Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-09
Dated - Is.
INSTRUCTIONS To BIDDERS AND posi-
MASTER<

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]. Seven minutes SIRE allowed 10 each intermediate
Office when not otLcr,y Sc epcifil for ~.
mails
? ON routes where the mode Of convcvanc, admit,
81 n, the special agents 81 the Post Office Depart
ment' also post office blanks, mail bags. locks ANA
keys. are 10 bc conveyed without extra charge.
masters Gr other agents If Ia Bcpartmcnt viii sS-
nation Of the scyersl bag e. be examined ~ th-
posimasterS q insure regularity in the delivery OF
4 No pay viii De made for trips not performed and
Tor each OF such omissions. If the failure D. occ9-
tins.- TIE paT 81 trip VIII le Deducted For arrivals
50 FAR behind time 10 break connection with de-
fourth Of tn compensation tor the trip Is subject o.
forfeiture For repeated dolinquencies Of ths kind
the nature thereof and the importance Of the mail
s. For leaving behind or throwing of Ihe mails
or any portion Of them, for the admission 81 pa
sengers, or for being concerned in setting up OF
running sn express conveying intrlligonce an al
vance 81 The malI quarter pay NAV b. deducted.
he promptly and satisfactorily explained by cartif-
Gates o postnasters OF the aft ayits Of other crei
sir Prjcls, Tor isiilns to srrye IA contract time
juTed destroyed robbed OF lost and for r"f1si-,
after demand, 10 convey the mail As frequently As
the contractor runs, OF l. concerned IL running
Z. The Postmaster General NAV annul the con
tract for repeated failures 90 run agreeablv % con
ing the instructions Of e DeRsrmRt for qif9.6g
70 discharge carrier when required by the Depart
or for Transporting persons or packages conveying
nsIla6le matter out Of the mail.
(. The Postmaster General NAV order an increase
Of service on route by allowing therefore pro raio
| increase q the contract pay He may change
schedule 81 departures and arrivals in all ami
| particularly 60 make them conform q connections
WITH railroads without Increase Il pay; provid Il
General may also discontinue Curtsil the service
IN Who'll OF IN part, IN order to plag1 on the route
huPtLi9i, stfslee, whenever the public Interests,
IN has Judgment, shall require such disc0ntinuauCs
OF curtailincnt for any other cause be allowing. as
full indemnify 10 contractor, months extra pay
on the amount Of service dispensed with, aud p5o
fd'g compensation for the amount OF service retained
9. Payments will be made bv collections from. or
dTaite on, p0stmasteFs OF otherwise after the eNpra
ton OF each quarter-say in November. February.
May and August provided that required evidence Of
service hiss been received.
10. The distances given are believed 10 be substan
ually correct but no increased paw will he allowed
10 be supplied are correctly stated. BddSTs
1RJoTm taelaSeiEsS OF his point, and also in refer
roads streams &c. and all toll bridges turnpikos
plank roads. ferries distractions Of any kind Nv
which expense NAV be incurred. No claim for a.If
uonal pay based on such ground, be consid cred
nor for alleged mistakes or nisapprehension as 90
the degree of service; for bridges DESTROYED fer
res discontinued or other distractions causing
co1tract tet, Ofico ataiII ts i9IS tl7
usement l. issued, and also during the contract term
are 10 be visited without extra IL the distance be
IL Bidders are cautioned 10 mail their proposals IN
time 10 reach the Department bv the daT and bouT
named IN ,he advertisement, bids received after
that time friA nor b, roHSid,ysf in competition with
bids Of reasonable amount received in time Neither
can bids Ice considered which are without the bond
oath and certlhcae required by section 2i5, act Of
y. Bidders should first propose for service strictly
sccording To the advertisement aud then If they d.
ar bid be the lowest offered for the advertised ser
vice the other propositions may be considered.
10 There should be but one route bid for in pro
pOsal. Consolidation OF combination bids tsprupp,
ing one sum for two or more routes cannot be con
u. The route, the service the yearly paw, the name
ana residence 9 the bidder that Is bis usual post
nm where company offers, should be distinctly
Is Bidders are requested 10 use as far As practica-
BE the printed proposals furnished by the Depart
paImen to write out IN full the sum Of their bids,
Altered bids should not be submitted. No with
dTaWal oi bid VIII be allowed unless the Withdrawal
Is received twenty four hours previous TO the time
fixed for ming the proposals.
cute contract or of the abandonment Of service
o9Ilng tle contract term the service Will be re
edNefised and rele al the expense OF the falling bid
II. The Postmaster General reserves the right to
reject any bid which may be deemed extravagaut;
and also to disregard the bids of failing contractors
and bidders. (Act Of June s, 1872, section 249D
Is The bid shouldibs sealed, superseded Mail
Proposals, State of - addressed, second A.
IS. Every proposal must be accompanied by a bond
with suIeties approved by postmaster and in case;
dollars T 1Sis % Ry RSs% master 81 H. the s e3GnS
at the time of advertisement exceeds five thousand
dollars, 900 must be accompanies BY certified
payable 10 the order OF the POstmas-
ter General on some solvent national bank, Of not
less than I'VE per ceDt Of the amount Of the annual
pay on such route, and in Of modified
service not less than five per centum % the amount
OF the hoEd accompanying the bid, If the amount
OF SAID bond exceeds lS5OOO) tVs thousands dol
The amount of bond required with bids and the
present pay when il exceeds $4,000 i've thousand
dollars are stated in the advertisement under the APP
-. All checks deposited with bids will be held until
contract IL executed and SeTrtoe eOSGMsHoef by the
accepted bidder. Cheeks tCiH then Be FeKfrHed bg
aqdtt on The bcrsffeH request Of the bidder.
u. Transfers OF contracts, interest in con
tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequently can
not be allowed. Neither bids or interest in bids
be transferred or assigned 90 other parties Bidders
VIII therefore take notice that they viii be expected
to perform the service awarded to them through the
whole contract term.
2 Section 249 Of the act Of June s. ls72 provides
that contracts for the of the mail shall
be awarded 20 the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
guarantees for the faithful performance without
other reference TO the mode Of such transportation
than may be necessary 10 provide for the due celei
", certainty and security thereof Under this law
bids that propose 70 transport the mails with oelert
fy certainty and SecNyty, hdefag BEEN deoidsf Be
the only legal bids construed pTocidtHg for le
eftTe mail, hotcereF large. and chaerer may be rae
UtOde Q Conveyance necessary 10 AIS ceTtfy,
oeTdtHy and SSteYtfg, dad hare the preference
aH ones and no others are considered, except for
%. modification of a bid in any Of its essential
terms are tantamount to new bid, and cannot be
received as TO interfere with regular competition
Making new bid IN proper form Is the only way 70
"a POsimasters are cautioned not to sign the an
proval of the bond Of any bidder before the bond
signed by the bidder and his suretes and not until
entirely satisfied Of the sufciency Of the sureties
See sections 246 and az, act OF June q l4 accom-
panying this advertisement.
Is. Postmasters are also liable 90 dismissal from