The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-02-11

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convenient separation and due security
of the mails is TO be. provided by the
direction of the Department.
Steamboat companies are required to
take the mail from and deliver it into
the Postoffices at the beginning and
end of their routes; and also to and
from all inmrme diate Offices not more
thar eighty rods from a landing. Pro-
posals may be submitted by the CON-
panies for the performance of all other
side service-that is, for Offices over
eighty rods from landing.
A. No pay will be made for trips not
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 deIinquencies of the kind
herein specified, enlarged penalties,
proportioned to the nature thereof, and
the Importance of the mail, may be
made.
). 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.
6. Fines will be imposed, unless the
delinquency be promptly and satisfac-
torily explained by certificates of post
masters or the affidavits of other credi-
BILE persons, for falling to arrive In con-
tract time; for neglectIng 10 take the
mail from or deliver it into postoffice;
for suffering it to be wet. injured, de-
stroyed. robbed or lost; and for refus
I 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 may an
nul the contract for repeated failures
TO run agreeably TO contract; for viU-
lating the postoffice laws, or disobeying
the instructions Of the Department; for
refusing to discharge a carrier when
( required by the Department to do SO;
for running an express as aforesaid, or
for transporting persons or packages
conveying mailable matter out of the
mail.
| &. The Postmaster General may or
der an increase of service on & route
/ by allowing therefor IA pro rata increase
on the contract pay. He may change
schedules of departures and arrivals in
all cases, and particularly to make
them conform to connections with rail-
roads, without increase of pay, proyid
ed the running time he not abridged.
The Postmaster General may also dis
continue or curtail the service, in whole
or in part, in order TO place on the
route superior service, or " henever the
public interests, in his judgment, shall
require such discontinuance or cur
tailment fur any other cause: he allow
ing as full indemnity to contractor one
months extra pay ON the amount of ser
vice dispensed with, and a pro rata
compensation for the amount of service
retained and continued s1raE
9. Payments will be made by
collections from. or drafts on. postmas-
tiers orsotherwise. after the expiration
of each quarter-say in November, Feb
ruary, May and August. $50
10. The distances are given accord
ing to the best informatiun: but no in
creasad pay will be allowed should
they be greater than advertised, if the
points Ia BE- supplied are correctly stat
ed. 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 adj toll
bridges. turnpikes, plank roads, ferries.
or distractions Of any kind by which
expense may be incurred. No claim
, for additional pay. based on. such
ground, can be considered; nor for al
legged mistakes or Misrepresentation as
to the degree of service; nor bridges
destroyed, ferries discontinued. or 9TH
er distractions causing, or increasing
Instance or expense occurring during
The contract term. Offices established
after thissadveriisenent j. issued. and
also during the contract term. are to
be visited without extra pay, if the dis
tance be not increased.
I III. Bidders are cautioned to mail
their proposals in time to reachath
Department by the day and hour nam
ed IL p H., March |, 1871, for bids
received after Tint time will not be con-
sidered in competition With bids of rea-
sonable amount received in time. Nei-
Their can bids be considered which are
without the guarantee required by law.
and certificate of the sufficiency of
such guar intee,s - : - =.
i2. Bidders should frst propose for
service. strictly ACCORDING to the ad
vertisene1f. and then, If they desire.
separately for different -eryiee; and il
the reg'dar bid be the lowest. offered
for The Satlyertised service, the other
propositions may be. considered. .
b. Thereashould be but one roste
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