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7 the amour, OF service retained ana con-

ftr the amount OF service retained ana con-
tnued.
3. Payments will be m ade BY collections from.
81 oIAits on, posim Asters or otherwise. after
the expiration 81 each Qusrter-sAy In Norem-
her, February, MAY ana August, provided thst
required evidence q service has teen received
10 ne distances gwen sre believed 70 be
viii be allowed should they be greater than al
Nertscd, N the points % be supplied are cor
rectiy stated. piffrrF r1nFf frfHra ftsms.rr.r
90 Ais poinf. and also in reference 90 the wetrht
Of the mail, the condition OF hills. road streams
&c, and all toll bridges, trrnpikes, plank
roads, ferries. or obsfructious al any kiad hv
which expense may be incurred. No claim f0r
acdiuonal pay, based on such grolnf, can be
considered, nor for alleged mistakes or misap-
lrest usion A. O. the degree OF service. nor Tor
bridges destroyed ferries cIsconri uuef. or other
distractions causing or increasing distance OF
expense occurring during the contract term.
Cfnces estaoiished after this advert scment IL
lseutd' ana also curing toe CONTRA a tarni are
% De- visited without extra pay o. tae distance
Be not increased
II. Bidders are cautioned 20 mail their rropo-
s's In time 90 reach tue department by the dav
and hour nance in the Edv-rtis emcnt A. BIDS
received aftcr that time ti No. - r4rrtFs-sa in
oomTe clifton with bids 81 reasonable amount
received m time. Neither can bids be c,tnsif A.
ertd which are without the bond. OATH ana
&C, LhcAte required by section 2i5, act u June
y Bidders should first propose for seryfcs
strictly according % the advertisements, and
then, ~ they desire, separately Tor Al fiereut ser
vice; and IL the regular bad De the lowest offered
tons may lie considered.
D.. There should be but one rosie ia Tor in
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
C'prOposins ore sum Tor tFo OF more rOutes'D
cannot bc considered.
IA. The route, the service, the yearly nav
name srd residence OF the bidder. chat IA, his
usual post-Ofiice address. ana the name OF each
member OF a firm where a company offers,
should be distinctly stated
j.. Bidders are requested % use, rs far as
LraSticable, the pTiuted proposals furnished by
the Department, "a write cut IN full the sum OF
their bids, aud 20 retain copies Of them.
Au-rtu bids should not be submitted. No
WithdrsVsl OF bid vail be allowed unless the
withdraw al is received twenty-fUur hOars pre-
Nious 10 the time fixed Tor o',euiug the propO-
sals.
Is. In case OF failure Of the accepted bidder
10 execute contact, OF OF the abandonment of
service during the coutrsct term. the service
viii be re advertised and re-let az the exneuse
OF the failing bidder OF contractor.
l.. The Postmaster General reserves fhe
the right 10 re iect any btd which rnsy he deemed
eNtrsvsgaut; and slso 10 disregard the bids 81
taiNnC contractors and bidders. lAct Of June
SSlShs, section 244.0
l.. The bad should he scaled, superssribed
81 atl Proposals, State Of Virginia, D" addressed
second ASSISTANT Postmaster General, Con-
tract Once
l.. Every proposal must be accompanicf nv q
bond with sureles approved by postmaster,
aGu IN cases where the amount OF the hnud
exceeds i've thousand dollars 600 by post
master Of the first, second, or third class BIDS
Tor service, the pay for which az the time OF
b. AeTust.Irtnt exceeds i've thousand dollars.
.S11OlA must be accompanied by a certihed
check or draft, payable 10 the order OF the
fOstmastcT General, on some solvent national
bank, OF not les than i've per centum on the
amount OF the annual Pay on such route. and in
case % rev or modified service, not less than
i've FER Ceutum OF the amount of the bond
Accompanying The bid, if the amour. Of said
bond exceeds $4,000 i've thousand dollars.
The amount OF bond required with bids, and
"A 10 as "A Fah a.
thousand dollars, are stated in the advertise
meut under the appropriate route.
20, All checks deposited with bids viii be
eid unul contract n executed and service cow
menced Oy tie accepted bidder. ChscEg trflI
ter o. returned ~ naii on tse cr,ten request 4
p. Irsnfers of contracts, or CT interests in
contracts, are forbidden by law, and cOnse-
Queutly cannot be allowed. Neither can bi1z or
interests in bids be transferred or asst Sned 20
other parties. Bidders will therefore take no.
tee that they will De expected 10 perform the
service awarded 70 them through the whole
contract term.
y. Section 2i9 Of the act Of June s. ls72, pro-
yices that contracts for tie transportation OF
the mail SHAH be awarded 20 tue lowest bid
der rendering sufficient guarantees for faith -ul
performance, without ether reference % the
mode Of such transportation than may be neces-
saTy 20 provide for the due CELEBRITY, certainty
and security thereof Under this law bids that
propose to transport the mails with "celerq'y,
cfTtCiHy, and security h1ri1g been decided % q
he only ieCGl BIDS construed a Brlrtfing FAR
TIE entire mai, h0cersr large and iggGtsrsr ag Dc
hf mode = Conveyance Necessary a. insure as see.
teTtty, certainty end security" dgd hare hs pre-
gsrsEce 0rsT on Others, and no others are corld-
cred, except fer steamboat routes.
.. a mobilization OF a bid In any OF It's essen
bal terms Is tantamCuut 70 A new bid, and can
not be received 80 az ID Interfere with regular
competition. Making a new bid ia proper
form II TIE only way 20 modify previous one.
n. POstm asteIs are cautioned not TO sign the
SIIIoYal Oi the bond OF any bidder before the
bond is signed by the bidder and his sureties,
and not until entirely sstst I'd OF the sufl cheney
OF the Fureties See sections 24j AMI 2f7, set OF
June 30 1874, accompanying this advertise
meut.
.. POstmasters are also liable 70 dismissal
from Office for acting as agents OF contractors or
bidders, with or Wttheut compensation, in any
business, matter, or thing relating 20 the mail
service. They are the trusted agents Of tue De-
partment, and cannot consistently act in both
capacities. MARSHALL JEWELL,
nov li-s,tw POstm aster General.