New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-31
OFFICIAL, NOTICES,

tifcates of postmasters the affidavits of Othe
credible persons for falling TO ill contract
time for gleC1lng to take the mail frcm OF deliver
it into, pOstOtice; for suffering 1t to be wet IN
iured destroyed, robbed or lost; and for refusing
after demand. to convey the mail as trequently as
the contractor runs or Is concerned III running
coach car or steamboat on a rout
:. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures to run agreeably to
contract or violating the ,Ostofhce laws, or dis
chewing the instructions of the department; for re-
fueipg 10 discharge carrier when required by the
depaI tnent to do SO; for running an express as
aforesaid; or for transport ing persons or packages
convey wing malable matter out OF the mail
8. The Postmaster General may ord IS an increase
OF sci vice route by allowing therefor a pro
rata increase on the contract pay. He may change
schedules of de partures and arrivals in all cases.
and particularly to make them conform 10 connec
lions with railroads, without increase OF nay pro
vded the running time he not abb idSed The Post
master General may also discontinue or Curtall the
service in W hole or in part in order to place on
the route superior service, or whenever the pubhc
interests, in his Judgment shall require sach dis
| continuance or curtHi!ment for am other cause;
| he allsW,ng full indemnity TO contractor one
| months extra paw Oh the amount of service dis
/ penstd with aud pro rata com. ensateH for the
| amount of vice aimed and continued.
9. Payments vii! be made by collections from, or
draft on, pOstnasters OF other wise after the eN-
| prau0n OF each qnalFer say III NoEehoel, [eo
| Tuary. May and August, provided that required
| evidence of service las been received.
| TO- The distances gwen are believed TO Dc SUP
| stantially correct; but increased pay will be
| allowed should they be greater han advertised
| II the points 10 be supplied are correctly stated
| Bidders must inform themsGlves this point
and also in reference TO the weight OF the mail the
condition OF hsx roads streams etc, and all toll
| brides turnpikes plank rpads, .elT or obstrlc G.
tons OF any kind by which expense may be IN
| CURED. No claim for additional pay based on
| such ground, be considered: nor for alleged
| mistakes misrepresentation as to he de gree OF
service; for bridges destr, yed ferIi, niscOn
| tinueG or other distinctions causing increaing
distance or expense occurring during the contract
term Offices established after this advertisement
is issued aud a-o during the contract term, are to
| be visited without eXr" pay, If the distance be
| not increased.
in time to reach the department by the day and
| hour named q P. NJ, March 3, 1879, for bids re
ceived after that time Will not be considered in
| competition with bids of reas ,nable amount, re.
| celvtd III time. Neither bids be considered
which without the guarantee required by law,
| and certificate of the sutficieucy of such guar
| autee and the oath of thu bidder according TO
| section PAS act of June 8, 1872.
! u. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the advertiser Int, and then
| il they desire, separately for different service;
| aud j; the regular bid he The lowest offered Tor
the advertised service, the other propositions may
be considered.
| 49, There shoU'1 be but one route bid for in a
proposal. Consolidated OF combination bids tpro
| posing one sum for two or more routes can not
| be considered.
| IA. The route. the service the yearly pay the
name and eideHce OF the bidder THAT is his usual
p0stoffce address, and the name OF each me III Der
| Of firm, where company offers, should be DIS
| j nctly stated.
| IS Bidders are requested to use as far practi
| cable the printed pro- osals furnished ny the De
partment to write out in full the sum of their bids
| and to retain copies OF them.
Altered bids should not be subnitted nor should
bids submitted be withdraw. No with,
drawal Of a bidder or guarantor will be allowed
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
peIsous. The bid and guarantee should be signed
plainly with the full Dame OF each person.
| The Postmaster General reserves he right to
jeCt any bid which may he deemed eN tTaNtiSant
and disregard the bids of tai ing contract,
| orr and bidders. (Act of June 3, 1872 stcton 249
The hid ShOull he sealed EnDerScrlbpd Mail
| Proposals State of Louisiana" addressed Second
| Assistant Postmaster General, Contract once,
aad sent by mail, not by or to an agent Bids Of
| +GOou per annum and upward must be accompa
med b. d certified check or draft en some solV ent
national bank, equal to five per cent of the amount
tSee !aw OF congress OF june ., l812.l
IL The contracts to be executed and re
turned 10 the department by or be ore the tiTst
day OF June 1875 otherwise the accepted biadeI
will br con idered as having failed, and the Post
master General may proceed to contract for the
service will Of her parties, according to law.
Transfers of contracts, or of interest in con
tracts are forbidden by law, and consequently can
rot be. allowed. Neither can bids, or interest in
bids be transferred or "a signed to other parties
Bidders will therefore take notice that they VIII
be expected 10 perform the service awarded tt
them the whole contract term
49, Section 80 of the art Of June 8, 1872, provides
that contracts for the transportation OF the maj
| shall be awarded to the lowest bidder rendering
| sufficient guarantees 10y faithful performance
without other reference to the mode Of such tIans
portation tran may be lecessaFS 70 PROVIDE lOi
| the due celebrity, certainty aud security thereof.
GDdsr tn bids that propose to transport the
| malls with celebrity, certainty anG set urlty, hav
ing been de cidfd 10 he the only legal bids, con
stiued as providing for the entire mail, hOwevel
| Ian re, and whatever may he the mode of convey
auce IL g ssary to LsuTe its celerltY, Ctrtaint
snd security and have the preference over al
! q, hers, and others Coln.I. red, except FOL
| steamboat routes
| l9. 4 modification of a bid il any of it's essen
tial terms is tantamount to a new BID, and can no
| lee received, to interfere with regular c0mpe
| titi0n Making a bid, with guarantee Anc
! certificate, 49, the only way 10 modify a preN0u
| bid.
90 Posmasters are to be careful not to certify Il
| the suf1t iccucy of grIarantors without known
that they persons of sufficient responsibility
See section 247 act of June g. l&72.) They mus
! not sligo the certificate until the sum of the bid Il
inserted, and the bid and guarantee are signed ~
the bidder aud iUw0I gua' antOrs: disregard of TIM
instruction by pO5tmastcrs " Ill SUBJECT them to IN
| mediate removal, and TO severe panaltirS.
| PostnastcTs are also Liable to dismissal from Of
fee fol acting agents Tor contractors OF b.ddcrs
| with OF without compensation, IN any business
natter thing. relating TO the mail setvce. The
! are the t1lsted agtr Is OF the Department ana ca
| not consistently act in both capacities
| Il. 81 bidders. guarantOrs and Suretles are dis
tinctly notified that Gu failure TO enter into %
hD"rfuTm tle contracts for the elviCe proposed 70
in the accepted bids, their legal liabilities vii. b
| enforced against them.
u. Present contractors. and persons known q
| the Department, must, equally Win tie nthtr
| procure guaTantOrs and certificates OF their hlit
cheney subs autidlly il tie forms ab,ye prescribed
The certificate of s.nicen"y must be sI%ued BY
postmaster.
JOHN i. J. CRESWELL.