New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-17
OFFTOIAL N0TfOES.

by the Companies for the pexDfmance o. auOtnef
sade seIvios-thas u. sof emces Over elen'J lo's
'rs No i pss wifi be made er trip. mot gere.mea
s1pains three times lie pay Of the trip Win 81
deducted. For arrivals 90 lar behind time - 70
break connection with depending mails, and not
peated delnqnencies of the kind herein specified
enlarged psnaties ~ t 70 az av he
$. FOR leaving behind or throwing OF the mails,
or any portion Of them, for the admission OF pas
sengers. for being concerned in setting up or
running express conveying intelligence in ad-
vance Of the mail, q quarters poy may Do de-
Quoted.
6. Fines will Le imposed, unless the delinquency
be promptly and satisfactorily explained by eertm
for neglectlng to take the mail from or deliver
destroyed, robbed or lost and for refusing, after de-
mand to convey the mail as frequently as the con-
tractor runs, or is concerned In running, q c0acn
car steamboat on q route.
l. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for peated failures to agreeably to con-
ing the instructions Of the Departments for refus
ing to discharge q carrier when required by the De-
partment to do for running an express as afore
eaid, or for transporting persons or packages con-
veying mailable matter ont of the mail.
g. The Postmaster General may order an increase
of service ON q route by allowing therefor pro
rata increase on the contract pay. He may change
schedules of departures and arrivals In all cases.
and particularly to make them conform to connec'
tiOns with railroads. without increase of pay, pro-
vided the running time be not abridged. The Post
master General may also discontinue or curtah the
service in whole in part in order to place on the
route superior service or whenever the public in
terests, in his Judgment shall require such discon'
tinuance or curtaIiment for any othef cause ne
allowing as full indemnity to contractor one
months extra pay on the amount of service dis
pensed with, and a pro rata compensation for the
amount of service retained and continued.
g. Payments will be made by collections from, or
drafts on, postmasters otherwise after the ex-
piration of each quarter-say in November Feb
TO- The distances are given according to the best
informatlon but no increased pay Will be allowed
they be rda,s draa
must inform themselves on this point. and also in
reference to the weight of the mail the condition
turnpikes plank roads, ferries, or distractions OF
any Kind by which expense may be incurred: NO
claim for additional pay based on sScs cam
prehension as TO the degree OF service; nor ior
bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued. or other
pense occurring during the contract term. Offices
established after this advertisement Is issued and
also during the contract term are TO be visited
without extra paw il the distance be not In
creased.
IL. Bidders are cautioned to mail their proposals
hour u"n named n He e NJ EarcS l. is for bids re.
ceived AFTER that time will not be 90 usidered in
competition with bids Of reasonable amount re,
ceiyed in time. Neither can bids be considered
which without the guarantee required by law,
and certificate OF the suticiency OF such suaran
H. Bidders ehould FIRST propose for service strict
ly according to the advertisement, and then, II
they desire. separately for different service; and II
tissd service, the other propositions may be con-
sidered
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids C'pro-
posing one sum for two or more routes are for
hidden by law and rot be considered.
Il. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
.rJv isiare 2Off he
pOstoffce address), and the name OF each memoel
of firm. where a company offers, should be dis
tinctiy stated.
Is bidders are requested to use, far as prae
ticabe, the printed proposals furnished by the De
partment to write out in fuu the sum u their oids
Altered bids should not be- submitted, nor should
bids once submitted be withdrawn. No withdrawal
Of bidder guarantor will BIZ allowed unless the
withdrawal is dated and received before the last
Each bid nhst be guaranteed by two responsible
plainly with the full name of each person.
The Department reserves the right TO reject any
bid which may be deemed extravagant, and also to
disregard the bids of failing contractors and bid
ders. (Act OF July 2, 1896, section "a
l6. The bid should be sealed, superscribed " Mai
Proposals, State of Louisiana" addressed Second
sent by mail. not by OK to an agent.
II. The contracts are to be executed and returned
TO the Department by be fore the first day OF July
1871 but the service must be begun on that day. OF
the mail day next after it, whether contracts
be executed or not.
Transfers of contracts or of interest IN contracts
are forbidden by law, and consequently can not be
allowed. Neither can bids, or interest in bids bt
transferred or assigned to other parties. Bidder!
will therefore take notice that they will be expected
to perform the service accepted to them through
the whole term of the contract.
l2. Section eighteen of an act OF Congress approved
March ,, 1845 provides that contracts for the
transportation of the mail shall be let, in every
case to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
guarantees for faithful performance without othe
reference to the mode Of such transportation than
may be necessary to provide for the due CELEBRITY
certainty, and security Of such transportation.
Under this law bids that propose to transport thu
mails with CELEBRITY, certainty, and security, hav
ing been decided to be the only legal bids are con
strued providing for the entire mail, however
large. and whatever may be the mode of convey
and security" and have the preference over al
others, and no others are considered. except FOL
steamboat routes.
IS. modification of bid in any of its essential
terms is tantamount to new bid. and can not D,
received SO as to interfere with regular competi
non. MMaking new bid with guarantee and GER
20 POstmasters TO be careful not to certify II
the suifciency OtguaTaut0rs without knowing that
they are persons of sufficient responsibility. They
must not sign the certificate until the sum OF the
bid is inserted, and the bid and guarantee arr
signed by the bidder and (two) guarantors; dis
regard of this instruction by pOstmasters is VIC
Eation of their oath OF office, subectinS them II
immediate removal!
81. All bidders, guarantors and sureties are dis
tinctly notified that on failure to enter into o.
perform the contracts for the service proposed TO
IN the accepted bids, their legal liabilities will b
enforced against them.
%. Present contractors and persons known a
guarantOrs and certificates of their suficienc,
substantially in the forms above prescribed. TIT
certificate of sutfciency must be signed by post
master or by Judge Of court Of record; no othe
JOHN A. J. CRESWELL,
no19 law Ct Postmaster General.