Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-02-12

There VII ala0 Be sway bills prepared By pogtmasers
or cher aanE q thsPost 0fcs department. 20 socom
psnyths nais specifying ne humber add destination Of
ne asrsrai bars- Oh m principal stage rouiea 8risa
rsosips VII Be regursa a1d way bins ioTltdsa the lst
ser Be examined By the seTsl poaasiaFs % insugs
regularity In The delivery q uiaiibags
q No pay Will be msde tE trips not performed and
Tor q sush omissions, nos satisfactorily explained
thres tuss The pay o the hlp may be deducted Fof
srrraiu 90 isr b9aInd ume e. 70 break connerou ,b
depending RAJ s. and not sufficiently excused - fb
Of hs COMPENSATION for the mp subject to farsituro
Dsducdou viii also be ordl4ed Tor grade al .e-frp
snos Inferior % thEt specified 10 the coutrsct or ~
peeled deinqaenees OF the kind herein spssfsd "a.
icrged penalties piooroned . the nsture thereof and
he inporanes q TIE mail, may BE- made.
B. FOR leaving behind or throwing oF fhs mails orssv
portion q theH ior the admission OF passenger or for
being eononsd 10 setting up running express con
rayl3g " aoFanee Of the mali quarterapey
g. Finas viii Be imposed, unless the delinquency be
promptly aad satisfactorily explained By esrafeaiss Of
PasteT6 or tie sfdaFsof ether credible persons for
Eng 70 arrive IN uls; Tor nsgiscang TO tsks
he mai hom deliver Il into poEt 0ice for suffer
ing lowing sther 70 TIE uosusbepsss Of he place OF
menuer Of carying ~ 70 be vet, Injured destroyed
robbed or lost And for refusing, after demand, 70 coz
Tey the mail Heqaauhy the CONTRACTOR runs or s
concerned IN runnlng, sosch, car, or steamboat on
r0uis
q The Postmaster General may annul tie contract fSf
repeated fuFes 70 agresaby 90 contract or viola
unE the Post dice laws ds0oeyng the structons Of
the department for refusing y discharges carrier when
required By the department % do IoF assigning the
contract without the q ths Postmaster General
foT running express Is Hiorssd o. LOT transporting
persons or packages conveying masbe matter out Of the
S The Postmaster General may order an Increase Of
service routs By allowing eretors pro rats Increase
on ths conracl pay he may change schedules OF de.
artures ana arIiTs al eases snd particularly make
then 70 conform 20 connexions with Railroads without in
crease u pay provided the running time be abr6gsd.
de may order an increase Ut speed, SLOWING, Whin
the restrictions Of the law pro rata increase pay for
the additional stock carriers II 6uy Ths contractor
may however, The OF increase Of speed reluquish
O. rrr
thai be prefers dong 70 carrying the order into eject
The Posmas ter General may also curta discontinue
pay, allowing one months extra compensation on the
dispensed WITH whenever IN bs opinion, the pub
interests require The change, or in be desires 70
superssde It By different grade Of transportation.
;. payments viii be BY collections from, drafts
on pOstnsseu otherwise, after The expiration Of each
quaTter-say in February, May August and NOvem-
Der. ~
10 The distances are given according to the best inor-
nation but the increased pay viii be allowed should they
be greater than advertised the points 70 be made be
c0rrscy stated Biddsrs inform themselves this
cOndOn Of roads, hs streams, &C and all toll- bridges,
ferries distractions Of any KIND b5 which expense may
be incurred. Nocalm for additional pay based on such
grounds can be considered nor for alleged msiakeso
Misrepresentation 70 The degrees Of Service nor 10
bridges destroyed, other distractions ncr easing ds
lance, occurring during the contract term Onces es
tsbished afer hs advertisement is Issued Rnd also du
ung The contract term Be visited without extra pay
AZ distance be not increased
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without guarantee required By law or that combines
ssvE routes IN one OF compensation cannot be con-
sIdeTed competition with regular proposal, reasonable
In amount
~ Bidders should first propose for serTics strictly &C
onrdng 70 re advertisement and then II they desire, sep
aatsy for different service and the regular bid be TIE
Lowest offered the advertised service TIE other PROPOSE
LIONS msy be considered.
10 There should be but route bid for in proposal
"a TIE route the service the yearly pay The name and
residence OF the bidder (that hls post Office al
lqudt OF each o q 2 "a.
papy offers should be distinctly stated the mode Of
conveyance # higher mode tnan horseback be int nded
The words with CELEBRITY certainty, and security,
inserted indicate the mode o. conveyance viii constitute
star bid" When q star BID is INTENDED SPECIFIC
conveyance must be named But case two modes OF
conveyance named at the same compensation, the
highest or bsst for The service will be takon.
IS. Bidders requested 10 use as far IS practicable
the printed OF proposal furnished by the department
70 We out IN full The sum OF their BIDS and 70 retain
altered BIDS should not be submitted; nor should bids
once submitted be Withdrawn.
Eaoh bId be guaranteed BY two responsible per-
General guarantees cannot be admitted The bid and
guarantees should be signed plainly with the fall name Il
each person.
The department reserves the right to reject any bid
which may be deemed exusvagsut and also 10 disregard
Tue bids OF failing contractors and bidders.
10. ice bid should be sealed, superscrbed NAL Fro-
pOsals, stale OF ' addressed " Second Assistant /
Postmaster General" Contract Office and sent by mall
not by TO agent; and pOstmasers will not enclose
proposals or letters Of aay knd) IN their quarterly re-
Iurns.
H. The contracts are TO be executed and returned to the
department by before the LIST day Of August 1858, bl
ne be commenced the LIST July preceding
The mail day alter that date Whshsr the contracts
be executed EOpropOsitiOn to transfer viii be con
ldered until the contracts executed aud received at TIE
department.; and then transfer will be allowed unless
good and su therefor gwen 70 be deter
mined by The department In all cases the retiring
lc0r will be required 20 become Ole Of the sUreues on
he new contract
Is Posmastsr 81 Offices on or near railroads. but more
han eighty rods from station will Immediately after the
3lst OF March next report their exact distance from the
nearest station aud how they otherwise supplied with
be mail 10 enable the Postmaster General to uIreC mail
Messenger supply from tie LIST July next
H. section Of an act OF Congress, approved March 8,
s4o provides That contracts Tor tne Oh the
NAH shall be let every 70 the lowest bidder ten
lerng sufficient guarantees for faithful performance, with
ut OIner reference the mode OF transportation than
nay be Necessary provide for the due CELEBRITY, certainty
security such transportation" Uuder this law new
description OF bidshas received They DO specify
acn tTp with cee1ty certainty, and security using Inc
OF the law These bids styled from the manner
which they de5gnated on the books Of the depart
1ent bids they Will be construed providing
sr the conveyance Of the entire mail however large and
7hstevsr may be the mode necessary to Insure us ees
lty, certainly, aud security.
IN all where the lowest grade Of service is believed
BE- sufficient the lowest bid viii be accepted in prefer
nee % u star specific bid.
When the lowest BID star bid snd specifies either
10 mode inadequate mode OF COW vance, 10 Wln Oh
accepted but be BEL aside for specific bid proposing
he necessary service.
When the bid does not specify mode Of conveyance
s0 when proposes to carry according to the adveT
lsemont" buE without specification viii be con
ideTsd proposal for horseback service.
". modification OF bid any OF us essential terms
tantsmOunt q bid and cannot be received, 80 as
interfere with regular competition alter the last hour
81 for receiving BIDS,
o. Posmasgrs are to be careful not to certify the su
ency OF guBrant0rs suretes without knowing that
ley persons Of sufficient responsibility and ell bid
ers guarantOrs and suretes are distinctly uouned mat
failure 10 enter alo or perform the contract the
s proposed FORM the accepted BIDS, their Legal lis
Iltes will be enforced agsinJ them.
-. Present contractors, and persons known at the de-
artment must equally with Others, procure guarantgrs
nd certificates OF their suhcenCy substantially IN the
rms above prescribed. The certificates Of sutlcIency
usI be signed BY postmaster OF BY Judge Of court Of
sc1rd A. " BROWN,
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