The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-23

after the expiration Of each quarter-ssv !,
November, February, Nay, and August.
10. The distances are given accordiu0 70
the best Information but no increased nav
VIII be allowed should they be greater than
advertised, if the points 70 be upplis ~
correctly stated. Bidders must fa4srw te--
sstves on JAS point, and also IN reference "a
the weight Of the mail, the condition ~
1919 ais, Streams, &C., and 81 toll
pL.oges' IsrFles, OF distractions Of any kind
y 6hieh expense may be incurred. No
elalm LOT sdditlonal pay, based on such
ground, can be Considered. nor To- .ua-.5
MISTAKES OF Misrepresentation "a to ~ -
gree Of service; nor fer BRIDGES dsstrovs5
ferries discontinued, o. othsf chst--to-
increasing distance occurring dn-:,g -.
contract term. Offices established -. 49,
advertisement Is issued, and slso drr;1r a.
contract tern, ere % be visited vithe19
ira pay, Il the distance be not increased
II. Bidders are cautioned to nal th.i-
proposals in TINE 10 reach the department
b. The day and hour named, q p. m, March
y, 1866 } for bids received after that tiz7s
toAt not &C considered n competition with q
bid Of reasonable amount received i time.
Neither can bids be considered which a-s
without the guarantee required By law and
a certificate Of tbs sufhcieney Of such gusg-
sntee-
Y. Bidders should first propose for Sc.
vice strictly according 70 the advertisemeus.
and then, if they desire, se0arGtsiy for diE
ferent service; and if the rsgzLGr. bid be The
lowest offered for the advertised service,
the other propositions may be considered
Is. There should be but one roufs bid for
ina proposal. Consolidated OF combination
bids -("proposi1g one sun for two OF more
r~outes') are forbidden By Law, and sanos
be considered.
IA. The routs, the service, the yearly
pay, the name and residence Of the bidder,
that Is, his usual post Office address and
those Of each member Of 3 arm where s
company ofers, should be distinctly stated,
IS. Bidders are requested to use, "a far s
practicable, the printed proposals iurnished
By the department, 10 write out in full the
sum Of their bids, and to retsin copies O.
them.
Altered bids should not be submitted; nor
should bids once submitted be withdraw.
No withdrawal ola bidder or guarantor viii
DO allowed unless the withdrawal . datec
and received before the last day Tor rsceiy-
ing proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed By two 70
sponsible persons. The bid and guarantee
should be sigHcd plainly with the iuI narus
of each person
The department reserves the right to rs-
iect any bid which may be deemed eXtTsvs-
CANT, and also to disregard the bids Of fail
ing contractors and bidders.
I6. The bid should be sealed, superseded
"Mail Proposals, State Of Tennessee" al
dressed Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral, Contract Office, and sent BY rail, "a
by or to sn scent and postmasters viii nos
enclose proposals Tor letters Of any kiadl II
their quarterly returns.
Il. The contracts are 70 be execEtsd snd
returned to the department by o. before TIA
Isl day Of JRly, 1865 but the service nuss
be begun on that day, or on the mail dsy
next after it, whether The contracts be exc
cutsd or not.
Transfers of contracts, OF Of interest in
contracts, are forbidden By law, snd eonss
quently cannot be allowed. Bidders viii
therefore take notice that they will be eN~
pected to perform the service accepted .
them through the whole tern Of the con
rsct.
Is. Postmssters at Offices on OF near rail
roads on which mails are carried, bat more
than eighty rods from q station viii, imms-
diately after the 2sth Of APRIL 1850, report
their exact distance from the nearest sta
ton, and how they are otherwise supplied
with the mail, to enable the Postmaster
General 70 direct . msil-messenger supply
from the LIST OF July next.
19. Section eighteen OF an act Of Congress
approved March ;, lS45, provides that cca
tracts for the transportation OF the Ia
shall be let, ain every case 70 the loEess
bidder rendering sufficient guarantees fcz
faithful performance, without other relsr
ence 20 the mode Of such transportatioz t6ha
may be necessary 70 provide foz BE dus
CELEBRITY, certainty aud security Of such
transportation" Under this law bids tbs.
propose to transport the nEGs with "cs-
lerify, certainty and sCcarjR," having been
decided 90 Dc the eHE legal bids, arc cos
strEsd as PToriSizg fer TIA eatire zsaI, RSis-
eUSr large, and EAaRreT may % TIE mode q
e~ozreyarct NECESSARY 70 iaSzre iS "ee.frity,
certainty, and Security" and haze tie pro
fereaea orsr oil others, ard ~ etAers az
eolSsdefeds-that IL, none which name saT
specific mode Of conveyance.
20. A modification Of q bid in any Of ia
essential terms is ta1tamount 70 q new bid
and cannot be received, 20 rs 70 interfere
with regular competition, after the la1t boa7
set FOR receiving bids. Making a neT bic,
with guarantee and certificate, is the only
way 70 modify q previous bid.
q. POstmasters are 10 be careful noS =
certify the Eufhcisacy OF guaraRtoxs o.
sureties without knoWledgs that they srs
persons Of sufficient responsibility; q dir
gard Of his irstrEctiol By PostzsSt~s Is C
violation Of their oaA Of gTee, SuSectzc
CttHs % Inthiedta-e TE1lQpL- Al plQdeFss
guArantors,tRnd sureties are distinctly not7-
ned that Of q failure to enter into o. Per
form the contracts for the service proposed
for IN the accepted bids, the legal habiliEsi
viii be enforced agasnst them.
p. Present contractors, and psrtous
known at the department., must. equally
with Others procure Buarantors aud CARTS
Gates Of sufhciercy substantially Ia tbs
forms ADORE prescribed The csrtiEcate o.
suficisncy must be signed By a P~ostnsIts-s
or by q judge Of a court OF record. NJ
other will be admitted. The esrtifcsaa
must also have affixed to Isl Ev~e-csntrsvs-
nue. stamp, cancelled, as required BY luF.
W. DEENIsoB,
Postmaster Gsue-zL
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