The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-26

hours previous to the time fixed for open.
ing the proposals. "..
10. In case.of failure Of the accepted bid.
der 10 execute q contract, or Of the aban.
donment OF service during the contract
term, the service will be re-adyertised and
re.let at the expense Of the failing bidder or
contractor, and. any accepted bidder who
shall wrongfully refuse or fall to enter into
contract In due form, and to perform the,
service described in his proposal, may be
deemed guilty OF misdereanor, and, on
conviction thereof, betined and imprisoned
therefor. 9Ht1. .gt.. ui "
II. The Postmaster General reserves the
right 10 reject any bid which may de deem
ed Gxtrayngnnt; and also 10 disregard the
bids Of falling contractors and bidders.
No contract for carrying the mail shall be
made with any person who has entered, or
proposed TO enter, into any combination TO
prevent the making Of any bid for carrying,
The mail, or who has made anyagreement, or
given. or performed, or promised 10 give or
perform, any consideration whatever to IN
duce any other person not to bid for any
such contract. fiH.
No bidderior carrying the mails shall be
released from his obligation under his bid
or proposal, notwithstanding an award
made to a lower bidder, until contract for
the designated services shall have been duly
executed by such lower biddetand his sure.
tics, and accepted, and the service entered
upon by the contractor TO the satisfaction
OF the Postmaster General. .I
By regulation Of the Department, no car
rier can DO employed who Is under sixteen
years OF age; and no bidderwillbe accepted
who Is under twcnty'one years oil age, or
who Is n married woman. ..
Is. The bid should be sealed, super.
scribed EMAIL Proposals, State OF West Viz.
ginia," addressed "Second Assistant Post
master General, Contract Office"
10. Every proposal must be accompanied
by bond with two'or more sureties up.
proved by postmaster, and in cases where
the amount 0fthe bond exceeds five thou
sand dollars *, 000) by n postmaster of the
first, second, or third class. Bids for ser.
vice, the pay for which at the time OF ad'
vertisement exceeds five thousand dollars,
(S5, 000,) must be accompanied by cert.
fed check, or draft payable to the order OF
the Postmaster General, on some solvent
national bank, OF not less than five per
centum on the amount OF the annual pay on
such route, and in case Of newor modified
service, not less than Eve per centum OF the
amount OF the bond accompanying the bid,
II the amount OF said bond exceeds (S5, OOO)
Eve thousand dollars. s..
The amount OF bond required with bids,
and the present pay when II exceeds
($5, OO0) five thousand dollars, are stated In
the advertisement under the. appropriate
route.
Suretieson the bond OF bidder must
take IN oath before an officer qualified TO
administer oaths that they ere the ownerso OF
real estate worth, in the aggregate, sum
double the amount Of said bond, over and
above all debts due and owing by them, and
ulf iugments, mortgages, and executions
against them, after allowing NIL exemptions
OF every character whatever.
20. All checks deposited with bids will
be held until contract Is executed and The
serrice commenced by the accepted bidder.
Checks will then be returned by mai, on
the written request OF the bidder, or de-
livered TO any one on his order.
81. The contracts are 10 be executed and
returned 10 the Department by or before the
Goth day OF September, 1876, otherwise the
accepted bidder will be considered rs hay.
ing failed, and the Postmaster General muy
proceed to contract for the service with
other parties, according to law.
| Assignments OF contracts, or Of interest In
contracts are forbidden by law, and conse-
quently cannot be allowed. Neither can
bids, or interest ir bids, be trans erred or
assigned to other parties. Bidders will
therefore take notice that they will be OK.
pccted to perform the service awarded
thsm through the whole contract term.
%. Section 249 Of the nct0f June s, 1872,
provides that contracts for the Transports
ton of the mail shall be "awarded 10 the
lowest bidder rendering sufficient guaran.
tees for faithful performance, without
other reference TO the mode OF such trans.
portation than may be necessary TO provide
Tor the due celebrity, certainty, and security
thereof" Under this law bids that propose
10 transport the mails with ''celerity, Ger.
tainty, and security" having been decided
to be the only legal bids, are construed as
providing for the entire mail, however
large, and whatever may be the mode Of
conveyance necessary to secure its "celeri-
ty, certainty, and security. and have the
preference over all others, and no others
are considered, except for steamboat routes.
20. A modification OF q bid In any OF It's
essential terms Is tantamount to new bid,
and cannot be received SO rs 10 interfere
with regular competition. Making n new
bid in proper form is the only to way to
modify.a previous one.
"a. Postmasters are cautioned, under
penalty OF removal, not to sign the appro.
val Of the bond OF any bidder before the
bond is signed by the bidder and his sure.
ties, and not until entirely satisfied Of the
suficiency Of the surcties. .H.l
No postmaster, assistant postmnstcrJ or
clerk employed in any post Office, shall be
q contractor or concerned in contract for
carrying themail.
IS. Postmasters are also liable to dismis.
sal from office for acting as agents OF con.
tractors or bidders, with or without COM
pensation, In any business, matter, orthing
relating to the mail service. They arc the
trusted agents OF the Department. and can
not consistently act in both capacities.
20. In case the route Is not fullysupplied
With pouches, locks, and keys; reQuisition
must be made upon Second Assistant Post
master General for the same before the date
OF beginning service.
Gs1-PropoSals altered by erasures orr in.
teflineations of the route, the service, the
yearly pay, or the name Of the bidder, will
not be considered. ..s
FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND, AND cRETIFI.