New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-22
OFFICIAL NOTICES.


| tfcates of postmasters the afidavits of othe
credible persons for failing to arrive in contract
time for negiecing to take the mail from or deliver
it into, postoice; for suffering it to be wet. in
iured, destroyed robbed or lost and for refusing
| after demand, to convey the mail as equenty
| the contractor runs or is concerned in running,
| coach car or steamboat on a Tout
:. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
| tract for repeated failures to agreeably to
contract; or violating the lostOtfice laws, or dis
obeyng the instructions of the department; for
fuslDg to discharge carrier when required by the
department to do so; for running express
aforesaid; or for transporting persons packages
conveying maIlable matter out of the mail
.. Inc postmaster General may order an increase
of service on route by allowing therefor pro
rata increase on the contract paw He may change
schedules of departures ard arrivals in all cases,
and particularly TO make them conform to connec
tons with railroads, without increase of paw pro-
vided the running time be not abridged. The Post
master General may also discontinue or curtai the
service, in whole or in part, in order place on
the route superior service, whenever the public
in e1 ests in his Judgment shall REQUIRE such dis
continuance curtailment for any other cause;
he allowing as full indemnity to contractor
mouths extra pay on the amount of service dis
pensed WITH and pro rata mpensatien for the
amount of service retained and continued.
g. Payments will be made by collections FROM
draft on, postmasters or otherwise after the
plrauOn OF each quarter-say IN November, Feb
ruary, May and August, provided that required
evidence of service has been received.
10. The distances given believed to be sub
stantially correct but 30 increased pay will be
allowed should they be greater than advertised
ltif the points to be supplied are correctly stated
Bidders must inform themselves on this point
and also in reference to the weight of the mall the
condition of hills, roads, streams, etc, and all toll
brides turnpikes plank roads, ferrit 5, obstruc
tons of any kind by which expense may be in
Cured. No claim for additional pay based on
such ground, can be considered; nor for alleged
mistakes or misapprchension as to the degree of
service; Tor bridges destroyed ferries discon
tinueG or other distractions causing increaing
distance expense occurring during the contract
term Offices established a ter this advertisement
is issued, and ALEC during the contract term, are to
be visited without extra pay, II the distance be
not increased
in time to reach the department by the day and
hour named e P. NJ, March 2, l813) for bids re-
ceieed after that time will not be considered in
competition with bids, of reasonable amount, re-
celved in time Neither bids be considered
which are without the guarantee required by law,
and certificate of the sufiicency of such guar
antee, and the oath of the bidder according to
section 246, act of June 8, 1872
II. Bidders should first propose for service
strictly according to the Advertisement and then,
if they desire, separately for different service
and IT the regular bid be The lowest offered for
the advertised service, the other propositions may
be considered.
10. There Shout be but one route bid for in
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids ('pro,
posing one sum Tor two or more routes can not
be considered.
IA. The route. the service, the yearly pay, the
and residence of the bidder (that is, his usual
pgstoffce address,, and the name of each member
of firm, where company offers, should be dis
tlnCtly stated.
Is. Bidders are requested to use, as far practi.
cable, the printed proposals furnished by the De-
and to retain copies of them.
Altered bids should not be submitted; should
bids once submitted be withdrawn: No with;
unless the Withdrawal is received twenty-tour
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
tt ject any bid which may be deemed eXtravagant;
aud also to disregard the bids of failing contract.
ors and bidders. Act of June g, 1872 section 2i9)
10. The bid should be sealed, superscribed Mail
Proposals, State of Louisiana addressed Second
Assistant Postmaster General, Contract Omce,"
and sent by mail not by or to an agent. Bids of
5000 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, 1922
Il. The contracts to be executed and re-
turned to the department by or before the first
day of June. 1873, otherwise the accepted bidder
will be com idered having failed, and the Post
master General may proceed to contract let for the
Transfers OF contracts, or OF interest i'll con-
tracts are forbidden by law, and consequently can
not be allowed. Neither eau bids, or interest IN
bids be transferred or assigned to other parties
Bidders will therefore take notice that they VIII
be expected to perform the service awarded to
them the whole contract term.
49, Section 249 of the act of June g 1877 provides
that contracts for the transportatlon Of the mail
shall be awarded to the lowest bidder rendering
sufficient guarantees for faithful performance
without other reference to the mode OF snch trans
portation than may be Necessary to provide for
The due celebrity, certainty and security thereof"
Under tn law bids that propose 10 transport the
mails with 'CePT1tY, ana security, nav
ing been decided to be the only legal bids con-
strued providing for the entire mail. however
large, and whatever may be the mode of convey
ance necessary so insure its 'ceerty, certainty
and security" and have the preference over all
Othl rs, and no others are considered, except toE
steamboat routes.
10. A modification of a bid iIs any OF its essen
tial terms is tantam0unt to a new 3D. and can Lot
be received so to interfere with regular cOmpe
titiOn Making new bid, with guarantee and
certificate. ss the only was &c modify previous
bid.
90 P.stmasters 30 be careful Ycs 70 certify 20
the suffiicency of Suarantors without knowing
that they persons OF sufficient responsibility
(See section 241, act of June 3, 1927 They must
not sign she certificate until the sum of the bid is
inserted ard the bid and guarantee are signed by
the bidder and twOl gua' antors disregard of this
instruction by pOstmasters will subject them to I'M
mediate removal, and to severe penalties
POstmasters also liable 20 dismissal from Of
flee for acting gents for contractors bidders
with or without compensation, in any Business,
matter thing, relating to the mail service. They
the trusted agents of the Department., and can
not consistently act in both capacities
Il. All bidders, guarantors and surstes dis
tnctlv notified that a failure so enter into or
perform the contracts for the service proposed for
in the accepted bids theiT legal liabilities will be
enforced against them.
%. Present contractors, and persons known eS
the Department, must, equally with the others,
procure guarautors and certificates of their suft-
cieucy substantially in the forms above prescribed.
The certificate o. sufIiciencs must be signed by
JOHN 4. }. CRESWEti.
ialf law6S Postmaster General.