The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-10-01

SHect. ne FoStmaSter-General NAV also.
discontinue Or crrtall the service, in whole
greater degree of service; or whenever the
puDhc interests, In ms judgment, shall re-
qulre such dlscont1nuance or curtailment
for any other cause; he allowing as full
indemnity to contractor Jnc months extra
pay on TIE amount OF service dispensed
Win, ana pro rata compensation for the
amount OF service retained and continued.
. .. Payments will be made by collections
from or drafts on postmasters, or other.
wise, after the expiration of each quarter
say, IN May, August, November and Febru-
arv.
10; The distances axe given according to
the best information; but no Increased nav
will be allowed should they be greater than
advertised, if the points to be supplied are
correctly stated. Bidders mast inform,
He'aSetreS on M,ls point, ard also in refer
cnce to- the weight of the mail, the condi-
ton OF roads, bills, streams, &C., and all
toll bridges, ferries, or obstrQctions of any
Hnd by which expense may be incurred
No claim for additional pay, based on such
ground, can be considered; nor for alleged
mistakes or mlsapprehensions az to the
degree OF service: nor for bridges DESTROY
eo, 1crrlcs discontinued, or other obstruc-
tIol's increasing distance, occurring during
the contract term. Offices established
AFTER TINS advertisement is issued, and also
during the contract term, are to be visited
without extra pay, ii the distance be not
increased. &
II. Bidders are cautioned to mail their
proposals III time to reach the Department
py inc day and hour named, g p. m, 'Octo-
Der ST. for bids received after that time
.rW not te considered in competition With =
bld OF reasonable amount received in time
Neither can blCs be considered which are
without the guarantee required by Inv and
4 certiflcate OF the suificiency of such qua
II. Bidders should first propose $or
service strictly according to the advertise
ment, and then, if they desire, seDor1te1,t
Tor different service; and if the regular. hid
be the lowest offered for the advertised
service, the other propositions may be con-
sidepd. w WIZ
13. There should be but one route hid Hor
in proposal Consolidated or combinat;on
bids i'.proposing one sum for two or more
routes") are forbidden by law, and cannot
be considered
IA. The route, the service, the yearly nav
the name and. residence Of the bidder
(that is. his usual post Office address, and
those or each member of firm. where. a
company, offers, should be distinctly stated.
10. bidders are requested to use, as far
as practicable, the printed proposals fur
nlshed by tho Department, to write out in
fuil the sum. of their bids, and to retain
copies of them.
~ DiuS sliouAu mol De submitted; nor
should bids once submitted be withdrawn.
NO withdrawal Of a bidder or guarantT
Will be allowed, unless the Withdrawal il
rste1n dated and received before the last day for
Each bid must be guaranteed by two re-
sponslbie persons. The bid and guarantee
should be signed plainly with the f1lI nanoo
Of each person. l.-' A'"o
The Department reserves the right to re.
]ect any bid which may be deemed extrava-
giant, and also to disregard the bids of fail
ing contractors and bidders.
10. The bid should be sealed, super.
scribed Mail Proposals, State Of 5Sp Sdntb
Caroline" addressed Second ;s1a.a s{an4
Postmaster-G -Gensral, Contract Office. and
sent by NAL, not by or to an accent. an,i
Postmasters will not enclose nronosa}s Tor
letters OF any kind) in their quarterly ra
II. The contracts are to be executed and
returned to tho Department bv ~ hafnra cno
n'est ,ne ttsS5&&yy Jonuayy, 1866; but the service
must nNoegun or that day, or on the mil
DAY next afterit, whether the contr.c: ha
executed or not. "1's pe
transfers OF contracts, or of intere.t in
contracts, are forbidden by law, and conse-
therefore take notice that they will h., a1
pectec 70 perform the service accented To
them through the whole term of the ron
tract "a 1ue con-
10; fostmasters at offices on or NEAR rail
roads, but more than eighty rods from
ssauoh' M' "nl. immediately after the 3Oth of
March next, report their exact distance 90
rom IRON the nearest station, and how thev are
otherwise ta supplied with the mail, to enable
the fossnaster-General to direct wi
messenger supply from the 1st of july newt
~. oection eighteen of an Act of Congress
approved 4, March 3, 1845, provides that con. o
tracts Tor the transportation of the mail
shall be let, sin every case. to the iomn.,t a,t
sa eiader !.a tendering sufficient guarantees for
ia,entul sncn 1 performance, without other refer
then thsn !" ma the % mode of such Transportation
que celerity, certainty and security Of sncb %
sras3ispoFtataon" Under this law bids that that
i p,opose POSE, TO transport the mails with 'cele,
ctded to be the only legal lids, are cons1ed oes re
JsS Js, pIocdsnY .Jor tie entire mail, homerr1
nge, m"a ,sfaatere7 n.yde the mode otcon-
eeyoHce ,e nSccsS0'y to insure its ssceie,st,,
ce'1a7'4ty o"d secJ,'ay," and haze the ,retey Sy
enc e"Ge QGa' az others, u:.G 40 others u,.e :on-