New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-02-06

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quired evidence of service has been received.
10. The distances given are believed TO be
substantially correct; but no increased pay VIII
be allowed should they be greater than sdVer
tised. if the points to be supplied are correctly
stated Bidders must inform themselves on R'S
point, and also in reference to the weight OF the
mall the condition of hills. roads, streams, &c,
and all toll bridges turnpikes, plank roads, fer
ries, or distractions of any kind by when eS,
pense NAV be incurred. No claim for additlonal
/ pay. based on such ground. can be considered,
nor for alleged mistakes or mlsapprehensioh as
to the degree of service; nor for bridges de-
stroyed ferries discontinued. or other obstruc-
tons causing or increasing distance or expense
occurring during the contract term. Offices es,
tabished after this advertisement is issued, and
also during the contract term, are 10 be VISITED
without extra pay, ii the distance be not m
creased.
II, Bidders are cautioned to mail their rropo-
sails in time to reach the Department by the day
and hour named, 6 p. m, March 3, 1879 Tor
bids received after that time tciU not be considered
| in competition with bids, of reasonable amount,
received in time. Neither can bids be consld-
cred which are without the guarantee required by
law. and certificate of the sutficiency OF such
guarantee and the oath of the bidder, according
TO section 246, act of June 8, 1872.
II. Bidders should first propose Tor service
strictly according to the advertisement and then,
ifthey desire, Sepdrdteyfor different service; and
the regular bid be the lowest offered for adver-
tised service the other proposition may be con-
sidered.
l3. There should be but one route bid for in
PROPOSAL Consolidated or combination bids
(''proposing one sum for two or more routes }
cannot be considered.
II. The route, the service. the yearly pay, the
name and residence Of the bidder, THAT is, his
usual post office address and the name Of each
member of firm, where a company offers,
should be distinctly stated.
| u. 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should bids once submitted be Withdrawn. No
withdrawal of bidder guarantor will be al
| lowed unless the withdrawal is received twenty
tours 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 be
sjJncd plainly with the full name of each person.
! The Postmaster General reserves the right To
reject any bid which may be deemed eXtrayag
CANT; and also to disregard the bids of falin,
contractors and bidders. (Act of June s, 1872,
section 249.)
lG The bid should be sealed, superscribed
| Mail Proposals, State of -" addressed
'Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contract
Office, and sent by mail, not by or to an agent.
! Bids Of $1,000 per annum and upward must be
accompanied by certified check or draft on
some solvent national bank, equal to 5 per cent.
of the amount. (See law Of Congress OF June
s, 1871
II. The contracts are to be executed and re.
turned 10 the Department byor before the 1.t doy
Of yune 1873, otherwise the accepted bidder rriH
be considered as barring .faiied, and the IOStmaS.
ter General may proceed to contract for the ser
rice Nth other parties, according to lac.
Transfers of contracts or of interest in CON
IA la,.
cannot be allowed. Neither can bids. or inter
est in bids, be transferred 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 240 of the act of June s, 1872.
provides that contracts for the transportation Of
| the mail shall be awarded to the lowest bidder
rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful per
| Torrance, without other reference to the mode
| of such transportation than may be necessary 20
provide for the due CELEBRITY, certainty. and Sc
curty thereof" Cnder this law bids that pro
pose to transport the mails with 'CeierjtY, Ger.
tainty, and security" haring been decided to be
the only legal bids, construed as prOriding for
the entire mail, hoperer large, and rhaterer may
be the mode Of conreydnce necessary to insure its
'celerity, certainty, and security" and hare the
| preference Orer all Others and no others are con-
| sidered, except for steamboat routes.
| 10. A modification of bid in any of lis es
| senta terms is tantamount to a new bid and
cannot be received, a 10 interfere with regu-
| lar competition. Making new bid, with guar.
lantee and certificate, is the only way to modify
Pa previous bid.
20. Postmasters are TO be careful not to certify
to the sulhciency Of guarantors without knowing
that they are persons of sufficient responsibility
See section 2i7, act of June 8. 1921 They
must not sign the certificate until the sum of the
bid is inserted, and the bid and guarantee are