New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-30
OFFTCIAL NOTICES.

-, n. co,.penies ~ the perfbr Of all other
ssds sp ssrsiss-that T. for oces over eighty rods
from n i psy vii semads sor trips not pe.sorne
and for each Of such omissions. not sat.fActS5ily
s.sss t fos . %s; the &c ssh IA
break connection With depending maila and not
sufficiently excussd one = g the e.
neatad delinoaencies Of the kind herein specified
enlarged penalties. proportsenea 70 the nature
thereof, and the Importance OF tne mall may 70
S. For leaving behind or thTowing Of the mails,
sengers, or for being concerned In setting up or
rmnning an express conveying intelligence IN a
vance Of the mail quarters pay may pe oer
g Fines will he imposed, unless the delnqueney
be and , o otS ~ ere
for periectlng to take the mail rom or deliver =
destroyed, robbed lost and for refusing siter DE-
mand, to convey the mail a. frequently - sns coh
tractor runs, OF u concerned sa,,ts N f"u"s' s'
!. The Postmaster General may annul the cor
tract for repeated failures to run agrses0 ~ Se
ing the instructions of the Departments; JOE TeHs
ing to discharge carrier when required Dy tne De
partment to do for running nm express az aioie
said or for transporting persons or packages con-
viewing mailabe matter out Of the mail
of service on Q route by allowing therefor . pre-
rata increase ON the contract pay. ne may cnango
schedules Of departures anu n,,sr ~ IL
fions With railroads. without increase Of pay pro-
vided the running time be not abridged. Inc roet-
master General may also discontinue or curtain tp0
service in whole in part In order to place On tne
route superior service, or whenever the pu1nc n
IN on ms for any other h
allowing full indemnity to contractCr gno
months extra pay on the amount or seIste zee US
pensed with, and pro rata compensation i0r tn0
amount Of service retained and continued.
9. Payments will be made by collections from, or
drafts on pOstmasters or otherwise af1eI the eh'
piratiOn of each uuarter-say in November, req
ruary May and August
10. The distances are given according to the best
informatlon; but increased pay will be allowed
should they be greater than advertised, II inc
on this pon and also in
reference to the weight Of the mail the condition
OF roads. hills streams, ETC., and al oi1rsdges;
any kind by which expense may be incurred; 10
claim for additional pay, based On such ground Can
Prebens,on as to, the degree Of seIyics; nor IOr
bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued or other
pense occurring during the contract term. Ofdoes-
established after this advertisement u issued, and
also during the contract term are 70 DC VISITED
without extra paw, If the distance be not ~
II. Bidders are cautioned to mail their proposals
| in time to reach the Department by the day and
hour named e p. NJ, March !, l871), for bids re-
ceived after that time will not be considered in
ceivsd in time. Neither can bids be considered.
which without the guarantee required by law,
and certificate Of the suficicncy OF such guaEan-
tee.
IL. Bidders should first propose for service strict.
ly according to the advertisement, and then II
they DESIRE separately for different service; and
the regular bid lie the lowest offered for the adver
tised service, the other propositions may be con-
sidered.
I3 There should be but enc route bid for in .
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids c'pro-
Bddeg Sy ana cam not be eoSSers
name residence Of the bidder Chat his usual
Of a firm where q company Offers should be dis
tinctiy stated.
Is bidders are requested to use, as far as prae-
ticable the printed proposals furnished by the De-
partment to write out IN full the sum Of their bids,
Altered bids should not be submitted, nor should
bids once submitted be Withdrawn. No Withdrawal
Of bidder or guarantor win be allowed unless the
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
plainly with the fun name Of each person.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
disregard the bids Of falling contractors and bid
ders. lAct Of July z, 1885, section "a .x,.r
Proposals, State Of Louisiana" addressed second
Assistant Postmaster General Contract Office and
| sent by mail, not BY or to an agent,
to the Department by or 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
Transfers Of contracts or of interest in contracts
are forbidden BY law and consequently can nos Se
transferred OF assigned to other parties. Bidders
will therefore take notice that they win be expected
| to perform the service accepted to them through
| the whole term of the contract
10. Section eighteen of act Of Congress approved
| March 3, 1875, provides that contracts for the
transportation Of the mail shall be LETT, 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 ceier1ty,
certainty, and security Of such transportation"
Under this law bids that propose to transport the
mails with celebrity certainty, and security, 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" and have the preference over all
Others and no others are considered, except Tor
| steamboat routes.
ls. A modification of bid in any of its essential
| terms is tantamOunt to a new bid, and can not be
received so as to interfere with regular competl-
uon.H Making new bid, with guarantee and cer-
titeate is the only way to modify previous I'D.
90 POstmasters to be careful not to certify to
the suffciency of guarantOrs without knowing that
| they persons Of sufficient responsibility. They
bid is inserted and the bid and guarantees are
| signed by the bidder and (two) guarantors; dis
regard OF this instruction by pOstmasters is vio-
lation of their cath Of office, subjecting them to
| immediate removal.
FL. All bidders, guarantors and sureties are dis
rinctly notified that failure to enter into or
perform the contracts for the service proposed
in the accepted bids their legal liabilities will be
enforced against them.
22 Present contractors and persons known at
the Department. must equally with others, pro-
cure guarantOrs and certificates of their sufciency
substantially i'll the forms above prescribed. The
certificate of suficiency must be signed by post
will be admitted .
| JOHN A. J. CRESwELL,
| nol9 law Ct Postmaster General.
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