New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-22
UNITED STATES NAIL.

Louisiana and Florida.
PosToFFlCE DEPARTMENT, I
PROPOSALS WILL BIZ RECEIVED AT THE
/ Contract Office Of this Department until three
odsS b d
of the United States from October /. 1870 to june
1874 on 6 81 ts1lsSS9s AND ISHse florida
and by the schedule Of departures and arrivals
500 From New orleans. Louisiana, by Pensacola.
Keys, and Tampa, to Key West. sss miles,
and back: once week, in suitable and safe
Leave New Orleans Saturday at sP. M.
Leave Key w West SATURDAY, at r. M.
Arrive at New Orleans the next Friday by
Proposals to run by an expedited schedule in.
Separate proposals invited to begin service at Mo-
railroad between New orleans and Mobile; and
also for emitting St. Marks, when railroad conneo'
ton with the Apalachicola river is completed.
Proposals invited emitting service to Tampa, re-
ducing distance one hundred miles.
Keys, by CLEAR Water Harbor and Mapatee, to
Tampa. $50 miles and back. once week, to be run
In due connection with main route.
INSTRUCTIONS.
CONTAINING CONDITIONS TO BE INCORPORATED IN
THE CONTRACT TO THE EXTENT THE DEPART
MENT MAY DEEM PROPER:
The special agents of the Postoffice Department,
exhibition of their credentials. also posto ce
blanks mail bags locks and keys are to be conveyed
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, a
commodous 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 omissions, not satisfactorily ex
Quoted For arrivals so far behind time as to break
connection with depending mails. and not satisfac
torily excused, one fourth OF the compensation 1or
be ordered for grade of performance inferior to
that specified in tire contract. For repeated den-
toned to the nature thereof and the importance of
the mail, may be made.
Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency be
promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificates
of postmssters the adavits of other credible per-
sons for failing to arrive in contract time for me-
postoffce; for suffering it to be wet. injured, des
troyed, robbed lost; and for refusing, after de-.
mand, to convey the mail frequently as the con.
tractor runs or is concerned in running a convey.
ance on the route.
The Postmaster General may annR the contract
for repeated failures to run agreeaby to contracts
for violating the Postoffice laws, disobeyng TIE
instructions Of the department..
the service by allowing therefor pro rata increase
Of DEPARTURES and arrivals il the running time be
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons. certified to be such by postmaster or
serves the right 70 reject any bid which may be
deemed extravaganza. and also to disregard the bids
OF rsihng contractors and Dlaaers: s+r-ed m N,
Department sixty days before beginning service,
For forms Of proposal. guarantee. and certificate
ment Of October 81. 1896 and January 8 ls79 inyit
Bids should be sent in scaled envelopes super;
scribed Mail proposals. Route No 500; Fiorid..
enG ADDRESSED to tho ss6Gqd oR1RsWEI
myA law6t Postmaster General