New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-26
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

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by the companies for the performance Of all other
side service-that 49, for offices over eighty rods
from = landing.
4. No pay will be made for trips not performed;
and for each Of such omissions not satisfactorily
or arrivals SO M
break connection with depending mails, and not
sufficiently excused, ole fourth OF the conpensa-
peated deln9uencies of the kind herein specified
enlarged penalties. proportional to the nature
theIeot. ard the importance OF the mail, may be
made.
S. For leaving behind or throwing off the mails
any portion of them. for the admission OF pas
sengers. or for being concerned in setting up or
running an express conveying intelligence iu ad
vance of the mail quarters pay may BIO de-
Quoted.
g. Fines will ~ imposed unless the delinquency
be promptly and satisfactorily explained by certii
Gates of postmasters the ffdavits of other cred
bic rersOns for failing to arrive in contract tlme
for negectlng to taxe the mail from Or deliver ii
into pOstotce; for suffering it to be wet, injured
destroyed robbed or lost and for IT usins after de
mand, to convey the mail rs frequently as the con-
tractor runs ia concerned ia running, coach,
car steamboat on n route.
:. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for re peated failures to agreeably to
tract for violating the poetofice laws. or dsObey
ing the instructions Of the Department.; for refus-
ing to discharge a carrier when required by the De-
partment to do for running an express as afore-
said. for transporting persons or packages con-
8. The Postmaster General may order IN increase
of service Oh route by allowing therefor pro
rata increase on the contract pay. He may change
schedules of departures and arrivals i'll all cases,
and particularly to make them conform to cOnnec-
lions with railroads. without increase Of pay. pro-
vided the running time be not abridged. The Post
master General may so discontinue curtail the
service. in whole in part in order to place on the
route superior service, or whenever the public ill.,
terests in his Judgment, shall require such discOn
tinuance curtailment for any other cause; he
allowing full indemnity to contractor one
months extra pay the amount of service dis
pensed with. and pro rata compensation for the
amount OF service retained ana continued.
9. Payments will be made BY collections from, or
drafts on pOstmasters or otherwise after the x
PiratiOn Of each quarter-say IN November, Feb
ruary May and August.
TO- The distances are given according 70 the btst
information; but no increased pay will be allowed
should they be greater than advertised if the
points to b. supplied are correctly stated Bidders
mist inform themselves on this point. and also in
reference to the weight Of the mail the condition
of roads, bills streams. etc. and all tOllbridSes.
turnpikes, plank roads ferries. or distractions OF
any kind by which Expense may BIZ incurred: No
claim for additional pay, based on such ground, can
be considered: nor for alleged mistakes or misap-
predecessor as to the degree of service; nor for
bridges destroyed. ferries discontinued or other
obstructions causing or increasing distance or *
pense occurring during the contract term. Offices
established after this advertiser mt Is issued and
also during the contract term are to be visited
without extra paw if the distance bc not ill.,
creased.
H. Bidders are cautioned TO mail heirproposals
in time to reach the Department by thx day and
hour named e p. NJ, March l. 1871, for bids re-
ceived after that time will not be co Considered in
ceived in time. Neither can bids be considered
which without the guarantee required by law,
and certificate of the sufficiency Of such guaran-
tee.
r. Bidders should first propose for service strict
ly according to the advertisement, and then, il
they desire separately for different service and if
the regular bid I've the lowest offered the adver-
tised service, the other propositions may be con-
sidercd
proposal Consolidated or combination bids ('prO-
posing one sum for two or more routes are for
hidden by law. and can not be considered.
IA. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
aud residence of the bidder THAT his usual
p0stoffice address,, and the name of each member
tinctly stated.
Is bidders are requested to use, as far prac-
ticabe. the printed proposals furnished by the De-
artment to write out i'll full the sum Of their bids,
and to retain copies of them.
Altered bids should not " submitted, should
bids once submitted be withdrawn No withdrawal
OF bidder guarantor will be allowed unless the
withdrawal is dated and received before the last
day for receiving proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons. The bid and guarantee should be signed
plainly with the fun name of each person.
bid " hich may be deemed CANT and also to
disregard the bids of faiin. contractors and bid
ders. tAct of July 2, 1886, section 24.> +.
10. The bid should be sealed. suptrscribed :" Mail
Proposals, State of Louisiana, addressed Second
Assistant Postmaster General. Contract Office" and
sent by mail not by OF to an agent.
II. The contracts are to be executed and returned
to the Department by or before the first day of July
1871 but the service, must be hrs-un on that day on
mn the mai, day reyt ofter II xyhcther h.
I've executcd nr NOT 80 "
Transfers of contracts or Of interest in contracts
are f,rhi,Jcn by law and consequently can NOT h.
allowed Neither can bids ar inter,st in bids hf
transferred or assiVned IN other na,ties Hidders
will therefnre ~ Snt;ce thai thev viii M. xnect,i
TO nerform the service accented 10 them tlirouei
the whole term of the contract.
March 2 IR.s nroyides that controcts TOR RI.
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