National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-09
MAIL ROUTES.


withdrawal is reeeipted twenty-four hours pre-
vious to the time fixed for opening the proPO-
sails.
Is. In case of failure Of the accepted bidder to
execute a contract, or Of the abandonment Of ser
vice during the contract term, the service Will De
re-adYertised and re-let at the expense Of the fail
H. The Postmaster General reserves the right
to reject any bid which may be deemed extraEa-
giant; and also to disregard the bids OF iaiiIng
contractors and bidders. (Aet Of June g. lS'z'
Is. The bid should be sealed, superscribed
'.Mail Proposals, State OF Virginia" addressed
Second Assistant Postmaster General, Contract
Ofhee.n
- Every proposal must be accompanied by q
bond with sureties approved by postmaster, and
tive thousand dollars (e5,OO0) by postmaster Of
the hrst, second or third ciass. Bids for service,
the pay for which at the time Of advertisement
accompanied by certified check or draft, pay
able to the order Of the Postmaster General, on
per eentum Of the amount Of the annual pay on
such route, and in case Of new or mOdited ser
wee, not less than hVe per eentum Of the amount
OF the bond accompanying the bid, II the amount
lars.
The amount Of bond required with bids. and
the present pay when It exceeds (s5 OOO) i've thou
sand dollars, are stated in the advertisement un-
der the appropriate route.
20. All checks deposited with bids will be held
until contract is executed and ssrUice Commenced
by the accepted bidder. Checks t5iH fhen Be- re-
tuTJe6 Og uldtt on LRe cTGfe Request of the bidder
q. Transfers Of contracts or of interest IN con-
tracts, are forbidden by law, and Commemorative
cannot be allowed. Neither can bids, or Interest
in bids, be transferred or assigned to other par
ties. Bidders will therefore take notice that thew
Will be expected to perform the service awarded
to them through the whole contract term
2 Section 249 OF the act Of June 8, 1871 pro-
Vdes 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
sucn Interpretation than may be necessary to
provide for the due celebrity, certainty and Sc
curity thereof" Under this law bids that pro-
pose to transport the mails with celebrity Ger
taiRty and security" having been decided 10 be
the only legal bids, are construed as prsyfdinpT
for the entire mail, however large, and whatever
may be the mode OF conveyance necessary to in
sure its "celerity, certainty and security and
have the preference over all Others and no others
are considered, except for steamboat routes
q. A modification Of bid in any of its essential
terms is tantamounL TO new bid, and cannot be
received so as to interfere with regular competi-
ton. Making new bid in proper form is the
only way TO modify previous one.
"A. Postmasters are cautioned not to sign the
approval Of the bond Of any bidder before the
bond is signed by the bidder and his sureties,
and not until entirely satisfied Of the suficiency
Of the sureties. See sections 245 and 247 act Of
June q, 1874, accompanying this advertisement
rs. Postmasters are also liable to dismissal from
ONCE for acting as agents Of contractors or bid
ness matter, or thing relating to the mail ser
vice. They are the trusted agents Of the De-
partment, and cannot consistently act in both
capacities.
MARSHALL JEWELL
nO9-M6W Postmaster General.