and can
not be received. 30 as to interfere with regular
competition. Making a new bid, with guarantee
and certificate, is the only way to modify II pre-
vious bid
~. Postmasters are to be careful not to certify
to the sufficeucy Of guarantors without Knowing
that they are persons of sufficient responsibility.
(See section 2iT, AFT OF June 5, lS72) They must
not sign tina certificate until the sum of the bid is
inserted, and the bid and guarantee are signed
by the bidder and (two) guarantors; disregard
to Immediate removal and to severe penalties.
Postmasters are also liable 10 dismissal from
office for acting rs agents ct contractors or bid
ders. with or without compensation, In any busi-
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
81. All bidders. guarantors, and sureties are
distinctly notified that on failure to enter into
or perform the contracts for the service proposed
for 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 suffl
cheney substantially IN the forms above pre-
scribed. The certificate of sufficiencY must be
signed by postmaster.
JNO. A. J. CRESWELL,
ia l3-8w Postmaster General.