The Portland daily press., 1875-02-03

increase on the contract pay. He may change sched
ues If departures and arrivals in all cases, and par
ticuarly to make them conform to connections with
railroads. without increase OF pay, provided the run
ming time be not abridged The Postmaster General
may also discontinue or curtai the service, in whole
or in part, in order to place the route superior
service or whenever the public interests in his judg
ment shall require such discontinuance curtail-
,nent for anv other cause he alOwnga full indem-
I1itv to contractor, one months extra pay on the
amount of service dispensed with, and pro rata
COMPENSATION for the amount of service retained and
continued. .
o PAYMENTS will be made by collections from. or
drafts on postmasters or otherwise alter the eXpra
zion of each duarter-say in November, February,
Nav and August provided that required evidence
of service has been recelVen' ,
TO- The distances given are believed to be sub
stantiay correct; but no increased pay will be al
iowed should they be greater than advertised if the
noints to be supplied are correctly stated. Bidders
must inform eSeges ST of b ms a R0t S aMd ao IN
hill roads streams, &c. and all toll-bridges turn
pixies l-roads, ferries, or distractions OF any
kind by which expense may be incurred. 70 claim
for additional paw, based on such ground, be
considered; nor for alleged mistakes or m1sappre-
hension to the degree OF service nor Tor bridges
causing or increasing distance or expense occurring
during the CONT act term. Offices established after
this advertisement is issued and also during the con-
tract are to be visited without extra pay if the
distance be not increased. :.
H. Bidders cautioned to mail their proposals
in time to reach the Department by the day and
hour named in the advertisement, as bids received
afer that time ap not be considered in competition
with bids of reasonable amount TeCtlNcu Ill tlllle
Neitber can bids be considered which without
tbe bond oath, and certificate required by section
245, act of June %. 1874
ID Bidders should first propose for service strictly
according to the advertisement, and them if they de-
sire sepGratety for different service and II the reg
ular bid be the lowest offered for the advertised ser
vice the other propositions may be considered.
49, There should be but one route DID 1or IN pro-
nosal Consolidated or combination bids ('proposng
one sum for two or more routes' cannot be consid-
IA. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
name and residence of the bidder, chat is, his usual
post-offce address0 and the name OF each member
of firm where company Offers should be distinct
ly stated. .-...
cable the printed proposals furnished by the Depart
ment to write out in full the sum of their bids, and
to retain copies OF them.
Altered bids should not be submitted. No with
drawal of bid will be allowed unless the with
drawa is received twentyfour hours previous to the
time fixed for opening the proposals.
16. In of failure of the accepted bidder TO ex-
ecute contract, or of the abandonment OF service
during the contract term, the service Will be re-
advertised and relet at the expense OF the falling
IL. The Postmaster General reserves the right to
reject any bid which may be deemed extravasant;
and also to disregard the bids of falling contractors
and bidders. (Act of June s, 1872, section 2492
IS. The bid should be sealed, superscribed Mail
Proposals. state 9e Comtrse ce
10. Every proposal must be accompanied by a
bond with suretes approved by postmaster and in
cases where the amount of the bond exceeds five
thousand dollars S5OOO) 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, ($5 0U00 must be accompanied by
certified check, draft payable to the order of the
Postmaster General on some solvent national bank.
of not less than five per centum on the amount OF
the annual pay 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, it the
amount Of said bond exceeds ($5,OOO five thousand
dollars
The amount of bond required with bids, and the
present pay when it exceeds ($5,0OO five thousand
dollars are stated in the advertisement under tne
appropriate route.
90 All checks deposited with bids will be held un-
til contract is executea ana $eTsie s go by
mail on the critten request Of the 6.dder. q.
81 Transfers of contracts, or of interest in con-
tracts are forbidden by law and consequently cannot
be allowed. Neither bids, or interest in bids, be
transferred assigned to other parties. Bidders
will therefore take notice that they will be expected
to perform the service awarded to them through the
whole contract term.
g. Section 249 of the act of June s, 1872, pro-
vdes that contracts for the transportation OF the
mail shall be "awarded to the lowest bidder tender
ing sufficient guarantees for faithful performance,
without other reference to the mode OF such trans
portation than may be necessary to provide for the
due CELEBRITY certainty and security thereof Under
this law, bids that propose to transport the mails
ecided to BE- the only legal bids are construed as
proriding for the entire mail, however large, and
aohaterer may be the mode of conveyance necessary
and hare the preference all others, and no 9TH
ers are considered, except for steamboat routes.
49, A modification OF a bid in any OF It's essential
terms is tantamount to new Did, and cannot be re-
ceived so as to interfere with regular competition.
Making new bid in proper form is the only way to
modify previous one. E
a. Postmasters are cautioned MOTTO sign the APP
prova of the bond of any bidder before the bond is
signed by the bidder and his suretes, and not until
entirely satisfied of the suficency of the sureties.
See sections 246 and 247 act of June 49, 1874 accom-
panying this advertisement.
25 Postmasters are also liable to dismissal from
office for acting agents of contractors or bidders,
with without compensation, in any business, mat
ter, or anything relating to the mail service They
are the trusted agents Of the Department, and can
not consistently act in both capacities.
&c. In all cases where the routes are not fully sup
piled with the necessary rocks and pouches it is the
duty of the postmaster at the head of the route to
make requisition the Contract Office of this De
parment for such locks and pouches before list July
next, provided the route be let. .
MARSHALL JEWELL,
Postmaster General.
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