New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-29
OFFICIAL, NOTICES

hfeates of postmasters or the afidavits of othe
credible persons, for failing to arrive in contract
flme for negectiug to take the mail from or delver
~ INTO, q postof1ce for suffering il to he wet in.
Jured, destroyed, robbed lost; and for refusing
| after demand. to convey the mail as frequently as
the contractor runs, or is concerned in running
coach car OF steamboat on a rout
Z. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
| tract for repeated failures to Iun agreeably to
contract violating the Iostoffice laws or dis
obeying the instructions of the DEPARTMENT. for re-
| fusing TO discharge carrier when required by the
depaI tnent TO do so; for running express as
aforesaid; or for transporting persons or packages
| conveying mailable matter out of the mail
g. The Postmaster General may order an increase
of service route by allowing therefor a pro
rata increase on the contract paw. He may change
schedules of departures and arrivals in all cases
and particularly TO make them conform TO cOpnec
tons with railroads, without increase of pay pro-
yided tine running time be not abridged The Post
master General may also discontinue OF curtail the
service in whole or in Part, in order to place
the route superior service or whenever the public
interests iu his Judgment shall require such dis.
continuance or Curtailment for any other cause;
he allowing as fun indemnity to contractor one
months extra pay on the amount of service dis
pensed with, aud "A pro rata com! enSateh Tor tue
amount of service retained and continued
9. Payments viii BE made by collections frora, rr
draft on pOstmasteTs or otherwise, after the ex-
piration OF each quarter say in hovemoer, Feb
ruary. May and August provided that required
evide nee OF service has been received
III. The distances givel are believed to he SUB
stantially correct; but no increased pay viii be
| allowed should they be greater Than advertised,
| if the points to he supplied correctly stated
| Bidders must inform themselves on this point,
and also in reference TO the weight of the mail, the
condition of hills roads streams etc and all toll
brides, Lurnpiles plank roads fterrit ObstrnC
| tons of any kind by which expense may be in
Cured No claim for additional pay, based
| such ground, eau lie considered for alleged
mistakes or Misrepresentation as to the de gree of
service; for bridges destroyed ferries discon-
ilnued or other distractions causing increaiug
distance OF expense occurring dnrTg the contract
term. Offices established after this adver tisemeut
is issued and ALEC during the contract term are to
he visited without extra pay if the distance be
| not increased
! in time TO reach the department by the day and
hour Banned (3 p. NJ, March 3, 1879, for bids
| ceived after that time will not be- considered in
competition with bids, of reasonable amount, re-
ceivtd in time. Neither bids be considered
which are without the guarantee required by law,
and certificate of the suficiency Of such guar
antee, and the oath OF the bidder according to
section 246 act of June 8, 1872.
u. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertiser 3nt, and then
if they desire. separately for different service;
and If the regular bid be The lowest offered Tor
the advertised service, the other propositions may
49, There shout be but one route bid for in d
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids cprO
posing one sum for two or more rOutes'D can not
be considered.
IA. The route. the service, the yearly pay the
name and residence of the bidder THAT is his usual
postoffce address), and the name Of each mt mber
OF firm where company otfeTs, Should be dis
tlnctly stated.
cable, the printed proposals furnished by the De-
parment TO write out in full the sum of their bids,
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
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
persons. The bid and guarantee should be signed
plainly with the full name of each person.
The Postmaster General reserves he right TO
reject any hid which may be deemed extravagant;
and also to disregard the bids Of failing contract
and bidders. act of June g. 1872, section 249)
l; IL, ,IaI af,il
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 certified check or draft on some solvent
national bank, equal TO five per cent OF the amount
(See law OF Congress OF June 8. 1871
II. The contracts are to be executed and re-
turned to the department by he ore the first
day of June 1873, otherwise the accepted bidder
will be con idered having failed and the Post
master General may proceed to contract for the
service with other parties, according to law.
transfers of contracts, or of interest in con
tracts are forbidden by law, and consequently Can
not be allowed Neither bids or interest in
bids be transferred or assigned TO other parties
Bidders will therefore take notice that they Will
be expected to perform the service awarded TO
them the whole cont act term.
10. Section 249 Of the act of June 1872, provides
that contracts for the transportation Of the mail
shall be awarded to the lowest bidder rendering
sufficient guarantees for faithful performance,
without other reference to the mode of such Trans
portation than may be necessary to provide for
the due celebrity, certainty aud teCurlty thereof"
IuailS with celebrity, certainty and security hAv
ing been dt cid, d to be the only legal bids,
strucd as providing for the entIe mail, however
Lar @e. and whatever may be the mode of convey
ance necessary to insure its 'celerity, certainty
and security" and have the preference over I'll
Otht RS, and no others are considered, except for
steamboat routes.
10. modification of bid in any of its essen
tial terms is tanamOnt to a new BID, and can Got
be received as to interfere with regular COmpe-
tti0n. Making q bid, with guarantee and
certih&at@, u.s. the only way go moGi&s previous
bid.
30 stn4asters are to- be careful not 70 certify 20
the luttcency of GuarautorS without knowing
that they persons of sufficient responsibility.
(See section 247, act of June 3, 1312) They must
rot sign the certificate until the sum of the bid is
inserted ard the bid and guarantee are ed by
the bidder and (Cw guar antors; disregard OF this
instruction by pOstnasters will subject them to i'm
mediate removal. and to severe penalties.
Postmaster also liable to dismissal from of
flee Tor acting gents Tor contractors or hddtrs
with or vii hOut compensation in any business,
matter or thing relating to he mail service. TheJ
are the trusted agents of the Department, and can
consistently act in both capacities
D. All bidders guarantOrs and sureties are dis
tinctly notified that on t9isIre TO enter into or
perform the ntTacts for the vice proposed for
the accepted bids, their legal liabilities viii be
enforced against them
d. Present contractors, and pe--Ons known st
the Department. must, equally with III" Others
procure guaTantors ard certificates of their suhi
cheney substantially in the forms above prescribed
The certificate OF s.ihiciency must be signed by
pOotmas ter
JOHN i J. CRESWELL.