New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-01

formed, or promised to give or perform. any con-
alteration whatever to induce any other p rson
not bid for any euch contract; aud II any person
offending is contractor tor carrying the III ill,
his contract may be annulled: and tor the first Of
tense the person so offending shall be DISC ualified
contract for carving he mail for i've years, and
for the second O6ense shall be forever disqualified
SAILING BIDDERS AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
MAY BIZ ATTENDED sHD TEMPORARY CONTRACTS
SEC. 25l That after any regular bidder whose
bid has been accepted shall fail to enter into
tract for the transportation of the malls accord
IL to his proposal, or having entered into con.
tract, shall fail to con mence the performance x
the service stipulated in his or their contract as
therein provided the Postmaster General shall
proceed to contract with The next lOwest bidder
for the same service, WHO will enter into q Con-
tract for the performance thereof unless the Post
master General shall consider such bid too high.
in which case he shall readvertise such service
And il any bidder whose bid has been accepted.
and who has entered into CONT act to perfo III the
service according to his proposal. and in pursu-
ance of his contract has entered upon tho perform
of the service to the satisfaction of tho Post
master General shall subsequently fai or re use
to perform the service according to his contract.
the Postmaster General shall proceed to contract
with the NE KIT lowest bidder fOv such service, IN
der the advertisement thereof (unless the Post.
master General shall consider such bid too high,
who will enter into contract and give hond, With
sureties to be approved by the Pos master Gem
era for the faithful performance there !, IN the
same penalty and with the same terms and con-
di ions thereto annexed as were stated and con.
tanned in the bond which accompanied his bid;
but ill each and every Of.the nex lowest
| bidders for such service whose respective
| bids are not considered TOO high By the
Postmas or General shall refuse to enter into con
tract and give bond herein required tor the fai
tul performance Of his contract the Pos master
General shall immed lately advertise for proposals
| to pc, form the service said raute. Whenever
an accepted bidder shall fail to enter into con:
tract or q contractor any mail route shall fai!
or refuse to perform the service on said route
co1ding to his contract or when new route shall
be established, OF rev service Required. or when
from any other cause there shall not be con.
tractor legally bound required to perform such
service the Postmaster General may IT. AXE tenn
| porary contract for carrying the mail ON such
route without advertisement, for such period as
NAV be niece ssary, not in any case exceeding 81 I
! months until the service shall have commenced
uncer a contract made according to law; prov ided
however, that the Postmaster General shall rot
employ temporary servi Y route at a higher
price than that paid to the contractor who Shall
have performed the service during the Last pre-
ceding regular contract term. And in all cases Of
regular contracts hereafter made, the contract
may. in the discretion Of the Postmaster General
b continued N force beyond its express terms