The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-06-15
Official.

10. The bid should be sealed, superscribed Mail
Proposals State Of Va" addressed Second Assist
ant Postmaster General, Contract Office
49, Every proposal must be accompanied by bond
with two or more suretes approved by postmaster,
and in cases where the amount of the bonds exceeds
hrs eeond or third class BIDS for Service the
pay for which at the time OF advertisement exceeds
by certified check, or draft payable to the order
of the Postmaster General, on some solvent nation
amount of the annual pay on such route. and in
of new or modified service, not less than five
per centum OF the amount Of the bond accom- pany-
ing 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 it exceeds (S5,000) hve thousand
dollars are stated in the advertisement under the
appropriate route.
before officer qualified to administer oaths that
they the owners OF real estate worth in the ag
over and above all debts due and owing by them,
and all judgments. mortgages. and executions
against them, after allowing all exemptions OF ey-
TO- All checks deposited with bids will be held un-
the accepted bidder Checks aoi then be returned By
mail the aorien request Of the bidder, or delivered
81 The contracts are to be erecuted returned
Department by before the 10th day of September, 1876,
ing tailed and the Postmaster General may proceed to
contract for the seoce ao other parties, according to
| Assignments OF contracts, of interest in con-
tracts are forbidden by law, and consequently can
|
be transferred assigned to other parties. Bid
ders will therefore take notice that they will be ex
pected to perform the service awarded to them
through the whole contract term.
o. Section 249 of tine act of June 1872 provides
shall be 'award.d to the lowest bidder rendering
sufficient guarantees for faithful performance with
tation than may necessary to provide for the due
celebrity, certainty, and security thereof" Under
with celebrity, certainty security Aaping de-
cte to be the only legal bids are construed as proud
be the mode Of conveyance necessary to insure its zee
lerty, certainty and security and haze the preference
for steamboat routes.
%. A modification OF bid in any of it's essential
received to interfere with regular competition
Making new bid in proper form is the only way to
"A. Postmasters are cautioned, under penalty of
rem1yai not to sign the approval OF the bond OF
and his sureties and not until entirely satisfied OF
the sufficiency of the sureties.
ployed in any post office shall be a contractor or
concerned in contract for carrying the mail
office for acting as agents of contractors or bidders
with or without compensation, in any business mat
the trusted agents Of the Denartment and cannot
consistently act in both capacities.
pouches, locks, and keys, requisitos be made
upon the Second Assistant Postmaster General for
the same before the date of beginning service.
As- Proposal altered by ensures OF interlinea-
tons of the route the services, the yearly pay or
the name of the bidder will not be considered:
FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND AND CERTIFICA TIE
PROPOSAL
:; The UNDERSIGNED d - whose postottlee address
cary the mails Of the Unitep States from October
and --, State of --. under the advertis-
ment of the Postmaster General dated May 20 1875,
with CELEBRITY, certainty and security, for the an
nual sum OF - dollars; and if this proposal is
cepted he will enter into contract with Suretes to
be approved by the Postmaster General. within the
time prescribed in said advertisement.
This proposal is made 18th full knoolege of the dis
tence Of the route, the aoeght Of the mail to be carried
and all other particulars IN reference to the route
serotce and. also afer careful examination Of the lalDt
and Instructions dttach.d to advertisement service.
Oath required By section 245 of act of Congress ap
proceed June 49, 1874 to be ored to each bid for Car
ryiDg the mail and to be taken before an Officer
qualified TO administer o0ths
L, Of. bidder for carrying the mail OF
route No., from-to-, do swear that have
the ability, pecuniarily, to fulfill my obligation as
such bidder; that the bid is made in good faith an6
with the intention to enter into contract and per
form the service in said bid shall be accepted
Sworn to and sn bscribed before me,--for
the-of-, this-day Of, A. d. 1877 [sEAL
in testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe
my name and affiX my official seal the day and