Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-07-29

time of advertisement exceeds i've thou
sand dollars, (S5lOO.l must be accompanl-
ed by certified check. or DRAFT, payable
To the order OF the Postmaster Generti; on
some solvent national bank, of not less
than five percentum on the amount OF the
lannuai pay on sucn route, ana In case Oh
new or modified service, not less than nVe
per centum of the amount OF the bond ac-
companying the bid, II the amount OF
said bond exceeds (S5,OOO) five thousand
dollars.
The amount of bond required with bids,
and the present pay when IL exceeds tS5.-
OOOl five thousand dollars, are stated In the
advertisement under the appropriate
route.
Sureties on the bond of bidder must
take an oath before an officer quallned 10
administer OathS that they are the own
erS of real estate worth, in the aggregate,
"A sum double the amount of said bond
over and above all debts due and owing
by them, and all judgments, mortgages
and executions against them, after allow
ling all exemptions OF every character
whatever.
~. All checks deposited with bids will
be held until contract is executed and the
service commenced by the accepted bidder.
Cheeks will then be returned by mail, ON
the written request of the bidder, or de-
livered TO any one on his order.
81. Tie contracts are TO be executed and
returned To the Department by or before the
2Uth day Of September, 1876, otherwise the
accepted bidder will be- considered as hav-
ing failed, and the Postmaster General
may proceed to contract for the service
with other parties, according To law.
Assignments ofcontractS. or of Interest in
contracts, are forbidden by law. and con-
Sequently cannot be allowed. Neither
can bids, or interest I'm bids, be transferred
or assigned To other parties. Bidders will
therefore take notice that they will be ex-
pected TO perform the service awarded 10
them through the whole contract term.
%. Section 2i9 of the act Of June s, 1872.
provides that contracts for the tranSporta-
ton Of the mail shall be awarded 10 the
lowest bidder rendering sufficient guar
antees for faithful performance, without
other reference to the mode of such trans
pOrtatiOn than may he necessary To pro-
vide for the due celebrity, certainty, and
thereof" Under this law bids
"a celebrity, certainty, and security" having
been decided TO be the only legal bids, are /
as providing for the entire I
mai, however large, and whatever may 1
insure its celebrity, certainty. and Securi- 1
~" and have the preference over all (
others, and no others are considered, eX- 4
,ept for steamboat routes.
.. \ modification q! q bid In any of its |
essential terms is tantamounL TO new /
Did, and cannot be received 50 as TO in
er1ere with regular competition. Making |
4 new bid in proper form is the only way
o modify "A previous one.
p. PoStmasters are cautioned, under
penalty of removal, not to sign the APP
Jroval OF the bond OF any bidder before
he bond is signed by the bidder and his /
ureties, and not until entirely satisfied OF
he sufficiency of the sureties.
No postmaster, assistant postmaster, or I
,lerk employed in any post office, shall
be a contractor or concerned in a contract L
or carrying the mail. Il
-. POStmaSterS are also liable to dis
niSSal from Office for acting as agents of
or bidders, with or without I,
in any business, matter, or I:
hing relating TO the mail service. They I,
ire the trusted agents OF the Department, [:
md cannot consistently acti both capac- ID
ties.
%. In case the route is not fully sup
,lied with pouches, locks, and keys, re-
uiSitiOn must be made upon the Second
Assistant Postmaster General for the same
'efOre the date OF beginning service.
E8 Proposals altered by erasures or in
of the route, the service, the
early pay, or the name OF the bidder,
will not be considered.