The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-06

aftsr the expiration e esch quarisr-U
November, February, Nay, and Angus
10. Ihe distances are given aceordinv ,
the best lnformaton but no increased -
VII Be allowed should they be greater -,
advertised, If the points 10 be supplied -
correctly stated. Bidders mist izform -
selves on tis P0ist, and also IN reference !,
the weight OF the mail, The condition M
roads, hills, streams, &c, and all toi
bridges, ferries, or distractions Of any kin5
BY which expense nay be incurred. n
cain for additional pay, based on such
ground, can be considered nor for silsr.d
mistakes or Misrepresentation a. to the De-
gree OF service nor for bridges DESTROYED
ferries discontinued, OF other obstruet,,s
increasing distance, occurring during To-
contract term. OGces established af,er III
advertisement is issued, snd also during he
contract term. are to be visited without er.
TIA pay. If the distance be rot increased.
n. Bidders are cautioned 10 mail Their
proposals in time to reach the department
By the dsy and hour named, Is p. N, March
2g, 1896 D for bids received after that tine
ell nor B. cozsidcref in competition with a
bid Of reasonable smount received il time.
Neither can bids be considered which are
without the guarantee required BY Law and
a certificate Of the sumcicncy Of such guar
antee.
II. Bidders should first propose for ser
vice strictly according 70 the sdvertisemeat,
snd then, If they desire, separately for dif-
terent service; and II the regular bid BE- the
lowest offered for the advertised service.
tie other propositions may Be considered.
13. There should be but one route bid Tor
ina proposal. Consolidated or ~combina.icn
bids (~aproposing one sum for two OF mars
routes are forbidden BY law, sud cannot
be considered.
IA. The route. the service. the yearly
pay. the name and residences Of the bidder,
that is, his usual pest ONCE address, ami
those Of each member Of q frm where q
company offers, should be distinctly stated.
Is. Bidders are requested 10 use, IS A. s
practicable, the printed proposals lurnishet
BY the department, TO write cut in mll The
sum Of their bids, ard 70 retain copies O,
them.
Altered bids should not be submitted; nor
should hids once submitted be withdraw,
No withdrawal ola bidder or guarantor wai
DO allowed unless the withdrawal Is datsd
and received before the last day for recsiy
ing proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed BY two re-
spOnsibie persons. The bid and GUARANTEES
snould be sgrc9 plainly with the fall name
Of each person,
The department reserves the right 70 re-
ject any Bid which may be deemed extrzvs-
CANT, and also 70 disregard the bids Of fsi-
ing contractors and bidders.
Is. The bid should Be sealed, supsrscribsi
EMAIL Proposals, state Of Tennessee" Id
dressed Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral, Contract Office. snd seat By aGI, net
by or to an scent snd postmastsrs viii not
enclose proposals (or letters Of M knd} n
their quarterly returns
Il. The contracts are 60 be executed sra
returned to the department 81 OF before The
Isl dag Of JEly, 1866 butthe service must
be begun on that day, or on the mail dsy
: sitter II, whether The contrasts Be exc
cuted or not.
Transfers Of contracts, OF Of interest in
contracts, srs forbidden By law, and conss
queEtiy cannot be allowed. Bidders viii
therefore take notice that they will be az
peeted 70 perform the service accepted 70
thsm through The whole tsrn ct the con
ract.
IS. Postnastsrs st Offices on or nsar raj
roads % which meils are carried, but nors
than eighty rods from = station, viii, inms~
distsly afer the 2sth Of April, 1883, report
their exact distance from the nearest sta
ton, and how they are otherwise supplied
with the mail, to enable the Postmaster
General % direct q nal-messe1gsr supply
from the lst Of July next
10. Section eighteen Of an act Of Co1grsss
approved March 3, Is45, provides that con
tracts for the transportation Of TIE NAL
shall be let, " in every case, 20 the lowest
bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for
faithful performance, without other refer
ence 70 the mode Of such transportation than
may be necessary 70 provide for the due
CELEBRITY, certsinty, aud security Of such
H-..~-m.HmHsm. NHaAa- Hhs. - ~ til
propose to transport the mails with "cs-
ieTify, certainty and Sscnrip," having been
decIdeS 70 Be tie only legai 6iis, ere con
StTucd as providing for he entire l1il, hon
e1er large, and lrkatercr nat be ts node 81
o0arCguHcc necessary % i7SEre Is "ccierlt,
certainty, and seearity," GHS hare tic.V-s-
fereace ore- eH Others, end 10 otksrs az
eonsiicrs2,-that Is. none which name any
specific mode o. conveyance.
20. A modification Of a bid in any OF its
essential terms is tantamount to q new bid,
and cannot be received, so as 10 interfere
with regular competition, after The last hoar
set for receiving bids. Making q new bad,
with guarantee and certificate, IS the only
way 70 modify q previous bid.
q. Postmzsters are to be careful not h
certify the efficiency Of E~uarautors or
sursties without knowledge that they are
persons Of sufficient responsibility: q dis-s-
gard Of tbs ABSTRACTION By PosimGsters = @
violation Of their 0afh 81 egFce. suBie-su7
them 70 i~mncdiats rcroral. All bidders.
g~uarantors, land sureties are distinctly noto-
ned that on q failure 20 enter into or per
form the contracts for the service proposed
for in the accepted bids, the legal liabilities
will be enforced agRsnst them.
p. Present contractors, and persons
known at the department, must, equally
with others, procure guarantors and cartid-
Gates oftheir suficiency substantially in the
forms above prescribed. The certidcate o.
sGhciepcy must Be signed By a postmaster,
or BY y judge Of q court Of record NJ
other viii be admitted. The certifcats
must also have a6fxed 10 it q fve-cent reye
nue. stamp, cancelled, as required By luw.
W. DESSIsos.
Postmaster Gsrsral.