Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-14
FORM OF PROPOSAL, GUARANTEE, AND
CERTIFICATE.
PRoPosAI.


PROPOSAL.
The undersigned--, whose post office address. -,
conntv ct State Of, proposes 10 convey he ma az The
United States, from July l. 1855 June So s7O o. rOas
po:m.tsr General dated october 81 Isss With seersv
rain a1s e made Si Pog Of o. s..
Of ths roGts tie efg ~ tie nat . % carried Gad az
Giso otter careful esdsndton Of he Idars inssrHctcrs
attached to tie advertisement
Dated (signedl
The undersigned, residing at, State Of, undertake
that the foregoing bid for carving The mail on route No.
prior to the day July, 1866 into the required
obligation contract to perform the service proposed with
TSs zee do aasrstaSding distinctly tae obligations Grd
Liabilities assumed by gudrdHtOrs under the 27h section 81
Dated Csigned BY two susrAntOrs.)
CERTIFICATE.
The undersigned, postmaster at, State Of, esriHes
UNDER MS OATH OF that he acquainted with the above
guarantors, and knows them be Of property and able
to make good their guarantee.
The above certificate must have affixed nvecent
nue. stamp, cancelled as the law requires.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND POST
MASTERS;
Containing also conditions be Incorporated in the con-
tracts The ertcHt the Department may deem prop.r
1. Seven minutes allowed to each intermediate ONCE
when not otherwise specified asserting the ma but an
railroad and steamboat routes there to be no more slsy
than is sufficient for exchange Of the mail pouches
q On railroad steamboat nes other routes where
the mode conveyance admits Of it, the special agents Of he
Post Office Department. also post Office blanks, mail bags
g. On railroad steamboat lines agents the
are 70 be conveyed charge and for The
properly lighted, warmed, and furnished adapted
the convenient separation and due security nails Is
to be provided by the contractor under the direction Of the
department
mail from deliver the post Offices beginning
and end Of their routes and and from all Offices
than eighty rods from station landing Proposals
by the companies for the performance all other
side 'ervcethat is for Offices eighty rods from station
landing.
There win be "wsyb prepared by pOstmAstsrs other
agents Of the department. to accompany the mails conveyed
railroads and specifying and destns
ton of the several bags On other principal routes, likewise
receipts will be required and wsybis orvarded the
to be examined by the several insure regularity
in the delivery Of mails
No viii be made for trips not performed; and for
each Of such omissions not satisfactorily explained, three
far behind time break connection with depending mails
and not sufficiently excused of the compensation
ces Of the kind herein specified enlarged penalties
toned the nature thereof and the importance Of the mall
s. leaving behind throwing nails or any per-
ton Of Them for the admission Of passengers, for being
concerned in setting running conveying
telsencs in advance Of the mall quarters be
g. fines will be imposed unless delinquency be promptly
satisfactorily explained by certificates pOsmsssrI
contract negecting the nom, deliver
into post office for suffering it to be wet injured ds.
the mail frequently the contractor or 10
The postmaster General may annul the eontrSc. for re-
peated failures agreeaby to for violating the
ment refusing discharge carrier when required the
department do for running aforesaid
ou 81 be @a persons or
The Postmaster General may order an increase of service
on by allowing therefor pro rata increase
contract He may change schedules Of departures and
to connections with railroads. pay prov-
ded the running time be abridged He also order
increase speed allowing, within the restrictions Of the
pro rata pay additional carriers
any. The contractor may, however, an the Of increase
speed relinqush the contract by giving prompt notice to
department that he prefers doing to carrying the order
into effect The Postmaster General may also discontinue or
cura the SERVICE in whole in part in order
the route greater degree Of SERVICE or whenever hs public
interest," in his judgment shall require such seontnuanee
or curtament for any other cause he allowing as fall IN
demnty to contractor months extra pay the amount
| the amount Of service retained and continued.
e. Payments viii be made By collections from .! s d5s, on
ter-say, in November, February, May, and August.
10. The distances gCen according to the best
but pay viii allowed should they greater
than adrersed if the points to be supplied are correctly
also in reference to the weight of the nall the condition
roads hills streams Ina az and al toll bridges ferries.
No claim for additional based such ground be
considered for alleged mistakes INTERPRETATION
the degree Of serrce nor for bridges destroyed ferries dis
nued other distractions increasing distance
is issued and also during the
to be Usited without extra the distance be
IL. Bidders cautioned their proposals
March 49, 1866 for bids receiUsd after tia. time A not Be-
considered in competition with bid Of reasonable amount
without the required by law and certificate Of the
suhiciency of such guarantee.
L. Bidders should first for service strictly accord
ing to the advertisement and then they DESIRE separately for
different service and the regular bid be the lowest offered
for the advertised service the other propositions be
sidered:
consolidated OF combination bids proposing one sum for
two or more routes forbidden by law, and cannot be
| sidered.
H. The route the service, the yearly pay, the and
residence Of the bidder chat is his usual ONCE sddre
and those Of each member of firm where company Offers
Bidders requested use as far as practicable the
furnished by
in full the of their bids, and to retain copies
submitted withdrawn No withdrawal of bidder guar
will be allowed unless the withdrawal aud
ceiyed before the last day for receiving proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by responsible
The bid and guarantee should be signed plainly with the full
The department reserves the right to reject any bid which
be deemed and also to disregard the bids OF
16 The bids should be sealed superscrbed Mail Proposals.
General Contract Office, and sent by mall byr
| Of any kind in their quarterly returns.
IT, The be executed and returned to the de-
partment by before the day of July 1866
must be begun on that day. mail day next after H.
whether the contracts be executedor not.
hidden by law consequently allowed Bidders
will therefore take notice that they will be expected
form the service accepted to them through the whole term Of
| the contract.
mails carried but more than eighty rods from station
will Immediately after the 18th of April 1866 report their
exact distance from the nearest station, and how they 9TH
supplied with the mai enable the Postmaster Gene
raj to direct mamessenger supply from the lst Of July
10. Section eighteen Of Of Congress approved March
mail shall be let the lowest bidder tending
sufficient guarantees for faithful performance, without other
reference the mode of such than be
csssary provide ceeriy certainty security
of such transportation law, propose
to transport the mails with ccr , certainty, security
haring been decided Be the on legal bids pror
ding the entire mail, hoTerr large, AMI laterer rqay
the mods Of Conveyance 70 insure It's csE certainty
and security and hare the preference all Others
are considered that is which specific mode
| conveyance.
20. modification of bid any of it's essential terms
tantsmount to bid and cannot be received
tsrere with regular competition after the last hour
ceving bids Making bid with guarantee and csrti
cate, is the only way to modify previous bid
Il. Pomasers he careful not to certify the sucien
Of guarantors surees without knowing that they
persons Of sufficient responsibility degaTd Of this
ton ty postass relation Of their oaB Of Office, subject
ing them immediate reaoraL All bidders, guarantors
Eurees distinctly notified that failure
perform the contracts for the service proposed for
accepted bids their legal liabilities wiz 10 enforced against
them.
q Present contractors and known the depart
msnt must equally with Others and
tcaes of their succncy substantially in the forms above
prescribed The certificate of sueiency be signed
postmaster by judge Of of record No other
be admitted The certificate haveafxed vs
| cent revenue stamp, cancelled, required by law.
W. DENNISON,
| Postmaster General. 6: