New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-25
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

by the companies for the performance of all other
SIDE serv1ce-that Is, for offices oyer eighty rods
I; No pay, viii be made for trips not performed;
and for each OF such omissions, not satisfactorily
deducted For arrivals so lar behind time a. to
break connection with depending mails, and not
ton for the trip is subject to forfeiture. For
peated delinquencies of the kind herein specified
enlarged penalties proPortioned to the nature
thereof, and the Importance OF the mail, may be
:, For leaving behind or throwing off the mails,
or any portion Of them, for the admission OF pas
sengers, or for being concerned "a seeing NO OK
running an express conveying intelligence in ad.
vance oil the mail, quarters pay may bic de-
Quoted.
g. Fiuos will BE- imposed unless the delinquency
Ne promptly and satisfactorily explained by certif-
Gates of postnasers the afdavts Of other rredl-
bile PERSONS for failing to arrive IN contract timf
into postotiice; for suffering it TO be wet, injured
destroyed robbed or lost and for refusing after de-
mand to convey the mail as frequently rs the con
tractor runs, or is concerned in running, a coach
car steamboat on a route.
T. The Postmaster General may snnul the con-
tract for re peated failures to ag1eeaDly 10 con
tract: for violating the pOstoffice laws, or dlsoDey
ing the Instructions of the Department. LOT reins
ing to discharge carrier when required Dy .'e pe
partment to do so; running an express as aiore
said for transporting persons or packages con
viewing mailabe matter out Of the mail
g. The Postmaster General may order an increase
of service d route by allowing therefor pro
rata increase on the contract pay He may chahSe
schedules of departures and arrivals III All cases.
and particularly to make them conform TO cOnnec
tions with railroads without increase OF pay pro
yided the running time be not abridged. The rost
master General may also discont niue or c'rtal the
service in whole in part in order to place on the
ronte superior service or whenever the pnbhc H.
terests, in his Judgment, shall require such dscon-
tinuance or curtan.ent for any other cause; ne
allowing as full indemnity 70 contractor one
months extra pay the amount of service DIS
pensed with. and n pro rata compensation Tor the
amount of service retained and continued
9. Payments will be made by collections from, or
drafts ON. postmasters or otherwise, after the eN
piration of each quarter-say in November, rep
Tuary, May and August.
10. The distances given according to the best
informatlOn; but no increased pay VIII be allowed
should they be greater than advertised. II the
points to be supplied correctly stated. Bidders
must inform themselves on this point and also III
reference 10 the weight OF the mall the c0nd,tioh
Of roads hills, streams, etc, and all tOll-br1dScs
turnpikes plank roads, ferries, or distractions OF
any Kind by which expense may he incurred No
be considered; nor for alleged mistakes OF misap-
prehenson to the degree of service; nor for
bridges destroyed ferries discontinued, or other
pense occurring during the contract TERM Offices
established after this advertisement Is issued, and
also during the contract term, are 70 be visited
without extra paw, if the distance be not in
creased
H. Bidders IRE cautioned 10 mail their proposals
hour named e p. NJ, March l. 1911 for bids
ceived after that time will not be considered in
competition with bids of reasonable amount re,
ceived in time. Neither can bids be considered
which are without the guarantee required by law,
and certificate of tte sutciency OF such suaran-
tee.
T. Bidders should first propose for service strict
ly according to the advertisement, and them, il
they desire separately for different service; and If
the regular bid be the lowest offered tor the adver
tised service, the other propositions may be con-
eidered.
10. There should be but one route bid for in n
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids ('pro-
posing sum for two or more rOutes') are for.
hidden by law, and can not be considered
rl-
and residence of the bidder lthat Is, his usual
pOstoffce address, and the name Of each member
of n firm. where u company offers, should be dis
tinctly stated.
Is. Bidders are requested to use far as prac
ticable the printed propo sals furnished by the De-
psrtment, to write out in full the sam Of their bids
and to retain copies of them.
Altered bids should not Be submitted, nor should
bids once submitted be withdrawn; No withdrawal
withdrawal is dated and received before the last
day for receiving proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons. The bid and guarantee should be signed
plainly with the full name of each person.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
bid which may be deemed eNtravagaIt, and also to
disregard the bids of failing contractors and bid
ders. lAct of Juiy2 1886, section 2i)
IL, The bid should be sealed superscribed " Mail
Proposals, State OF Louisiana" addressed - Second
Assistant Postmaster General, Contract Office, and
sent by mail, not by or 10 an agent
Il. The contracts are 10 be executed and returned
to the Department by before the first day of July
1871 but the service must be begun on that day or
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he executed or not.
Transfers of contracts or Of interest in contracts
are forbidden by law, and consequently can not b,
allowed. Neither can bids, interest IN bids, be
transferred OK assigned 10 other parties. Bidders
will therefore take notice that they will be expected
TO perform the service accepted to them through
the whole term of the contract.
10. Section eighteen OF an act OF Congress approx ed
March 3, l945, provides that contracts for the
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 10 transport the
mails with celebrity certainty, and security hav-
strued providing for the entire mail, however
large. and whatever may be the mode of convey
anGe necessary to insure ITS ce.erty, ceTtalntH;
others, and no others are considered except for
steamboat routes
49, A modification Of a bid in any of it, essential
terms is tantamount TO new lid, aud can not he
received SO to interior. with regular Compel
ton. RMaking new bid, with guarantee and GER
iihcate is The only way to modify previous 5 bid.
20. Postmsters be careful not to certify 10
the sufiiciency of guarantors without knowing that
they persons Of sufficient responsibility. They
sign the certificate until the sum OF the
bid is inserted, and the bid and guarantee are
signed by the bidder and (twc) guarantors a dis
regard OF this instruction by rostmasters is vo-
laton OF their oath OF office, subjeeting them TO
immediate removal.
Il. All bidders guarantors and sureties are dis
tinctly notified that on Il failure to enter into or
perform the contracts for the service proposed Tor
i'll the accepted bids their iega! liabilities II! he
enforced against them.
20. Present contractors and persons known at
the Department, must equally with Others, pro-
SuarantOrs and certificates OF their sufcltncy
substantially in the forms above prescribed. The
certificate OF suftciency mus; be signed bya post
master by Judge Of court Of record; no other
viii be admitted. -
unI9 law Ct Postmaster General.