New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-24
OFFICIAL NOTICES,


tifcates of postmssters the affdavits of othe
crad6le persons, for failing to in contract
times for neglecting to take the mail from deliver
1t into. posofice; for suffering it to be wet, in
jured, des royed, robbed or lost and for refusing
after demand, TO convey the mail AS frequently as
the contractor runs, or is concerned in running, y
coach car or steamboat on q rout
T. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures to Iun sgreeably to-
0oeying the instructions of the department. for re
tuslng to discharge carrier when required by the
department to do so; for running ali express as
AFORESAID; or for transporting persons packages
conveying mailabe matter out of the mail
g. The Postmaster General NAV order increase
OF service on a route by allowing therefor a pre-
rata increase on the contract pay. He may change
schedule Of departures and arrivals in all cases
ana particularly to make them conform to cOnnecr
tions with railroads. without inc ease of nav pro-
yided the running time be not abridged. The Post
master General may also discontinue or curtail the
service in whole or in part, in order to place on
the route superior service, whenever the public
interests in his Judgment shall require sueh dis
continuance or curIailmens for any other cause;
he allowing full indemnity to contractor one
months extra pay on the amount of service dis
pensed with, aud pro rata CONF ensatien for thes
amount of service retained and continued.
9. Payments will be made by collections from AF
piratiOn of each quarter in November, Feb
ruary May and August, provided thar required
evidence of service has been received.
To- The distances given are believed to be sub
stantlally correct; but no increased pay will be
allowed should they be greater than advertised.
if the points to be supplied are correctly stated
Bidders must inform themselves on this point,
and also III reference to the weight of the mail the
condition of hills, roads, streams, etc. and all toll
brides, turnpikes plank roads ferries, or ObstruC-
tOns of any kind by which expense may De in
CURED. No claim for additional pay based
such ground, be considered: nor for alleged
mistakes TRisapprehensiOn to the degree OF
service; Tor bridges destroyed, ferries discon-
fnueG Of other obstruction causing or increaing
distance expense occurring during the contract
term Offices established after this adv wen tisement
issued, and also during the contract term are to
be visited without extra pay. If the distance DO
not increased.
in time to reach the department. by the day and
hour named g p NJ, March 3, 1879, for bids re-
ceived after that time will not be considered IN
competition with bids, of reasonable amount, re-
ceived in time. Neither can bids be considered
which are without the guarantee required by law
antee, and the oath of the bidder according to-
section 246, act of June 8, 1872.
II. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertiser and them
| if they desire separately for different service:
and It the regular bid be The lowest offered for
the advertised service the other propositions may
| BE considered.
| 49, There shou'i be but one route bid for in a
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids (''pro
| posing one sum for two or more routes) can not
| be considered.
| a. The route the service, the yearly pay, thea
name aud residence of the bidder Chat is his usual
| postofice address, and The name of each member
| of a firm, where company Offers should be dlP
| tinctly stated.
IS Bidders are requested eOuss as PAP as pract%s
cable the printed pro- furnished ny the ri Do.
! and to retain copies of them.
Altered bids should not be suUmitfSdo E0e shoulY
bids once submitted be withdraw; No wlths
drawal of a bidder guarantOr will De allOwe0
unless the withdrawal is received swenty-fous
hours presiSus to the Sing fixed 500 SpcuinS Sl~"
| SropOsais. "a
! Bach bid must De guaranteed by swo responsible
persona. Tie bid and guarantee Should be sigtS1
| plainly with the full name of each peIsoue
| The Postmaster General reserves he SighS SS
} seiect any bid which may be deemed extravaganza
and also to disregard the bids Of failing contract
| Ors and bidders (Act of June g. 1872, section 2f9
SG The bid should he sealed, superscrbed Mas
Proposals, State of Louisiana addressed Second
Assistant Postmaster General, ConSraCe Office,
! and sent by mail, not by to an agent. Bids Of
! 5000 per annum and upward must be acCompe
! MED b. a certified check or draft ON solvens
national bank equal 10 five per cent Of the6moHnSe
! iSee law OF Congress of June 8. 1927
/ lie The contracts are TO be executed Sn6 Sos
7 turned to the department by or be ore the hrs5
1 slay of June 1873 otherwise the accepted bidde9
| will DO nsidered having failed, and the Poste
service with other parties, according to law.
| Transfers of contracts. or OF interest IN cone
tracts are forbidden by law, and consequently can
| not be allowed. Neither can bids, or interest lS
bids be transferred or assigned to other PARTIES
Bidders will therefore take notice that they wlla
| be expected to perform the service awarded to
| them the whole contract term.
49, Section 249 of the act of June 3, 1879 provides
that contracts for the transportation OF tie mais
| shall be awarded to the lowest bidder tende ring
| sufficient guarantees for faithful pel10rInah ceo
without other reference to the mode OF such tIanso
portatiOD than may be necessary to provide fGs
! The due celebrity, certainty and security thereof.
Under tbs 10 bids that propose to transport the
naile with ''sPfrtN, certainty ana security, mage
nn been Il; a.iled to be the only legal bids are cOo
strued as Oyiding for the entire mail. hOwevee
| large and whatever may be the mode OF couves0
.ince necessary to insure it's "cclerity, certanfS
! and security" aud have the preference over ale
| others, and 40 others are considered, sAceGs loo
stfs rnhOat routes
10. A modification of a bh in any OF its esses
tia terms is taDtamOuut to a new bad and can NEG
be received, to interfere with regular comyss
| titiOn. Making new bido with guarantee an1
certificate ds. She only wa' 20 modify q pTeySo!ss
! bid,
20 Postmasters 70 be careful not to certify Pc
The sutliicency of guarantOrs without known 8
| that thee are persons of sufficient Tespousibt We
(See section 247 act of June 9, 1927 They muse
not sign the certificate until the of the bid tss
nse rted, and the bid and guarantee are signed by
the bidder and (twoI guarantOrs; disregard OF TINS
instruction by pOsnasters will subject them to inIe
mediate removal, and to severe penalties.
Postmasters also liable to dismissal from oRs
ce for acting agents for contractors or bdderse
| with or without conf ensation, i'll any business
matter thing. relating to the mail servise Thee
are the trusted agents of the Depaltm SuG dass
rot consistently act in both capacities
q. All bidders, guarantOrs and Suretles are Il o
| iinctly notified that failure to enter into os
perform the contracts for the service proposed ios
III the accepted bids, their legal liabilities will 90
! enforced against them. .
%. Present contractors, and persons known %
| She Department, must, equally with the Others
procure guarantOrs ard certificates of their sufto
cheney substantially in the forms above prescribeG
The certificate 81 suiliciency must be signed DO a
JOHN a 5. $'RESWBLL,
;.Il Paw6P POSTMASTER General
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