Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-12-11

o. Payments will be made Nv W.
tions from, or drafts on postms, so.'''
otherwise, after the expiration Of o
quartcr--say in November, Fcbru'', ,,cS
and August, provided that REQUIRED
dence Of service has been received WIZ
10. The distances given are bolior,,,
be substantially correct /; but no inc,o.'S
pay will be allowed should they bs s'a'N
or than advertised, il the point, s'tN
supplied are correctly stated. BiSa.S'
must inform themselves on hi, ,"n'
and also in reference to the v0; rp.~,
the mail, the condition of hills
streams, &C., and all oll,briJges, tN.a
pixies, plank>roads, ferries, or o6strno, %N
Of fanny kind by which expense NAV !. u
CURED. No claim for additions, M
based On such ground, can be cousido,s
0 for alleged mistakes or mispnrsS',
sion al to the degree of service; M, "
bridges destroyed, ferries discOntiunSd
other oostruetlons causing or ~incrcas,,
distance or expense occurring durinc II
contract term. Offices established ~
this advertisement is issued, and alan A.
ring the contract term. are to BE- vi,,.I
without extra pay, if the distance ). nv
increased.
IL. Bidders are cautioned 10 mail ,b,.
PROF oial, in time to reach the Dep,r,ms,
by the day aud hour named AM"
February 2, 1874 as bids received ,S,'
that time wiU not be considered in ro~'
petition with bids, of reasonable amou,,
receibed in time. Neither can Ld, T.
considered which are without tAc ru,ns.
tee required BY law, and a certifc,h 4
the suf6ciency Of such guarantee, apJtG
oath Of the bidder according to ssctim
246, act of June s, 1873.
II. Bidders should first propos. 4.
service strictly according to the adyOriu,
ment, and then, if they desire, ~prasS
for different service; and if the r,ovIC,
bid be the lowest offered for tho ,3rr,
tised service, the other propositions ms,
be considered.
IS. There should be but one out.
bid for in a proposal. Consolidated .
combination bids (''proposing one sun 4,
two or more routcs') cannot be ceasider
IA. The route, the sarvice, the ,earr
pay, the name aud residence Of the b..
der THAT is, his usual post Office address
and the name Of each msmher Of 6ru.
where a company offers, should be as
tinctly stated.
Is. Bidders are requested to uO, >
far as practicable, the printed propoab
furnished by the Department. to write out
in full the sun of their bids, and to rsilA
copies Of them.
Altered bids should not be Submitted,
nor shoula bids Once submitted be With
drawn. No withdrawal Of a bidder "
guarantor will be allowed unless the With
drawal is received twenty four hours PIE
vious to the time fixed for opening Il,
proposals.
Finch bid must be guaranteed BY two
responsible persons. The bid and guS>
antee should be signed plainly With 6'
full name Of each person.
Tse Postmaster Goueral reserves lie
right to reject any bid which may be
deemed extravagant /; and also to diaS.
gard the bids Of failing contractors and
bidders. (.Act Of june s. 1872. section
249.)
Is. The bid should be sealed. sup,s
scribed mail Proposals, State Of IU'
n~cssce," addressed Second Assistant
Postmaster General, Contract Office
Bids of $1,000 per annum and upwsrl
must be accombained by u certified chak,
or draft, on some solvent national bank,
equa. to 5 per cent. of the amount; als
bids for service which now costs S5,@
or more per annum. Where the present
pay is $4,000 or more it is stated in The
advertisement under the appropriate
route.
IL. The contracts are to k .rcNN
and returned 10 the Department Gy "
before the lst day og jane, 1871, ohr
icisc The accepted bidder aciH lie con'b
cred as ha,ing failed. and The PoStmoN
Ter General ngy proceed to c%oulraci JT
the ssrricc cith other parties according 70
hw.
Transfers of contracts, or Of interest in
contracts, are forbidden by law. and COZ
sequently cannot be allowed. NeitbH
can bids, or interest in bids, be transfer
red or assigned to other parties. Bid
dors will therefore take notice that they
will be expected to perform the servi"
awarded to them through the whole co"
tract term.
Is. Section 2io Of the act Of June 3
1872. provides that contracts for Tie
transportation of the mail shall be "award'
ed to the lowest bidder rendering suficis1l
guarantees for faithful performance, with
out other reference to The mode Of susl
Transportation than may be necessary i
provide for the due celebrity, certainty, ana
security, thereof" Under this law bios
that propose TO propose to transport The
mails with "celerity, certainty, and stH'
ritz" having been decided to be the on
~ kgal bids, are construed as mOvId'@
for the entire mail, hoaoeucr hrse, and
whatever may Be the mods Of coaceyaHe
necessary TO iasare its ''cetrity, certalsg
and security" and have III. preference
all others, and no Others are con'la'
erod, except for steamboat routes.