The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-22

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5. The Posinlaster General may order an
therefST a pro rata inerease On he CONTRACT
pay. He may change schedules of depart
AZ, ana % aIEiy1l. aI ~ o sA ssses 3 a ssab psfIIs LEU
with railroads, without increase Of pay, pro
yided the running time be not abridged.
The General may also. discon-
tinue or curtal The service. In whole or in
part. in order to place on the route superior
his Judgment, shall require such dlscontin-
uance or curtailment for any other cause; he
allowing, as fail indemnity TO contractor, one
months extra pay ON the amount of service
dispensed wi h. and Al pro rata compensation
for the amount OF service retained and con-
.. Payments will be made by collections
from, or drafts on. postmasters or otherwise,
after the ex piratiun of each quarter-say in
November, February, May aud August, pro-
yided that required evidence Of service has
10. the distances given are believed to be
substantially correct; put no increased pay
advertised. II the points 10 be supplied are
correc'ly stated. Bidders must inform them
sS,s weiEh sn Of he RS,I mall INT th als Condition Of Hills IS
roads. streams, &c, and all ioll-bridges, turn
pixies, plank-rsads. ferries, or distractions Of
any kin by which expense may be incurred.
No claim for additional pay, based on such
ground. can be considercd; nor for alleged
OF service; nor for bridges destroyed, ferries
discontinued, or Instructions causing or In
creasing distance or expense occurring during
The contract term. Offices establishtd 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-
ppsaiSi In lime TO reach The department by the
day and hour named In the Advertisement, as
bids received affer Tat time Will not be con-
sidered In composition with bids of rsason-
able amount received la time. Neither can
bids be considered which are without the
bond, oath, and certificate required by section
u Bidders should first propose Tor service
strictly according TO the ADVERTISEMENT, and
sesyice 81 s and # fe shs REGULAR ssPara BID be sD the el iorsss
offered for the advertised service, the other
propositions may be considered.
II. There should be but OF Q route bid for In
a proposal. Consolidated or combination bids
c"proposing one sum for two or more ~routes'')
IA. The route, the service, the yearly pay.
the name and residence Of the bidder, Chat
OF each member OF a firm wher. a company
offers, should be distinctly stated.
10. Bidders are requested TO use. as tar as
practicable, the printed proposals fur
nished by the Department, 10 write out in full
the sum OF their 6ids, 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 II SO submit G. will not be considered
in awarding the contracts. No Withdrawal OF
a bid will be allowed unless the Withdrawal s
received twenty -four hours previous 10 the time
hxrd for opening the proposals
to execute a 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 falling bidder or contractor. ana any ac-
copied bidder who shall wrongfully refuse or
fail 20 enter into contract In due form. and 10
perform the s~eryic. described in his proposal,
may he deemed guilty of a misdemennor, anG,
on conviction thereof, be hned and imprisoned
IL. The Postmaster General reserves the
right to reject any BID which may be deemed ex-
travagani; and also to disregard the bids of
falling contractors and bidders.
No contract for carrying thu mail shall be
made with any per. ON who has entered. or pro-
The making of any bid for carrying the mail. or
who has made any Agreement, or given or per.
sidcraiion Whatever 10 Indnco any other person
not TO bid for any such contract.
No bidder for carrying the mails ehall be re-
leased from his obligation under his bid or pro.
posal. Notwithstanding an award made 10 a low
er bidde., until a contract for the designated
service shall have been duly executed by such
lower bidder AID his hureties. and accented,
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 employed who is under sixteen years of
der iwenty-one years ofage, or who Is a married
is. The bid should be sealed. unprecedented
"Mai1 Proposals. Wyoming Territory nd-
dres sed Second Assistant Postmaster Gene.
raj, CONTRACT Onice.".
a bond with two or mora sureties approved by a
postmaster, and in cases where the amount of
tSe bond exceeds aye thoTsan : dollars ts59,g
class. Bids for service. the pay Tor which at the
time OF advertisement exceeds five thousand
dollars ($5, D00l must be accom- panied by a certi
fed check, or draft. payable to the order OF the
POSTMASTER General, on tomc solvent national
bank. of not less han i've per centum on the
amount OF the annual pay on such route, and in
case OF new or modihed service, not less than
ave per certum OF the amount accompanying
the bid, II the amount OF said bond exceeds
($5.000) Ave thousand dollars.
The amount of bond required with bids, and
the present pay when 1t exceeds CS5,000) 1--WE
Thousand dollars. are stated in tho advertise.
mentuneer the appropriatc route.
oath before m officer qualified TO administer
oaihs that they are the owners of real estate
AMOUNT of s .aS Sa 5nd' gSee and ! s abave e1 a1I dsh me
due and owing ny Them. and all judgments,
mortgages, and executions against Them, after
allowing all exemptions OF every character
whatever.
a. All checks deposited with bids will be
held until contract is 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. The contracts nre to be executed aud re-
turned 10 the Department by or before The 10th
day OF Sept mber, 1916, otherwise the acce pied
bidder will be considered as having failed, and
the Postmaster General NAV proceed to con-
tract for the service with other parties, accord
Assignments of contracts. or of interest in
contracts, are forbidden by law. and CONSEQUENT
~ cannot he allowed. Neither can bids. or in
tercrt In bids, I've transferred or assigned TO
other parties, Bidders will therefore lake no.
service awarded TO them through the whole con-
tract term.
%. Section 249 of the act OF June 8. 1872, pro-
vides that contracts for the transportation OF the
mail shall be awarded 10 the lowest bidder ten
dering sufficient guarantees for faithful per-
formancc. without other reference 10 the mode
OF snch transportation than NAV be necessary 10
provide for the due celcri,y, certainty, and sccu.
rity thereof Under this law bids that propose
10 tran sport the mails with celebrity, Ger .ainty,
and security " having been decided TO lie tie
only legal bida, arc construed as providing for
the entire mall, however large, AMI whatever
may be the mode of conveyance necessary 10
insure its .cclerity. certainty and security
and have The pre- ference over all others. and no
others are considered, except for stoam boa,
routes.
90. modification of a bid in any ofits essen
tial terms Is tantamount to a new bid. and can
not be received so ~ TO interfere with regular
competition. Making n new bid in proper form
is the only way TO modify a previous one.
81 Postmasters are cautioned, under pen
atty of L, nj, not to sign the approval of
the bond of NY bidder before the bond is
signed by the bidder and his ~sureiies. and not
until entirely satisfied of the suniciency ofihe
sureties.
No postmaster, assistant POSTMASTER. or
clerk employed In any postoiBce, shall be n
contractor or concerned in a contract for car
ryins the mail.
IS. Posimasters ar, also liable to dismissal
from office for acting as agents of contractors
or 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 consist entity act
In both capacities
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