The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-11-16

deemed exlravagant; and also 10 disre.
gard the bids Of falling contractors and
2i0)
Is. The iii should be sealed, superscrI.
bed Mail Proposals, State of West Viz
ginia," addressed Second Assistant Post.
master General, Contract Office"
~. Every proposal must DO accompa.
MED by q bond with surilies approved by
postmaster, and In cases where tho
amount OF the bond exceeds five thou
sand dollars rs .000) by o postmaster Of the
urst, second, or third class. Bids for ser.
vice, the pay for which Of the time Of ad.
Ivse[rt dSae exceeds five thousand dollars,
S1uVOl must be accompanied by cert.
lle1 cheek, or draft, payable Ia the order
Oh inc Postmaster General, on some SOL
vent national bank, Of not less than five
percentum oil the amount OF the annual
pay on such route, and in case of new or
modified service, not less than five per
Centun OF tho amount OF the bond ac.
companying tho bid, II tho amount OF
said bond exceeds Ct500O) five thousand
dollars.
The amount oil bond required with bids.
and the present pay when 1t exceeds (s5,'
VOO) live thousand dollars, are stated III
the advertisement under tho appropriate
route.
20. All checks deposited with bids will
be held until contract Is executed and
ser1icc commenced by the accepted bidder.
CheckS C!R then be returned 6y mail on tho
lorttteH request Of The bidder.
II. Transfers Of contracts, or Of interest
in contracts, arc forbidden by law, and
consequently cannot be allowed. Neither
can bids, or interest in bids, be transferred
or assigned 10 other parties. Bidders will
therefore take notice that they will be ex.
pected TO perform the service awarded 10
them through the whole contract term.
~. Section 240 Of the act Of June 8,
1879, provides that contracts for the
transportation OF the mailshall DO "award.
cd to the lowest bidder rendering suffl-
cient guarantees for faithful performance,
Without other reference to the mode of
such transportation than may be necessary
to provide for the due celeriiy, certainty,
and security thereof" Under this law
DDS that propose to transport the mails
win "ceIeHty certainty, and security"
hdoIng been decided to BE- Tie only Legal bids,
are construed as provided for tie entire
mai, hoWeuer large, and IrhdteNr may be
MG MODE Of c9nEeydnce necessary 10 insure
Us celebrity, certainty, and securtv," and
haze TIE preference Oper all others, and no
others are considered, except for steam.
boat routes
%. A modification Of q bid in any of
lls essential terms is tantamount 10 new
bid, and cannot be received SO as to inter.
Iere with regular competition. Mskings
new bid in proper form is the only wsy
10 modify o previous one.
"a. PostmaSters arc cautioned not IN
sign the approval Of the bond OF any bid.
der before the bond is signed by The bid
der and his eurclies, and not until en-
lirely satisfied oil the sufliciency OF tho
Surcties. See sections GAG and 9i7, act of
June %, 1874, accompanying this ad.
vGrtisement.
20. Postmaslers are also liable 10 dis.
mlssal from office for acting as agents of
contractors or bidders with or without
compensation, in any business, matter, or
thing relating TO the mail service. They
are the trusted agents OF the. Department,
anu canroI consistently act in both ca
paclIies. MARSHALL JEWELL,
IJStmGster General.