National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-14

their SUreifes from their Iia6fIiffss on ne aIcga
IioR or real or supposed h.istakes Of any Kind in
oeJ0re bidding, the fullest Inquiry and fRUesiigG-
ton be made IN regard to the route distance, ser
expenses erisfing and lfksfy 10 occur daring he
contract term, and igifh due consideration Of The
consequences imposed By idU on deiiHqueRis
CONTRACTS TO BE EXECUTED AND FILED IN THE
DEPARTMENT BY THE FIRST DAY OF JUNE.
Under the provisions Of section 245 Of the act
approved June %, 1874, the Postmaster General
mas prescribed the LIST day Of June 1875 on or be-
IoIs Whleh gay the contracts Of accepted bidders
must be received at the Departmental Washing
ton, executed in due form.
accepted bidders not Complying tyifh this reqv-
anon ShGH De considered as hGving failed 10 com
Ply NTH their proposals., and the Postmaster Gen
erdE may proceed TO contract for the serUice tcifh
other parties, according TO Iaio.
4 CONTRACTS RECEIVED AT THE DEPAFTNENr
/ AFTER JUNE lsT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED ET
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND POST
/ MASTERS:
Containing also conditions 10 be facorporated in
ne contracts TO The sztsHt the Department may
! l. Seven minutes are allowed to each inter
mediate once, when not otherwise specified, for
/ asserting the nails
2. On routes where the mode Of conveyance ad-
/ mlts Of II, the special agents Of the Post Office
Department, also post Office blanks, mail bags
/ LOCKS and Keys, are to be conveyed without extra
/ 3. sway bnls' or receipts, prepared BY post
/ masters or other agents Of the Department, will
/ destination Of the several bags to be examined
/ 6y the Postmasters, TO insure regularity in the
/ delivery OF bags and pouches.
| 4. No pay will be made for trips not performed.
and for each OF such omissions, If the failure be
oeeasOned by the fault Of the contractor or car
Iier, three times the pay Of the trip will be de-
| Quoted. For arrivals so far behind time as TO
break connection with depending nails and not
sumetently excused, one-fOurth Of the eompensa-
ton Tor the trip is subject to forfeiture For re-
peated delinquencies Of the kind herein speci-
\ ned enlarged penalties. prOportioned to the
/ nature thereof and the importance Of the mail
may be made.
| 5. For leaving behind or throwing of the mail
or any portion Of them, for the admission OF pas
sengers, or for being concerned in setting up or
running an express conveying intelligence in al
/ Quoted.
| g. Fines will be imposed, unless the deIinouenev
be promptly and satisfactorily explained 6y Ger
tincates Of pOstmasters or the afidaVts on other
ereditable persons for failing to arrive in contract
time Tor negleeting TO take the mail from, or
deliver II Into post office for suffering 1t to he
wet, injured, destroyed, robbed or lost; and Tor
refusing, amer demand, TO convey the mail as fire.
quently as the contractor runs, or is concerned in
running, coach, car or steamboat on a route.
+ ]. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures to run agreeably to
contract; for violating the post Office laws, or
dtsObeyfng the Instructions Of the Department;
for refusing to discharge a carrier when required
Oy the Department to do 500 for running an eN-
press as Aforesaid, or for transporting persons or
packages conveying mailable matter out Of the
mall 49,
u Tbs sfa ersass IS contact S G PaS He
may change schedules of departures and arrivals
in all cases, and particularly to make them con-
form to connections with railroads, without In
crease Of pay, provided the running time be not
abridged. The Postmaster General may also
discontinue or eurtal the service, or whenever the
public interests, in his Judgment, shall require
saeh diseontinuanee or eurJailment for any other
cause; he allowing, as full indemnity to con
tractor, one months extra pay on the amount Of
Services dispensed with, and pro rata cOmpensa-
tiOn for the amount Of service retained and con-,
O. Payments will be made by collections from,
or drafts on, pOstmasters or otherwise, after the
expiration Of each quarter-say in November,
February, May aud August, provided that
quired evidence Of service has been received.
10. The distances given are believed to be sub
stantially correct; but no increased pay will be
allowed should they be greater than advertised,
Il the points to be supplied are correctly stated.
Bidders must iHform hemseFves on this point, and
also in reference to the weight Of the mall the
condition Of hills, roads, streams, &c, and all
toll-bridges, turnpikes, plank,r9ads, ferries, or
be incurred. No claim for additional pay, based
on such ground, can be considered; nor for
alleged mistakes or misapprehension as to the
ries discontinued, or other distractions causing
or increasing distance or expense occurring dur
ing the contract term. OHiees established after
this advertisement Is Issued aud also during the
contract term, TO be visited without extra pay
II the distance be not increased
l.
pOsals in time to reach the Department by the
day and hour named in the advertisement, as bids
received after that time tgiH not bs eoBSlderee in
competition with bids Of reasonable amount re-
eeiyed IN time. Neither can bids be considered
which are without the bond, oath and certificate
required by section 2i5, act OF June q, 1874
u Bidders should frst propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement and then,
II they desire, separately for different service; and
advertised service, the other propositions may De
considered.
Is. There should be but one route bid for in a
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
l''propOsing one sum for two or more routes')
cannot be considered.
ia The route the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence Of the bidder, THAT is, his
usual post ONCE addTess,) and the name of each
member Of 8 firm where q company offers, should
15 Bidders are requested to use, as far as prac-
ticable, the printed proposals furnished by the
Department, TO write out IN tull the sum OF their
Altered bids should not be submitted. No
withdrawal Of bid will be allowed unless the
withdrawal is reoeipted tWenty-iour hours pre-
Yious 81 the time fixed for opening the prOpO-
IS. In case of failure Of the accepted bidder to
execute q contract, or OF the abandonment OF ser
vice during the contract term, the service will be
re-advertised and re-et at the expense Of the fail
r. The Postmaster General reserves the right
/ TO reject any bid which NAV be deemed eXtrava-
/ CANT; and also to disregard the bids Of failing
/ contractors and bidders. (Aet Of June s, lS52,
Is, The bid should be sealed, superseribed
snail Proposals, State OF Virginia" addressed
Once"
bond with sureties approved by postmaster, and
/ IN cases where the amount Of the bond exceeds
/ i've thousand dollars (s5,OO0l by a postmaster OF
the frat, second or third class. Bids for service,
| exceeds i've thousand dollars, fs5,OOO,) must be
/ accompanied BY certified check or draft, pay
I able to the order OF the Postmaster General, on
/ some solvent national bank, Of not less than fye
/ per eentum Of the amount or the annual pay
/ such route, and In case Of new or mOdihed ser
vice, not less than i've per eentum o. the amount
I Of the bond accompanying the bid if the amount
81 said bond exceeds $4,000 i've thousand dol
lars.
the present pay when It exceeds as, OOo) Ave thou
sand dollars, are stated in the advertisement IN
der the appropriate route.
%. All checks deposited with bids will be held
until contract Is executed and service commenced
BY the accepted bidder. Cheeks UtH fhsH Be re-
turned By mail on the tvrtteB rsquesf Of ne bidder
n Transfers Of contracts, or Of interest In con
tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequently
cannot be allowed. Neither can bids OF interest
In bids be transferred or assigned to other par
ties Bidders viii therefore take notice that they
will be expected TO perform the service aWarueu
to them through the whole contract term.
n. Section 249 OF the act OF June lsfz, pro
Tides contracts for the transportation Of the
8 mail shall be awarded TO the lowest bidder
rendering sufhcient guarantees for faithful per-
; Torrance, without other reference 70 the mode Of
! such transportation than may be necessary TO
Q provide for the due CELEBRITY, certainty and Sc
Q curity thereof" Under this law bids that pro
7 pose to transport the mails with scelerity, GER
a tainty aud security having been decided TO be
J the only legal bids are construed IS providing
! for the entire mail, however large and whatever
/ may be the mode OF eonyeyance necessary to in
sure It's 'scelerity, certainty and security" and
have the preference over all Others, and no others
are considered, except for steamboat routes.
= "a A mobilization OF bid IN any Of Its essential
II terms Is tantamounJ 10 new bid, and cannot BE-
' received IS to interfere with regular eOmPeti
ton. Making q new bid In proper form is the
}, only way to modify previous one.
. "a. Postmaster8 are cautioned not TO sign the
approval Of the bond % any bidder before the
r bond Is signed by the bidder and his sureties
" and not until entirely satisfied Of the sueieneJ
D Of the suretes See sections 20 and al, act o
n JUNE q, 1874, accompanying this advertisement
70 Is. Postmasters are also liable 10 dismissal irOu
r ONCE for acting as agents Of contractors or bid
g. ders, with or without compensation, In any bust
. ness, matter, or thing relating to the mall ser
Ie vice, rTbey are the trusted agents Of the DE
Paftmsnt, and cannot consistently cot in bot
70 ~ MARSHALL JEWELL,
y fpOe-MsN Postmaster GencTsll
.