New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-20
OFFIOIAL NOTICES.

by the companies Tor the performance OF 81 osS.
10 p PAY viii se mad. for trip. not performed:
FoT 'e &c & Sshns
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ton for the trip 10 subject TO forfeiture For re-
epniafSe peaaites proportioned to the nature
thereof, and the importance OF the mail may be
made.
or any portion of them, for the admission of pas
sengers or for being concerned In setting up Or
running express conveying intelligence IN ad-
vance Of the mail, quarters pay may be de-
Quoted
be promptly and satisfactorily explained by certsn-
Gates of ostmasters the afidavts of other credi
Bile persons. for failing to arrive in contract tms
for neglectlns to take the mail from or deliver It
into postofce; for suffering it to be wet injured,
destroyed, robbed lost; and for refusing AFTER de-
mand to convey the mail as frequently as the con
tractor runs or IL concerned Ill running, coach,
steamboat on q route.
:. The Postmaster General may annnl the cor
tract for peated failures to agreeab1y to con-
tract; for violating the postoffice laws or dsoDsy
ing the instructions of the Department. for refGs-
ing to discharge carrier when required by the De-
partMent to do for running an express as af0re-
said or for transporting persons or packages con-
yeying mailabe matter out OF the mail.
8. The Postmaster General may order an increase
Of service on "a 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 c0nnec-
tons with railroads, without increase Ofpay, pro-
vided the running time be not abridged. The Post
master General may also discontinue or curtal the
service in whole in part IN order 10 place on tho
route s'peor OF ss Tee~r, snch iscon
tinuance curtaiiment for any other cause; Ae
allowing full indemnity to contractor one
months extra pay on the amount OF service d,s-
pensed with. and pro rata compensation tor the
amount of service retained and continued.
9. Payments will be made by collections nom, OF
drafts on postmasters or otherwise, after the ex-
piration Of each q,rlrter-say in November, FeU-
ruary May and August.
TO- The distances are given according to the best
information; but no increased pay will be allowed
should they be greater than advertised, II the
points TO be supplied are correctly stated. bidders
must inform themselves this point, and also in
reference to the weight of the mail the condition
Of roads, hills, streams, etc. and all toll bridges.
turnpkes plank roads, ferries, or distractions OF
any kind by which expense may be incurred No
claim for additional pay based on such ground can
predecessor as to the degree Of service; nor for
bridges destroyed. ferries discontinued, or other
distractions causing increasing distance Or ex-
p.nse occurring during the contract term. Offices
est ablished after this advertiser mt issued and
also during the contract TERM are 70 90 sisitea
without extra paw, II the distance DC NOT ~
creased. .
, H. Bidders are cautioned to mail their proposals
in time to reach the Department by the day and
hour named g 2. NJ, March l, 1871, for bids re-
ceived after that time viii not be CO nsidered in
competition with bids of reasonable amount re.
ceived in time. Neither can bids he considered
which without the guarantee required by law,
and certificate OF tue suticiency OF such guafan-
tee.
H. Bidders should first propose for service strict
ly according to the advertisement and then, II
they desire. separately for different service; and If
the regular bid be the lowest offered for the adver-
tised service, the other propositions may be con-
sdered.
l3 There should be but one route bid for in a
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids t''pro-
posing sum for two or more routes are f0r-
hidden by law, and can not be considered
II. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
and residence Of the bidder THAT IS his usual
postoftice address), and the name OF eacn MEMBER
of "a firm, here company offers, should be dis
tinctly stated.
Is Bidders are requested to use, as far as prac-
tcable the printed proposals furnished by the De-
partment write out III full the sum OF their BIDS
and to retain copies OF them. -
Altered bids should not be submitted, nor should
bids once submitted be withdrawn: NoWithdrawal
Of a bidder grarantor viii be allowed unless the
withdrawal is dated and received before the iasb
day for receiving proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons The bid and guarantee should be signed
plainly with the full name of each person.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
bid which may be deemed extravagant, and also 10
disregard the bids of failing contractors and bid
Gers. tAct of July 2, 1885, section 24)
IL. The bid should be sealed, superscribed " Mail
Proposals State of Louisiana" addressed ~ second
Assistant Postmaster General, Contract Office" and
sent by mail, not by or to an agent.
Il. 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 begun on that day. or
III" mail day next after it, whether the contracts
De executed or not.
Transfers of contracts of interest in contracts,
forbidden by law, and consequently can not be
Il.
transferred or assigned to other parties. Biddere
will therefore take notice that they will be expected
to perform the service accepted to them through
the whole term of the contract.
10, section eighteen of act of Congress approved
March ,, lsi5, provides that contracts for the
transportation of the mail shall he let in every
case. IL the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
guarantees for faithful performance, without other
reference 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 the
mails with celebrity, certainty and security, hav-
-trlied as providing for the entire mail however
large, and whatever may be the mode Of convey
necessary to insure its celebrity, certainty,
and security and have the preference over all
others. and no others are considered, except for
steam boat routes.
10. A modification of bid i'll any of its essential
terms is tantamount to bid, and can not Oe
received as to interfere with regular comletl-
tdon. Making new bid, with guarantee and GER
titicate is the only way TO modify previous bid.
20. Posmasters to be careful not to certify 10
the sutiicency of guarantors without knowing hat
they persons OF sufficient responsibility. They
must not sign the certificate until the sum OF the
bid is inserted, and the bid and guarantee are
signed by the bidder and (two) guarantOrs; dis
regard OF this instruction by postmasters is vio-
laton of their oath OF Office, suhjectlg them to
immediate removal
q. All bidders, guarantors and suretes dis
tincty notified that failure TO enter into or
perform the contracts for the service proposed for
i'll the accepted bids, their legal liabilities will be
enforced against them.
y. Present contractors ard persons known at
the Department, must, equally with Others. pro-
guarantors and certificates of their sGfciency
substantially IN the forms above prescribed. The
mast. Dor b. Judge OF court of record; other
VIII b. admitted.
JOHN A. J. CRESWELL,
uol9 Iaw Ct Postmaster General
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