New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-13
OrFTCIAL,. NOTICES.

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hv the companies for the performance Of al ether
side service-that 10, for ofices over eighty fods
NON NJ i pss y" be made q. trip. not ge.terass
and for each Of such omissions. not satisfactMily
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break connection With depending mails and aot
sufiiciently excused, one. fourth Of the compeusa
ton sSI t1S Of The kind herein speciae
ENLARGED penalties proportional to the nature
thereof, and the Importance q tne mall may =
5. For leaving behind Or throwing Of the mail.
or any portion Of them, for the admission OF pa
runnins an express conveying intelligence in aa
vance Of the mail, quarters psy may NC 10
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be promptly and satisfactorily explained Dy cer.n-
Gates OF postmasters or the sfdsvfts Of other cred
BE for aR: he ms ~
into postoface; for suffering It to be wet iured,
destroyed, robbed lost and for refusing after DE-
tractor runs or is concerned In running coach,
car or steamboat on route
:. The Postmaster General may annul the con
tract for peated failures to agreeaby to con-
ing the instructions Of the Department for refSs-
pertinent to do So for running express - aiore-
said, or for transporting persons OF packages coz
8. The Postmaster General may order an increase
of service ON . route BY allowing therelor = PrO
or the n ri
and particularly to make them conform 70 connec-
tons with railroads. without iIcEsase o. Ray pro
master General may also discontinue or curtau the
service in whole or in part IN order 70 place On the
terests in his Judgment shall require such discon-
tinuance OF curtailment for aay other cause; DC
allowing 40 fnn inde nm s,ont of service Ss
pensed with. and . pro rata compensation ZOE the
amount Of service retained and continued.
drafts on p0stmasters otherwise after the ex-
piration Of each quarter-ssy in November, Feb
he 's ssa given according to the hest
information; but no increased pay VIII ne ailowed
nSSts Do se
must inform themselves on this point; and also N
reference to.the weight Of the mail the cona;aon
turnpikes. plank roads, ferries or distractions OF
any kind by which expense may be incurred No
be considered; NOR for alleged mistakes or misap-
prehension AZ to the degree of services nor for
bridges dest.oysa fers ;cins istsnce
pense occurring during the contract term. Omces
established after this advertiser y issued and
also during the contract term, are Il. be visited
without extra paw, If the distance bo not IN
creased. ...-.,
in time to reach the Department BY the day and
hour named q r. H.. March l. 1911, fot bids re-
ceived after that time win not Be co nsidered in
competition with bids of reasonable amount re.
ceiveil in time. Neither can bids be considered
which are without the guarantee required by law,
and certificate Of the sulhciency Of such guaran-
T. Bidders should first propose for service strict
ly according to the advertisement, and then II
they DESIRE separately for different service, aud
the regular bid be the lowest offered for the adver-
tised service, the other propositions may be con-
L. There should be but one route bid for in
proposal Consolidated OF combination bids c'pro-
posing one sum for two Or more Ioutes) are FOR
IA. The route, the service the yearly pay the
name and residence Of the bidder THAT his usual
postotice address and the name Of each member s;
Of firm, where q company offers, should De dis
Is bidders are requested to use, a. far as prae
partment, to write out in full the sum Of their bids
and to retain copies Of them.
bids once submitted be withdrawn. No withdrawal
OF bidder or giarantor will be allowed unless the
Withdrawal Is dated and received before the last
Zach bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons. The bid and guarantee should be signed
The Department reserves the right to reject any
bid which may be deemed extravagant. and also to
et Of july Z! section anu 0o
Is The bid should be sealed, snperscri5ed I" Mai
Proposals, State Of Louisiana !" addressed :" Second
Assistant Postmaster General, Contract ONCE" and
sent by mail, not by OF to an agent.
II. The contracts are to be executed and returned
1871 but the service must be begun on that day Or
on the mail day next atsr it. whether the contracts
be executed or not.
Transfers of contracts of interest in contracts
are forbidden by law, and consequently can not be
allowed. Neither can bids, or interest in bids, be
transferred or assigned to other parties. Bidders
will therefore take notice that they win be expected
to perform the service accepted to them through
the whole ternlpf the contract.
IL. Section eighteen of act of Congress approved
March 3, 1885, provides that contracts for the
transportation Of the mail shall be let, sin 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,
certainty, and security Of such transportation"
Under this law bids that propose to transport the
mails with celebrity certainty and sec urity," hav
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" apd have the preference over all
steam boat routes.
10. modification of bid in any of its essentia,
received so as to interfere with regular competi
ton. HMaking a new bid, with guarantee and Ger
titcate is the only way to modify previous bid.
20 POstmasters are to be careful not to certify to
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 are
signed by the bidder and (two) gunrantors; q dis
regard OF this instruction by pOetmasters is a viO-
latiOn of their oath Of Office subjecting them to
tlnctly notified that on failure to enter into OF
perform the contracts for the service proposed for
in the accepted bids their legal liabilities will be
Y. Present contractors and persons known at
the Department, must, equally with others, pro-
cure guarantOrs and certificates Of their sufcency
certificate Of suficiency must be signed by poet
master, or by Judge Of court of record no other
JOHN A. J. CRESwELL,
nOl9 Law ct POStmaafer (1enova1