Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-11-06

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otherwise, after the expiration q, q
quarter-say III November, Fotru,,r zach
and August provided that required "'l
deneo oI service has been received WI
10, The distances given are bol,.r.,.
be substantially correct; but no incr,.4
pay viii be allowed should ,Ae, ho '
CT than advertised, it the pGnl, s''I'
supPIicl are correctly stated, Ray
mettSt INFORM themselves on This ,. .'
and also IN reference to the vc; .Ia@
the mail, the condition of hin, |"
streams, &c, and all toll. bridges. t".a
pixies, plank-rOads, ferries, or obs,ruc ,GN
OF an, kind by which expense may Nv
Cured. No claim for additional "
based on such ground, can be copsia.f y
o tor alleged mistakes or misornraS'
sion as to the degree of service No.
bridges destroyed, ferries discoutioOs5 w
other distractions causing or incrs,S',
distance or expense occurring duli,p a,
contract term. Offices established o os.
this advertisement is issued, and oln 4,
ring the contract torn. are to be riSlS
without extra pay, if the distance bo ""
increased,
IL. Bidders are cautioned 10 mail H..
pro- o,ai, in time to reach the D.,or~N
BY the day aud hour named q
February 2, 1870 as bids received A..
that time WNl not he considered in r,r'
petition with lids, Of reasonable oporr,
receibed in time. Neither can bi5, h,
considered which are without the puS,,,
tee required by law, aud a cert!Gest. 4
the suticiency of such guarantee, spj&
oath OF the bidder according to ssc,is
24G, act of June s, 1873.
II. Bidders should first propose 4,
service strictly according to the aiycrt..
meut, and then, if they desire, S.rar,,l
for different service and if the r,ol,
bid be the lowest offered for the aIy,,
tised service, the other proposilio rs mar
be considered.
10. There should be but one ron,
bid Tor in Il proposal. Consolidated o
combination bids ~(''proPosing one SUM 4,
two or more rUutes') cannot be CONSIDERED
ii. The route, the service, the YEAR,
pay, the name aud residence of the IL.
der (that is, his usual post Office allrcs
aud the name of e1ch member of fu.
where q company offers, should be dis
tinctly stated.
10. Bidders are requested to uo. It
far as practicable, the prin ed Iropoa,
furnished by the Department, to write @,
in full the sum of their bids, and to retain
copies Of them.
Altered bids should not be submithi
nor should bids once submitted be With
drawn. No withdrawal of a bidder n
g~uarantor will be allowed unless the viii.
drawal is received twenty. four hours pt
yious to the time fixed for opcuiny aa
proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two
RESI- onsible persons. The bid aud qua,
antec should be signed plainly with tI
full name OF each person.
The Postmaster General reserves Tie
right to reject any hid which may b
deemed oStrayagant aud also to disc.
gard the bids OF failing contractors and
bidders. (Act Of juno s. 1872. secla
249.)
l6. rhe bid should be- sealed, super
scribeI Mail Proposals, State Of len
nrs>ee," addressed Second ASsisaH,
/ ostmaSter General, Co tract Office
hi ,s Of $4,000 per anbum and upW'J
mrsC be acconba;ncd BY u certified cbNi,
or draft, on some solvent national bank.
equa' to 5 rcr cent. of the amount ao
bids for service which now costs Sj,ONI
or more per mnum. Where the pTe'tH'
pay is $1,000 or moro it is stated in tt
advertisement under the apprOprlii'
route. ~
II. Tie contracts are to jc cg,cab
and reformed to the Department ~ d
JctOrc tie LIST day Og Jane, 1874, olr
WiSe the accepted bidder acN he consd
cred as haG g.failed, and III: Pos'mo'
Ter General muy proceed to conlrad 70
The s:rcicc eciM other putieS acordng L
lu1U. -g
Transfers Of contracts, or Of interest i
contracts, are forbidden by law, and cu
~sequently cannot be allowed. Nehbt
a bids, or interest in bids, be %transC-
red or assigned to other parties. BIZ
dcrs will therefore take notice that the
will be expected to perform the scri'
awarded to them through the Whole oi
tract term.
Is. Section 249 Of the act of juno
1872. provides that contracts for ID
transportation of the mail shall be "awart
ed to the lowest bidder rendering suffcien
guarantees for faithful performance, will
out other reference to the mode Of suc
Transportation than may be necessary
provide for the due celebrity, certainty on
security, thereof" Under this law BID
that propose TO propose to transport t1
mails with "celeritA certainty, aad Sew
ritz" hurting been decided to be TIE on
ty legal bids, ore construed as procSdN
for tie entire mail, hoUeper tUge, am
tohatecer maybe Tie mode Of conreya'@
necessary 10 iRSure IFS ''cekriy, certain.
and s.curityg and haze the preIe'sno
oUer all others, and no others are consul
cred, except for steamboat routes.
10. A modification of a bid 10 any o
its essential forms IL tantainotfDt to 0 new