National Republican., 1873-02-06

with depending fnaiiHs and not sufficiently excused
eS 10 ioFfeure For rsPSated doihqasnoies q lie
kind Psrgia sgscaed snsrsSd PSSS1ltss 1rog95; 2;
. f5r leaving Gehind 9r throwing on the y mails,
sengers or for being concerned ~ setting up r run.
" hs SuSer Py sy Ge dsdueed
I; Zines will oe imposed, unless the dfinluep,ey
Gates u S or he ndavs % 9tsr Srs
BILE porsong for falling 70 arrive in contract timei
nSS Ss oS !? RS Ss ~ IG aTPsd
de-troJcd, robbed or lost; and for refusing after
contractor runs, or IL concerned In ruhninga CoaCn
l. The Postnsster ae2SfSl may annui the contract
for repcaed failures % run asreeabS t9 contract;
Instruction. Of tse Department; for refuang % dis
charge carrier when required by tue Department
tfansp0ftins persgns or packageS conveying mail.
able matter out Of the mall.
u service on route by allowing therefor pio r1ia
increase on, the contract pay; He may shanse
aud particularly TO make them conform 10 coIincc
y9ea SE Vim Iha rTSs TSET e TsSn5 @ not lSrS aTSd o
master General may also liscontinue or Curtail the
route Snpsrio service, or ShrHeSsr the public IL.
terests IA his Judgment, shall require such discon
lowing as fall indemnity 10 contractor one months
extra pay on tue amount Oi service dispensed with
Vice retained and continued.
- payments will bg made By collections from, Or
Milton q zach m SSySmSST fs1GT1S
10 The disiances given are believed to bo sggatan:
should they 10 greater Than advertised, u the points
70 bO supplied are correctly stated biddys Bs e.
t6e weight Of the mali the c9ndition o. hills roads,
streama, 80, and ali toll bridsys, turnpikes, plank
s1psnss may Ss acarrSG No % claim & Tor" oT a3aonai
pay, based on such ground, eau bS considered; nor
degree o. service; nor for bridges destroyed, ferries
discohtinned or other oGs.ruSi9ns causing 9r IN H.
contract term. Ohicea established after this adver
torn. ar. 70 6e visited without extra iay il the dis.
lance be not increased.
hour named 81. M March q, iI5J for bids received
with bids, Of reasonable amount received IN time,
Neither can bids bo considered which are without
tho guarantee required by law. and oertihcate Of
tho suincienoy of such guarantee, aud tho oath Of
the bidder according 10 section vi, act Of June
IA Bidders should hrs, propose for service strictly
desire ssjardisy for different service; aud II the
Tsgsisr bid bs the lowest offered for the advertised
Gt's S 9ssF Be- ss ane a @h S 1 pro
posal Consolidated or combination bids proposing
sidered.
q Tie route ,hs service, the yearly ray. the name
0iice addrosaj aud the name Oi each member Of
nrm, where u oompany OusrS should Deflstinetly
IA Bidders are Tcqucsted 10 use, as fer AZ pT3o-
psftmsnt Is write .ni IL full the sum Of teir bids
and 20 retain copies q IN them m sh,,,,,
bids once submitted bO Withdrawn, No withdrawal
Of bidder or guAranior will be allowed unlea. the
% faeh sss i Sii %ss SS sSrahtseS ~ FS-pOn.b.
ialniy with he % iali name q zach person
The PoslpaSter General re.Sryss tue right to d rs
bidders. tAct of June = ISM, section 49,
H.. Nal
sists1s Po.tmsster % denofal. Contract Once" aud
rsRi sp .Rna ~ shG az apxsd must 6s 6y
Gh;St or d on iSs sSs sSTsn s. n.9SS &
81 Congrcss uf June =, is7a)
DsparasSi ~ % bJors ne lH day JsHS ls7I sthsrs.
n. accepted cLi-r s D. e0u'isrsi hariHg Jaii.d,
ns .~Tiss wih .hsT pari's'. soeGrita0 10 Lao.
Transfers Of contracts or Of interest in contracts,
ar IarPidaSn SS Sy & Iad h or h S1n9es % s
trnnalerred or sssigned 2 Other parties: Bidder
% s sas S%sd @ S
whole contract term.
IA section 80 Of the act Of Juno L p1l, pr.vides
6e "SSardsd to ths lowest siddsr iondSrins sun.
Ssn 70 S5 ass M1s
MAJ hs nSGSssFy s t9 PtSSdS ?r M dds sssT
s that proioso 70 TRANSPORT the mails with "c'is,:
o ,.igsy a"d 'sss',iy has'rg bssl d,e,sd % % ~
1If hossser large aai WhdisFsI may b The mole .,
soarsyaHss H.csssTg iass s "ssisSfy cssiaiav aH
sseUrtfy" aad haze As Pr.IsHss arer 1H Ohs's, and
no others are considered. except for steAmbOA
rOutCs
" A modification Of q bid in any Of is essential
terms is tAntamount TO new bid, and cannot 10
oeiVed to interfere with regular competitions
Making new bid. with guarantee aud certlsate IL
lhs only way to modify previous bid
D. PostInAsterr arc to bs careful not to certify TO
tho aufhclency OF irlarantors without knowing that
they arc persons Of icont responsibility (Sec
don 2l7, act OF June ls7l) They must not sn the
the of the bid Is and the
bid aud guarantee signed by the bidder and ttwo)
YIiarnntTs; disrsgaTd ~ hs GsrgetiBa BY g1siHds.
isrs lH sslsct then iHBefIfs Tssosd aHd 10 ssrsFs
rSHditiss.
Pustmasters are also liable 10 dismissal from oire
for acting na agents Of contractors bidders with
or without cOmpcnsAtOn, In any business, matter,
or thing relating to the mail service. They the
trusted agents OF the Department. and cannot cUn.
slstently act In 10th caI,acitiosL
| 81 All bidders, guhrsntOrs and ,ureies are dis.
tnaty notified that on failure To enter into per.
| form the contracts for tho service propps,d for In
the accepted bids, their legal liabilities Will be
| forced against them.
\ Department, must, Equally with OthprS, procure
ruaTantOra and certificates uf their suiciClry sub
stantially in tho forms above prescribed. The Ger
! tncats Of sufieicney must be Signed by pn-tnas
| ter. JNO n = IlEnNfLIs'
| iAna Thss Postmaster General.
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