New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-08

l. Seven minutes are allowed to each interme-
date office. when no. otherwise specified. tor as.
sorting the mails.
D OS routes where the mode Of conveyance ad.
its OF it. ;he special agents OF the PostOfce De.
partment. also postofhce blanks. mail bags. locks
and keys. are to Se conveyed without extra
;. .9Nay bills" or receipts. prepared BY post.
masters or other agents OF The Department. will
accompany the mails. specifying the number and
dest alton of the several bags. to be examined by
the postmasters. 10 insure regularity AZ the de-
livery ot bags and pouches.
!. No pay viii! be made for trips not performed:
and for each Of such omissions. if the failure be
OccasOned Dy the fault Of the contractor or Car.
rie.. ,hsee times the pay OF the trip wiz be de.
Quoted. For arrivals 80 far behind time as TO
Sufficiently excused. on.fourth Of the cc,npensa.
ton for the "trip - subject 20 forfeiture For re-
peated de.inquencies OF the snd heIein spe sned.
thereof and the Importance OF the mali. may be
made.
or any portion OF them tOr the admission OF pas
! sengers, foy being concerned in setting up OF
running an express conveying intelligence in ad.
vance OF the mail, quarter pay may Sc deducted.
6. Fines vii! be imposed. unless the delinquency
| be promptly and satisfactorily explained BY eer.
t!Ecates O9 postmasters the athdavits of other
credible persons toS failing to arrive N contract
time: for negect.nS to take ths mail from or dee
il ;ured destroyed robbed OF lost. and fos refusing
after demand. to convey the mail as frequently as
the contractor runs or IL concerned In running q
COACH car OK a steamboat on the route.
:. The Postmaster General may annul the con.
tract for repeated failures to run hgreea0ly to con.
tract; for violating the postotice laws or dsObe|.
ing the instructions Of the Department; TOR refs
! ing to discharge carrier when required by the
Department TO do so: for running an express as
aforesaid or for transporting persons or packages
| conveying m aable matter out OF the mai.
! a tn. Postmaster lisnefai may order an increase
Of servscs on q route by allowing theIefor pro
rata increase on the contract pay. He may change
1 schedules OF departures and arrivals in all cases.
and particularly to make them conform to cOnnec.
tOne with railroads, without increase Of pay pro
| videi the running time be not abridged 1he
Postmaster GeLerai may also discontinue or cur.
tail the service. in whole or in part. III order to
place on :he route superior service. or whenever
she public interests. III his Judgment shall require
| such discon;inuance or curtailment for any other
cause: he allowing full! indemnity TO contractor,
I one months extra pay on the amount Of service
dispensed with. and a pro rata compensation foS
! til. amour; Of service retained and continued.
| g garments viii be made BY collections from or
drafts on postmasters or otherwise. after the ex'
p!rat:on OF each ouarter-say N November. Feb.
| ruary. May and August. provided that required
| evidence Of service has been received.
~. The distances given are believed 20 be stub
s:antally correct but 40 increased pay will be al.
! lowed should they be greater than advertised. IT
| the ;pO!nts 10 be applied are correctly stated.
Bidders must inform themselves this point. and
also in reference to the weight the mall the con-
dlton Of hills. roads. streams. etc. and an toll
l tions of any kind by which expense may bs IA,
cured. No claim foy addi:ona! pay: based Oh such
| ground can be considered nor for alleged mistakes
or misrepresentation as to the degree OF service HOT
for bridges destroyed. ferries discontinued. or other
distinctions causing increasing distance Or ex.
psnse ing during the contract term. Offices
established atteI this advertisement is issued and
also during st.s contract term. are to be visited
without extra pay. il the distance be not increased.
| II. Bidders cautioned to mail their proposals
N 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 compet.
| ton with bids of reasonable amount received in
without the bond oath, and certificate required by
| section 2iS. act OF une q. 1874.
Il. Bidders should first propose for service strict.
| ~ according 20 the advertisement. ana then,
they desire separately for different service; and
the regular bid he the lowest offered FOR the adver'
tised service. the other propositions may be con-
Is. There shou,d be but one route bid for III a
proposal. Consolidated or combination bids tprO
! posing one tor two OF more S0utes can not be
I considered.
Il. TIE route. tho service. the yearly cay. the
pame and residence of the bidder (tat is his us val
! postof6cs address,. and the name of each member
OF frm where a company offers. should as dis
/ tinctly stated.
.icabie. the printed proposals furnished by the De.
partment. to write out IN full the sum OF their bids.
| and to retain copies OF them.
! Altered bids should not be submitted. No with.
| drawai OF bid will be allowed unless the with.
l drawal is received twenty.four hours previous to
| the time Xed for opening the proposals.
Is. In case Of failure of the accepted bidder to
| execute contract. or OF the abandonment Of ser
vice during the contract term the service will be
re advertised and re let at the expense Of the fail
| ing bidder contractor.
I i. The Postmaster General reserves tho right to
! reject any bid which may be deemed extravagant;
and also disregard the bids OF failing contract.
| Ors and biddeTs. tact OF june 81 13.2. section
24aI
49, The bid should be sealed. superscribed ''sfail
Proposals, State ct louisiana" adore ssed Second
Assistant Postmaster General. Contract Once"
! ~. Every proposal must be- accompanied by
| bond with suretes approved by postmaster and
| in cases where the amount of the bond exceeds
five 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 q
certified check. or draft payable TO the order OF
| the Postmaster General. on some solvent national
1 bank, q; not less than i've per centum on the
| amount of the annual pay ON such route and IN
| case of new or modified service not less than five
| pc. centun, OF the amount of the bond accompany
lng the bid 1t the amount OF said bond exceeds i've
! thousand dollars, 90
! present pay when it exceeds hve thousand dollars
are stated in the advertisement Undes the appro'
| pirate route. 49, -
until contract is executed and the serViee com.
! menc.d nv the accepted bidder. Checks will not
| he returned by mail. but the bidder himself OF
| some upon his order. must receive them IN
person, and receipt toG them on the books Of the
Il! Transfers o: contracts. or Of interes. in con
tracts are forbidden by law. and consequently
IN bids, iy- transferred o, assigned to other par
ties. Bidders wi. therefore take notice that they
Will be expected to perform the service awarded K
them through the whole contract term.
~. Section as9 of the act of June g. 1872 provides
| that contracts for the transportation OF the mai
| shall be awarded to the lowest bidder tenderin:
suitcien: guarantees for faithful performance
| without other reference to the mode of sucl
for the due CELEBRITY, certainty, and securit,
| thereof" Under this law bids that propose Il
| transport the mails with CELEBRITY certainty ant
security" having been decided to be the only lego
| however large, and whatever may be the mode o
conveyance necessary to insure IT. celebrity, cor