The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-24


after the expiration Of each qusrter-s,v
November, February, Nay, and August
~. Inc distances are given ACCORDING &,
the best Information but no increased ma
VIII De allowed should they be greater tba1
auvef.sed, 4 the points 10 be supplied are
correctly stated. Bidders asust faform 80
seees on Ais point, and also in refeEs,cs n
me weight Of the mail, the couditio,
roads, hills, streams, &c, and an ~
bridges, ferries, or distractions of anv ki1J
~ winch expense may be incurred n
clam Tor additional paw, basa5 -
s4e1H1' can De considered nor for ous~.I
MlsappreheusiOn as Il, M ~
go service nor for bridges destr,vs5
lefries discontinued, or otbes obst-~
increasing distance, oceurrir- S--s--
contract term. Offices estabFsRaJ 80 =
advertisement IS issued, and aIso 5--;~-LS
contract term, are 70 be visited vvitL- -
TIA pay, If the distance be not ipcre-s
H. Bidders are cautioned to m9T 81
proposals in time to reach the departr+|
! by the day and hour named, q p. M, ArarTL
y, 1866 for bids received after that IN,
Htt not Dc considered in competition with \
bld Of reasonable amount received in time
Neither can bids be considered which are
without the guarantee required By law aui.
a eeruhcate Of the suhciency Of such guar
autee.
u. Bidders should first propose for ser.
wee strictly according to the advertisement
aud then, if they desire, separately tor dix
| ferent servicei and ii the reeuIar bid be tb,
/ lowest offered for the advertised Service
the other propositions may be considered
Is. There should be but one route bid TOP
ina proposal. Consolidated or c0mbinstu
I bids (~"proposing one sum Tor two OF more
routes J are forbidden BY law, and cannot
be considered.
"A. The route, the service, the yearly
pay, the name and residence Of the bidder.
that is, his usual post Office address, sul
| those OF each member Of a firm where S
| company offers, should be distinctly stated
Is. Bidders are requested TO use, as far
practicable, the printed proposals furnished
by the department, TO write out IN luII Old.
sum Of their bids, and to retain copies Of.
them.
Altered bids should not be submItlsd. nor
should bids once submitted be withdraw
No withdrawal ola bidder or guaranto- viii
DO allowed unless the Withdrawal IS dated
and received before the last day for rses.v-
ing proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two Pee
sponsIble persons. The bid and guarantee
should be signed plainly with the NIL uaae
Of each person.
The department reserves the right 20 ZEE
iect any bid which may be deemed extrava-
CANT, and also 70 disregard the biJs Of taI-
ing contractors and bidders.
rs. The bid should be sealed, superscribai
-Nail Proposals. State of Tennessee. al.
dressed "Secoud Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral, Contract Office, and sent by ulf. not
by or to an scent and p0stmasters viii lt
enclose proposals (0r letters Of any And. b
their quarterly returns.
IL. The contracts are 20 be executed a-i
returned to the department by or before .H.
Isl day Of july, 1866 but the service u..
be begun on that day, or on the maii l.r
next after 10, whether the contracts Be exc
cuted or not.
Transfers Of contracts, or Of iuteTes. r
contracts, sre forbidden by law, and cuusg
quently cannot be allowed. Bidders w
therefore take notice that they will be OK.
pected 90 perform the service accepted Cd
Them through the whole term of tle con.
ract.
Is. Postmasters at Offices on or near rail.
roads ON which mails ere carried, but mon.
than eighty rods from % station, viii, Iuu..
dIately after the 2Sth Of April, 1896, IeU.-.
their exact distance from the nearest s..
ti0n, and how they are otherwise suTn.-
with the mail, % enable the FOstmss
General 10 direct q mall-me- -eugsr suppl
from tho 1st of July next.
10. Section eighteen of su act OF C.1res
approved March q, I-Ij, provides that COO
tracts for the transportation Oi Che LaL
shall be let, Gin every case, to the .-aa,-
bidder rendering sufficient guarantee .-
faithful performance, without other re.-r
enee td the mode OF such trausPorta-lutl su
may be necessary 10 provide for tte duo
CELEBRITY, certainty, aud security q. suaa
TRANSFORMATION" Under this law, bids t..-
propose 10 transport the mails with 'r
isrIt1. certainty and serarttg,' ALrlHI -rf.
decided 60 BE- the only tegGt DDS, arc cJH-
St-ucd as pr0UidiHg for the Ctrg Wall .lr-
eUer large, and U~tatcrCr uluy BE- the Hl-E g-
c0uUega1ce necessary 10 iuslrs cts 'clT.
certainty, and security" and hGrc --
ference 0ugr Gil others, and no C..- an.
considered; that f., none which name ans
specific mode Of conveyance.
20. A modification OF a BID n any Of lH
essential terms is tautamCuut 70 a new of
and cannot be received, SD as t1 interior.
with regular competition. aiier the ls-t h.u.
set for receiving bids. Making a new u.
with guarantee and certlncate, IS the Ca.E
way to modify a previous bid
~. PosJmasters are 90 be careful not O.
certify the suthcieucy Of EuarautoTs 4.
sureties without knowledge that they or.
persons OF sufficient responsibility; O. a
gard o. his instruction postmaster .
C]iJl1ti1p or Heir oath o. once, SAB --
them 20 immediate rCulccaL- An bidder,
guaraut0rs and sureties are dislnctly Ia-r.
led that on q failure 20 enter into Or ps--
form the contracts for the service proposed
for in the accepted bids, the legal liabilities
viii be enlorced agasnst them.
%. Present contractors, and persons
known at the department, must, equally
with others, procure g%uarant0rs and g7ru1-
Gates OF their sudiciency substantially I1ths
forms above prescribed. The certificate 0.
suficieucy must be signed by a ~p0stusse-,
or by o Judge of a court of record. 30
other viii be admitted. The certificate
must also hsvs affixed TO it q 6ve-contrevs-
nue. stamp, cancelled, IS required by luv.
W. pESEIsUE,
Postmaster Gl6rl..
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