New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-28
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

| tiheates of postmasters or the afidayits ~ otha
time: for rot +, lng to arTiye in contract
IL INTO postOtfice; for suffering il to be vet in
jured destroyed, robbed or lost; aud Hr IT fusing
after demand to convey the mail frequently a.
the contractor runs, OF is concerned in running a
coach car or steamboat on a rout-
]. The Postmaster General NAV annul the CON-
tract for repeated failures to run agreeably to
contract; or violating the Iostofce laws or dis
oheying the instructions of the DEPARTMENT. for re-
tusinS to discharge carrier when required by the
| depaI trent to do SO; for running an exprrsa "a
aforesaid; or for transporting persons packages
| conveying mallable matter out of the mail
8. The Postmaster General may order an increase
of service gu a route by allowing therefor pro
rata increase on the contract pay. He may change
schedules of departures and arrivals in all eases
and particularly to make them conform to conneo
tions with railroads. without increase of paw pro-
vided the running time be not abridged The Post
master General may also discontinue Curtail the
service, in whole OF in part, in order to place
the route superior service or whenever the public
in +elests in his judgment, shall require such dis
continuance or Curtailment for any other cause;
he allowing as full indemnity to contractor one
months extra pay on the amount OF service dis
pensed with aud a pro rata conn., ensatieR for the
amount of service retained and continued
~ Payments will be made by collections from, OF
draft on, postmasters or otherwise, after the ex
piration OF each quarter-say in November, Feb
ruary, May and August provided that required
eylden of service has been received.
~. me distances given are believed to be Sub
stannally coIrect but DO increased pay will be
auoNtd should they be greater than advertised,
II tne points to be supplied are correctly stated.
Bidders must inform themselves this point,
ai' so III reference To the weight Of the mail, the
condition of hills, roads streams etc ana ali toll
brides turnplkes plank roads, terri. obstruc
mons OF any KIND by which expense may DO in
CURED. No claim for additional pay, based ON
such ground. can be considered: nor for alleged
mistakes or misrepresentation to the degree of
service; nor Tor bridges destroyed ferries uiscon
tinued or other distractions causing or nereaing
distance or expense occurring during the contract
term Offices established alter this advertisement
is issued, and also during the contract term arc to
be visited without extra pay, if the distance be
not increased.
II Riders are cautioned IN mail tbair pronos.,,
IN time to reach the department by the day and
hour named g P. ~, harch g. 1879, for bids
ceived after that time will not be considered in
competition with bids, of reasonable amount re-
ceivfd i'll time. Neither bids be considered
which are without the guarantee required by law,
and certificate of the sutfciency of such guar
amtee, and the oath of the bidder according to
section 2+6, act of June 8, 1872
IL. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertseE:3nt and then,
if they desire, separately for different service;
the advertised service, the other propositions may
10. There should be but one route bid for in a
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids t''pro.
posing one sam for two or more routes'0 can not
be considered.
aud residence of the bidder that is, his usual
pOstOfice address,, and the name of each member
of a firm, where company offers, should be dis
tincuy stated.
Is. Bidders are requested to use as far as practi.
cable, the printed proposals furnished by the De-
and to retain copies of them.
Altered bids should not be submitted; nor should
bids submitted be withdrawn. No with
unless the Withdrawal is received twenty-four
hours previous to the time fixed for opening the
proposals,
Zach bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons The bid and guarantee should be signed
plainly with the null name of each person.
The Postmaster General reserves 'he right to
reject any bid which may be deemed extrayagant;
aud also to disregard the bids Of fa ing
TO- The bid should be sealed, superscrbed Mail
Proposals, state of louisiana" addressed Second
Assistant Postmaster General Contract Office"
and sent by mail, not by or TO an agent. Bids of
$4,000 per annum and upward must be accompa-
MED by a certified check or draft on some solvent
national bank equal TO five per cent of tbs amount
(See law of Congress of June 8. l872.b
II. The contracts are to be executed and re-
day of June. 1873, otherwise the accepted bidder
viii be con idered as having failed, and the Post
master General may proceed to contract for she
service with Other parties according to law
transfers of contracts, of interest In con
tracts, forbidden by laV, and consequently can
not be allowed. Neither eau bids, or interest in
bids. be transferred assigned TO other parties.
Bidders viii therefore take notice that theY will
be expected to perform the service awarded to
them thswhole contract term.
10. Section 2is OF the act % Pune g. 1872 provides
that contracts for the transportation OF the mail
shall be awarded to fhe lowest bidder tende ring
sufficient guarantees for faithful performance,
without other ref renee to the mode of such trans
portatiUR than may be necessary to- provide for
the due celebrity, certainty and security thereof"
Under tbs law bids that propose to transport the
mails with Celt rlty, certainty and hay
ing been do eide Il to be the only legal bids
strued providing for the entire mail, however
lar ge, and whatever may be the mode of convey
necessary go insure its celebrity, certainty
and security and have She preference over All
others. and no others are vonsidesed, sIceQt for
Steambo boat routes.
IS. A modification OF bid in any Of its essen
'iai terms is tanramOunt to q new bid, and rot
be received, as to Interfere with regular sompe
titiOn. Making bid, with guarantee and
certificate. ls. the only Has 30 u1odiSy psevious
bid.
20 P0srmasfe. are 20 be careful not 70 certify TO
the sutiicen.y OF GuaTantors without knowing |
that they persons Of sufficient responsibility.
t5ee section 247y act of June g. 1929 They must
not sign the certificate until tho of the bid is
inserted, aud the bid and guarantee sigl ed by
the bidder aud (Uwol gual sntOrs DISREGARD of this
instruction by pc tmHsters will subject them to i'm
mediate removal, and to severe penalties.
PostmaSters also liable 10 dismissal from Of
flee for acting agents tor contractors or bidders,
wi tn or without mpensati0D, an any business,
matter thing, relating to the mail service. They
the tru ted agents of the Department and can
not consistently act III both capacities
I'll. All bidders, guarantOrs and sureties are dis
tnctly notified that on failure to enter into or
in the accepted bids their legal liabilities will be
against them.
%. Present contractors, and persons known st |
the Department, must, equally with The others, |
procure guarantors aid certificates of their sufti
cheney Substantially in the forms above prescribed. |
The certificate of sutlciency must be signed by a
postmaster.
JOHN 4. J. CRESWELL
jal4 lav6t Postmaster General