Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-02-07

D.: On railroad and steamboat lines British and csnsds
sso DE- ro ere 70 S @
elusive use while travelling with the mails
and r. q s s ard
due security OF the provided BY the eon'eter
No paw Willie fof TIPS st perfred for zach
Of such omissions no, sat aetery three ss ,ns
time break connection ah depending mails and MOI
trp is subject to foerre Deduction vii a-o be ordered
for grade OF PERFORMANCES inferior to that specified N the
peched penalties TO he nature there
Of and the iaporisnee Of the mail, may be made.
portion hs for the passengers for beng
concerned in setting mp or running an express converting
commercial intelligence ahead Of the mail, quarters pay
6. Fines viii be imposed, unless the delinquency 10
promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificates Of post
masters or the a1davit Of other eredaeie psrs9Rs for
ing ID arrive in contract time Tor negieeng to take the
mail from, deliver inte post Office; for su1eEng
lowing either the uEsuiFabieness tie place
for refusing. after demand convey the mai reqGenly
asthe coDtaetor or concerned in running
car, steamboat, a route
T. The Postmaster General may annui the contract fnr
pea asreesbIs Cor disobeyng
Inc Post OceIaws or the Instructions Of the e
for refusing to discharge Garner when required b De-
partment DO for assigning the contract without tho
assent Of the General; running express
aforesaid; transporting persons or Packages eoHveyn
g. The Posmsscr General may order an Increase Of ser
vice by allowing therefor pro rata increase
the contract pay de may change me seheaue OF arrivals
and Departure, without increase OF pay provided he does
III running TINE He
increase of Speed he allowing wthn The restrictions OF
the law rata of pay f the add uona stock
Of increase Of speed renush by giving
prompt notice to the Department that be prefers doing so
also discontinue the servier pro rata de-
Of y, allowing months COMPENSATION
public interest do require the in he desires
to sugersede IL BY different grade OF transportation
g. Payments will made for the service by collection Of
drafts posimasters otherwise ahsr the expiration
of quaTier-say February, May, August, No
/ VeInber.
TO- The distances given according inorms-
ton bat increased pay will be allowed should they
greater than advertised; the points be suppl be
reety Bidders inform themselves point.
H. The Postmaster General IS prohibited BY law Iroa
knowingly making tor transportation Of the
nails person who shall have entered into, pro-
posed to enter into com onaon to prevent the making
Of bid for mail contract BY any other person per
sons, VINO snaii nave lle any or saaL hsN0
gwen or promse 10 give OF PERFORM any con
sderaton whatever. do, not 70 d. anything what
in order to induce other persons Tot to
bid for a contract. Particular attention
9sh section Of the act Of 1896 prohibiting combinations to
y. ibid received after time viz 9, 10Th of
April Ie54 without the guarantee repaired by law.
cannot be considered in competition with regular proposal
| reasonable il amount.
49, Bidders shoult in all cases. first propose for service
strictly according the advertisement. and then, il they
sr fot different service; and IL the gslar
lowest offered for the advertised service the other
may be considered il the alterations prupoed
ended by the ssmasters and citizens Interested they
H. There should be but bid for proposal
residence bidder and each arm,
where company offers, should be distinctly stalled; the
mode % conveyance, higher mode than horseback be in
tended The words due esery certainty and seen
N.Y. inserted oindieate the mode Of will
10 should under seal addressed
| nn1ala in ~ S,,aaS IL , ~ - ,,,,,isd -
hs sHeiency Of the guarantOrs certified forms and
shouidbe despatched in Tune To be received by OF before ~
a. M. OF the l0th Of april, 1854
u The contracts 10 be executed and returned 10 the
Department by or before the lst Of July. l-6i-
Is Posinasters az offices on or near railroads. but more
reno from he
est station aId how they are otherwise supplied with the
ms, enable the Postmaster General difseta mail
senser supply from the Isl cf July
10 Section I5 OF act Of Congress, approved March 2,
mail shall evey case the lowest bidder, ten
derns sufficient guarantees for faithful performances, with
out other reference the mode Of than may
be necessary 10 provide for the due eeery certainty and
security of such transportation. Under this u
scnPon OF DDS mas been received u does not specify
mode of convey ance but take the entire
terms OF the law These bios resvIed nom he manner In
which they designated the books Department..
entire mail hO1srer large and rAatsrer Be tEe os
s0Hrsyatee necessary to its esfy erfaiAfy, and
bids be accepted preference
bids for specific modes OF conveyance on roat mere the
lowest nude Of conveyance Chat IL on horsebles is known
o be insufficient
In all where the lowest gse believed to
be sufficient the lowest bid will be accepted, II duly guaran
tied in preference .-sfar'' orsperiae bid.
9hen the lowest bd IS not star bid and specaes either
mode aadGq4a mode OF conveyance, viii
accepted Sut set ASIDE for specific bid proposing
When the hid does speei mode Of CONVEYANCE, al
when proposes carry aeeordugo The sdyeriseneni
but without sueh specification IL viii be considered
p0sal for horseback service.
~. modification bid, in any Of its terms,
tanamonntto new DID, and cannot De received as 10
interfere with regular competition, aer TIE last hour set
receiving bids.
81 are 10 careful not certify the sucien-
of guarantorso surees without knowing that they
Of hicient responsibility; and all bidders
t and uretes are distinctly notified that failure to
for in se accepted bids their legal liabilities will enforced
% The contracts viii be substantially in the forms hereto
used this