New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-23
OFFTCIAL, NOTICES.


BY the companies for the performance Of an otnes
side service-that is. for offices over eish'y fous
4: No pay viii DO made for trips not performed;
and for each of such omissions, not satisMct00iHnLy
the
break connection with depending mails, anu no.
sufficiently excused, onefourth of the comPensa-
peated delinquencies of the kind herein speciiled
enlarged penalties. proportional to the nature
thereof, and the importance OF the mail, may DC
made.
5. For leaving behind throwing off the mails.
or any portion of them. for the admission OF pas
running an express conveying intelligence in adj
Quoted.
s. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be promptly and satisfactorily explained by certif
Gates Of postmasters the aflavits of other cred
for negectlDg to take the mail from or deliver it
into postOfce for suffering it to be wet, injured
DESTROYED robbed or lost and for refusing after de-
nand TO convey the mail as frequently rs the con
tractor runs, is concerned iii running, a coach
car or steamboat on a route.
:. The Postmaster General may apnu the con-
tract for re peated failures to run Dgreeably to
tract; for violating the postofice laws or disObey
ing the instructions of the Department: for refus
ing to discharge carrier when required by the De-
partment to do for running al express AS af0re-
said or for transporting persons or packages con-
veying mailabe matter out of the mail.
&. The Postmaster General may order an increase
of service on a route by allowing therefor pro
rata increase on the contract pay. He may change
schedules of departures and arrivals i'll all cases,
and particularly to make them conform to cOnnec-
items with railroads. without increase OF pay, pro-
vided the running time be not abridged. The Post
master General may also discontinue curtail the
service in whole in part in order to place on The
route superior service or whenever the public in
tinuancc or curtameDt for any other cause; he
allowing as full indemnity to contractor one
months extra pay OIL the amount of service dis
pcnssd with, and pro rata compensation Tor the
amount of service retained and continued.
9. Payments viii be made by collections from, Or
drafte ON. pOstmasters otherwise, after the ex-
piration of each quarter-say in November, Feb
ruary, May and August.
10. The distances are given according TO the best
information but no increased pay will be allowed
should they be greater than advertised, II the
points to be supplied are correctly stated Bidders
must inform themselves on this point and also in
reference to the weight of the mail. the condition
OF roads. hills. streams, etc, and all tOllbridses,
turnpkes. plank roads, ferries, or distractions OF
any kind by which expense may be- incurred. No
claim for additional pay. based such ground, can
be considered; for alleged mistakes or misap-
prehenslOn 10 the degree of service; nor for
bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued, or other
distractions causing or increasing distance or ex-
pense occurring during the contract term Offices
established fter this advertiser INT Is issued and
also during the contract term, are to be visited
without extra paw, if the distance be not in
creased.
II. Bidders are cautioned to mail their proposals
in time to reach the Department by the day and
hour named {; r NJ, March l ls7D for bids re-
competition with bids of reasonable amount re-
ceived in time. Neither can bids be considered
which are without the guarantee required by law,
and 0 certificate Of the suficielcy of such guaran
L. Bidders should first propose for service strict.
iy according to the advertisement, and then, ii
they desire rately for different service; and if
the regular bid be the lowest offered for the adver
tised service, the other propositions may be con-
sidered.
- There should be but one route bid for in a
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids ('pro-
posing ono sum for two more routes } are for
hidden by Law. and can not be considered
a. The route, the service, the yearly pay. the
name and residence of the bidder (that his usual
pOstoftice address,, and the name of each member
of firm, where a company offers. should DC dis
tnctiy stated.
ticabe, the priated proposals furnished by the De
partment to write out i'll full the Of their bids
and to retain copies of them.
Alt& red bids should not BE- submitted, nor should
bids once submitted be withdrawn. No withdrawal
Of bidder or guarantor will be allowed unless the
withdrawal IS dated and received before the last
day for receiving proposals.
Zach bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons. The bid and guarantee should be signed
plainly with the full name of each person.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
bid which may be deemed extravagant, and also TO
disregard the bids of failing contractors and bid
ders (Act of July 2, 1885, section 24.)
is. The bid should he sealed, superscribed 81 Mail
Proposals. State OF Louisiana addressed 9 Second
Assistant Postmaster General Contract Office, and
sent BY mail not by or to an agent.
H. The contracts are to be executed and returned
to the Department by before the first day of july
1871 but the service must be begun ON that day or
on the mail day next after it, whetherth the contracts
be executed or not.
are forbidden by law, and consequently can not be-
allowed. Neither can bids interest in bids be
transferred or assigned to other parties Bidders
will therefore take notice that they viii 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 g. l845, provides that contracts for the
transportation OF the mail shall be let, i'll every
case to the lowest bidder rendering sufficient
Uun fnrf ~ hpr
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 to transport the
mails with celebrity, certainty, and security, hay
ing been decided to be the only legal bids. are con-
strued 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.
l9. A modification of a bid in any of its essential
terms Is tantamo,nt to a new bid, and can not be
received SO as to Interfere with regular conpeti-
ton. shaking new bid, with guarantee and GER
tihcate IL the only way to modify q prev0u bid.
20 Postmasters are to be careful not to certify to
the sutiicency Of guarantors 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 pOstmas ters is vio-
lation OF their oath OF office, subjectins them TO
immediate removal.
81. All bidders, guarantOrs and suretics are dis
tnctly notified that on failure to enter into or
perform the contracts for the service proposed for
in the accepted bids, their legal liabilities viii be
enforced against them.
p. Present contractors and persons known at
the Department must, equally with others pro-
cure 2uarantols and certificates of their suffciency
substantially i'll the forms above prescribed. The
certificate of suitciency must be signed by post
master, or by Judge Of court of record no other
JOHN 4. J. CRESwELL.
nol9 law st Postmaster General.