National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-16
MAIL ROUTES.

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bid has been accepted shall tail to enter into
tract for the transporati Of mails according
to his proposal, or, having entered into contract,
snail fail to commence the performance oil the
service stipulated in his or their contract as
therein provided, the Postmaster General shall
proceed to contract with the next lowest bid
der for the same service, who will enter into
contract for the performance thereof, unless the
Postmaster General shall consider such bid too
high, in which case he shall readyertise such
service. And If any bidder whose bid has been
a-ceEted, snd who has entered into o contract to
perform the service according to his proposal,
upon the performance Of the service to the salts
faction Of the Postmaster General, shall subse-
cOrdnE to his contract the Postmaster General
shall proceed to contract with the next lowest
bidder for such service, under the advertisement
thereof, (unless the Postmaster General shall
consider such bid too high,) who will enter into
contract and give bond, with sureties to be sp-
proved by the Postmaster General, for the faith
1ul performance thereof, in the same penalty and
with the same terms and conditions thereto
nezed 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 herein required for
the faithful performance of his contract, the
Postmaster General shall Immediately advertise
for proposals to perform the service said route.
Whenever an accepted bidder shall fail to enter
into contract, or q contractor on any mail route
shall fail or refuse to perform the service on said
route according to bis contract, or when new
route shall be established, new service required
or when from any other cause there shall not be q
contractor legally bound or required to perform
such service, the Postmaster General may make
a temporary contract for carrying the mail on
such route, without advertisement, for such Pc
riod as may be necessary, not in any case exceed
ing six months, until the service shall have COM
menced under a contract made according to law:
Provided, hoI1eUer, That the Postmaster General
shall not employ temporary service on any route
at higher 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 contracts hereafter made, the
contract may, in the discretion Of the Postmaster
General, be continued in force beyond its express
terms Tor q periOd not exceeding six months, IN
til q new contract will the same, or other con-
tractors, shall be made by the Postmaster Cen
eTal.
BIDDERS NOT RELEASED UNTIL A CONTRACT IS
ENTERED INTO AND SERVICE BEGUN.
Sec. 252. That no bidder for carrying the mails
shall be released from his obligation under his
bid or proposal, notwithstanding an award made
to q lower bidder, until contract for the desig-
mated service shall have been duly executed by
such lower bidder and his sureties, and accepted,
and the service entered upon by the contractor to
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