Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-05-13

Containing conditions be incorporated in toe contents
TO the extent the Department may deem proper.
J. no pay sill be made iOr tTDs performs ed and for
each OF such omissions not satisfactorily explained three
times the pay OF The tTlp may be deducted Deduction
viii also be orderedOr grade OF performances Inferior to
that specified 10 the contract tOr repeated denquecc
Of the KIND herein specified enlarged penalties proper,
toned the nature thereof and The Impora nee Of the
mail may be made
q For leaving tehGd throwing of the nails or any
portion OF them for TIE admission Of passengers or for
being concerned In seung up running express
veying intelligence In aavanCe Of the mail quarters
pay may be deducted.
g. Fines Will be imposed, unless the delinquency lie
promptly and satisfactory explained by certificates post
masters tae aiiavIls OF other credible perssus for
failing to aTve IN contract time Tor nesscng to take the
mail from deliver 1t lutO 4 post Ccs; Tor suffering
owing either the unsuitabsnes of the place OF manner
o. carrying it to be WEI iduIei destroyed robbed
lost and Tor refusing alter demand, 10 convey the mail a5
frequently the contractor runs or il concerned II run
Mn "a coach on the route
4 The Postmaster General may aunul the contract for
repeated failures 10 run agreea5y 10 contrast for vOa
ing the post Ctce laws dsJbtyng the instructions Ci
the Department for refusing 10 discharge carrier when
required by the Department to 90 so fOr assigning The
contract without the assem- OF POSTMASTER General Tor run
ming express as aiTusd for transporting persons
packages conveying maabls matter out Of the mail.
s. bid received alter the last cay and hour named,
without the guarantee required by law cannot be cons d.
cred IN composition with regular proposal reasonable IN
amount
Toe route the service yearly pay the name and re-
sdenCe OF toe bidder mat Is his usual post office address,
and those of each member Of Grm where company OF
fsrs, should be distinctly stated.
z. Altered bids should no. be submitted; nor should
bids once submitted be Withdrawn.
s. zach bid must be guaranteed BY two or more respou.
sbe persons satisfactory Postmaster General Cen
er guarantees cannot be admitted. The bad and guaran-
tee should be sgHet plainly with the full name Of each
g. The Department reserves the right to reject any bid
which may be deemed extravsglnt md also the bids If
failing contractors and bIddeiB.
To- Inc bid should BE- sealed superseded EMAIL pr0po-
sas for overland Route TO California addressed ",ecyad
Assistant Postmaster General, Contract Clice,
IL. modification OF bid n any its essential terms
is taRtauUunt bid and cannot be received so as
TO interfere with regular composition alter The last EOur
Set for recs7ing bids.
y POsmasJers to be careful not to certify the sU-
cheney OF gu3antors or sorees without knowing that they
are persons eli sufficient responsibility; aud an bdders
guarantOrs, and sureues distinctly nJtd that
failure 10 enter into or perform the contracts fer the
vice proposed for II the accepted bids their sg liabilities
will be enforced against them
Is Present contractors and persons known at the De-
partmeuI musT equally with others procure gusraltJrs
aud certificates Oh their suGisieHcy substantially the
forms sbeve prescribed. Ihe certificates Of sdicency
must be signed by postmaster or b. judge ola oouFt Of
record
The attention of bidders guaraators, suretiss &C. is
direotsd to the following laws, VIZ:
eec 2 Aotot March . 1925, requiring contractors car
Sec "A cof March g. 1926, in relation to fsiure 10
enter into contact
Sec H. Act Ct July p 1885, liabilities Of guarantos.
Sec "a. Act Of july 2 1885 authorizing BIDS % falling
contractors to be rejected
sec IS An acs Of July p 1885, in relation to combine
tons amongst bidders.
act OF Aprl2 81, 1905 provides that membsrCf Con
gress eau be a contractor.
Sec A. act Of March 8, 1885, provides that post
ser, assistant postmaster clerk in post office, shall
be contractor
Sec Act Of March 1926 provides that no other than
res white male person shall be employed in carrying the
mil.
The Postmaster General will reserve TO himself the right
OF lnnulng any conractmade under he above at when
he sh All discover that the part of It,
offered for sale the market for the purpose Of specu
ton; and be will in case On transfer of the same,
in whole in part TO any assignee sub contractors less
qualified in his opinion than the or gnal contractor 10 car
~ the same into uCCssslul operation.
AARON V. BROWN,
april25-tw-4W. Postmaster General.