The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-14


sitter the expiration Of each quarler-ssv.
November, February, LAY, and August.
10. The distances are given according d,
the best Information bus no ircress.5
Will be allowed should they be greater thsB
advertised If the points 10 be supplied -
correctly stated. Bidders lusf iaTora Hs-.
seirG On thi9 Poiat, and ais3 IN reierenesf :,
ne weight Of the mail, the coudifeu a.
roads, hllls, streams, &C, aad al ton
bridges, ferries, or distractions OF hi,F
BY which expense may be incurred. H.
c ain Tor additional pay, based on sucb
ground, can be considered nor for are-s5
mistakes OF misrepresentation a. 10 the a.
gree Of service nor for bridges DESTROYED
ferries discontinued, or other obstrucii ,ps
increasing distsnee, occurring during the
contract term. Odices established snaftb
advertisement Is issued, and also DURING Ia
contract term, sre 10 be visited without ex-
ira pay, il the distance be not increased.
II. Bidders are cautioned 10 mail their
proposals in time 10 reach the department
by The day and hour named, 81 p. m, March
y, 1850 , for bids received after that time
tclA moi bc considered in competition with 4
bid Of reasonable amount received in time.
Neither can bids be considered which sre
without the guarantee required by law and
o certificate Of The suhciency Of such guar
auiee.
II. Bidders should 6rst D for ser.
vice strictly according 10 the advertisement,
aud then, ii they desire, separately for dii-
ferent service; aud il the regular bid be the
lowest offered for the advertised service.
the other propositions may be consldered.
lS. There should be but one route bid Tor
ms proposal. Consolidated or combination
bids proposing q sum for two OF more
HnrrHaaHHN - Ea~hrNNmn En - nnN mnu-au
Be considered.
"A. The route, she service, the yesrly
pay, the name and residence Of the bidder.
that is, his usual post Office sddress,) and
those Of each member Of a lrm where q
company offers, should be distinctly stated.
To- Bidders are requested 10 use, as far a
practcabies she printed proposals furnished
oy the department, TO write out in hll the
sum Of their bids, and 70 retain copies Of
them.
Altered bids should not be submitted; nor
should bids once submitted be withdrswn.
No withdrawal eta bidder or g~uarantur will
DO allowed unless the withdrawal is dated
and received before the last day ior rsesiv-
ing proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed BY two re-
sponsible persons. The bid and guarantee
should be signed plainly with the mn name
Of each person.
The department reserves the right 70 re-
ject any bid which may be deemed extrava-
CANT, and also 10 disregard the bid Of fall
ing contractors and bidders.
l6. The bid should be sealed, superscribed
EMAIL Proposals. State Of Tennessee" I'D
dressed Second Assistant Postmaster Cen
eTal, Contract Office, and sent BY mai, not
by or 70 an scent and postmasters viii not
enclose proposals Tor letters Of any kiadl in
their quarterly returns
n. The contracts are 70 Be executed aud
returned to the department. By or before the
lst dGy Of judy, 1906 but The service must
be begun on bat day, or on the mail day
next alter il, whether The contracts be exc
cuted or not.
Transfers OF contracts, or Of interest in
contracts, are forbidden By law, and oonse
quently cannot be allowed. Bidders viii
therefore take notice that they will be ex-
pected 20 perform the service accepted 70
them through the whole term Of the con
rae.
Is. Postmastegs at Offices on or near rail
roads on which mails arc carried, but move
than eighty rois from . station, VIII, iums-
diately after the 2sth Of April, 1865, report
their exact distance from the nearest sta
ton, aud bow they are Otherwise supplied
with the mail, 10 enable the Postmaster
General 70 direct o mail-messenger supply
from the LIST Of July next.
IS. Section eighteen OF an set Of Congress
approved March 2, Is45, provides that con
tracts for the transportation Of the mail
shall be let, IN every ease. 70 the lowest
bidder rendering sufficient guarantees ioy
faithful performance, without other refer
ence 10 the mode Of such transportation than
may be necessary 70 provide for the due
CELEBRITY, certainty. aud security Of such
WunawnHNafa.n - NfnAaw fha. L. Nj H.
propose 10 transport the msils with ncs-
lerftg, certainty and security" AaUing issn
dScidod % Be tie 0uh iegai hi&s, ar COW
Straef as Pr0giding for 0s entire mail, Aog-
erer large, ard rchdfersr nay Be- ia mode O.
Conveyance Necessary 70 iusErs rs "cEieTity.
CERTAINTY, aRd security, and hare tie pre-
ference 0rsr al others, aid nc o1tsrs az
coHsiasrefs-that is, hone which name any
specific mode Of conveyance.
20. A modification OF a bid ia any OF it,
essential terms is tantsmouut % a new bid,
and csnnot be received, so as % interfere
with regular competition, after the last hour
set for receiving bids Making q new bid.
with guarantee and certificate, IS the only
way 90 modify a previous bid.
n. Pcstmssters are 90 be careful not -
certify the suiliciency OF -guaraufors o.
sureties without knowledge that they are
persons Of sufficient responsibility; o Msre-
gura Of tis i~nsfrHcti3H by ~p0stalasfsrs d =
ui0iati1H Of Mcif oaM Of ONCE. sl5lecnaq
them 10 Immediate rem0raL. All hiddsrs,
g~uarautors, and sureties sre distinctly noto-
he'd that 0u a failure 10 enter into or per
form the contracts Tor the service proposed
for IN the accepted bids, the legal liabilities
will be enioreed agasnst them.
p. lr sent contractors, and persons
known az ~ department, must, equally
with others, procure guarantors and GARTH
cafes OF their sulhciency substantially in the
forms above prescribed. The certificate o.
suficieucy must be signed BY a postmaster.
or by a judge Of a court Of record. NJ
other will be admitted. The certificate
must also hsve affixed 10 IT, fve-esnt reve-
me stamp. cancelled, as required BY luW.
". DESSIsoS.
Postmaster Geaeral.
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