New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-24
UNITED STATES NAIL.
LOulaiana and Florida.

LOu1aiana and Florida.
PosroFFlcE DEPARTMENT, I
PROPOSALS. w1LE ~ EeGE APf! a. F7S THE
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Of the United States from October i. 1870 to june
3d. 1874 on the fslsNNngA ToHte florida
and by the schedule of departures and arrivals
esso Of From New Orleans. Louisiana. by Pensacola.
Florida. Apalachicola, St. Marks, Cedar
Keys, and Tampa, to Key West, 1888 miles,
and back, once q week, In suitable and safe
Leave New Orleans Saturday at sP. M
Arrive at Key West tho next Friday by 8 P. NJ.
Arrive at New Orleans the next Friday BY
Proposals to run by an expedited schedule In
Separate proposals invited begin service at Mo-
railroad between New orleans and Mobile; and
also for emitting st. Marks, when railroad connec-
Proposals. invited emitting service to Tampa, re-
ducing distance enc hundred miles.
Keys. by Clear Water Harbor and Mapatee, to
Tampa. l50 miles and back, once week. to be run
ID due connection with main route.
INSTRUCTIONS.
CONTAINING CONDITIONS TO BE INCORPORATED N
THE CONTRACT TO THE EXTENT THE DEPART.
MENT MAY DEEM PROPER:
The special agents of the Postofice Department.
on exhibition OF their credentials, also postornce
without charge.
The route agents of the department, should it ap.
point them to be conveyed without charge, and for
their exclusive while travelling with the mails, q
commodious apartment is to be provided by the
contractor, under the direction OF the department.
No pay will be made for trips not performed; and
for each of such om ssions, not satisfactorily ex
Quoted For arrivals SO far behind time as to break
connection with depending mails, and not satisfac-
the trip subject to forfeiture Deduction will also
be ordered for grade Of performance inferior to
that specified in the contract. For repeated delin-
toned to the nature thereof and the Importance Of
the mail, may be made.
Fines win be imposed, unless the delinquency be
of postmasters the adavits of other credible per-
sons for failing to arrive in contract time; for ne
postofice; for suffering it to be wet injured, des-
troyed, robbed, or lost and for refusing after de-
mand. to convey the mail as frequently as the con
ance Oh the route
The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures to run agreeably to contract
for violating the Postoffce laws or ds0beying the
instructions of the department
The Postmaster General may order an increase Of
the service by allowing therefor pro rata increase
in the contract pay. He may change the schedule
of departures and arrivals if the running time be
not abridged.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons, certified to be such by postmastO or
serves the right 10 reject any bid which may be
deemed extravSgant. and also to disregard the bids
of failing contractors and bidders.
Department sixty days before beginning service,
For forms of proposal. guarantee. and certificate.
and also for other Instructions to the conditions
ment of October 3D. 1866 and January ls7g 1nvit-
ing proposals for mail service in Louisiana, Florida.
etc. to be found as the principal postofdces.
Bids should be sent in sealed envelopes. super
scrbed, Mail proposals. Route No. 6500, Florida"
and addressed to the sse11d AfsSsRt ppsmaster
my4 law6t Postmaster General