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

masters.
Containing also conditions 10 Be fnco-Bs-atsi
IN The contracts 70 tie extent he DsBr-t.
mclt may deem proper.
/ Seven minutes are allowed 10 each in
termedlate ofhce, when not otherwise speci-
led, for asserting the mails but on railroad
and steamboat routes there Is TO be 10 moro
delay than is sufficient fog an exchange Of
the mali pouches.
g On raiirlsd and steamboat lines. and
other routes where the mode Of coBveyance
adm Is Of ~ the special SCENTS Of The Post
Once Department, also post Office blanks.
mail bags, locks and KEYS, are TO be con.
veyed without extra charge.
:. On railroad and ste imbost lines the
route agents Of the department are to be con-
veyeo with Ut charge, aud Tor the use OF the
sgerisa commoiIous car OF Apartment in
the centre OF G car, properly lighted.
Wermeds aud lurnishsi, and adapte1 10 thu
conveu eut separation ard due security of
the mails IL 70 10 provided by the c~oRtrac-
tor under tha direction Of the dep -rtu ent.
Railroad AM steamboat Companies are
required o. take the maiI from and de fver
it into the post ohIces AZ the beginning and
ED Of their r1utes, and 20 aud from Al
Offices not more tuan eighty rods from a STA.
ton cr landing. Pr posa's may be submit
ted BY the companies for the performances Of
all other si1o service-that is, for Offices over
eighty rod fsJm O station Or laoding.
There will be way bills" p eDared bv
rostmasters, or other sEents Of the iepsrf-
menti b acc upsny tho mails converted 81
railroads and steamers, sp ciiying the uun-
per ana destination or the several bags.
On Other principal routo5 likewise, re vent
viii be 2 CURED snd way-bills forward 4
the latter 70 b exarhin 4 By The ssvsrni
P1''ma' sF'5 @ insure regularity in lie de-
hy. ~ n nails.
T. No pay viii be made for trius rot por-
icrned aud ior each Of such emissions.
not sstistect7rliy explained, three times he
~ q tne arp Ey be Gsiucted. For ar
Mt6 5eaend time g. tsFtreak con-
6cianty excused, one Gu % 81 f6Aot s-
ptnsation Of che TRIP l. subject 20 forfsifr-
For repeat d delilQu nc s ofths As-S 49,
10 sps- ided, enlarged peua tie pr Pofi-
ed % 'ho nature thereof md he importance
Of The mail ma be made
S. Fer Laying behind q ihrowing % th9
SSs7rnsd IEn ssss}ytiaaE 5p3h 9idEaiHag "a sEpfe 8
conveying i~utelhgeure On advance OF ia
msiI, c quarters pay mET 5e dedu tst.
c.. Fines ULi Be- l-pce1s rula tle De-
InCucncy Be promptly and -atst4ciculyeL
p AIMED By certiaeEtes ~ p0-tma ters or Ua
aH iagits Of 0-ber C-eill.c ps SOFA, q faI-
inz - arriTe IL cuuuzct time llT neglect
ing 10 axe the mail { om, " de- yer u into, I
a ~; s&cs isg aaassiag i p bs wei a.
jursd. destroyed, ro0bea. Or lost sna 4or
refusing, are demand, % convey tue mall
80 frequently "a the contractor Tuosi OF j.
concerned IN r~runings acoach5 car orsteam-
boat on sT0ute.
2. Toe Postmaster General may aEusltbs
contract Tor repeated failures 20 ruu sgrle-
ably 70 coufracti fJr vi9lsting the post
oHcs laws, or dis5beying the instructcna ci
the deuartmeRti f5r roiusiugio aisc52rgs a
ca rier uheu rsqairei by The dsPa-tmanrt0
do 50; for ranntng 80 express as Aforesaid
or so Transporting persons OF packagss con-
vevinE mailsble masisr cat Of the zasL
:. The Postmaster General may order AZ
ircrsass Cd 8sr-l1e OF er-uts 5T allcElzg
therelcra rro -arn ircre.ac cE th1 contract
uav. He mss change schcel.es Of depa--
lures aHd arrivals % sl cases, and pa-ucu-
larry D. mske then conform % connections
VITA railroads, without increase oil pay, I
provided the ruuning ume Be 17t a5uagsa-
lie may also order on Increase % speed
cilovirr, within the restrictions Of the cav,
e PIC ~-z Increase Of nay tor the adtIuodll
stock cr carriers. il n.y.. The c1utrucur
nav. Eozevcr. ~ f.s cass q rsTsase c
sECd, r-tinguish the contract bg giving
proMp. uae-s 81 tae d8parfUeut that be
~-~-virs ths order int ]
prelrrs -4.4E ~ $1,000
sf-ct. The Postmaster Gsueral may also
d~i-c1uluue o. cural the service, in whole
OK IL %. 10 ordsr % place on The routq e
greater decree Ci service Or Whenever the
public Interests. 10 bis judgment, shsH re-
quire such -1eoatuuaues Or curtalmtnt
6r anyother cause he alloEiuEas g ON
Indemnity 70 coutgat0r one months eNTa
pay on the amount Of serviee elspenael
whh and q pro rata compensation ~ ne
amount Of service Estainsd aud continues
9. Payments will be made b. eollseticas
from q drafts on Psitnastsrs, o. ~ethsFNlsef