Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-12-12

/ cialm itr auutuOnaI pay, base1 on sucn
ground can lie considered nor for al
legged mistakes or misapprehensions as TO
the degree Of serviae; nor Tor bridges des-
| troyed, ferries discontinued, or other OBJ
structions causing or increasing distance
or ext ense occurring during The contract
trim. Offices established after this adver.
lisement IS issued, and also during thecon-
tract term, are TO be visited without extra
pay iffhe distance be not increased
IL. Bidders are cautioned to mail their
proposals in time TO reach the Department
by the day and hour nnmed in the adver
| tisement. rs bids received after that time
,oii not be considered in competition with
bids of reasonable amount received in time.
Neither n bids be considered which are
without the bond, oath. and certificate re-
CURED by section PAS, act Of June %, 1874.
10 Bidders should first propose for ser.
vice strictly accoi ding to the &C veriise-
ment, and then, if they desire. separately
for different SER ice and if the reg4lar
bid be the lowest offered for the advertised
service, the other propositions my be
considered
H. There should be but one route bid
for in proposal. Consolidated or COM
biuation bids proposing one sum for
two or more routes" cannot lie considered.
IA The route, the service, the yearly
ray, the name aud residence of The oIi err.
(tiat is bis usual pos IL flee add 'ss J and
tue name OF each member of firm " here
company offers, should be distinctly
stated.
5. Bidders are requested TO use, as far
as practicable, The printed proposals fur
nished 10y the Department, 10 write in
full The sum OF the bids, and to retain copies
OF them.
Altered bids should not be submitted
No withdrawn of "A bid will be allowed
unless the withdrawal is received twenty
four hours previous to the time fixed for
opening the proposals
l6. la Case of failure of the accepted
bidder to execute a contract, or of aban-
donment of service during the con-
tract term, the service will he read
vertised and re let at the expense of the
failing bidder or contractor.
u. The Postmaster General reserves the
right TO reje any bid witch may be
deemed extravagant; and also to disregard
the bids offailing contractors and bidders.
(Act Of June 9, 1872 section 249
49, The bid should he scale d ,supe, scrb-
ed Mail Propos sails, State OF West tir-
GINA add esstd "Second Assistant
Postmaster General, Contract Office.
10. Every proposal musi be accompaHi.
ed by bond with surei's approved by a
postmaster, and in cases where the amount
Of the bond exeee6s five thousand dalars
(S5, e00)bya postmaster OF the first cond, i.
or third class. Bids for service, the pay
Tor which at the time Of aGvertiscntn ex-
| ceeds five thousand dollars, (S5 600
must be accompanied by u certified check,
| or draft. payable to the order Of he Post
master General, on some solvent national
bank OF not less than five per c.ntum on
| the amount OF the annual pay on such
| route, and in case OF new or modified SER
vice, not less than 5 per centum of the
| amount OF the bond accompany ing the lid
! il the amount of said bond exceeds So oOO)
five thousand dollars
The amount Of bond required with bits
and the present pay when it exceeds { 81,
COO, five thousand dollars, are stated ia
the advertisement under The appropriate
route.
20. All checks deposited with bids will
be held until contract IS executed and SIR
ere commtnc2d by the accepted bidder -
Che ckS tcH then be Tturntd jy mQii an tie
tcriten request Of the biddtr.
81. Transfers Of contracts, or of inter
est in contracts, are forbidden by Jaw and
cous' quently cannot be allowed Neither
can bids, or interest in bids be transfer
red or assigned to other parties. Bidders
will therefore take notice that they will
BE- exp cted to perform the service awarded
10 them through the whole contract
term.
% Section 249 of the act Of June 8.
1872, provides that contracts for the ans
portalion of the mail shall lie awarded
to the lowest bidder rendering suffi lent
guarantees for faithful performance, with
out other reference to the mode of such
transportation than may be necessary to
provide for the due celebrity, certainty a d
security thereof Under this law bids
that propose TO transport the mails with
''ceLert'y, certainty and secmifv. hduin0
been dec'ded to be The only legal bids. are
construed as prouiding for the entire
mail, ho,ceuer large, and tchdtever maybe
The mode Of Conveyance necessary to IN
sure its "ceierity certainty, and security"
and hare The preference Ooer all Others
and no others are considered, except tor
steamboat Toules.
%. A modification of bid in any of
its essential terms is tantamount to a new
bid, and cannot be received so as to inter
fere with regular competition Making q
new bid in proper form is the only way
to modify previous one.
"a. Postmaslers are cautioned not to
sign the approval of the bond of any bid
der before the bond is signed by the bidder
and his sureties, and not until entirely
satisfied of the sufficiency of the sureties.
See sections 246 and 247, act of June %,
1874, accompanying this advertisement.
25. PostmasterS are also liable TO dis
missal 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
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