New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-25
UNITED STATES MAIL.
Louisiana and Florida.

Louisiann and Florida.
PosroFFJCE DEPARTMENT
nRoPosA1s WIZ, TaIenf NecE nSTi a. AZ 'g THE
o'clock efFSG Of ING ~. y next TO be
of the United States f. ON October /. 1870 to June
&c. 1874 on o 81 tseSSias A TSnse FLORIDA
and by the schedule of departures and arrivals
$500 From New Orleans. Louisiana, by Pens ools.
Keys and Tampa to Key West, 98s miles,
and back, once week. in suitable and safe
Leave New Orleans Saturday at 8 P. NJ.
Arrive at Key West the next Friday by p. Nj.
Arrive at New Orleans the next Friday by 8
Proposals to run by an expedited schedule it,
Separate proposals invited 10 begin service at Mo-
bile. instead of New Orleans on completion OF the
railroad between New ,yreans aud Mobile: and
also for emitting St Marks. when railroad connec.
ton with the Apalachcola river Is completed.
Proposals invited emitting service to Tampa, re-
ducing distance enc hundred miles,
Keys, by CLEAR Water Harb0r and Mapatee, to
Tampa. $50 miles and bac., once week. to be run
ii due connection with main route
INSTRUCTIONS.
CONTAINING CONDITIONS TO BE INCORPORATED IN
THE CONTRACT TO THE EXTENT THE DEPART
MENT MAY DEEM PROPER:
The special agents of the Postofice department,
on exhibition of their credentials, also posto rce
blanks. mail bags locAs and keys are to be conveyed
without charge.
The route agents of the department. should it ap.
point them to be conveyed without charge, and for
their exclusive while travelling with the mails,
contractor. under the direction of the department
No pay will be made for trips not performed; and
for each Of such tbs not sbs msY G
Quoted For arrivals so far behind time as to break
connection with depending mails and not sapisfac-
toriy excused one fourth OF the compensatory Tor
the trip subject to forfeiture Deduction will also
be ordered for grace OF performance inferior to
o b IN
toned to the nature thereof and the Importance OF
the mail, may be made.
Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency be
promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificates
of postm8sters the adavits of other credible per-
for h the to ms In
postofce: for suffering it TO be wet INJURED des-
troyed robbed or lost; and for refusing after de.
tractor runs. or is concerned in running convey
CD the route.
The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures to run agreeaby to contract
for violating the Postotice laws, or dsobeylng the
INSTRUCTIONS of the de1ctmont.
the service by allowing therefor rata increase
in the contract pay. He may change the schedule
of departures and arrivals If the running time be
not abridged. -
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons, certified to be such by postmaster or a
serves the right 10 rel set any bid which may be
deemed extravagant and also to disregard the bids
of failing contractors and bidders.
Tho cont ract to be executed and returned to the
Department sixty days before beginning service
For forms of proposal. guarantee and certificate
and also for other instJ uctOns as to the conditions
to be en- braced in the contract etc. advertise
of October 81, 1856 and January 8, le0 i1vt-
ing proposals for mail service In Louisiana, Florida.
etc, to be found al the principal postottces.
scr bed Mail proposals. Route No. 6501 Florida,
and to the Ssa2Hd AfssfsRs
mya 1aw6t Postmaster General.