Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-12-27
Offifial.

February, May and August, provided tha' ~
quired evidence of service has been rse.iSeu- w,
TO- The distances given are believed To oe SUI
stsntially correct; but no increased pay VIII ne
allowed should they be greater than aaVerhse9'
IL the points to be supplied are coftcut sl s
Bidders must inform themselves on tbis lpip,'
and also in reference to the weight OF the HAL,
fhe Conditions OF hills roads. streams &c. and
ali toll bridges turnpikes, plank-rosds ferries,
or distractions of any kind by which expense
NAV be incurred. Ne claim FOR addltionai pay,
based on such grouud. can De colsiaereo. hf
for alleged mistakes or misarprsheilson As TO
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. onces rstapl4sheu
after this advertisement is issued. and also dur
ing the contract term. are to be visited without
extra pay, if the distance be not increased
H. 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, ls'4l, 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-
guired by law and certificate Of the sufficiency
OF such guarantee, and ths oath OF the bidder,
according to section 246, act of June s. 1877
II. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement, and
then If they desire, separately for different ser.
vice. and if the regular bid be the lowest offered
for the advertised service, otutf
may be considered.
49, There should be but one route bid for in a
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
t'.proposing one sum for two or more routes J
cannot be considered.
IA. The route, the service. the yearly pay, the
name and residence Of the bidd n THAT is, his
usual post-office address,, and the name OF each
| member of firm, where a compan1 offers, should
| be distinctly stated.
Is. Bidders are requested to use as far as prac-
ticable. the printed proposals furnished ey me
Department to write out in full the sum OF theiI
bids and to retain copies Of them.
| Altered bids should not be submitted; noi
| should bids once submitted be withdrawn. Nc
| withdrawal of q bidder or guarantor VIII be al
| lowed unless the withdrawal is received twenty
| four hours previous to the time fixed for open
| ing the proposals. .. KILLS.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two response
| bic persons. The bid and guarantees should b'
signed plainly with the full name of each per
| son.
| The Postmaster General reserves the right Il
| reject any bid which may be deemed extrava
CANT: and also to disregard the bids of failing con
tractors and bidders. Act Of June 8, 1872, sec
| ton 249)
l6 The bid should be sealed, subscribed
"Mail Proposals, State of Nevada, ADDRESSED
| Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contrac
| Office Z" Bids of s. coo per annum and upward
must be accompanied by certified check, o
| draft, on some solvent National Bank, equal Il
| per cent. of the amount; also bids for seryic
which now costs $1,000 or more per annun
| Where the present pay is $4,000 or more, it
stated in the advertisement under the apprt
PIRATE route.
II. The contracts are to be executed and r,
turned to the Department by or before the Il
day of June. 1874, otherwise the accepted biddt
will be considered as having failed, and III
Postmaster General may proceed to contract fo
the service with other parties, according to Law
Transfers of contracts. or Of interest III col
tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequen
ly cannot be allowed. Neither can bids or int
est in bids, be transferred or assigned to oth'
parties. Bidders will therefore take notice thu
they will be expected to perform the seryi'
awarded to them through the whole contra
term.
IS Section 249 of the act Of June s, 1872. pr
yides that contracts for the transportation OF Il
mail shall be awarded to the lowest bidd
, rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful pc
, formance, without other reference to the MOI
: Of such transportation than may be necessary
, provide for the due CELEBRITY, certainty, and sec
rity thereof" Under this law bids that pr
pose to transport the mails with 'celerity, CO
: tainty, and security" having been decided to
the only legal bids, are construed as providi
. for the entire mail, however large, and whit
4 ever may be the mode Of conveyance necessa
. to insure its ''celerty, certainty, and security
: and have the preference over all others, and
7 others are considered, except for steambt
. routes.
:. 19. modification of q bid in any of its esss
u tial terms is tantamount to new bid, and C,
not be received, to interfere with regu
competition. Making new bid, with guaran
=, and certificate, is the only way to modify p
!. viou5 bid.
20. Postmasters are to be careful not to cert
y to the sufhciency of guaranters without knowi
:, that they are p rsons Of sufficient responsible
y, (See section 247, act of June 8, 1871 They M
70 not sign the certificate until the sum of the
h; is inserted, and the bid and guarantee are sigl
by the bidder and two guarantors; disreg
o. OF this instruction by Postmasters will subj
them to immediate removal and to severe pei
ties.
Postmasters are also liable to dismissal fr
OF Office for acting as agents Of contractors or |
is ders, with or without compensation, in any b.
I'd ness, matter, or thing relating to the mail {
to vice. They are the trusted agents Of the Dep
III ment, and cannot consistently act IN D
capacities.
81. All bidders, guarantors, and sureties
a. distinctly notified that = failure to enter /
IL or perform the contracts for the service propo
IN for in the accepted bids, their legal liabili
Sc will be enforced against them.
oil % Present contractors, and persons know
", the Department must, equally with others,
cure guarantors and certificates Of their 81
tie cheney substantially in the forms above
ID scribed. The certificate of sufticiency must
a. signed bya Postmaster.
-, 80. In all cases where the routes are not (,
~ supplied with the necessary locks and poucl
q, it is the duty Of the Postmaster at the head
=. the route to make requisition on the Cont
a ONCE of this Department for such locks
u" pouches before LIST Of July next provided
route be let,
he JNO. A. J. CRESWELL,
do ola Postmaster Genera