The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-23

express as afO cs2lc; 81 IOr iFLnSpOFta HB pcf-
sous " packages conveying m4iiabIe matter
). Tine Postmaster General may otier an
! crease OF service on q route ny allowiLg
thsTsf 2 a pro rata increase on The contract
Pay. he may change schedules 81 depart
larry 10 make them coaform To conhee ioes
with raiIr. ads. without increase OF pay. pro
ylded the running time be moi abridged
The ostmasier General may also diseon-
tinue or curiaii ihe service, In whole or In
service. o. whenever the public Interests, in
mis- judgment. shall require such discOntin-
allowing, as full Indemnity 10 contractor, one
months extra pay on the amount of servics
loa the amount oil service retained and con-
tinued.
.. Payments will be made by collections
from, or dtafts on. postmasters or otherwise,
November, February, May and August. pro-
been received.
10. the distances given are believed to be
substantially correct; but no increased pay
will be allowed should they be greater than
advertised. III the points To be supp led are
seayes on this point. and also in reference To
the weight of The mail the condition of hills.
roads, stream. &c, and all loil-bridges, turn.
| pixies. ptank-rSads. ferries. or obsti uctions of
any kind ny which expense may be incurred.
No claim for additional Ply, based on such
mistakes or misapprehension as to the degree
Of service; nor for bridges destroy d, ferries
discontinued. or distractions causing or in
creasing distance or expense occurring during
The contract term. oiices eslablish,d after
this advertisement Is issued, and also during
the contract term. are to be visited without
extra pay II the distancebe not increased.
ii. Bidders are cautioned To mail their pro-
posais iniime TO reach the department by the
day and hour named In the advertisement. as
bids received after tai time Will not be con-
able amount received Ia time. Neither can
bids, he considered which are without the
bond, oath. and certificate required by section
2s5. act OF June q. 1874.
" Bidders should frst propose for service
ssbbren1' X aSevra des1r 70 s sas a asss' i ssu dlfsr and
service; and IL the regular bid be the lowest
offered for the advertised service, the other
propositions may be considered
ID. There Should be but o e route bid for In
a proposal. Consolidated or combiuation bids
C'pruposing one sum If two or more routes'D
cannot be considered.
IA. The route. The service. the yearly pay.
is his usual postofiice address.l aud The name
OF each member OF a firm wheru a company
oilers, should be distinctly stated.
Is. bidders are requested To use. as far as
practicable. The printed proposals fur
nished by The department, 10 write out in full
them.
Bids altered In the route, The service, the
yearly pay. or the name of the bidder, by eras-
urer or inlerlineati.ns, should not be submit
ted: and II 50 submit es Will not be considered
a bid will be allowed unless The withdrawal IL
received twenty four hours previous 10 the lime
hxrd for opening The proposals.
Is. In case VI failure OF the accepted bidder
to execute a contract. or Of the abandonment of
service during the contract Term. the service
will be re-advsriised and re-let nj the expenpe
Of the falling bidder or contractor. anu any nc
copied bidder who shall. wrongful. refuse or
fail 20 enter into contract In due form. aud TO
| perform the service described in his ~ proposal.
may I've deemed guiity OF a misdcmeanor, nnc.
on conviction thereof, be fined aud imprisoned
therefor.
II. the Postmaster General reserves The
right ~ reject any bid which may be deemed ex.
travagani; and also 10 disregard the bids Of
failing Contractors and bidders.
No contract for carrying III, mall shall be
made win my per on who mas entered, or pro-
posed TO enter. into any combination TO prevent
the making Of any bid for carrying the mail. or
formed. or promised 10 give or perform, any con
| sidcration whatever 10 indnco any other person
not TO bid for any such con tract.
No bidder for carry ing the mails shall be re-
leased from his obligation under his bid or pro
posal, Notwithstanding an award made 10 a low
err bidde,, until n contract for the designated
service shall have been duly executed by such
lower bidder ald his %sureties. and accepted,
to The saiisiacSion Of he POSTMASTER Gene"
BY. regulation of The department. no carrier
can be Employed who l. under iixicen years OF
age; and no bidder will be accepted who j. uu-
der twenty lone ycafs ofage, or who Is a married
woman.
Mail Proposals. Wyoming Territory nd
dres sod second Assistant Gene
raj. Contrac ONCE"
10. Every proposal must be accompanied by
n bond with two or mors sureties approved by u
postmaster, and in cases where The amount of
The bond exceeds i've thousnn I dollars $50 %
by a postmaster of the FIRST. second, or third
class. Bids for service. the pay Tor which at The
time of advertisement exceeds five thousand
dollars is. 300, must be accom- panied by u certi
fed check, or draft, payabl" 10 the order OF the
bank, OF not less han ave per eeninm on the
amount OF the annual pay on such route. ard IN
care Of new or modified service, not less than
ave per ceLtum Of the amount accompanying
the bid, II the amoun, Of said bond exceeds
$1,000 five thousand dollars.
Tue AN unit of bond required witt bids, and
the present pay when II cAceed- (s5.oOJj i've
thousand dollars. are stated In tho adyeltise
Sureties on the bond Of a bidder must take an
oath before an officer quaiided 10 administer
oaths that they are the own. RS Of real estate
worth, in the aggregate, a sum double the
amount of said bond, over and above all debts
due and owing ny iherl. and all Judgments.
mortgages, and executions against them, after
allowing all exemptions of every character
~. Ali checks deposited with bids will be
held until conirsctis executed and the service
commenced by The accepted bidder Checks
will Then he returned by mail. on The written
request OF the bidder, or delivered to any one on
81. Tho contracts are to be executed and re-
turned TO the Department by or before The 2nth
day OF Sept mber. 1876, otherwise the accepted
bidder VIII; be onsidcred as having failed, and
the Postmaster General mar proceed TO con-
tract for the service with other parties. accord
ing 10 law.
contracts, are forbidden by law. and consequent
ly .annot he allowed. Neither Can bids. or in
,erc-t in bids, he transferred ar ASSIGNED TO
Other parties. Bidders will therefore take no
tee that taey will be expected to perform the
service awarded 10 them through the whole con-
tract term.
%. Section s41 of the act Of June s 1872. pro-
vides that contracts for the transportation OF the
mail shall be awarded 10 the Lowest bidder ten
dcring sufficient guarantees for faithful per-
formanse. without other reference 10 the nude
VI such transportation than NAV be necessary 10
provide for the due celerity. certainty, and secu-
riiy thereof" Under this law bids that propose
to transport the mails with CELEBRITY, carfainty.
aud security /" having been decided 10 he tie
only legal bids, arc construed rs providing for
the entire mail, however large. and Whatever
may be the mode of conveyance necessary 10
insure Its ''cclerity. certainty and security"
and have The preference over all others, and no
others are considered. except for steamboat
rortes.
IS. A modification OF n bid in any ofifs essen
tial terms Ia ~antamou TO a new bid. and cam
not be received 20 a. TO Interfere with regular
c. mpetition. Making n new bid in proper form
is the only way TO modify n previous one.
"a. Postmasters are cautioned, under pom
ally of removal, not TO sign the appiovnl OF
the bond of n " bidder before the bond is
sii ned by the bidder and his sureIies. and not
until entirely satisfied OF the su~niciency of The
sureties.
No postmaster, assistant POSTMASTER. or
clerk employed in any pos.ofice, shall be a
contractor or concerned in q contract for car
~ ing the mail.
IS. Po-imasters mr., also liable to dismissal
from office for acting as agents of contractors
ar bidders, with or without compensation. in
any business, matter. or thing RELAXING to the
mail serv ce. They are The trusted agents of
the Department, and cannot consistently act