New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-30
0FFIOIAL NOTICES.

By the companies for tne H.-s~ eighty rods
IRON No pax viii be made for trips not performsG
and for ra1h of such omissions NOT :,i =,
.w three times the pay Of the trip VIII ee
dsnnted. For arrivals 80 lar behind time ~ ~ 70
break connection with dspenuh.n - tSe compensa
ton xnr TIE trim is subject forfeiture. foa "a
heated delinquencies Of the kind nere.h nat,,re
enlarged penalties. proporso "t t,,e mail. may be
thereof, aud the importance VI '"e
S. FOR leaving behind throwing on fhe MANI nl,s
nv anv norton of them for the admission Oh pH
OK any ~ for hana concerned in setting up OF
r,,,t7in,, an exurrss conveying Intelligence III au
vance OF the mail, . quarters pus may -
Quoted. loo. IN. dejinOuency
be promptly and satisfactorily eNga'nt" N.Y. bs cr.d
biz nersons. for failing to arrive 10 contfaeG .
for iecl,ctlng to take the mail rom or cH nra
into I,ustO.fcc; for suffering u 70 ~ ,ti.r de-
DESTROYED robbed or lost aud for refnsi ~. o
mand 10 convey the mail as Frequently is ,ns och
tractor runs or is concerned IL roiinAns'
car or steamboat on II route. ,,, +,a rom
= The Postmaster General may 'onu i, ~. ~ con-
tract for re peated failures to run agreeanS sot,cv
tract for violating the postofnee laws, VI r.f;;s
inc the instructions of the Department. ,ior ~, m
in, tn disch;Irre carrier when required by tte pe
uartment I. do 80; for running an cypress as "
said, or for transporting persons ,ts 80 o. nail t
d Il TIE Postmaster General may order an increase
Of service on "a route by allowing therefor las ss
Iata increase on the contract pay. ne may i,.
scbedulps OF departures and arrivals III an cases
onI narticuiarIv 70 make them conform to connec
tons with railroads, without increase u Pay psi
yidcd the running time be not abI1dSeu. ine ~
master General may also discontinue or cui ' i
service in whole in part, in order 10 PiaCe, ~
route superior service or r,,s-. smrh dscon-
tuuance curtailmcnt FOR any otne- e.e 80
allowing as full indemnity TO contractor T AZ.
months extra pay on the amount OF &c. 10 W.
pensed with and d pro rata compensation iof inc
amount OF servcc retained and continued.
9. Payments will he made by coee tio..s n, ~; ~
pafx.
piraton OF each quarter-say IN NoFcmoei' rev
ruary, May and August A., ht
10. The distances are given accofdtnS 40 ~. D
information: but 10 increased pay VII! DE- allowed
should they be greater than advertised. ~ .ne
points to he supplied are correctly sta.en, Isn ~
must inform themselves this point ana aiso IL
reference to the weight OF the null the c0netion
of roads, hills streams etc, and an tOn-DI'u9cs,
turnpikes. PUNK roads, ferries OF J NJ "
claim for additional pay. based on such Srounu c'h
be cons;dered nor for alleged mistakes or nllsap-
pre,ens,on as to the degree OF service; nor ior
bridges DESTROYED. ferries discontinued, OF other
Instructions causing or increasing distance or eA
prnse occurring during the contract term Uincc s
established after this advertiser 9nt Is lseneu ana
also during the contract term, are TO be visited
without extra paw, II the distance Dc not In
creased
II. Bidders are cautioned to mail their proposals
in time. to reach the Department by, the day ana
hour named q +. NJ, March l. lS'll tor nds Us, re-
ceived after that time will not De co sidered IN
competition with bids OF reasonable amount IL,
crived i'll time. Neither can bids be considereu
which are without tfe guarantee required py law
and certificate OF the suhciency OF sae1 Suaran-
r. Bidders should first propose for service strict
w. according to the advertisement, and then, II
they desire separately for different service; and ii
the regular bid I've the lowest offered for tin. adver-
tised service, the other propositions may be con-
sidered.
49, There should be bat ono route bid for in q
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids ('pro-
posing one sum for two or more routes are 10Y
hidden by law and can not be considered.
Ia. The route the service, the yearly pay. the
name and resi,lence of the bidder THAT bis usual
postOflice address,, and the name OF each n,emoer
of u firm, where company Offers should oe dls
tinctiy stated.
Is Bidders are requested to use, as far as prac-
ticabe the printed proposals furnished by the De-
partment to white out in full the Of their bids
and to retain copies of them.
bids once submitted be withdrawn. No withdrawal
OF u bidder guarautor will De allowed unless the
withdrawal is dated and received before the hsst
day for receiving proposals.
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons. The Did and guarantee should oe signed
plainly with the full name Of each perssn.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
bid which may be deemed extravasant. and also TO
disregard the bids of failing contractors and bid
ders. (Act of July 2. 1885, section pa
l6 The bid shO,d be sealed, superseded Mail
Proposals. State of Louisiana addressed s. Second
Assistant Postmaster General. Contract Office, and
sent by mail, not by or to an agent.
II. The contracts are to b. executed and returned
to the Department by before the hrs. day OF July
1871 but the service must be begun that day,
be executed OF not.
Transfers contracts or of interest in contracts,
are Forbidden by law, and consequently can not he
allowed. Neither can bids, or interest in bids be
transferred or assigned to other parties. Bidders
will therefore take notice that they will he expected
TO perform the service accepted to them through
the whole term OF the contract.
l8. Section eighteen OF an act OF Congress approved
March 3, l845 provides that contracts for the
transpor ton of the mail shall be 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 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
ing been decided to be the only legal bids. are con-
strued providing tor 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.
10. A modification of bid in any of its essential
terms is tantamOunt TO new bid, and can not be
received SO as to interfere with regular cOmpeti-
ton VMaking new bid with guarantee and GER
tificate IL the only way to mOtifya previous bid.
70. POstmasters 10 be careful not to certify to
the sutfciency of suaraltOrs without knowing that
they are persons Of sufficient Responsibility. They
must not sign the certificate until the sum OF the
bid il inserted and the bid and guarantee are
signed by the bidder and (two) guarantors; dis
regard OF this instruction by pOstmasteys is vic.
lation Of their Oath OF office, subjectny them to
immediate removal
q AL bidders, guarantors and suretes are dis
perform the contracts for the service proposed for
i'll 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-
cureg,arantors and certificates Of their sutciency
substantially in the forms above prescribed The
master, or by Judge OF court OF record; other
will be admitted.
-, JOHN 4. J. CREsWELL.
nol9 law st Postmaster General