Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-05

lowed unless the withdrawal isreceived twenty
four hours previous to the time fixed for opening
the proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two respor
siole persons. The bid and guarantee should
De stg''ed plainly with the full name of each
person.
The Postmaster General reserves the right to
reject any bid which may be deemed eItrava-
CANT; and also to disregard the bids of failing
contractors and bidders. (Act of June 8, 1872
16. The bid should be sealed, superscribed
Mail Proposals, State of ;" ad-
dressed Second Assistant Postmaster General.
Contract Office" and sent by mail not by or to
an agent. Bids of 5000 per annum and up.
ward must be accompanied by certified check
or draft on some solvent national bank, equal
to per cent. of the amount. (See law of Con-
gress of June g. 1927
IL. The contracts are to BE- executed and re-
turned to the Department 6y or before the 1st
day OF June, 1873, otherwise the accepted bidder
tctH be considered as hating failed, and the
Postmaster General may proceed to contract
for the service Nth other parties according to
lal1.
Transfers of contracts, or of interests in con-
tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequently
cannot be allowed. Neither can bids, or inter-
est in bids, be transferred or assigned to other
parties, Bidders will therefore take notice
that they will be expected to perform the service
awarded to IL EN- through the whole contract
term.
Is. Section 249 of the act of June 8, 1872 pro-
vides that contracts for the transportation of the
mail shall be awarded to the lowest bidder
rendering sufficient guarantees for faithful per.
formance, without other reference to the mode
OF such transportation than may be necessary to
provide for the due celebrity, certainty, and Sc
curity thereof Under this law bids that pro-
pc to transport the mails with celebrity. Ger
ttS stg, and security" harilg been, decided to 70
the oaty tegGL bids, are constructed as proriding
for the entire mail, hotcecer large and tchat-
ercr may be the mode OF conreyance necessary TO
insure its celebrity, certainty, aud security"
aud hare the preference orer all others, and no
others are considered, except for steamboat
routes.
10. A modification of bid in any of its essen
tal terms is tantamount to new bid, and can
not be received. so as TO interfere with regular
competition. Making n new bid, with guarar-
tee and certificate is the only way to modify
previous bid. mi t---. -Hf.r. -
20. Postmasters are to be careful not to certify,
to the sutficiency of guarantors without know
ing that they are persons of sufficient responsi-
bility. (See section pa, act of June 8, 1872
They must not sign the certificate until the sum
of the bid Is inserted, and the bid and guaran-
tee are signed by the bidder and (two) guaran-
tors; disregard Of this Instruction By post
masters uciU subject them to immediate rcnor-
al and TO Severe penalties.
Postmasters are also liable to dismissal from
office for acting agents of contractors or bid
ders, with or without compensation, in any bus
iness, matter, or thing. relating to the mail ser
vice. They are the trusted agents of the De-
partment, and cannot consistently act in both
capacities. 0.. .....
q. All bidders, guarantors, and sureties are
distinctly notified that on a failure to enter in
to or perform the contracts for the service pro-
posed for in the accepted bids their legal liabil-
tiles will be enforced against them.
D. Present contractors, and persons known
at the Department. must, equally with others,
fciency substantially in the forms above pre-
scribed The certificate of sufficiency must be
signed by postmaster.
JNo. A. j. CREswELL,
Postmaster General.