New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-29
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break cennecsieo With depsndins Mails and not
sufficiently excused, fourth g re compensa-
peated deiinquencies Of tho kind herein specified
enlarged pelialties,4 pTuportioned to the nature
tAsreof and the Importance Of the mall may es
5. For leaving behind pr throwing o. the mails.
sense s or for being concerned in setting mp Or
vance 81 the mail quafteFs pay may sbe de-
8. Fines win Ne imposed, unless the delinquency
be promptly and satisiactoriy sxP.insd p certia-
for neglectlng to take the mail Aom or deliver i
destroyed robbed or lost; and for refusing, after de-
mand to convey the mail = frequently e tns con
car or steamboat on = route. :
| :. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
for s1ss e
ing the instructions Of the Departments for refus-
ing to discharge carrier when required BY the De-
said. or for disappearing persons or packages con
veying mailable matter out Of the mail
| of service on . route by allowing therefor pro
rata increase on the contract pay, " may change
and particularly to make them conform to connec-
tons with railroads without increase Of pay, pro
master General may also DISCONTINUE curtail the
service in whole in part In order to place on the
route superior service or whenever tns pune s m
| tinuance or curtailment for any other cause; be
allowing as fun indemnity to contractor one
pensed with, and ! pro rata compensation for the
| amount Of service retained and continued
drafts On. rostmasters or otherwise, after the
| pratiOn Of each quarter-soy IN November, feo-
10. The distances are given according to the best
information; but no increased pay VIII De aiowSG
| should they be greater than advertised, y the
must inform themselves on this point: and also IN
reference the weight Of the mail the condition
furuniSee blank roads ferries, or ostructions Of
| any kind BY which expense may be incurred; NO
be considered; nor for alleged mistakes or misap-
| prehens,on as to the degree OF service; nor ior
DISTINCTIONS causing or increasing distance OF ex
| pense occurring during the contract term. Vmces
aer this a9 70 Se ysted
without extra paw, II the oistanco 10 MOI IN
creased. !, Il,
! in time to reach the Department. By the day and
hour NAMED q Z NJ % 1Ud SaSs n
competition With bids Of reasonable amount re.
ceived in time. Neither can bids be considered
which without the guarantee required Dy law,
and certificate Of the suficiency Of such guaran-
tee. ...-.... 4;.4
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ly according to the advertisement, and then, il
they DESIRE separately for different services and
the regular bid be the lowest offered Tor the adver-
tised service, the other propositions may De con-
sidered.
proposal or consoIidated OF combination bids cpTo-
hidden by law, and can not be considered
name and residence Of the bidder that IS his usual
pOstOffice address), and the name Of each member
Of firm. where company Oilers should oe DIS
Is. bidders are requested to use as far as prac-
snf 70 ~ns out IN the BIDS
and to retain copies Of Them -
bids enee submitted U Be withdraw No withdrawal
OF bidder OF guarantOr will BE- allowed unless the
withdrawal is dated and received before the last
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons. The bid and guarantee should be signed
The Department reserves the right to reject any
bid which may be deemed extravagant, and also to
disregard the bids of falling contractors and bid
ders. (Act Of July 2, 1926. section 24.)
Is. The bid should be sealed, superscribed Mail
Assistant Postmaster General Contract once. and
sent BY mail, not by or to an agent
to the pepsrtment by or before the rst day Of Juy.
1871 but the service must be begun on that day, or
the mail day next after it. whether the contracts
Transfers of contracts of interest in contracts,
are forbidden by law, and consequently can not be
transferred assigned to 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.
49, Section eighteen Of an act Of Congress approved
March 3, 1885, provides that contracts for the
transportation of the mail shall he let, in every
case to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
guarantees for faithful performance, without other
reference to the mode OF such transportation than
may he necessary to provide for the due celebrity,
certainty t and security ri such transportation
mails with CELEBRITY, certainty and security" hav-
ing been decided to be the only legal bids are
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 for
steamboat routes.
10. modification of bid in any of its essential
terms is tantamount to new bid, and can not DC
received SO as to interfere with regular competi
titcate is the only way to modify previ0u bid.
20 POstmasters to be careful not to certify to
the sufciency of guarantors without knO wing that
they are persons Of sufficient responsibility. They
must not sign the certificate until the sum Of tho
bid is inserted, and the bid and guarantee are
signed by the bidder and (twO) guarant0rs; die
regard OF this instruction by Postmasters is vio-
lation Of their oath Of office, subjectng them to
immediate removal. IL
81. All bidders guarantors and sureties are dis
tnctly notified that on failure to enter into
perform the contracts for the service proposed for
in the accepted bids. their legal liabilities viii be
enforced against them.
y. Present contractors and persons known at
the Department, must, equally with Others pro-
cure guarantors and certificates of their suficency
substantially in the forms above prescribed. The
certificate of suftciency must be signed by post
master or by Judge Of q court of record no other
nols law Ct Postmaster Genera,
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