New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-04
UNITED STATES NAIL.
LOuIslana und Florida.

Louisiana nnd Florida.
PosToFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
PROPOSALS WILL BIZ kECFIYED AT THE
i Contract Office Of this Department until three
oSsS
Of the United States f. ON October /. 1870. to June
3d. 1874 on o 81 tslsSS1s A isH's FLORIDA
and by the schedule OF departures and arrivals
$500 OF From New orleans. Louisiana. by Pensacola.
Keys, and Tampa. to Key West, sss miles.
and back. once q week. in suitable and safe
Leave New Orleans Saturday at 3 P. M.
Ri Ky %es VISA sst sns next by
Arrive at New Orleans the next Friday BY
Proposals to run by an expedited schedule in
Separate proposals invited to begin service at Mo
bile. instead Of New Orleans on completion, of the
raj lroad between New .rleans and Mobile: and
also for emitting st. Ms1ks when rs,Ir0sd Sonns'
Proposals invited emitting service to Tampa, re-
ducing distance one hund'e ed miles.
Keys, by Clear Water Harbor and Mapatee, to
Tampa. l5O miles and bac.. once a week. to be run
IN 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 Postofhce department.
on exhibition of their credentials. also posto CO
blanks mali bags locAs and keys, are TO DO conveyed
hOut charge.
The route agents of the department. should it ap-
point them 10 be conveyed without charge. and for
their exclusive while travelling with the mails,
commodous apartment is to be provided by the
contractor under the direction Of the department.:
No pay will be 10 ade for trips not performed; ana
three times the Day Of the ;rp may BE-
Quoted For arrivals SO far behind time as to break
connection wi tn depending mails and not satlsfac-
tory excused, one fourth OF the compensation ior
the trip subject to forfeiture. Deduction will also
be ordered for grade of performance inferior 70
Of hs kind enlarged penses
toned to the nature thereof and the Importance Oh
the mail, may be made.
promptly and satisfactorily explained by certlncates
of postmssters or the adavs of other credible per-
te taHs to the ms
postofhce for suffering IT TO De wei nJoasa, oSs
troyed, robbed, lost; and Tor refusing AFTER 90
tractor runs or is concerned IN running convey
ance on the route.
for repeated failures to agreeably to contract
for violating the rostotfice laws, or dsobeying the
| Instructions Of the denfrtmcnt. ;o ~
the service by allowing therefor pro rat. increase
| in the contract pay. He may change the schedule
of departures and arrivals If the running time Do
zach bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons. certified to be such BY postmaster or
Judge Of a court of record The Department re-
serves the right 10 reject any bid when may 0e
deemed extravagant and also to disregard the bios
of failing contractors and bidders
The contract to be executed and returned to the
Department sixty days before beginning service
For forms of proposal guarantees, aha
to be en- braced in the contract, etc., see
N emit of October 3d. 1866 and January3 1870 1nvit-
in proposals for mail service IN Louisiana, fior1oas
etc to be found at the principal postotices.
Bids should be sent in sealed snv sS
General. JOHN a: y: OhES " ELL,
my4 law6t postmaster OenerAi.