The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-25

after the expiration Of each quarter-sav.i,
November, February, Kay, and Angns
10. Inc distances are given accordiD0 %
the best information but no increased 5sv
"lii oe allowed should they be greater tban
advertised, II the points to be supplied ars
correctly stated Bidders must INFORM them.
SelUes on llS point, and also in reference d,
lhe weight Of the mail, the condition OF
roads, hills, streams, &c, and an toll
bridges, ferries, or distractions Of any kinJ
ny Whlcn expense may be incurred. n,
CAIN Tor additional pay, based on such
SiO4nu' can be considered nor for ALLEGED
mistakes or misapprehension as TO the de-
gree OF service nor for bridges des,rova4
ferries discontinued, or other obstrur-i,- w.
increasing distance, occurring during ~
contract term. Offices established s4a22 ~
advertisement IS Issued. and also durirr ~.
contract term, are to be visited witho72 u.
ira pay, If the distance be not increased
IL. Bidders are cautioned 10 mail g.
proposals in time TO reach the depsrtmI.
by the day and hour named, Is p. m., Nsrsb
-, 1866 , for bids received atler that time
t0it not b. considered in competition with
bid OF reasonable amount received in time.
Neither can bids be considered which are
without the guarantee required by law ana
o certificate Of The suhciency Of such guar
autee.
II. Bidders should first propose for ser
VICE strictly according to the advertisement,
and then, II they desire, separately for dii-
ierent service; and IL the regular bid be tho
lowest offered for the advertised service.
she other propositions may be considered.
rs. There should be but one route bid for
ina proposal. Consolidated or combination
bids (''proposing one sum for two OF more
~routes') are forbidden by law, and cannot
De considered.
IA. The route, the service, the yearly
pay, the name and residence Of the bidder,
THAT is, his usual post Office address1 ami
those Of each member OF a hrm where a
company offers, should be distinctly stated.
10. Bidders are requested to use, as far O
practicable, the printed proposals furnished
by th5 department, to write out in iuu the
sum of their bids, and to retain copies OF
them.
Altered bids should not be submitted nor
should bids once submitted be Withdrawn.
No withdrawal of a bidder or g~uarantor Wal.
DO allowed unless the withdrawal Is dated
and received before the last day for recety-
ing proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two re-
sponsibie persons. The bid and guarantee
should be signed plainly with the null name
of each person.
The department reserves the right 20 re-
iect any bid which may be deemed extraya-
gaut. and also 10 disregard the bids Of fail
iug contractors and bidders
is. The bid should be sealed, superscrlbet
ssNIail Proposals, State Of Tennessee sci
dressed "Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral. Contract Office, and sent by maui not
by or to 8n scent and postmastefs VIII not
enclose proposals Tor letters oil any Alndl tN
I their quarterly returns. .
II. The contracts are 10 be executed and
! returned to the department by or before the
! Isl dGg Of JaiV, 1906 bat the service must
De begun on that day, or on the mail day
ueXtaiter it, whether The contracts be exc
/ cuted or not.
Transfers Of contracts, or Of interest In
/ coutracts, are forbidden by law, and eouse
queutly csnuoJ be allowed. Bidders wall
therefore take notice that they will be eX-
pected 20 perform the service accepted %
them through the whole term Of the con-
raet.
Is. Postmasters at Offices on or near rail-
roads ON which mails sre carried, bat more
[ than eighty rods from a station, viii, imme-
F diateIy after the 2Sth OF April, 1860, report.
their exact distance from the nearest sl1-
ton, and how they are otherwise supplied
With the mail, 90 enable the Postmaster
General TO direct a mail-me-seDger supply
from tho lst Of July next.
Aas DtLAtNu EaAAAtNN VA az VI rHL.
approved March 3, 1913, provides that c,l-
tracts for the transportation OF the ma.
shalt be let, ''iu every case, 20 the loves.
bidder rendering sufficient guarantees Tor
faithful performance, without other reier
euce to the mode of such transportation tull
may be necessary to provide fer the due
I celebrity, certainty, aud security OF such
transportation" Under this law, bids that
propose 20 transport the mails with see
izritg, certainty and security" hGuHg 5tc9
decided 10 BE- Le only legal 5itS, are con
Strucd as proUitinq FOR the Gltlrs HlUIt, L99-
eBer }1rgs, and I0hatsUer mag Be TIE mode Of
c0HUsyGHce necessary % insure rs "c-l5rl1l
certaiatH aHt security and haUe Zee pro
f~6reacs oUgr al others, end go 0tl.f ore
c0ugjdETCji-that is, none which name any
specific mode OF conveyance.
20. A modification OF a bid in any otils
essential terms is tantamouut 20 a new b.tr
and cannot be received, So as 90 interfere
with regular competition, AFTER the last hour
set Tor receiving bids. Making "a new Dill,
with guarantee and certificate, ia the Gully
way to modify "a previous bid.
u. Postma-ters are to be careful not o.
certify the suthcieucy of g~uarant0I5 OF
suretles without knowledge that they 8Fe
persons of sufficient responsibility; 81 alsrs
gard OF ibis distraction tg P5stuas-Fr7 ts OBJ
violation Of their oath o. ugfce, slhIgctHg
HrH 10 Immediate rca0raL. All bidders,
guaraut0fsja land sureues are distinctly uotI-
ned that ON "a failure to enter into or per
form the contracts for the service proposed
for in the accepted bids, the legal liabilities
will be reinforced agasust them.
-. Present contractors and pers1Us
known at the department, must, equally
with others, procure guarantors and cartIh-
Gates Jftheir sulicieucy substantially IutE-
forms above prescribed. The certificate oil
suficieucy must be signed by a postmaster,
or by q Judge of a court Of record. No
other viii De admitted. The certlicsts
must also have affixed to it a hve-cent teye-
nue. stamp, cancelled, as required BY iuw.
W. DESSIsoN,
Postmaster General.