New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-03

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sufficiently excused one fourth q the ccmpensa,
peated delinquencies Of the kind herein specified
enlarged penalties. prOperti0ned TO the nature
thereof, and the Importance OF the mail, may b
made.
or any portion Of them, for the admission Of pae-
sengers, or for Being concerned In setting up or
running express convey ing Intelligence in ad-
vance Of the mail, quarters pay may be de-
Quoted. .
s. Fines will he imposed, unlessrhe delinquency
or ss Of
for negectlng to take the mail from or deliver Il
destroyed robbed lost and for refusing. after de-
mand to convey the mail as frequently as the con-
tractor runs, or is concerned in running, eeacf,
car or steamboat on q route. :
:. The Postmaster General may annul the cor
tract for repeated failures to agreeably to
ing the instructions of the Department.; for retus-
ing to discharge carrier when required by the De-
partment to do So forrunning an express as afore-
said, or for transporting persons packages ecn-
veying mailable matter out Of the mail.
8. The Postmaster General may order an ncreaee
OF service Oh q route by allowing therefor pro
rata increase on the contract pay. He may change
schedules Of departures and arrivals in all cases,
tons with railroads. without increase Of paw pro-
vided the running time be not abridged. The Post
master General may also discontinue or curfail tho
service in whole OF in part in order to place the
route superior service whenever the public T.
terests in his Judgment shall require such discon
allowing as full indemnity to contractor one
months extra pay on the amount of service dis
pensed with, and pro rata compensation for tne
amount of service retained and continued.
8. Payments will be made BY collections from, Or
drafts on, postmasters otherwise, after the
piration OF each quarter-say in November, Feo-
TO- The distances are given according to the bee.
information but no increased pay will be allowed
should they be greater than advertised, If tie
points to be supplied are correctly stated. Bidders,
must inform themselves on this point, and also "A
reference to the weight of the mail the condition
OF roads. hills, streams etc.. and all toll.bridges
turnpkes plank roads, ferries. or Obstructions Of
any kind by which expense may be incurred No
claim for additional pay, based on such ground can
be considered; NOR for alleged mistakes or misap-
prehensIOn to the degree of service; nor for
distractions causing or increasing distance or ex-
pense occ curing during the contract term. Offices.
established after this advertisem mt Is issued, and
also during the contract term are to be visited
without extra paw, II the distance be not IL
creased.
II. Bidders are cautioned to mail their proposals
in time to reach the Department by the day and
hour named 70 p. NJ, March l. 1871, for bids re-
ceived after that time will not be considered IN
competition with bids Of reasonable amount
ceived in time Neither can bids be considered
which are without the guarantee required by Law,
and certificate Of the sufficiency Of such guaran
tee.
Il. Bidders should first propose for service strict
ly according to the advertisement. and then. If
they desire, separately for different service: and II
the regular bid be the lowest offered for the adver
tised service, the other propositions may be con-
sidered.
l3. There should be but one route bid for IN
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids t4pro-
posing one sum for two or more routes') are for
hidden by law and can not be considered.
name and residence If the bidder Chat - his usual
OF firm, where a company offers, should be ds-
tinctly stated.
Is. bidders are requested to use, as far as prac-
partment to write in full the Of their bids,
and to retain copies Of them.
Altered bids should not be submitted, nor Should
bids once submitted be withdrawn. No withdrawal
OF bidder or 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 full name Of each person.
The Department reserves the right to reject an
bid which may be deemed extravagant, and also %
ders. iAct Of July 3, 1886 section "a ~
l6. The bid should be sealed, superscribed NAL
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 before the first day of July,
1871 but the service must be begun on that day or
on the mail day next after it, whether the contracts
be executed or not.
are forbidden by law, and consequently can not DO
allowed. Neither can bids, or interest in bids, ne
transferred or assigned to other parties. Bidders
will therefore take notice that they will be expected
to perform the service accepted to them through
the whole term of the contract.
H. Section eighteen of an act of Congress approved
March 3, l845, provides that contracts for the
transportation of the mail shall he let, " in every
case to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
guarantees for faithful performance, without other
reference to the mode of such transportation than
may be necessary to provide for the due CELEBRITY,
AND ssssty Of s%sn
mails with celebrity, certainty, and security hav-
ing been decided to be the only legal bids are coz
strued as providing for the entire mail, however
large. and whatever may be the mode Of convey
ance necessary to insure its celebrity certainty,
and security" and have the preference over AL
others, and no others are considered, except icr
steamboat routes.
l9. A modification of bid in any of it's essential
received as to interfere with regular Compel
ton. Z Making new bid, with guarantee and cer-
titicate is the only way to modify previous bid
70. Postmasters are to be careful not to certry 70
the suffciency of guarantOrs without knowing that
they persons OF sufficient responsibility. Trey
must not sign the certificate until the sum OF the
signed by the bidder and (twO) guarantors; a dis
regard OF this instruction by postmasters is a viO-
laton of their oath of office, subjecting them 70
immediate removal.
81. All bidders, guarantors and sureties are dis
tncty notified that on q failure to enter into or
perform the contracts for the service proposed Tor
in the accepted bids their legal liabilities Will se
enforced against them.
~. Present contractors and persons known a:
the Department must, equally with Others. pro-
guarantors and certificates of their sufhcency
substantially in the forms above prescribed. ire
certificate of suffciency must be signed by post
master, by Judge of a court of records no other
JOHN A. ]. CRESwELL,
nole law6t Postmaster General
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