New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-24
OFFTCIAL NOTICES.


By the companies for the performances a a. esns,
:. No 1 pss Mst b. made for .rrs not performed
ssch hr Of . the oy Of The TRIP vii
DEDUCTED. For arrivals 70 lar behiud time Ms Y
break connection with depending malis snd no.
sufficiently oxcused, one fourth Of the compensas
ton for the trip is subject - foa teature for re
peatsd delinqnencies Of the kind herein specineu
enlarged penalties proporoonsd 70 tns nas" ~
made.
s. For leaving behind or throwing OF the mails
eengers, for being concerned In setting up OF
running express conVG- ing Intelligence IN al
vance of the mail, Qslarter's pay may Do Go
Quoted.
g. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency
be promptly and aetonly explained by certin
eases postnlasters or the ahdavitecf other cred
bic persons for failing to arrive in contract time
fox nsglectlng TO take the nAn from or deliver il
Into postoihce; for suffering to be wet injured
destroyed, robbed iost S5 fof refusing after de-
mand to convey the mail frequently as tho con-
TRACTOR runs, OF is concerned In running. coach,
ear or steamboat on q route.
T. The Postmaster General may aarul the con-
tract for peated faiuree ~ ri areeably to ccn-
tract; for violating the posscfiec hws Or do5ey-
ing the instructions Of tho Department. for reins-
ing to discharge carrier when required by the De-
psrtm-nt ~ do for running express as afore-
said or for transporting persons or pacLages Con-
veylng mailabie matter oat Of the mail
e. The Postmaster General may order an increase
Of service on a lonte by allowing therefor pro
schedules Of departures and arrv ala in ali cases,
aud particularly to make them conform to
ti0ns with railroads. without increase of pay, pro-
vided the running time be NOT abridged. The Post
maeter General may also disOOutinuc or cnrtaii the
service, IN whole or in part. IN order TO place on the
route superior service, or Whenever the public in.
tsrests in his Judgment. shall require So oh 6iscou-
tGluauce curtai,nont for any other cause; he
allowing as full indemnity 70 contractor one
pensed with and a pro rata compensation for the
amount or service retained and continued.
O. Payments will be made BY collections from, or
drafts on, postmasters or Otherwise after The
piration OF each auarter-sa2 IN November; Feb
ruary, May aud August.
information; but no Increased pay win be allowed
should they be greater than advertised If the
points to be supplied correctly stated. Bidders
must inform themselves On this point, and also in
reference to the weight OF the mol the condition
OF roads, hills streams, ETC. and AZ toli-br1dses,
TURF plank rOade ferries, distractions OF
any kind by which expense may he incurred. No
claim for additional pay based on such ground, can
prehsnsIen az to the degree of service; nor for
bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued or other
obetructions causing or increasing distance or ex-
pense occurring during the cont act term Offices
ablished after this aGyertiscnA mt issued, and
also during tho contract term tie 70 Se visited
without extra paw. the distanee DO not i'm
creas d.
II. Bidders are cautioned " mail their proposals
in time to reach The Departments ey the day and
ceived after that time viii not be considered in
competition with bi&s OF RoasenAble amount
cSl-ed time. Neither 0A0S De considered
which are without the guarantee required by law,
and certificate OF tbs sufieieNey OF such guaran-
tee
T. Bidders should frst propose for service strict
ly according to the advertisement, and then, it
they desire, separately for dessnt service, and If
the regular bid be the lowest offered for the adSer-
tiseC service, the other propositions may be con-
sidered.
IL There should be bat one route bid for in a
proposal Consolidated or combination bds i''pro-
posing one sum for two or more routos''1 are for
hidden by law, and can not b considered
IA. The route, tho service, the yearly pay. the
name and residence of the bidder that HE usual
Os:ottice address,, and the Name a each member
OF firm, where d company oilers. should be dis
ttnetiy stated
Is Bidders are requested to uae, rs far rs prao-
ticable, the printed proposals fur,asbed by the De-
psrtnsnt, TO WI it. cut IN fall VIC hun Of their bids
and 10 retain copies Of them.
Altered bid skuid not BE- suhrnistsd nor shenld
bids ence submitted be withdrawn. No withdrawal
Ct bidder guaraptor win he allowed ui,Iess the
withdrawal is dated aud received before the last
day for receiving proposals.
Each bid must ne Guaranteed b. two responsible
persons. The bid and guarantee should 10 slgned
plainly with the full name OF each person.
TIE Department reserves the right to reject any
bid which may be doomed extrava giant, AID aleo 70
disregard tiie bds OF failing sontr. etors and bid
ders. tact of july 2 1885, section "a
Is. The bid should be soaked unprecedented Neil
Assistant Postmaster General, Contract Office" aud
sent by mail, not by or TO an agent
IT. The contracts are to be executed and returned
20 the Department BY OF befo,e the hrst dry OF july
1911 but the service must b. begun on taat day
the mail day next after It, whei her tie 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, interest i'll bids be
viii therefore take notice hat they wi be expected
10 perform the service aeccp ted to them through
the whole term OF the contract.
IL Section eighteen of an act Of Congress approved
March 3, iGi5, provides that CONTRACTS for the
transportation OF the mail shall be leg III every
care, To the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
guarantees performance. other
reference to tn mode OF euch tTauspor. afiofLan
may be necessary TO provide Tor the dive CELEBRITY,
certainty, and seculity of such transports tai ion "
Under tn q Jaw bids that propose to transport the
mails with eeleTity, certainty, ami security" hav
ing been decided to be the O1ly k'gal bids
s.rued providing for the entire insl however
large. aud Whatever may Dc nc mode Of convey
:suc neces sary to insure its CELEBRITY, certainty,
and security" and have the p,eterente over ali
others, ana no others are CunAiaeTCJ, except for
steamboat routes.
10. modification of n bid IN any of its essential
terms Is tauamoun. 70 a new bic, AID can not oe
received sc to Interfere with regular ccmpeti-
ton. Making u new bid, with guarantee and cer-
tica tie is the only way to modify pTeyiou bid.
70 Pnstmasters are tn be careful not to certify to
tbe Sutiiceucy OF guarant2rs without kno wing that
they are p rsons VI sufficient responsibility. They
must Dot sign the cert lncatS until the of the
bid ID inserted, and the bid and guarantee
ssned b. tine bidder and (two} guarantors; p dig
regard OF l.s instruct on by pos; masters is VIC
latioa OF their DAT h Of U1Hcc, suSjeetug them to
immediate removal
IL AL bi,ders, guarantsrs and snretiee are dis
tinctly notified tina: failure " enter into
pa form tle contracts FOR the service proposed for
Ia the accepted bids, their legal haGi1iSes will be
enforced aga at them.
o. Present contractors and persons known at
the Depart ulent, must, equally with others, pro-
surantors and certificates Of their sufficiecy
s,bst sntially in the forlas shove prescribed The
certificate OF sutticiency must BE- signed by post
master or by Judge Of . court Of record DO other
will be admitted
JOHN A. J. CRKSWBLL,
Hol9 law st Postmaster General.