New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-15
OFFICIAL, NOTICES.


tifcatps of postmasters or the afhdavits of othh
credible persons, for failing to arrive in contracS
time for neglecting to take the mail from or devee
1t into, postohce; for suffering it f. be wet ar
jured destroyed, robbed or lost and for refuslnse
after demand, TO convey the mail as frequently ae
the contractor runs OF is concerned in running, D
coach steamboat on q rout-.
:. The Postmaster General may annul the coIS
tract for repeated failures to aEreeably tie
oheylng the instructions of the department for RE
tusing to discharge carrier when required by tho
depal tment to do so; for running an express 40
Aforesaid or for transporting persons or PACKAGE
conveying mallable matter cut OF the mail
g. The Postmaster General NAV order an increase
OF service on route by allowing therefor a pro
rata increase on the contract paw. He may change
schedules of departures and arrivals i'll all cases
aud particularly to make them conform to COnneoO
tions with railroads, without increase of nay, pre-
vided me running time be not abridged. The Pose
service, in whole or in part in order to place
the route superior service, whenever the public
interests in his Judgment shall reo,rircsuch die
continuance or punishment for any other causse
he allowing as full indemnity TO contractor one
months extra pay on the amount of service din
pensed with, and pro rata com! ensatigu for the
amount OF service retained and continued
9. Payments will be made by collections from, ca
ruary, May and August, provided that reQuireG
evidence of service has been received.
10. The distances given are believed to be suite
stantially correct; but no increased pay will btI
if the points to be supplied are correctly stateda
Bidders must inform themselves on this point,
and also in reference to the weight of the mall thS
condition of hills, roads streams etc, and all tolc
brides, turnpikes plank roads, ferries, Obstruc-
tions of any kind by which expense may be In
Cured No claim for additional pay, based on
such ground, be considered: for alleges
mistakes mlsappre tension as to the degree %
service; ior bridges destroyed ferries discouo
tinued or other distractions causing or tnCreaing
distance expense occurring during the contract
term. Otfices established after this advert isemen$
is issued and also during the contract term, are to
he visited without extra pay, If the distance he
lot increased. =,
in time to reach the department by the day anS
hour named g P. NJ, March g. 1872 for bids rec
ceived after that time will not be considered lS
competition with bids, OF reasonable amount Ies
ceivtd in time. Neither bids be cOnsIdereF5
which are without the guarantee required ny lave
and a certificate of the sutliCency Of SUCH guar
gntpe and the oath of the bidder according to
section 2i6, act of June s, 1872
u. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertisement and there
if they desire separately for different SERVICE;
and If the regular bid be The lowest offered fo@
the advertised service, the other propositions mag
be considered.
Is. There should be but one route bid for in o
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids C'prcs
posing one sum for two or more routes) can noe
be considered.
IA. The route, the service, the yearly pay, th91
and residence of the bidder THAT u.s. his usnaS
postoffce address,, and the name of each mem6eS
of firm, where company offers, should be disc
tlnctly stated.
l5 Bidders are requested to use, as far as practS
cable the printed proposals inInsheu ~ me bi ~
Altered bids should not be submitted; sh0ul3
bids once submitted be withdrawn: No with
drawal of bidder or guarantor Will be alloWefS
unless the withdrawal is received tWenty-iouS
hours previous to the time fixed for opening the
proposals. at,
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons. The bid and guarantee should be siSnee
plainly with the full name of each person.
The Postmaster General reserves the right To
re iect any bid which may be deemed eNtraNaganlo
and also disregard the bids Of fai ing contTaCtS
and bidders (ACt of June g, 1872, section 2is.g
TO- The bid should be sealed, superscrbed Mars
Proposals, State OF Louisiana" addressed "SeconS
Assistant Postmaster General, Contract OhiceS%
and sent by mail, not by or to an agent. Bids &C
$1,000 per annum and upward must be acCompao
MED by a certified cheek or draft on some solvens
national bank, equal to five per cent of the amounre
(See law of Congress % June .. lS72)
Il. The contracts are to be executed and rec
turned to the d. department. by or before the hrso
day of June 1875 otherwise the accepted biddee
well be con, idered as having failed and the Post
master General may proceed to contract for ting
service with other parties, according to law.
Transfers of contracts, or of interest IN sone
tracts are forbidden by law and consequently cas-
not be allowed. Neither can bids, or interest ID
BIDS be transferred or assigned to other parnee-
Bidders will therefore take notice that they Wis
! be expected to perform the service awarded 40
them the whole contract term.
49, Section 249 of the act of June 3, 1872 prOvideo
that contracts for the port alton of the maio
shall be awarded TO the lowest bidder tende rineS
sufficient guarantees for faithful pertorma nce.g
without other reference to the mode of such tranBo
gortatiun than may he necessary to provide fOS
The due CELEBRITY, certainty and security thereof"
Under this law bids that propose to transport the5
inc been decided to be the only legal bids,
strued as providing for the entire mail howeves1
| large and whatever may be the mode of convey
ance necessary to insure its celebrity, certainty
ard security and have the pr, ference over al3
| others, and no others are considered, except t0S
| steamboat routes.
| g. A modification of bid in any of its essen.
tial terms is tautamOuut to a new bd and can nos
be received so as to interfere with regular compel
| tition. Making new bid, with guarantee anG
certificate, lse the only way to modify previout9
| bid.
d. Postmasters are to be careful not to certify Q
| tie suf1iicency Of guarantOrs without knowing
that they persons of sufficient responsibility
| (See section 2i7 act OF June g. l872.) They must
not sign the certificate until the of the bid it9
inserted, and the bid and guarantee are signed b.
the bidder and twol guar antOrs; disregard of tie9
Instruction by pOstmasters Will subject them 10 1879
mediate removal, and to severe penalties
POstmasters also liable to dismissal from q
tee Tor acting agents for contractors or ddeIR0
with or without compensation, in any business
matter thing, relating to the mail service. Thee
are the trusted agents of the Department, and cao
| not consistently act in both capacities
Il. All bidders, guaTantOrs and surttes are u!'C
| rinctlv notified that failure to enter into OF
rfOrm the con- racts for the service proposed o@
IL the accepted bids, their legal Liabilities Will DC
| enforced against them.
d. Present contractors, and persons known as
| the Department, must, equally with the othersp
procure guarantors and certificates of their sum"
cheney substantially in the forms above prescrbeGe
TIE certificate of sufhcency must be signed by .
postmaster. -
JOHN A. J. CRESWELL.
ial4 lauCa Postmaster Generals