Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-11-13

tons from, or drafts on poy,p, VIA
otherwise, after the expiration
quarter-say in November, Fell, D',.
and August, provided that reoOir.,
dence OF service has been rccciy.a
10, The distances given are Sei....
be substantially correct but no in'.,
pay will be allowed should The, h. '''S
er than advertised, ii the pcin'' gs
'uppliei are correctly s,a,ed, bs
must INFORM themselves on hi, 'N
nd also in reference to the %S
the mail, the condition OF hills
streams, &c, and all toll. brisns1. Wy
pixies. plank roads, ferries, or oI,r,, VIZ :
ol an' kind by winch expense ma,
cured. No claim for addiiM,
based on such ground, can be coO,;5.
nor tor alleged mistakes or mlsonr'1
sion as to the degree of service 'f ''.
bridges destroyed, ferries diScopt;Dn.
other distractions causing or hc,,,..
distance or expense occurring dm;n.
contract term. Offices establish
this advertisement is issued, and ,LS%
ring the contract term are to be NV
without extra pay, if the distance b'
increased. "
IL. Bidders are cautioned 10 mil H.
pro- o al, in time to reach the D.p,rn.
BY the day and hour named Nn,
February 2, 1874 as bids received "a,
that time Gilt not lie CONSIDERED N A.,
petition with bids, OF reasonable ,n,,'
receibed in time. Neither can IA,
considered which are without the gr,-'
tee required by law, and a certlseTh
the sut6clency of such guarantee, and
oath OF the bisder according to ,.,,
GAG, act OF June 8, 1873.
II. Bidders should first propOs {,
service strictly according to the adv,r,
tnent, and then. ii they desire, yDpo,,
Tor different service; and ii the nnI.
bid be the lowest offered for the ,5,
tised service, tho other prcpoaiiOu n,
be considered.
IS. There should DO but one rn
bid Tor in a proposal. Consolidate ,
combination bids ("proposing one sum
two Or more routes cannot be CONSIDER
II. The route, the ssrvlce, til. ven,
pay, the name aud residence of The i.
der THAT is, his usual post Office adlpy
and the name Of e4ci member Of aim
where a company offers, should b. 1.
tiuctly stated.
10. Bidders are requested to use, i
far as practicable, the pr,n ed Trps
lurSished by the Department, to write q
in tull the sun OF their bids, and to y,lI
copies OF them.
Altered bids should not be sBbmiuG
nor should bids once submitted be Va
drawn. No withdrawal of u bidder
g%uarantor will be allowcd unless tue Wit
drawal is received twenty.tour hours w
yious to the time fixed for opeuin. d
proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by Il
responsible persons. The bid and gu
antec should be signed plainly with
full name of each person.
The Postmaster General reserves
right to reject any bid which may
deemed extrayagant and also to d:
gard the lids Of failing contractors
bidders. (Act Of June s. 1872. sect
24Y.)
l6. The bid should be sealed, sup
scribed mail Proposals, State Of I
nrssee," addressed Second Assist
Postmaster General, Cel,rac. DIX
Bids of $4,000 per aDnum and upU
must be accomba.ned by a certified OBJ
or draft, on some 70 vent national b.
Squa, to 5 PER cent. of the amount
bids for service winch now costs s.,
or more per aunum. Where the pre-
pay is $1,000 or more it is stated in
advertisement under tho apprOpr
route.
II. The contracts are to be tnc
and rcturned to the Department b!
bctore the lst day OF jane, 1874. O
tOiSc The accepted bidder uiH be co..
cred as ha.iag .Juiled, and The Post
Ter General may proceed to contract
the service aciM other p1rti:s acordi@
lar.
Transfers Of contracts, or of interc
contracts, r forbidden by law, and
sequently cannot be allowed. Ne
can bids, or interest in bids, be tran
red or assigned to other parties.
ders will therefore take notice that
will be expected to perform the Sc
awarded to them through the whole
tract term.
lS. Section 2l9 Of the act of Jur
1872. provides that contracts fcT
transportation of the mail shall be "aV
ed to the lowest bidder rendering sufi
guarantees for faithful performance,
out other reference to the mode OF
Transportation than may DO necessa'
provide for the due celebrity, certainty
security, thereof" Under this law
that propose 20 propose to transpor
mails with "celcrity, certainly, anil
ritz" haviRg been decided to LeM
ly legal bids, are construed as prOr
for he entire mail, hoDeUer large
achltever may be Tie mode Of co"vey
accessory ipSure its ~"ceterity, cer'
and security" and haze III: pr;'H
Over all others, and NO others are COZ
cred, except for steamboat routes
10. A modification Of a bid 10 90
"a. -.ak IN a