New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-11
OFFICIAL NOTICES,

! tiHcafes OF pos:ns.-ers the afldavits Ct othe
credible persons, for failing 10 arrive ia contract
time FOR Letting 70 take the mail fro III OF Ctver
il into, postotice; for suffering il to be wet. in
Iured Destroyed, robbed OF lost; and for refusing,
after demand, 20 convey the mail AS Frequently as
| the contractor runs. is concerned in running q
coach steamboat D routl.
:. The Postmaster Geueral may anuul the
tract for repeated failures to run agreeably 10
contract; violating the tostotfice laws, or dis
oheyng the instructions of the department; for re-
fusing to discharge carrier when required by the
depa tnent to do so; for running express
aforesaid; for sporting persons packages
conveying maIlable matter out of the mail
6. TIE Postmaster General may order an increase
of service Gu q route by allowing therefor a 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
i0ns with railroads. without increase of pay, pro-
vided the running time be not abridged. The Post
master tientra may also discontinue OF curt&ll the
service IN whole or in pant in order to place on
the route superior service, or whenever the pubhc
lnte'ests in his judgment, shall require such dis
continuance or "urlaIlmeut Tor any other cause;
he allowing as iull indemnity to cont actor one
mouths extra pay On the amount Of service dis
| pensed with aud pro rata com ensatiaH for the
amount OF service retained and continued.
q. Payments Will be made BY cole ctiOns from, sr
draft On posi- masters or otherwise, after the eN-
| pratIon OF each quarter-sa in November, Feb.
| Tuary, May and August, provided that required
evidence of service has been received.
~. he distances given ave believed to be sub,
sfanna5!y correct; but no increased pay will be
allowed should they be greater than advertised,
| II The points to be supplied 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 ana ali toll
brides eurnplkes plank roads, ferries obstruc
| tons Of any kind bg which expense may be iu-
| CURED. No claim FOR additional pay based on
such ground can be considered nor for alleged
| mistakes or Misrepresentation to the de gree of
service nor Tor bridges destroyed ferri, 4iscor
fnued or other oDstructicns causing OF increaiug
distance or expense occurring during the contract
| term Offices established a ter this aGveI tiscmeut
is issued and also during the contract term, to
| be visited without nxta pay il the distance be-
| not increased.
| H. Bidders are cautioned to mail their proposals
| N time to reach The de partment by the day and
hour named g P. NJ, March 3, 1879, for bids
ceived after that time Will not be considered i'll
competition with BIDS, of reasonable amount, re-
| celv.d in time. Neither eau bids be considered
which are VII hOut the guarantee required by law
and q certificate of the suttcieucy of such. guar
antee, and the oath ot the bidder aceordin. to
section 246 act Of June 8, 1872.
2. Bidders should first propose for service
s"rictlv aCcorcI to the advertiser mt, and then
| f they desire, separately for different service;
| and Il the regular bid he tne lowest offered or
tn" advertised service, tie other propositions may
| be considered.
-. There shout he but one route bid for IL :,
proposal. Consolidated com bnatOn bids t''pIO-
| posing one SUN for two or more rOutes"} can not
| be considered.
-. The route the service. The yearly pay, the
name aud residence of the bidder THAT is his usual
| pDstUffiCe address, and the name of each member
| OF d hrm, where company offers, should De Cls
| tnctlv stated.
| Is Bidders are requested to use as far as pract
cable, the printed proposals furnished by tie De
rartment, TO write out in full the of their bids
| and 10 retain copies of them.
Altered bids should not be sublrttei; nor should
| bids once sHbmitted be withdrawn No with
| drawal of d b,tder or guaTantOr Will be allowed
| unless the withdrawal is received twenty -fGur
hours previous to the time fixed Tor opening the
proposals.
| Each Ind must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons. The bid and guarantee suoud be SIgntd
| plainly with the tull name OF each person.
TIL. Postmaster General reserves he right 70
II iect any bld which may be deemed extravagant:
and to disregard tho bids Of iai ing contract
oIs and bidders tAet OF June 4, 1877, section ~
| !6. The bid should be sealed sHperscribsd Mail
| Proposals. state of Louisiana, addressed Second
| Assistant Postmaster General, Contract Ohce,'
and sent by mail, not by or to an agent. BIDS OF
| $4,000 per annum and upward must he accompa-
| ried by certified check draft some solvent
national bank equal 10 i've per cent OF the amount.
| ,See ,aw OF Congress of June 8. 1927
Il. The contracts are to Ice executed and
| turned to the de partment by be ore the first
Gav of June, 1873, otherwise the accepted bidder
! vii. be con ldered as having failed, aud the Post
master General NAV proceed to contract for the
service with other parties, according to Law.
| transfers Of contracts, or of interest IL con
tracts, tOrhiadtu by law, and consequently
| rot Ice allowed. Neither "aa bids, or interest IN
BIDS, be transferred or assigned to other parties.
Bidders viii therefore take notice that they WIZ
| be expected to perform the service awarded 10
| then. the whole contact term.
H. Section Z+9 of the act "t June 9, 1872 provides
tina: contracts for the transportation of the mail
shal. be awarded to the lowest bidder rendering
| sufficient guarantees for faithful performance,
without other reference 10 the mode Gf such tIal.s
porta jlOn tnan may b" Necessary tn provide for
| ne due "eeTIty, certainty and securty thereof
Jndef tb y Law bids that propose 10 transport the
nl5. wsl. ''"tltritY certainty and Sc, urIty, hdv
ing been dt eide to be the only iesa bids are con-
! strued providing for the entire mail however
| -aIge and whatever may be the mode OF convey.
| airr necessary to insure rs '""ertv. certainty
| and security. and have the preference over al
others. ant. u" others axe considered, cAce.t fl.
| steamboat routes.
| =. s modification Of . bid in anv OF It's essen
| tial terms - tantam.uut 20 new i. and can 90:
be ,ec.vet, as to int. rere with regular 'ornpe-