Arizona citizen., 1875-02-06

less the withdrawal is received twenty -four hours previous to the time fixed for open. ling the proposals.
 ! I6. In case of failure of the accepted bid der to execute contract, or of the sban- donment of service during the contract term, the service will be re.advertised and lre-let at the expense of failing bidder or lcontractor.
 IT. The Postmaster General reserves the right to reject any bid which nay be deem ed extravagant; and also to disregard the bids of failing contractors and bidders. Act of June 8, 1872, section 29.) Is. The bid should be scaled, superscribs led "Mail Proposals, State of -," sd- dressed Second Assistant Postmaster Gen. Ieral, Contract Office"
 l9. Every proposal must be accompanied by bond with sureties approved by post master, and in cases where the amount of the bond exceeds five thousand dollars ($5000) by postmaster of the first, second! or third class. Bids for service. the pay for which at the time of advertisement exceeds five thousand dollars, ($5O00,) must be ao- llcompanied by certified check, or draft, payable to the order of the Postmaster Gen, eral, on some solvent national bank, of not
 
 the annual pay on such route, and in case of new or modified service, not less than
 five per centum of the amount of the bond accompanying the bid, if the amount of said bond exceeds ($5000N five thousand dollars. | The amount of bond required with bids, and the present pay when it exceeds ($5- lOOO) five thousand dollars, are stated in the advertisement under the appropriate route. 10 All ohaoko daDoe;tad rv;rh k:I- be held until contract is executed and sery- ice cmomenced by the accepted bidder. Checks will then be returned by mail on the written request of the bidder. 21. Transfers of contracts, or of interest Iseqnently cannot be allowed. Neither can assigned to other parties. Bidders will therefore take notice that they will be ex- lpected to perform the service awarded to them through the whole contract term.
 g. Section 249 of the act Of June &, 1872, provides that contracts for the trans portation of the mail shall be "awarded to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guar an tees for faithful performance, without other reference to the mode of such trans- pOrtation than may be necessary to provide for the due celerity, certainty, and security thereof" Under this law bids that pro- pose to transport the mails with "ceIerity, certainty, and security" having been de- cided to be the only legal bids, are con- strued as providing for the entire mail, however large, and whatever may be the mode of conveyance necessary to insure it's ''celerity, certainty, and security" and have the preference over all others, and no others are considered, except for steamboat routes.
 23. A modification of bid in any of it's essential terms is tantamount to anew bid, and cannot be received so as to interfere with regular competition. Making a new bid in proper form is the only way to modi- fly previous one.
 "A. POstmasters are cautioned not to sign the approval of the bond of any bid dir before the bond is signed by the bidder {, and his sureties, and not until entirely sat- isfied of the suficiency of the sureties. See sections 246 and PAT, act of June g, 1874, accompanying this advertisement.
 25. Postmasters are also liable to dis missal from office for acting as agents of contractors of bidders, with or without com IpensatiOn, in any business, matter, or thing relating to the mail service. They are the trusted agents of the Department. and can. not consistently act in both capacities. 26. In all cases where the routes are not fully supplied with the necessary locks and pouches, it is the duty of the postmaster at the head of the ronte to make requisition on the Contract Office of this Department for such locks and pouches before 1st July next, provided the route te let. MARSHALL JEWELL, 14:6w Postmaster General,