The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-27

bidder and will collect 10, so that no loss
will snsue. The United States will be
protected in the same manner in the matter
| Of the Savannah work, and q bidder to
whom a contract IA awarded will either do
the work or the United States will collect
the money from his bondsmen and do 1t it
| self.n
THE Law ON TIE POINT.
The doubt Of the right of the United
| States to prosecute the bondsmen Of mere
bidder was expressed, the impression being
that the case referred to at Galveston was
that OF a contractor who had qualified and
entered upon the work. A thorough in
vestigation Of various reports and the He-
vised Statutes shows, however, the fallacy
Of this impression. The following is chapter
100, supplement to Revised Statutes, page 4O4;
And he may require every bid 10 be accom-
panied by a guarantee, signed by one or more
responsible persons to the effect that he or
they undertake that the bidder, if his bid Is &C
cepted, at such time as may be prescribed by
the Secretary Of War or other officer authorized
10 make a contract In the promises. give bond,
with good an sufficient 5ureties, TO furnish the
supplies proposed or to perform the service re-
quired
If, after the acceptance Of bid and notifi
cation thereof 70 the bidder he fails, within the
time prescribed by the Secretary OF War or
other duly authorized officer to enter INTO
curity for the proper fuifllment OF It's terms,
the secretary, or other authorized of1cer, SHAH
proceed to contract with some other person 10
furnish the supplies or perform the service re-
duired, and shall forthwith cause the differ
ence between the amount specified by the bid
der in default in the pr1sposals aud the amount
with which he may have contracted Win an
other party TO furnish the supplies or perform the
service for the whole period OF the proposal to
be charged up against the bidder and his guar
Antor or guarantors, and the sum may be i'm
mediately recovered by the United States for
the use of war department in an action OF debt
against either or all Of such persons.
BIG THING TO UNDERTAKE.
The risks In this, as well as the Galveston
work, are undoubtedly very great. AS
stated by Capt. Carter, the bond for the
jetty work and dredging would be 81 100000
in each case Il will be seen that the United
States intends to protect itself against loss
by making the bonds of the contractors
very large, and no matter how large loss
the contractors may sustain, the govern
mens will be perfectly protected. AS will
be seen too, the United States is authorized
by an act Of congress TO collect from the
bondsmen any loss that may accrue to it,
by reason Of the failure OF any bidder to
qualify, or IL any contractor to finish his
work 20 the satisfaction Of the United
States,
Capt. Carter was asked about the proba-
bility of annual appropriations and the
amount for next year. He said that would
all depend upon the action Of congress and
the passage Of the sundry civil bill. He
will ask for a SUN for continuing this work
next year, with promptness and dispatch.
Capt. Carter said that this manner of
conducting the work would not only effect
a saving, on account of the fact that work
could be carried on more economically in
this manner but the people interested in
the improvement would have the use of the
completed work at a much earlier date than
II 1t were carried on by the old method.