New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-19
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

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BY the companies Tor the performance Of all other
side serv!ce-that 10, for Offices over eighty sods
'ai No , pay viii be made for trips not performed
and for each Of such omissions. not satisfactorily
deducted. For arrivals 90 far behind time as to
break tonnection with depending mails, and not
sufficiently excused, ne-fourth Of the cOmpensa
peated delinauences of the kind herein specified.
enlarged penalties. proportional to the nature
thereof aud the Importance OF the mail, may be
made.
S. For leaving behind thrown off the mails,
or any portion Of them, for the admission OF pas
sensers. or for being concerned IN SETTING up or
vance of the mail, quarters pay may DO de'
Quoted.
s. Fines will be imposed, unless tho delinquency
be promptly and satisfactorily explained by certii-
Gates OF postmasters the adavits of other credi-
BILE persons for failing to arrive in contract time;
for neglectlng to take the mail from OF deliver IT
into postofce for suffering it to 30 wet, injured,
destroyed robbed lost and for refusing after de-
mand to convey the mail as ire9uenty as the con
car o steamboat on a route.
:. The Postma ster General may annul the con-
tract for peated failures to run agreeably to con-
tract for violating the postOfce laws or discbey.
ing the instructions of the Departments; for refus-
ing to discharge carrier when required by the De-
partment to do sO for running express as afore-
said, for transporting persons or packages con-
veying mai!able 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 70 connec-
tons with railroads without increase OF pay, pro-
vided the running time be not abridged. The Post
master General may also discontinue OF curtaii me
service in whole in part in order to place on the
route superior service, or whenever the public H.
terests in his judgment, shall require such discon-
tinuance or curtaiment for any other cause; he
allowing as full indemnity TO contractor one
months extra pay on the amount Of service dis
pensed with and a pro rata commentator ior the
Of .ryyy6. fliD "a a
g. Payments will be made by collect tons from, OF
drifts postmasters or otherwise, after the ex'
pirat:on Of each quarter-say N November, reD'
-usry, May and August.
10. The distances are given according 70 the best
information; but no increased pay vii! De allowed
should they he greater than advertised, u the
points to be supplied are correctly stated Bidders
must inform themselves this point and also III
reference TO the weight of the mail the con diion
of roads, hills streams, etc, and all tol'-bridges
turnpikes plank roads, ferries or oostructIons 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 m!sap-
prehenson TO the degree OF service; nor fol
bridges DESTROYED ferries discontinued, or other
Instructions causing increasing distance or x
pense occurring during the contract term Ofhces
established after this advertiser ant 10 issued, and
also during the contract term. are TO be visited
withou. extra paw, if the distance be not In
creased , ,
in time to reach the Department by the day and
hour named @ T. NJ, March /. l571l, for bids re
ceived after that time will not BE- co nsidered in
cOmpetltIOn
ceived in time Neither can bids be considered
which are Althout the guarantee required BY law
and a certificate of the suticiency OF such Suaran
r. Bidders should first propose for service strict
ly according to the advertisement. and then, i
they desire separately Tor ditessnt service, , ana
tised service, the other propositions may be con
siderei.
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids t''pro
posing sum for two or more loutes'} are for
hidden by law, and can not be considered
IL. The route, the service the yearly pay, the
name and residence of the bidder THAT his usua
postoftice address, and the name of each member
of firm, where company offers, sho,ld be dis
tinctly stated
IS. bidders are requested to usa, far as prac
ticable, the printed proposals furnished by the De
partment to write out in full the sum OF their BIDS
and to retain copies of them.
Altered bids should not be submitteh nor should
bids once submitted be withdrawn; No Withdrawal
Of bidder guarantor will be allowed unless the
withdrawal is dated and received before the last
day Tor receiving proposals. $50
Each bid must be guaranteed by tro responsible
persons. The bid and guarantee should d signed
plainly with the full name Of each person
The Department reserves the right TO reject any
bid which NAV be deemed extravagant. and also 4
disregard the bids of failing contractors and bid
ders. (Act of July 2. 1886, section "a
l6 The bid should be sealed, superseribtd = Mai
Proposals, State of louisiana, addressed " Secont
Assistant Postmaster general Contract Once, an,
sent by mail, not by or to an agent.
II. The contracts to be executed and returned
to the Department by before the first day of July
1871 but the service must be begun that day, o
the mail day next after it. whether the contract
be executed OF not.
Tran ,ers Of contracts or Of Interest N contracts
are forbidden by law, and consequently can not D.
allowed Neither can bids, or interest in bids; b.
transferred or assigned to other parties. Bidder
will therefore tax notice that they VII be expecte.
| to perform the service accepted 20 them through
| the \ hole term of the contract.
h. Section eighteen of act OF Congress approve,
March g. l84i, provides that contracts for tn
transportation of the mail shall ne let in ever.
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guarantees fot faithful performance, without Othe
reference to the mode Of such transportation thai
may be necessary to provide for the due CELEBRITY
| certainty. and security Of such transportation
| Under this law bids that propose to transport thu
mails with celebrity, certainty, and security nav
ing been decided to be the only legal bids. con
strued as providing for the entire mail howeve
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 TO-
steamboat routes.
49, A modification of a bid in any of il, essential
| terms is tantamount to new bid. and can not D.
received SO as TO interfere with regular competi
| uon . Making q new bid, with guarantee and GER
| tca.+' IS the only way to modify Previou bid.
20 Foamasters are to be careful not to certify t
the sutiicency of guarantors without knowing that
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 arr
| signed by tie bidder and (two) guarantors; dis
regard of this instruction by pOstmasters IS Il VIC
| lation of their oath OF Office, subjectnS them t.
| immedi late It mOVal.
ri. All bidders, guarautOrs and Suretie, are dis
| tncfly notified that failure TO enter into o
perform the contracts for the service proposed TO
| in the accepted bids, their legal liabilities will b
| enforced against them.
n. Present contractors and persons known a
| the Department, must, equally with others, pro
cure Suarantors and certificates of their suftcienc
| substantially in the forms above prescribed. TIL
! certificate Of suftciency must be signed by post
master, or by Judge Of court of record; no othe
| will be admitted.
| JOHN A. J. CRESWELI.
| nolo law st Postmaster General.