The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-28
Instructions TO Bidders and Post
masters:

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masters
Containing also conditions % De iuc9rgor1ted
fn the contracts 70 the Crteut tie Depart
aent may deem proper.
/. Seven minutes are allowed to each in
termediste Office, when not otherwise speci-
fed, for sssorting the mails but on railroad
and steamboat routes there IA 20 be IL more
delay than IS sufficient for an exchange OF
the mail pouches.
,. On railroad and steamboat lines, and
other routes where the mode Of conveyance
admits Of it, the special agents Of the Post
Office Department, also post office blanks,
msil bags, locks and keys, are TO be con-
veyed without extra charge.
5. On railroad and steamboat lines the
route SCENTS Of the department. are to De con-
veyed without charge aad Tor the use Of the
sgentsa commodious car, or apartment IN
the centre OF 8 car, properly lighted,
warmed, and furnished, and adapted 10 the
convenient separation and due securitv Of
the mails, Is to be provided by the eontrac-
tor, under the direction Of the department
Railroad n steamboat companies are
required to take the mail from and deliver
il into the post Offices at the beginning and
eud Of their routes, and 70 and from all
Offices not more than eighty reds from a sta
ton or landing. Proposals may be submit
ted BY the companies for The pefformanes of
al other see serviee-that i, Tor ohess over
eighty rods from a statiou o. 1audiug.
There viii be way bills" prepared by
postmasterss or other SCENTS Of the depart
ment, 70 accompany the nails conveyed on
railrosds and steamers, specifying the Gun
Der ana d~estuauon 81 the several bags.
o. ohsr princiPal routes, hlawise, receipts
wnNH - -mnr~ - go o
the latter 70 be examined BY the several
Postmssiers, to insure regularity il the de-
livery Of mails.
1. No pay viii be made for trips not per-
formed and ior each Of such Emissions,
not satisfactorily explained, three tinesth
pay Of the trip msy be deducted. For Ar
rivals 50 far behind time as 10 break con
nection with depending mails, and not suf-
hciently excused, one f1uHth Of the com
pensation Of the trip isspbiect 70 forfeiture.
For repeated deliuquencies ofthe kind here
10 specified, enlarged penslties, proportion
ed 70 he nature thereof and the importance
Of The mail MAJ De made.
s. For leaving behind OF throwing OF he
mails, or any PARTON Of them, for the sd
mission OF passenger, o. for being con
eerned IN setting up or running au express
conveying intelligence IN adysucs of the
-. @1AE .a 49,
g. D viii be imposed, unless the de-
linquency BE promptly and satisfactorily ex-
planned ~ certificates Of PostmAsters or the
ahdavlts Of other credible persons, for faI-
ing 70 arrive in contract time Tor neglect
ing totake the mail from, or deliver it INTO, /
= post once for suffering it % Be wet, IN
juFed, DESTROYED, robbed, Or lost and for I
refusing, after demand, 70 convey the uaiI
Is frequently Is the contractor runs, or Is
concerned in running, ac1achs esr, orttean-
boat on aroute.
=. The Postmaster General may annuI the |
contract for repeated failures 10 run sgree-
ably to contract Tor violating the post
1Hee laws, or ~dis0beying the Instructions OF
he department; Tor refusing 70 discharge q
,arrier when required BY ths department % /
10 80; for running N express e Aforesaid /
" for Transporting persons or packages con-
mailGble matter cot 81 the mail.
$ The postmaster General may order an
Increase ot service on route By allowing
hereior q pro rata increase on tLe contract
'ay- He may change schedules Of dsPar-
ures and arrivals Ia al cases, and parlcu.
arly 70 make them CONFORM 10 conusctionB
7itn railroads, without increase o. pay.
Irovided the running time be not abridged.
ie may also order an increase Of speed,
lowing, within the restrictions Of the law,
pro rata increase Of pay for the additiodal
took or carriers, if any. The contractor
lay, however, ~ tie case q increase Of
'eed, ~relinquish the contract, BY giving
ronPt notice 70 the department. that be
nasrs doing 80 70 esrrFlng the order into
tect. The Postmaster General may also
scontinue CT curtail she service, b whole
IN part, in order 70 place On the route
eater degree Of service, or Whsusysr n
abhe interests, in bis iudgmsas shall 70
ire Egch discont1uG1cs O. curaIimen
an other cause he ansWizg saa "a