New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-29
INSTRUCTIONS To BIDDERS AND POSTMASTERS;
CONTAINING ALSO CONDITIONS TO BE IN
CURPO hATED IN THE CONTRACTS, TO THE


CORPOkATED IN The CONTRACTS TO THE
EXrENT THE DEPARTMENT MAY DEEM
l. Seven minutes are allowed to each interme-
date office, when not otherwise specified for as
sorting the mails
q On routes where the mode of conveyance ad-
mts of it, the special agents OF the POstOfhce De-
partment, also pOstOffice blanks mail bags, locks
and keys. are to be conveyed without extra
charge.
3. Way bills receipts, prepared by post
masters or other agents of the department will
accompany the mails, specifying the number and
destination Of the several bags. to be examined by
the pOstmasters, to insure regularity ill the de-
livery of bags and pouches.
i, No pay will! be made for trips not performed;
and for each of such Omis sons if the failure be
occasiOned by the fault Of the contractor or car
Iier, three times the pay OF the trip will be de-
Quoted. For arrivals SO far behind time as to
break connection with depending mails, aud not
sufficiently excused, one fourth Of the cCmpens;i.
peated denq uencies of the kind herein spe cited
enlarged penalties. prOportiOned to the nature
thereof and the importance OF the mail may be
made.
s. For leaving behind throwing off the mails
or any portion Of them for the admission OF pas.
sengtrs, for being Concerned in setting up or
running express conveying intelligence in adj
vance of the nail aquar1el' pay may be deducted.
q. Fines will be imposed. unless the delinquency
be promptly and satisfactorily explained by GER
tificates of posmasters the atfidavits OF other
credible persons for falling to arrive i'll contract
time tor neglecting to take the mail from or de-
liver il into postOiice for sufleriD. it to be wet,
II jure destroyed fUbDed or lost, ard for refusing
after demand to convey the mail as frequently as
the eohsracto, runs or is concerned III running q
coach, car or q steamboat on the route.
:. The Postmaster General may annui the con.
tract for repeated fs ur.s to run agreeaby to con.
tract for violating the postst1ice laws disObey.
ing the instructions OF the Department; for refus
ing to discharge . carrier when required by the
Department to do 20; tor running an express AS
aforesaid, OK for :ranspor'n. persons or packages
conveying mailable matter out OF the mail.
8. The Postmaster GeneIal may order an increase
of service a IOute by allowing theI efJr pro
rata increase on the contract pay. He may change
schedules of departures and arrivals in all cases,
and PARTICULARLY to make them conform to cOnnec
tons with railroads. without increase OF pay, pro
vided tho running time be not abridged. The
Postmaster General may also discontinue or cur
tail the service, III whole or in part in order to
place on the route superior service or whenever
the public interests, in his Judgment, shall require
such dlscontinuance or curiailInent tor any other
one months extra pay on the amount OF service
dispensed with. and IA pro rata CON pensatiOn for
the amount of service retained and continued.
g. PAYMENTS will be made by collections from
drafts on postmasters otherwise, after the
piratiOn OF each quarter-say in November, Feb
ruary, May and August, provided that required
evidence of service has been received.
TO- The distances given are believed to be sub
lowed should they be greater than advertised, if
the points to be supplied are correctly stated
Bidders must inform themselves on this point, and
also in reference to the weight the mail, the
dition of hills, roads, streams, etc, and all toll
bridges, turnpikes, plank roads ferries Obstruc
ton 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 takes
or mlsapprehension as to the degree of service
ges destroyed, ferries discontinued, other
distractions causing or Increasing distance or
pense occurring during the contract term. Offices
establi. he'd after this advertisement is issued, ard
also during the contract term, are to be visited
without extra pay, if the distance be not increased
IL. Bidders are cautioned to mail their proposals.
in time to reach the Department by the day and
hour named in the advertisement as bids received
after that time will not be considered in competi-
ton with bids of reasonable amount received in
time. Neither bids be considered which
without the bond, cath and certificate required by
section 245, act of June %, 1874.
w. Bidders should first propose for service strict
iy according to the advertisement, and then, if
they desire separately for different services and if
the regular BID be the lowest offered for the adver
tised service. the other propositions may be con
sidered.
10. There should be but one route bid for in a
proposal. Consolidated Or combination bids Cpro
posing one sum for two or more routes can not be'
IA. Tie route the service the yearly cay, the
name and residence OF the bidder that 49, his us ual
postoifice address,, and the name OF each member
OF a firm where a company offers. should be dis
tinctly stated.
Is. Bidders are reque sted 10 use as far rs prac-
ticabe. the printed proposals furn shed by the De-
paItment to write out in full the sum OF their bids.
and to retain copies OF them.
Altered bids shoud not be submitted. No with
drawal of q bid will be allowed unless the with
drawsl is received twenty four hours previous to
the time fixed for opening the proposals.
execute a contract, or of the abandonment of ser.
vice during the contract term. the service will be
advertised and re let at the expense OF the fail
ing bidder or contractor.
L. The Postmaster General reserves the right to
reject any bid which may be deemed extravagant;
and also to disregard the bids of failing contract
Ors and bidders. tAct of June q. 1872. section
2is)
70. The bid should be sealed superscribed mail
Proposals, State of Louisiana" addressed Second
Assistant Postmaster General. Contract OfHce.'
10. Every proposal must be accompanied by a
bond with suIeties approved by postmaster and
here the amount OF the bond exceeds
fiv. thousand dollars by postmaster of the first.
second third class. Bids for service, the pay
for which at the time OF advertise ment exceeds
five thousand dollars, must be accompanied by "A
certified check. or draft, payable to the order OF
the Postmaster General, on some solvent ma tOnal
bank of not less than five per csntum the
amount of the annual pay on such route and in
of new or mod fed service. not less than five
per centun OF the amount of the bond ACCOMPANY
thousand dollars,
The amount of bond required with bids and the
present pay when it excet Gs five thousand dollars,
stated IN the advertisement under the appio-
pirate route.
20. AL checks deposited with bids will be held
uut contact is executed and the service CON.
menced by the accepted bidder. Gu elk, will not
be returned by mail, but the bidder himself, or
some one upon his order must receive them IN
person. and receipt tor them on the books 0f the
department.
II. Transfers of contracts or Of interest in con
can not be allowed. Neither can bids, or interest
in bids. be transferred or assigned TO other par
ties. Bidders Will therefore take notce thai tiev
Will be expected to perform the service awarded TO
them through the whole contract term
". Section 2s9 Of the act of JuEe 1872 provides
that contracts for the transportation of the mail
shall be awarded to the 10 west bidder rendering
sufficient guarantees for faithful performance
without other reference to the mode of such
transportation than may be necessary to provide
for the due CELEBRITY certainty and security
thereof" Under this law bids that propose u
transport the mails with celebrity, certainty and
security having been decided to be the only lega
bids are construed a. providing for the entire mail
however large and whatevsr may be the mode Of
cnnva niece asafY to insure ia scalAritv ear