The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-11

j. aN+t : Ia fll4lE ~ IL 4GaI TIC iJttBITt iAlE { ~ l4.t
AaE nEd hour L4t4i,ei IL tAe LdNeTtt seuIeLi, as
lids r~ecSlfvd aIieT Lgat Tune viii not lie qua
sLbETCd IL composition With bids vi rrasOB p
S314s amount resolved ~ tIae- AeiIheT csla
bids be considered which aEe Yithont the
bond oaih, aad eeFitneate required by section
d. ode should dfst propose Tor service
sHleuy according 70 the adyertaseInsnL, and
inen HtAey deslHe, SEPARATELY Tor different
sorYlees and n The regular Odd he tie lowest
offered for Tie advertised service, me Other
propositions may be considered
10. There should be but one route bid for in
q proposal consolidated or cOnbiuati n lids
l~"prOposiug one sum for two or mort rontes~l
cannot be considered.
Ia. The route, the service, the yearly pay.
the uame and residence of the bidder, Chat
Is his usual postoflce address, and the name
OF each member OF a firm whore a COMPANY
offers, should be distinctly stated.
"a Builders ara requested to use. as lar as
nished by The Department. 10 Write ont in faii
them.
Bids altered in the route. The service. the
yearly pay, or the name of the bidder, by eras-
ures or interlineaiions, should not be submit
in guarding the contracts. No withdrawal Of
"a Did will be allowed unless the withdrawa al IL
received twenty -four hours previous 10 the lime
1xsa fer opening the proposals.
IL. In case Of failure OF the accepted bidder
TO execute n contract, or of the abandonment Of
service during the contract term. the service
will be re-advertised and re-let at the expense
OF the Ealing bidder or contractor. ana any ac-
eented bidder who shalt wrongfnlly refuse or
fail 40 enter into CONT act in due form, and TO
perform tho service described in hls proposal.
may he deemed guilty of u misGemeanor, and,
therefor.
II. The Postmaster General reserves the
right 10 reject any bid which may be deemed ex-
traNagant; and also TO disregard the bids OF
fPiling contractors aud bidders.
No contract for carrying TIL mall shall be
made with aay perso ON who has entered. or pro.
posed TO enter, into any combination TO prevent
The making Of any bid for carrying the mail, or
who has made any agreement, or given or per
formed. or Promised 10 give or Dnflurnl. any con.
sideration whatever 10 indnce 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 %tureties, and accepted.
and The service entered upon BY the con tractor
TO the satisfaction Of The Postmaster General.
By regulation OF the department., no carrier
can be EN- ployed who Is under sixtecn years OF
age; and no bidder will be accepted who is un-
der twenty-one years ofage, or WHO'S u married
is. The bid should be sealed. saperscriAcd
''Mail Proposals. Wyoming Territory adj
dressed "Second Assistant tina Gene
raj, Contract Ohice."
10. Every proposal musi be accompanied by
a bond with TWO or mors suroties approved BY a
postmaster, and in cases where The amount OF
the bond exceeds 1--WE thousand dollars $3.50 o.
by a postmaster Of the first, second, or Third
class. Bids for service. the pay for which at the
time of advertisement exceeds five thousand
dollars $4,000, must be accom- panied by a certi
= tASNhf VI aAAAtt lh1 abi-i - II bfQcI Of Tue
stmns General, on some solvent national
bank, of not less than i've per ceutum on the
amount OF me annual pay on such route, and IN
five per ceEtum of the amount accompanying
the bid, If the amount Of said bond exceeds
($5.OOO) i've thousand dollars.
The amount of bond required vita bids, and
the present pay when 1T exceeds tS5,0O0l Ave
thousand dollars. are stated in Tho adv, tise-
ment under tho appropriate route.
sure,ies 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. q 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
whatever.
held until contract is executed aud the service
commenced by the accepted bidder. Checks
will then be returned by mail, on the written
request of the bidder, or delivered to any Que on
his order.
81. The contracts are to be executed and re-
turned TO the Depart ment by or before the 10th
day of September, 1876, otherwise the accepted
bidder will be considered as having failed, and
the Postmaster General may proceed 10 con
tract for the service with other parties, accord.
ing 10 law.
Assignments of contracts. or of interest in
contracts, are forbidden by law. an d con sequent.
ly cannot be allowed. Neither can bids, or IN
tercst in bids, be transferred ar assigned 10
other parties, Bidders will therefore take M.
t.ce that they will be expected TO perform the
service awarded 10 them through the whole con
tract term.
y. CcCtluu 81 u liz act OF June b. lht2. nrO.
yides that contracts for the transportation Of The
mail shall be awarded to the lowest bidder ten.
dering sufficient guarantees for faithful per.
formance. without other reference 10 the mode
of snch transportation than may be necessary 10
provide for the due celerity, certainty, and seen
I1fy thereof Under this law bids thar propose
TO transport the mails with CELEBRITY, certainty.
and security y having been decided 10 be lie
only legal bids, are construed as providing for
the entire mall, however large, and whatever
may be the mode OF conveyance necessary TO
insure Its 'ccleriiy, certainty. and security
and have the preference over al. others. and M
others urc considered. except for steamboat
rontes.
tal terms is tantamount TO a new bid. and can
not be received 50 as 10 interfere with regular
competition. Making n new bid in proper form
is the only way 10 modify a previous one.
"a. PostmasterS are cautioned, under PEN
atty OF removal, not TO sign the approval of
signed by the bidder and his sureiies, and not
until entirely satisfied of the sutlcicncy ofihe
sureties.
No postmaster. assistant postmaster. or
contractor or concerned in n contract Tor cnr-
rying the mail.
IS. Postmasters ar also liable to dismissal
from office for acting rs agents OF contractors
or bidders, with or without compensation. in
any business, matter, or thing relating TO the
mail service. They are he trusted agenis oil
the Department, and cannot consistcntIy act
in both capacities.
&c. In case the route Is not fully supplied
with pouches. locks and keys, requisition iansi
Genera for the same before The date OF begin
ming service
s5- Proposals altered by erasures or inter
lineations of The route, the service, the yearly
pay, or the name ofthe bidder, will not be con-
sidered.