The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-11-30

security thereof; but The Postmaster Gen.
eral shall not be bound 10 consider the
bid Of any person who has wilfully or
negligently failed to perform former
contract.
Combinations to preuent bidding prohibited.
Sec. $50. That no contract for carrying
the mail shall be made with any person
who has entered, or proposed to enter,
into any combination TO prevent the
making Of any bid for carrying the mail,
or who has made any agreement, or given
or performed, or promised to give or
perform, any consideration whatever to
induce any other person not TO bid for
any such contract; and II any person so
offending Is q contractor for carrying the
mail, his contract may be annulled; and
for the first ofiense the person so offend
ing shall be disqualified to contract Tor
carrying the mail for five years, and for
the second ofense shall be forever dis.
qualified.
Failing bidders ana t0ntrdctorS-C6ntraets
may DO extended, and temporary con-
tracts made.
SIC. 25l. That after any regular bid
der whose bid has been accepted shall
fail TO enter into contract for the trans.
portation Of the mails according 10 his
proposal, or having entered into contract,
shall fail 10 commence the performance
Of the service stipulated in his or their
contract as therein provided, the Postmas.
ter General shall proceed 10 contract
with the next lowest bidder for the
same service, who will enter into
contract for the performance thereof, un-
less the Postmaster General shall consider
such bid too high, in which case he shall
re'advertise such service. And if any
bidder whose bid has been accepted, and
who has entered into contract TO per-
form the service according 10 his proposal,
and in pursuance OF his contract has en-
tered upon the performance of the service
to the satisfaction oil the Postmaster Gen.
eral, shall subsequently, fail or refuse to
perform the service according 10 his con.
tract, the Postmaster General shall pro-
coed TO contract with the next lowest bid.
der for such service, under the advertise
ment thereof, (unless the Postmaster Gen.
eral shall consider such bid too high who
will enter into contract and give bond,
with sureties, to beapproved by the Post.
master General, Tor the faithful perform
ance thereof, in the same penalty and
with the same terms and conditions there
to annexed as were stated and contained, in
the bond which accompanied his bid; but
in case each and every Of the next lowest
bidders for such service whose respective
bids are not considered too high by the
Postmaster General shall refuse to enter
into contract and give bond as hefein,re-
quired for the faithful performance Of his
contract, the Postmaster General shall
Immediately advertise for proposals to
perform the service on said route. When.
ever an accepted bidder shall fell to en-
te- into contract, or contractor on any
mnil.route shall fall or refuse to perform
the service on said route according TO his
contract, or when new route shR! be
established, or new service required, or
when from any other cause there shall not
DO contractor legally bound or required
to perform such service, the Postmaster
General may make temporary contract
for carrying the mail on such route, with.
out advertisement, for such period as may
DO necessary, not In any case exceeding
elk months, until the service shall have
commenced under contract made &C.
cording 10 law: Provided, hotperer, That
the Postmaster General shall not employ
temporary service on any route at high.
er price than that paid to the contractor
who shall have performed the service
during the last preceding regular contract
term. And In all cases OF regular con-
tracts hereafter made, the contract NAV,
In the discretion of the Postmaster Gen
eral, be continued in.force beyond It's ex.
prees terms Tor period not exceeding
six months, until new contract with the
same, or other contractors, shall be made
by the Postmaster General.
Bidders not released until contract iS en-
tered into and service 6t1un.
SEC. 1862 That no bidder for carrying
the mails shall be released from his obi.
CATION under his bid or proposal, not.
withstanding an award may DO made to
a lower bidder, until contract for the
designated service shall have been duly
executed by such lower bidder and his
sureties, and accepted, and the service
entered upon BY the contractor to the sat.
istaction oil the Postmaster General.
CERTIFIED CHICKS or drafts TO ACCOM-.
PANY ALL BIDS RxCERDTEG 5000.
SEC. 253. That hereafter all bidders
upon every mail route for the Transports
ton Of the mails upon the same, where
the annual compensation for the service
on such route at the time exceeds the sum
Of five thousand dollars, shall accompany
their bids with certified check, or DRAFT,
payable 10 the order oil the Postmaster
General upon some solvent national bank,
which check or draft shall not be less
than five per centum on the amount of
the annual pay on said route at the time
such bid is made; and in case Of new or
modified service, not less than five Der
centum Of the amount Of the bond of the
bidder required TO accompany his bid, if
the amount OF the said bond exceeds five
thousand dollars. In case any bidder, on
being awarded any such contract, shall
fall 10 execute the same, with good and
sufficient sureties, according to The terms
on which such bid was made and &C
cepted, and enter upon the performance
Of the service 10 the satisfaction OF the
Postmaster General, such bidder shall, in |
addition to his liability on his bond &C
compsnying his bid, forfeit the amount so |
deposited 10 the United States, and the
same shall forthwith be paid into the
Treasury for the use oil the Post Office
Department.; but II such contract shall be
duly executed and the service entered
upon as Aforesaid, such draft or check go
deposited, and the checks or drafts de-
posted by all other bidders on the same
route shall be returned to tho respective
bidders making such deposits. No pro-
posals for the transportation Of the mails
where the amount Of the bond required 10
accompany the same shall exceed five