The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-12-31

Steamboat companies are required TO
take the mail from and deliver it into
the Postofices at the beginning and
end of their routes; and also to and
from all intermediate Offices not more
than eighty rods from a landing. Pro-
posals may be submitted by the com
panies for the performance of all other
side service-that is, for offices over
eighty rods from Il landing.
4. No pay will be made for trips not
performed; and for each Of such omis-
sions, not satisfactorily explained,
three times the pay of the trip will be
deducted. For arrivals so far behind
time as to break connection with de-
pending mails, and not sufficiently ex-
cused, one-fourth of the compensation
for the trip is subject to forfeiture. For
repeated delinquencies of the kind
herein specified, enlarged penalties,
proportional to the nature thereof, and
the Importance of the mail, may be
made.
5. For leaving behind or throwing
off the mails, or any portion of them,
for the admission of passengers, or for
being concerned in setting up or run
ming an express conveying intelligence
in advance of the mail, quarters pay
may be deducted.
6. Fines will be imposed, unless the
delinquency be promptly and satisfac-
torily explained by certificates of post
masters or the affidavits of other credi-
Bile persons, for failing to arrive in CON
tract time; for neglectlng to take the
mail from or deliver it into a postoffice;
for suffering it to be wet, injured, de-
stroyed, robbed or lost; and for refus-
ing, after demand, to convey the mail
as frequently as the contractor runs, or
if concerned in running, coach, car
or steamboat on route.
Z. The Postmaster General may an
nul the contract for repeated failures
to run agreeably to contract; for vio-
lating the postoffice laws. or disobeying
the instructions of the Department; for
refusing to discharge carrier when
required by the Department to do SO;
for running an express as aforesaid, oil
for transporting persons or packages
conveying mailablo matter out of the
mail.
8. The Postmaster General may or
der an increase of service on route
by allowing therefor a pro rata increase
on the contract pay. He may change
schedules of departures and arrivals in
all cases. and particularly to make
them conform to connections with rail
roads, without increase of pay, provid
ed the RAINING time be not abridged.
The Postmaster General may also dis
continue or curtail the service, in whole
or in part, in order to place on the
route superior service, or whenever the
public interests, in his Judgment, shall
require such discOntinuance or cur
tailment for any other cause: he allow
, ing as full indemnity to- contractor one
months extra pay on the amount of ser
vice dispensed with, and pro rata
compensation for the amount of service
retained and continued.
9. Payments will be made By
collections from. or drafts on, postma :
tiers or otherwise, after the expiration
of each quarter-say in November, Feb
ruary, May and August.
10. The distances are given accord
ing to the best information; but no in
creasad pay will be allowed should
they be greater than advertised. if til,
points to be supplied are correctly stat
ed. Bidders must inform themselve!
; on this point, and also in reference tt
the weight of the mail, the condition d
, roads, hills, streams, etc., and all toll
bridges, turnpikes, plank roads, ferries
or distinctions of any kind by which
: expense may be incurred. No CLAIM
for additional pay, based on suct
ground, eau be considered; nor for al
legged mistakes or nlisapprehension a
to the degree of service; nor bridge
, destroyed, ferries discontinued. or 9th
, er distractions causing, or increasing
, distance or expense occurring during
, the contract term. Offices established
after this advertisement is issued, an
also during the contract term, are t
be visited without extra pay, if the dis
lance be not increased.
IL. Bidders are cautioned to ma
their proposals in time to reach tn
Department by the day and hour nam
ed 3 P. NJ, March l, 1871, for bid
}. received after that time will not be con
!, sidered in competition with bids of res
sonable amount received in time. Mel
r Their can bids be considered which ar
a without the guarantee required by Law
). and certificate of the suficiency {
n such guarantee.
i l2. Bidders should first propose f,
: service strictly according to the az
5 vertisement, and then, if they desir,
r separately for different service; and
the regular bid be the lowest offere
: for the advertised service, the otht
d proposition may be considered.
: -. There should be but one rout
a bid for in proposal. Consolidated {
combination bids ["proposing one su
for two or more routes" are forbidde
by law, and can not be considered.
Id Tho roufa tho service the Yea