Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-03-07

to make good their guarantee.
The above certificate us hsvs arsd to il avsScsnt TsJ.
| nee stamp, cancelled, as the Law requires.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND POST.
| MASTERS;
Containing also conditions Be Incorporated m the con.
tracts to the extent RE Department sley des5 proper
l. Seven allowed each intsTmeclAIs ecs,
when otherwise specified for asserting tbs Asi
railroad there 10 be delay
than sufficient for exchange Of the mall pouches
the mode Of admits Of r. the rpsca SCENTS Of he
Post Office Department, also post oaies 6ianks bags
8. On lines agents the
are 70 be and Tor he
car properly lighted warmed and furnished and adapted
be provided BY the contractor under the direction
Railroad and steamboat companies are required to take IA.
mail from and deliver into the Offices begnninf
than eighty station landing Proposals nav Be-
submitted BY the companies for the performance of all Ohs
side ssrveethat is for Offices eighty rods from
or landing.
railroads and specifying the dsstna
receipts viii be required and Tsy.5s forwarded the later
be examined BY the to
NOpay wiz be made for trips no. performed and for
time, he pay Of the trip may be Deducted For arrivals %
far behind time to break connection with depending mails
trip subject forfeiture. repeated qusn-
of the kind herein specified enlarged penalties proper
TONED to the nature thereof and the importance Of the mail
of them, for the admission OF passengers, being
IN up Or INNING an express CONVEYING in:
d dsdssi.s. T'' may "
g. Pines imposed, unless delinquency be promptly
and satisfactorily explained BY certificates Of
the adayts Of other ersdo persons for falling
tnto, post ocs for suffering to be wet. injured,
troyed, robbed LOST and for refusing, after demand
convey the mail frequently the contractor ruLs
concerned running coach, or steamboat
failures agreeaby to for violating
post ONCE laws dsooyng the Instructions Of the depart
nv
department to do for running sOrssad
for transporting persons or packages conveying nAAbe mat
The Postmaster may increase service
contract He change schedules Of departures and
arrivals in all and particularly make them conform
connections with railroads. without increase Of prov
ed the running time be abridged He order
pro rata Increase Of pay for the additional stoE or carriers
hany The contractor may however IN ts eoss
the that be prefers doing 50 to carrying the Ords
eurs the SERVICE whole part, order place
route greater degree Of SERVICE whenever tbs public
eurtalment for any other he allowing full in
dsnniy to contractor one months extra pay on me
the amount of service retained and continued
postuasers, Otherwise the expiration guar
tsr-say, in NOrsnbsr, February. May, and August,
The distances given according the inor nation
but increased will be allowed should hey be
stated Bidders Inform themselves pO4sa
in reference TO the weight Of the mall the condition
distractions any BY expenses may
No claim Tor addnoIa pay, based On oen gISsna, can
degree Of seroce for destroyed ferries dis
sk ring during the contract established after hi
advertisement issued and also during the contract tern
ay increased;
March 49, 1865 for received sOs
recessed in time Neither can be considered which ar
it'll without the required by law and certificate Of II
-. | sufciency Of such guarantee.
nO L. Bidders should propose service strictly accord
les rTent service and if the Ia1 bid Be- the lowest oS.s
the advertised service the other propositions may be
Is There should be bid in proposal
Consolidated combination bids Is proposing
route forbidden Law, and 3.
sdsred.
nee the s 'h sIg s
and those each member Of firm where offers
Is Bidders requested U.S. far as practicable t
in full the Of their bids and to copies
Altered bids should not be submitted nor should bids
will be allowed unless the withdrawal is dated and
seysd before the last day Tor Isosy1g REoRoss
The bid and guarantee should be signed plainly with
The department right reject any bid -his
be deemed and also to disregard the bids
nd I6 The sealed uperscrbcd Mail Proposals
ter General Contract Ofce and sent by Ha not BY
agent and Popasers will not enclose proposals Or latter
L. The contracts be executed and returned
must be begun on that day. or On the mai dsy next after
whether the contracts be executed OF not.
Tor Transfers Of of contracts for
hidden by law, and consequently be allowed Bidder
will therefore take notice that they will be
form the service accepted to them through the whole term
I've the contract
49, Postnlasters at offices on or near railroads on bel
mails carried, but than eighty
will Immediately after the 2Sth April, 1866,
exact distance from the station how they
erwise supplied with the mail enable the Postmaster
raj to direct maessenger supply from the t Of jul
next.
10 Section eighteen act Congress approved Mare
md 1885, provides that contracts for the transportation Of ID
mail shall be let IN 70 the lowest bidder tsnds
sufficient guarantees faithful Performance without
the mode of such transportation than
cesary provide for the due CELEBRITY certainty and
such transportation law, propo.
transport N, certainty. ss<rg
harisg decided Be the only pcg
mt ding the estrs mail, hoTe.sr large may
ne Tods q coHreGHce necessary 10 rss Us estT esrafst
and security, and hare tx preference all others
considered that is which any specific
conveyance
90. modification Of a bid in any essential terms
taDtamOunt bid, and received,
eK terre with regular competition, after the last
ceying bids. Making bid with guarantee
cate, is the only way to modify previous bid.
Il Posmasters are to be careful not to certify the suclen
of guarantors without
persons Of sufficient responsibility dsre9ard this
ten By Pos1Gsrs violation their Of Office,
IL ing Them 70 immediate ro-ai All biddsrs guarantoTs,
sureties distinctly notified that failure enter int
perform the contracts for the service proposed
accepted bids, their legal Liabilities will be enforced sgsin
them.
g. Present contractors persons known the depart
ment must equally with others guarantors and
mt ti6cstes their uency
ek me o. saihSeRey must s signed ~
be admitted The certificate also haVea1sd TO it
cent revenue stamp, cancelled as required by law.
w. DENNISON
Postmaster General.