Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-12-24
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February. May and August, provided thai re-
quired evidence Of service has been received.
10. The distances given are believed To Dc SUD-
stantially correct: but no increased pay Viii pe
allowed should they be greater than sdVertised'
il the points to be supplied are CORRECTLY stated
Bidders must inform themselves on THIS polpt,
and also in reference TO the weight OF the man,
the conditions Of hills roads. streams Sc., and
all toll-bridges turnpikes, plank-ruads. ferries,
or distractions Of any kind by which expense
may be incurred. No claim for additional pay,
based on such ground. can be considered, nor
for alleged mistakes or misapprehension Is 10
the degree of service; nor for bridges destroyed.
ferries discontinued. or other distractions caus-
ing or increasing distance or expense occurring
during the contract term. Offices established
after this advertisement is issued, and also dur
ing the contract term, are to he visited without
extra pay, 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 2, 1870, as
bids received after that time will not be consid-
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 sufiiciency
of such guarantee, and the oath of the bidder,
according to section 2i6. act Of June s. 1872.
II. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement, and
then If they desire separately for differ mt SER
vice: and If the regular bid be the lowest offered
Tor the AQNtrtlssu utItE lIpl'slAiNLr
may be considered.
IS 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 sr that is, his
| usual post-ofice address,, and the name OF each
member of a firm, where compan. Offers, should
be distinctly stated.
Is. Bidders are requested to use as far as prac-
/ a1a ft, lnl h1yf hn
Department to write ont 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| should bids once submitted be withdrawn.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 a bidder or guarantor will be al
| lowed unless the withdrawal is received twenty
four 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
| 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-
CAN'T and also to disregard the bids of failing con
tractors and bidders. Act Of June s, 1872, sec
| ton 249.l
l6. The bid should be sealed, subscribed
| Mail Proposals, State of Nevada, addressed
Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contract
| Office " Bids Of s. 600 per annum and upward
must be accompanied by a certified check, Of
draft, on some solvent National Bank, equal tC
8 per cent. OF the amount; also bids Tor service
| which now costs 5000 or more per annum
| Where the present pay is $1,000 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 70
the service with other parties according to law
Transfers of contracts. or OF interest in cor
tracts are forbidden by law. and consequent
ly cannot be allowed. Neither can bids Orintel
est in bids, be transferred or assigned to othe
parties. Bidders will therefore take notice tina
they will be expected to perform the servic
awarded to them through the whole contrat
term.
IS Section 249 of the act Of June 8, 1872. pre-
vides that contracts for the transportation of til
mail shall be awarded to the lowest bidde
> rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful pc
Torrance, without other reference to the mod
l OF such transportation than may be necessary
provide for the due celebrity, certainty, and secl
rty thereof" Under this law bids that pr
pose to transport the mails with ''celeritv, ce
tainty, and security" having been decided to l
I the only legal bids, are construed as providiI
for the entire mail however large, and wha
ever may be the mode of conveyance necessal
to irsure its "celerity certainty, and security
. and have the preference over all others, and l
others are considered, except for steambo
: routes.
. | ~. A Vi u Dlu III VI lth tsst
Il tial terms is tantamount to a new bid, and ca
not be received, so as to interfere with regul
competition. Making q new bid, with guarant
=, and certificate, is the only way to modify pi
. vious bid.
Z 20. Postmasters are to be careful not to certi
y to the suthciency of guarantors without knowi
!, that they p, rsons of sufficient responsible
y (See section PAT. act of June 8, 1871 They mt
'e not sign the certificate until the sum OF the
ii, is inserted, and the bid and guarantee are sign
a by the bidder and ttwol guarantors; disrega
B. OF this instruction by Postmasters will subj,
them to immediate removal and to severe pen
ties.
Postmasters are also liable to dismissal fro
II Office for acting agents of contractors or b
is ders, with or without compensation in any bu
ID ness, matter, or thing relating to the mail s.
to vice. They are the trusted agents Of the Depa
ID ment, and cannot consistently act in be
capacities.
81. All bidders, guarantors, and sureties
a. distinctly notified that on failure to enter il
j. perform the contracts for the service propos
N for in the accepted bids, their legal liabilit
Sc will be enforced against them.
OF %. Present contractors, and persons known
3, the Department, must, equally with others, p
cure guarantors and certificates of their su
tie cheney substantially in the forms above p
d scribed. The certificate Of suticiency must
d. signed by a Postmaster.
23 In all cases where the routes are not flu
/" supplied with the necessary locks and pouch
;, it is the duty of the Postmaster at the head
:. the route to make requisition on the Contr
- Office of this Department for such locks O
- pouches before LIST Of July next provided
route be let
he JSO. A. J, CRESWELL,
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