The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-08
Instructions 10 Bidders and Post
masters


C5nfainiHg also conditions to Be Incorporates
IN tAc contracts 10 ne crfcut the Depa~t-
H,eHt may deem proper.
1. Seven minutes are allowed 10 each in
termediats office, when not otherwise speci-
lied, for asserting the mails but on railroad
and steamboat routes there Is to be no more
delay than IS sufficient for an exchange OF
the mail pouches.
2. On railroad and steamboat lines, and
l other routes where the mode Of conveyance
adm ts OF it, the special SCENTS Of the Post
Office Department, also post Office blanks,
mail bags, locks and keys, are 70 be con-
veyed without extra charge.
8. On railroad and steamboat lines the
route SCENTS Of the department are 90 be con-
yeyed without charge, and Tor the useof the
SCENTS a comm0dious car, or apartment in
the centre Of a car, properly lighted.
warmed, and furnished, aud adapted 10 che
convenient. separation and due security OF
the mails, is to be provided BY the coutrac-
tor, under the direction Of the department.
Railroad and steamboat companies are
required 10 take the mail from and deliver
il into the post offices at the beginning and
end Of their rontes, aud 10 and from all
Offices not more than eighty rods from a sta
ton or landing. Proposals. may be submit
ted by the companies for the performance Of
all other side service-that IL, for Offices over
eighty rods from a station or landing.
There will be way bills" prepared BY
postmsstefs, or other SCENTS Of the dapsri-
meut, 70 accompany the mails conveyed on
railroads and steamers, specifying the num-
Der and destination Of the several bans.
On other principal routes, likewise, receipts
will be required and wsy-bills forwarded /.
the latter 10 be examined by the several
postmasters, n insure regularity in the de-
livery Of mails.
4. No pay VIII DO made for trips not per
formed and ior each Of such omissions.
not satisfactorily explained, three timesthe
pay Of the trip msy be deducted. For ar
rivals 80 far behind time as to break con
nection with depending mails, aud not SUI
hcIeutly excused, one fourth Of the COM
pensation Of the trip is subject to forfeiture.
Fer repeated deiinquencies Of the kind here
in specified, enlarged penalties, proportion
ed 10 he nature thereof and the importance
Of the mail, may be made.
5. For leaving behind or throwing of the
mails, or any portion Of them, Tor the ad-
mission Of passengers, or for being con
cerued in setting up or running an express
conveying Intelligence in advance OF H.
mail, 2 quarters pay may be deducted.
G. Fines viii be imposed, unless the de-
ltnqueney be promptly and satisfact0rilvex
planned BY certificates Of ~pOstmastcrs OF the
aihdaVits Of other credible persons. for AL
ing to arrive IN contract time for neglect
ing totake the mail from, or deliver IL into.
a post Office for suffering il 10 be wet, ia
Jureds destroyed, robbed, or lost and for
refusing, AFTER demand, 10 convey the mail
s. frequently ns the Contractor runs, Or Is !
concerned IN running, acoach, car, orsteam-
boat on o route.
TIE Postmaster General msy snnulthe
contract FOR repeated failures % run aEree-
ably o contract for violating the post
Office laws, Or disobeying the Instructions OF
the department for refusing % dischar~a
carrier when required b. the department h
do So for running an express a. aforesaid
or Tor Transporting persons or packages con-
maIiable matter Out of the mail.
5. The Postmaster General may order an
incresss Of service On a route BY ALLOWING
therefor a pro rG-a increase on the contract
pay. He may change schedules Of depqr-
lures aud arrivals in Ell cases, and p~arii-u.
.ariy o. make them conform 90 connections
railroads, without increase Of nav.
provided the running time De not ABRIDGED.
may aiso order an increase Of speed.
Allow g, within the restrictions Of the law,
pro rate increase oi pay Tor the addiliodai
or carriers, II any. The contractor
uaJI hoEeveTs ~ ~ ca9s o. incrsGss Of
ped, r~elnquish the coutract, By giving
nolce 20 the department that he
refers dong 80 to carryin the 0rdez into
The Psstma-ter General nay also
discontinue or curtail the service, in whole
X d pert, IN order 70 place on the route s
degree 81 services, o. Whenever the :
iublc Interests, N his judgment, shall re-
.ulro such discontnuauce or curlaiimsut
7r any other cause be allowing a. 8 fan
7demnlty to contractor one months extra
AZ On the amount Of service dispensed
nth, aid a pro rata compensation Tor the 9
nountOf service retained and continued. !
g fsgueats VIII be made b. collections /
On o. drsiis on P~o5tnssisTsi o. ofhsrTi ss,