The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-03
Instructions 10 Bidders and Post.
masters.

hANNNAHs
~C0rfriu-7T also conditions 20 Be ir--~71-zt5
hc contracts 70 DC extent tie DsDa4t-
He1t mar drCn proper.
2. Seven minutes are allowed to each in
terTuediate Office, when not otherwise Hueci-
fed for asserting the mails but O railroad
and ateamboat routes there is % be DO more
delay than is sufficient for an exchange OF
the mail pouches.
=. on railroad and steamboat lines. and
other routes where the mode Of c0~uvevauce
admits Of it, the special agents Of the Post
Office Department also post Office blank.
mail bags l1-ks and keys, are 70 BE- con
veyed without extra charge.
81. On railroad and steamboat lines the
route SCENTS OF the department are 90 be con
veysd without charge, and for the use Of the
Fgen-sa comuotious ear, or apartment Ia
the centre 1t a car, properly lighted.
Warmed, aud furnished, and adapted 10 the
c7nveu.cu separation and due security Of
the mails. is b be provided by the contrac-
t5r, under the direction Of the department.
Railroad ana steamboat companies are
required o. take the mail from and deliver
ID INTO the post Offices SO the beginning and
ED Of their routes, and 20 aud from all
Offices not more than eighty rods from a sta
ton OF landing Proposals may be submit
ted By the companies for the performance Of
OF other side sgryice-thst is, for offices over
eighty rods lr "a a station or landing.
There Will be wa7 bills" prepared by
p0s-masters, or other gEents Of the depart-
meut, o. acc mpany the mails c3aveyed on
railroads and steamerss specifying the num-
be. and destination OF the several bags.
On other prIucipa! routes, Likewise, re eints
VIII be required sud way-biila forward d
the latter % be examined By the several
Postmas.eTs, 20 insure regularity IN the de-
livery Of mc.is.
a. No pay VIII be made for trips not per
formed and for each Of such omissions,
not satisfactorily explained, three timeBthe
pay Of the "trip may be deducted. Tlr ar
rivals % far behind time as 70 t-eaE con-
meet DO with depending mails, and not suf-
6cIently excused, enc f.ufth Of the COM
psnsatou Of the Trip IS subject % forfeiture.
For repeated deliBqu. ncies oftbe kind here.
10 specified, enlarged peuaItie-, proportion I
81 20 -ho nature thereof end he importance
Of the msil, mas be made.
g. For leaving behind OF throwing on the 1
mails, 0r any portion Of them, Tor the adj
mi-sion Of pas1engors, Or for being COM
ceruei Iu setting up or ruuning an express
conveying Intelligence IN Advance OF tLe
mail, d quarter pay may be deducted.
@. Fines will be imposed. -nle-s the de-
.iuQucucv be promptly and sla~t1rI 81 exc
planned by certificates Of postuasiers or the
iLtaTit1 Of other creIib.r perrors, ior fall
ing o. arrive ir contract time h- neglect
o. take The Gll t-ou5 or deliver DO INTO,
post lles for suffering 30 t1 be wet In
lred, DESTROYED, robbed, or lost sud fr
-siu7ing, asaf demand. % convey the mail
Is frequently as the contractor runs. o. 3
.1uce-uei iu running. arrach. car, ortteam-
boat On @ route.
e.. TIE Postmaster General nay aruul the
,oatra-t f- repeated failures O. ran srrse-
bis o. contract io- Fio.atinF tire rasf
iFfee avs. on d.s0beyiug trs instruct na cfi
be department Cor reiusiug % diHharre a
% rles when required by the department 81
De- Sc for raruiug 20 aEpresa Cd aforesaid
% ilr t--usFurtu re-sls er packages con-
rsyinz usiabIs matter out Of the mail.
s.. The Postmaster General may order an
increase of service on % route By cligwiug
PRO laf4 increase on the contract
Hs msv change schedules Of depar-
I-as ali a~srvais iu 81 essds, and r~ariCI-
a-iy 90 make them conform uo connections
VITA railroads, without increase ~ pay, F.,
.rlvilel D running time BE- no C5ridged. 9
Le may also order an increase ai speed, !
A1EI within che restrictions of the law, ,
pro r-H increase 81 pEy i1r tha a|ealu1cai
t0ck ny carriers, &c any. Thu contractor 4
however. ir re case o. tlerczss o.
11f. ~rc.inquish the cort-act, by giving Z
.rompt notice 10 the department th1t Dc '
doing r % carrying the order into z
fert. Ihe lstldsies O-Eerl may lIs- J
nua OF cgrial the s~sryiee, In whole
? IN p.r', in order % riace on the route q
roster degree Of service, Or wherever the :
ublc interests, IA his Judgment shall re-
sr-h dIzeantiuuance or curtalmcrt a
n any CtEer Cause he allowing az G fal
rre-n e. To e~rrrafrr rre month"; ezra Z
ey en- the amount Of service ~dispeussd 3
th aud a pro rate compensation Tor ths 5
mount OF service retained and continued. Z
@. Payments viii be made b. collections
O. trsfia on Po4tlasIersl o. otheTHlssI