Arizona citizen., 1875-01-30

less the withdrawal is received twenty fou
 hours previous to the time fixed for open ling the proposals.
 Il ~I6. In case of failure of the accepted bid der to execute a contract, or of the aban- Idonment of service during the contract term, the service will be re-advertised and re-let at the expense of failing bidder or contractor.
 l 17. The Postmaster General reserves the right to reject any bid which nay be deem ed extrsvagant; and also to disregard the bids of failing contractors and bidders. Act of June 8, 1872, section 249.)
 Is. The bid should be ealed, superserib- ed "Mail Proposals. State of-," ad- dressed Second Assistant Postmaster Gen Ieral, Contract Office"
 l9. Every proposal must be accom- panied by bond with sureties approved by a post master, and in cases where The amount of the bond exceeds five thousand dollars I($5OO0) by postmaster of the first, second. . Tor third class. Bids for service, the pay for which at the time of advertisement xceeds five thousand dollars, ($500O,) must be ac- lcOmpanied by certified cbeck, or draft, payable to the order of the Postmaster Gen. eral, on some solvent national bank. of not less than five per centum on the amount of 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 ($5000, five thousand dollar.
 The amount of bond required with bids, and the present pay when it exceeds (S5- l0O0) five thousand dollars, are stated ir the Qd varfi mt ,Ind.r ha 20. All checks dep0-i;ed wrh bids will be held until contract is executed and sery = ice cmomenced by ,he accepted bidder. Checks will then be returned by mail on the written request of the bidder. | 2l. Transfers of contracts, pr of interest in contracts, are forbidden by law, and con seqnently cannot be allowed. Neither can bids, or interest in bids, be transferre or assigned to other parties. Bi1Hers will therefore take notice that they will be ex- lpected to perform the service awarded to them through the whole contract term. i 22. Section 249 of the act f June s, I 1872, provides that contracts for the trans pOrtation of the mail shall be awarded to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guar antees or faithful performance without other reference to the mode of such trans portaton than may be necessary to pro, ide for the due ceierity, certainty, and security Ihereof.' Under this law bids tha. pro- pose to transport the maiis with ''celerity. certainty, and security" paving 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 its "eelerity. certainty, and security" and have the preference over ali others, and no others are coas sidered, except for stes m boat routes.
 | 23. modification of bid in any of it's essential terms IS tantamount to new bid , cannot be received so as to interfere with regular competition. Making a new bid in proper form is the only way to modi- fy previous one.
 "A. P0stmasters are cautioned not to lsign the approval of the bond of any hid~ dir before the bond is signed by the bidder and his sureties, and not until entirely sat- isfed of the suficiency of the sureties. See sections 246 and PAY, act of June 9, 1874, accompanying this advertisement. 25. Postmasters are al-o liable to dis = mlssal from office for acting as agents of contractors of bidders, with or without com pensation, 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. I 26. In ali cases where the routes are no, fully supplied with the necessary locks and pouches, it is the duty of the postmaster RI the head of the ronte to make requisitior on the Contract Office of this Depmrtmen, for such locks and pouches before lst July next, provided the route te let.
 MARSHALL JEWELL, l l4:6w Postmaster General,