The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-22

after the expiration Of each quarts
November, February, Nay, and Gp,1sI
10. The distances are given sccos5;-.
the pest information but no incresseJ q.
val De allowed should they be greater ~.
advertised, if the points to be spnnI;a "a
correctly stated. Bidders n-sss IN -
sssves on uts PoiHs, and also in refsrs,.a
tAe weight Of the mail, the eoBditi1D
oSs, NUS streams, &c, and an I'll
SILusSs1 ferries, or distractions of anv ki1T
expense may be incurred. NJ
- s1oltonal pay, based on such
sT0l1o' can Do Considered nor fo- or1o-.1
mistakes OF nisspprshensio5 "a - y
gree OF service nor fo- bridgss 5ssf-o-.
ferries discontinued, OF otbss obsts~o,
Increasing distance, occurrine 49,
contract term. Offices estsbIi.S =
advertisement is issued, aud sl-o J----
contract term, are 70 be visited w;tIa- -
ira pay, if the distance be not incTe,.e5
II. Bidders are cautioned to mai 49,.
proposals IN time TO reach the department
By the day and hour named, Is p n, March
%, 1865 J for bids received after that tine
CA not Be considered in competition with 4
bid Of reasonable amount received in tine
Neither can bids be considered which A..
without the guarantee required By law End
a certificate CT the sufhcieney Of such glzr-
antee.
Il. Bidders should FIRST propose for SCI,
vice strictly according % the sdvertisemert.
and then, If they desire, separately for dr
ferent service; a1d If the regular bid be tbs
lowest offered for the advertised service.
the other propositions may be considered
IS. There should be bat n route bid i-
IN proposal, Consoidated OF conbinst1-
bids ("ProPoslng one sum for two or Ec-s
routes are forbidden By law and ca1-c,
be considered.
IA. The route, the service, the yes-ly
pay, the name and residence Of the bidder.
lthat is, his usual post Office address,l AMI
those Of esch member Of a firm where :
company offers, should be distinctly stated.
IS. Bidders sre requested 20 use, as ia- g.
practicable, the printed proposals Furnished
By the department., 10 write out in tull The
sum Of their bids, and 20 retain copies O..
them.
Altered bids should not be submitted no.
should bids once submitted be withdraw.
No withdrawal ofa bidder or %guarautor VIII
DO allowed unless the withdrawal d dsted
and received before the last day for rece.y-
ing proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two re-
sponsible persons. The bid aud guarantee
should be signed plainly with the hll name
Of each person.
The department reserves the right % re-
iect any bid which may be deemed extrsyH-
CANT, and also TO disregard the bids Of fail
ing contractors and bidders.
is. The bid should be sealed, sCperscribet
EMAIL Proposals, State Of Tennessee" 81
dressed asecond Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral, Contract Office, snd sent by mal, u5s
By or to an sgent and postmasters viii not
! enclose proposals Cor letters Of any kind "a
their quarterly returns.
II. The contracts are 10 be executed sud
returned to the department by or before the
lSt dag Of July, 1856 but the service must
be begun on that day, or on the mail day
next after IT, whether the contracts be exc
euted or not.
Transfers Of contracts, or Of interest IN
contracts, are forbidden By law, and eOnse
quently cannot be allowed. Bidders vii
therefore take notice that they will be eX-
pected 10 perform the service accepted 10
them through the whole term Of the con-
ract.
Is. Postmssters at Offices on or near rail
roads on which mails are carried, but more
than eighty rods from a station, viii, imme-
diately after the 2sth Of April, 1866, report
their exact distance from the nearest sta.
ton, and how they are otherwise supplied
with the mail, to enable the PostmastE
General 70 direct = mail-messenger supply
from the lst Of July next.
19. Section eighteen Of an act Of Congress
approved March 3, lS45, provides that con
tracts for the transportation Of the mai
shall be let, ain every case, 10 the loves;
bidder rendering sufficient guarantees Tor
faithful performance, without other refer
ence to the mode Of such transportation than
may be necessary TO provide for tie due
CELEBRITY, certainty, aud security OF such
transportation" Under this law, bids that
propose 70 transport the mails with "-s-
lerity, certainty and security" having been
decided to Be the only legal bids, arc con
strued as preceding for the entire MAJ, h1E-
eBer large, and igtGferer may Be the node o.
Conveyance necessary % iusars tts "celCrig,
certainty, and security" and hare the pro
ference oUsr al Others, and no Others ara
eoHsi6eTed;-that is, none which name any
specific mode OF Conveyance
20. A modification Of a bid in sDy Of its
essential terms is tantamount TO s new bio
\ snd cannot be received, 50 as % interfere
with regular competition, sfrer the last hour
set for receiving bids. Making a new BID
with guarantees and certificate, is the only
way 10 modify a previous bid
q. Postmasters are 10 be careful not 90
/ certify the sufhciency Of ~guarantors or
/ sureties without knowledge thst they are
persons Of sufficient responsibility q ats-s-
I Ga~d Of this jnstruct0z 5y PogtmG5tsr9 Is q
/ U~i9lqtion Of their oath q efcc Slysct.rg
them to immediate rsHlCrdL All bidder
/ euarantossand sureties arsdist.nctly note
| led that on a failure 10 inter into or per
form the contracts foy ne service proposed
for in the accepted DDS the legal liabilities
will beenforced against them.
p. Present caatractors, and persons
known at the department., must, equally
with others procure guarantors and cartil-
Gates Of their efficiency substantially IN tbs
forms above prescribed. The certifcate OF
suffcisncy must be signed By q postmaster.
or BY q Judge of a court Of record. ~
other viii be admitted. The certi6cs-s
must also have affixed 10 IT, 6ve-csntrey
nue. stamp, cancelled, as required BY luW.
W. DENBIs0S,
Postmaster Genera,
isu26-6tE