New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-25
UNITED STATES NAIL.
Louisiana and Florida,


PosToFFlCE DEPARTMENT,
Willy hn THGE APf AZ Fl THE
Il Contract Office of this Department. until three
O'Clock p NJ. of MONDAY, June n, next Ito be de-
% sSe g
3d. 1874 OF 81 tsilsSlas A iSHs FLORIDA
and by the schedule OF departures and arrivals
f herein , specified s 9l1; Louisiana bv psn.o,.
fff For Ns~ St Marks csdsr
Keys. and Tampa to Key West, sss miles,
and back: once a week, in suitable and safe
Leave New Orleans Saturday at 8 P. M.
sys k & Ky Wsss sns as.t sfds
Arrive at New Orleans the next Friday by
Proposals to run by an expedited schedule in.
bile. instead of New Orleans. on completion of the
| raj lroad between New orleans and Mobile; and
also for emitting st. Marks when railroad connec'
Proposals invited omisting service to Tampa, re-
| ducing distance one hundred miles.
Separate proposals invited for service from Cedar
| 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 N
THE CONTRACT TO THE EXTENT TIE DEPART
MENT MAY DEEM PROPER:
on exhibition of their credentials also postorb
blanks mail bags locAs and keys. are to be conveyed
The route agents of the department should it sp-
point them. to be conveyed without charge and, for
cnmmcd;nns anariment is re he providsd hu 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-
planned. three times the of the trip may be de-
Quoted For arrivals so far behind time to break
connection with depending mails. and not satisfac-
tory excused, one fourth of the compensation for
the trip is subject to forfeiture. Deduction will also
be ordered for grade of performance inferior to
that specified in the contract For repeated delin-
Quencies of the kind, enlarged penalties proper
toned to the nature thereof and the Importance Of
the mail, may be made
promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificates
of postmssters the adavts of other credible per-
sons. for failing to arrive in contract times for ne.
postofce: for suffering it to be wet. injured. des-
troyed robbed, or lost and for refusing, after de-
mand to convey the mail as frequently as the con-
tractor runs. or is concerned in running convey
The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures to run agreeaby to contract;
for violating the Postofce laws, disobeying the
instructions Of the department..
The Postmaster General may order an increase OF
the service BY allowing therefor pro rata increase
in the contract pay. He may change the schedule
of departures and arrivals if the running time be
not abridged.
persons, certified to be such By postmaster or
judge of court of record. The Department re-
serves the right TO reject any bid which may be
deemed extravaganza and also to disregard the bids
of failing contractors and bidders.
The contract to be executed and returned to the
Department sixty days before beginning service.
and also for other instructions as to the conditions
to be en- braced in the contract etc., advertise
ment of October 3D. 1866, and January 1870 invit-
etc. to be found at the principal postof1ces.
Bids should be sent in sealed envelopes, super:
scribed Mail proposals, Route No. $500, Florida"
end addressed to the Sseond Asssf R T9stmaAtee
my4 law6t Postmaster General.