The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-09

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able amount resolved il time. Neither tsiu
bids be considered which are wilhout the
L2la, 94t1s aaa Ssiilnsate Eequiied ny section
y Bidders should arst propose tor service
stlstly according 70 the adyertisenenI and
ulen, "a they desire, separately for different
offered for die adysrtssd service, the other
Isl There should be but one route bid for In
aproposaIs Consolidated or combination bids
C~-proposing one sum for two or more routes'J
cannot be considered.
IA The route, the service. the yearly pay,
the name and residence of the bidder, Qhat
Is his usual postofice. address, and the name
of each member of a firm where q company
offers, should be distinctly stated.
practicable. the printed proposals fur
nished by The Department, TO write out in full
me sum OF their bids, and 10 retain copies Of
Bids altered in the route, the service. the
yearly pay, or the name of the bidder, by eras-
ted; and If so submiue3 will not be considered
In awarding the contracts. No withdrawal Of
q bid viii be allowed unless the withdrawal H.
received twenty -four hours previous TO tue time
fixed for opening the proposals.
l6. In case Of failure OF the accepted bidder
to execute a contract. or of the abandonment OF
service during the contract term, the service
will be re-adyertised and re-let at the expense
Of the falling bidder or contractor, and any ac-
fail 10 enter into contract in due form. and to
perform the service described in his proposal.
may be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor, and,
on conviction thereof, be fined and imprisoned
therefor.
II. The Postmaster General reserves the
travagant; and also TO disregard the bids of
failing contractors and bidders.
No contract for carrying thu mail thall be
made with aay per- on who has entered, or pro-
posed TO enter, into any combination to prevent
who has made any agreement, or given or per
formed, or promised TO give or perform, any con
sideralion whateser 10 induce any other person
not 10 bid for any such contract.
No bidder for carrying the mails shall be re-
leased from his obligation under his bid or pro-
posal, Notwithstanding an award made TO a low
err bidder, until a contract for the designated
service shall have been duly executed by such
lower bidder and his %sureties, and accepted,
and the service entered upon by the contractor
to the satisfaction of the Postmaster General.
By regulation of the Department, no carrier
eau be employed who is under sixteen wears of
age; and no bidder will be accepted who is IN.
der twenty-one years of g or ~hois a married
woman.
IS. The bid should be sealed. suDerscrised
.Mail Proposals. Wyoming Territory adj
dret scd second Assistant Postmaster Gene
raj, Contract Ohice."
-. Every proposal must be accompanied by
n bond with Two or more sureties approved by a
postmaster, and in cases where The amount of
the bond exceeds five thousant dollars fs5OfQ)
by a postmaster of the first. second, or third
class. Bids for service. the pay Tor which al The
time of advertisement exceeds five thousand
dollars ($5,OO0(, must be accom- panied by u certi
ned check, or draft, pay abb to the order OF the
Postmaster General, on tome solvent national
bank. of not less han Ave per eentum on the
case Of new or modified service, not less than
1--WE per ceItum of the amount accompanying
the bid, If the amount Of said bond exceeds
$4,000 five thousand dollars.
The amount of bond required with bids. and
the present pay when IL exceeds Isl, 0OO) i've
Thousand dollars, are stated in tho advertise
ment under the appropriate route.
sureties on the bond of a bidder must take an
oath before an officer qualified TO administer
oaths that they are the owners of real estate
worth, In the aggregate, a sum double the
dine and owing nv them and all tndOmaofe
mortgages, and executions against them, after
allowing all exemptions OF every character
20. All checks deposited with bid will be
held until contract 10 executed and the service
VIII SGm% then be p Returned, tn9 di'Sss By %ail. 0t on he S9i,iss
request OF the bidder, or delivered TO any one on
his order.
turned to the Department by or before the 10th
day of September, 1876, otherwise the accc opted
bidder will be considered as having failed, and
tract for the service with other parties, accord
ing to law.
contracts. are forbidden by law, and consequent
ly cannot be allowed. Neither can bids. or in
tercst in bids, be transferred or assigned to
other parties, Bidders will therefore take no.
tee that they will be expected to perform the
service awarded 10 them through the whole con-
%. Section 249 Of the act of June 8. 1872, pro-
vides that contracts for the transportation ofthe
mail shall be awarded to the lowest bidder ten
QtTluk tuulCltut EudTdnlttb u lullulul Der
formance. without other reference TO the mode
OF such transportation than NAV be necessary 10
provide for the due celerity, certainty. and secu-
rity thereof Under this law bids that propose
to transport the mails with celebrity, certainty.
and security. !" having been decided TO DO lie
only legal bids, arc construed as providing for
the entire mail, however large, and whatever
may be the mode OF conveyance necessary to
insure its 'celerity. certainty. and security,''
and have the preference over all others, and no
others are considered. except for steam boat
routes.
%. A modification of a bid in any ofits essen
tial terms is to a new bid. and can
not be received l. so as TO interfere with regular
competition. Making a new bid in proper form
is the only way TO modif, a previous one.
"a. Postmasters are cautioned, under PEN
atty of removal, not to sign the approval of
the bond of any bidder before the bond is
signed by the bidder and his ~sureties, and not
until entirely satisfied of the suficlency ofthe
sureties.
No postmaster, assistant postmaster, or
clerk employed in any postofice, shall be a
contractor or concerned in a contract for car
rying the mail.
25. Postmasters AZ. also liable to dismissal
from office for acting as agents of contractors
er bidders, with or without compensation, in
any business, matter, or thing relating to the
mail service. They are The trusted agents OF
the Department, and cannot consistently act
in both capacities.
with pouches. locks and keys, requisition must
be made upon the Second Assistant Postmaster
Genera, for the came before the date of begin
ming service.
Eg Proposals altered by erasures or inter
lineations of the route, the service, the yearly
pay, or the name of the bidder, will not be con-
sideTed.