The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-01-28

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Steamboat companies are required t.
take the mail from and deliver it int
the Postofiices at the beginning and
end of their routes; and also to and
from all intermediate offices not more
than eighty rods from landing. Pro.
posals may be submitted by the CON.
panies for the performance of all other
side service-that is, for offices ovel
eighty rods from landing.
4. No pay will be made for trips ROT
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 celinquencies of the kind
herein spe Gifted, 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.
q. Fines will De imposed, unless the
delinquency be promptly and satisfae-
torily explained by certificates of post
masters or the affidavits of other credi-
bic persons, for failing to arrive in con-
tract time; fer neglectlng to take the
mail from or deliver it into a postoffica:
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 a route.
z. The Postmaster General NAV an
null the contract for repeated failures
to run agre aably to contract: for vio-
lating the postofice laws, or dfsobevino
the instructions IF the Department: for
refusing to discharge a carrier when
required by the Department to do so:
for running an express as aforesaid. or
Tor transporting persons or packages
conveying lnaiu5le matter out of the
mail.
.. The Postmaster General NAV or
der an increase Of service on n ropta
by allowing therefor pro rata increase
on the contract pay. He may change
schedules oI departures and arrivals in
all cases. and particularly TO mako
them conform to connections with rail-
roads, without increase of pay, provid
ed the running time be not ABRIDGED.
The Postmaster General NAV also dis
cOntinueor curtail the service. in whoIe
or IN part, n 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
month extra pay on the amount of SER
vice dispensed with, and pro rata
for the amount of service
retained and continued.
y. Payments will be made bv
collections from, Or drafts on. postmas-
tiers or otherwise. after the expiration
Of each quarter-say in November, Feb
rnRry, May aad August.
III. The distances are given accord |
ing to the best information; but no in
creasad pay will be allowed sbouId !
they be greater than advertised. if the
points to be supplied are correctly stat |
ed Bidders must inform themselves J
On this point, and also in reference to
he weight IF the mail, the condition of !
roads, hills, strea ms, ETC., and ali TOLL |
bridges, turmpike-, plank roads, ferries. |
'r distinctions of any kind by which |
Expense ma7 be incurred No claim !
or additional pay, based on such /
ground, can he considered: nor for al !
eyed mistakes or misrepresentation as
o the degree of services nor bridges
destroyed, ferries discontinued. or 9TH
n distinctions causing, or increasing
Instance or expense occurring during
Ge contract term. Offices established |
after this advertisement is issued, and |
llso during the contract term, are. TO
De visited without extra pay, if the dis
anee be not increased.
Ill. Bidders are cautioned to mail
heir proposals in time to reach the
department by the day and hour nam
ID 3 P. NJ, March |, 1871, for bids
eceived after that time will not Be- con-
ldered in competition with bids of rea-
enable amount received in time. Nei-
her can bids be considered which are
Without the guarantee required by law.
nd a certificate of the sufficiency of
uch guarantee.
II. Bidders should first propose for
ervice strictly according to the adj
ertisement, and then, if they desire.
eParately for different service; and if
ne regular bid be the lowest offered
or the advertised service, the other
roposition may be considered.
10. There should be bat one route
I'd for in a proposal. Consolidated or
ombination bids [''proposing one sum
1r two or more routes" are forbidden
y law, and can not be considered.
Ia. The route, the service, the year