New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-28

week.
Leave Point Jt ffsrtou Tues lay and Friday
| Arrive ct Girard pv III NJ;
| Lave Girard Tuesday and Friday at P. NJ
Arrive at Poin' Jefferson by so. II.
Bond requiI edDwith bid. $500.
3O2li Prem Saline. by Lake Village n. ol. to Cou
shatts Shute thirty.iive miles AID bac k
| Leave Saline Friday at 6 A. NJ;
! Arrive at Coushatta Chute b. 8 P. NJ;
| Leave COush alta Chute Saturday ato A. ~;
Arrive at Saline by p. NJ.
| Bond reaui! ed with bid, $500.
| TtRS; CONTAINING ALSO CONDI IONS To
BE INCORPORATED IN THE CONTRACTS TIC
THk EXTENT IHn DEPARTMENT MAY DIEM
PROPER.
eur, ties to acquaint themselves fully with the
laws or Congress relating 10 contracts tor the
rying Of the mails 1.-THE important provisions Of
vi ch are citet helein) and also to fami riZe
| themselves with the Instructions and forms here
in furnished, before they shall assume any liahli
ties as such bidders sureties, ard to prevent
msapprehenson or cause Of com plant there after.
PoslmastaIs are required to make then sslves
familiar W tn the laws and the SO instructions that
they may be able t. inform and direct others
/. Seven minutes allowed 10 each int r
mediate office, when not Otherwise specified. for
asserting the mails.
2. Un routes where the moda of conveyance ad
mits of it, the special agent of the p, stoice De-
partment. also pos office blanks mail bags LOCKS
and ke' are to be veyed without ira charge.
8. Way bills" or receipts. prepared by post.
masters or other agents OF the department, will
accompany the mails, specifying the number and
of tho several b. SIS to be examined by
the postmaste1s to insure regularity ii the de-
livery Of bags and pouches.
4. No pay will be II AIDE tor trips not perfOrmed
and for each of such omissions, if the failure I've
Occas Oned by the fault Of the contractor or car
rier, three times the pay OF the trip Will be de-
Quoted. For arrivals 80 far behind time to break
connection with depending mails. and not suffi.
GENTLY excused. One-fou tn Of the cODl ensation
for the trip is subject to forfeiture. For repeated
ali Of
larged penalties, propGrti"ued to the nature there
of ard tue Importance Of the mail, NAV BE- made.
S. For leaving behind or throwing Oft the mails,
or any portion of them, Tor the admission of pas
sensers. or for being concerned i'll setting up or
running an express conveying intelligence i'll ad-
vance OF the mail, q lalteis pay may b. DE-
duCtEd.
6. Fiues will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be promptly and Satisfactorily exclaimed by GER
tlfcates of postmasters or the afdavits Of other
credible persons for failing to ar i've in contract
time; for negecting to take the mail from, or de-
liver it into, post0fce; for suffering 1t to be
injured destroy ed. robbed or lOst; and for r.fus
ing, after demand. to convey the mail as fe
running, a coach, car or steamboat on Ieuts
:. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures to iuu agreeably to
contract fOr assigning the contract; for violating
the postotce laws disobeying the ins truct ,ns
of the de partment; for refusing to discharge a
carrie when required by the Department to do
SO; tor running an express as afore said; fl +
Transporting persons or Packages conveying
mailable matter out of the mail.
crease of ser vice a route by allowing therefor
pro rata iIcIe 4se on the contract paw. He NAV
change schetnles o. departures and arrivals in oil
case S, and PAL tcu'a!ly 10 make them conform to
connections with railroads, without increase of
pay, provided the running time be not abridged
The POstm sster General may also dis cOntiOue
curtail the sery ice in whole in part der to
place on the route suIe.ior service, OF whenever
the pubic interests, in his judgment, cha require
such discOntnuance or curtallmeut for any other
cause; lie lowing, full indemnity to contractor
one months extra pay On the amount OF service
dispensed with. and pro rata compensation for
the amount OF service retained and cODtinus I'd.
=. Payments VIII be made by collections from
or diatts on, pOstmasters or otherwise, after the
expiration or each quarter-say in November
February, May and August provided that required
evidence of service has been received.
~. The distances given are believed to be Sub
stantially correct; but incrt ass pay will b. al
lowed she uld they be greater than advertised, If
the points to be supplied are correctly sta ed.
Bidders must inform themselves en- this point, and
also in reference t. the weight of thu mall, The
condition OF tho hills, roads streams etc, and II
toll bridges, turDpikes, plaBk roads, ferries OBJ
struct O.s OF any kind by which expense may be
Incurred. No claim for additional pay, based on
such ground. can be considered; tor alleged
mistakes or m ga pprehenslons az to the DE- REQ of
ketvlce nor for bridges destroyed ferries uiscOn.
tinued OF other distractions causing increasing
distance or expense occurring during the contract
term. Offices established after this I'D vertisemeut
IS issued ar d also during the contract term are to
be vist.d without extra pay If the distance be not
increased.
II. Bidders ave cautioned to mail their proposals.
in time to ach the Department by tee day
hour named in the advert CEMENT as bids received
after that tine will not be- conside ed mpeti.
ii, n WI b bids of T. asona5le amount received in
time. Ntithtr eau bids be considered which are
without The bond, oath and certificate required by
seclOn 245. act OF June %, 1874.
IL. Bidders should fl st propose for service
strcil, according TO the advertisement, AMI then.
if the regular bid be the lowest offered for the ad-
verlised service. the other propositions may be
considered.
49, There should be but one route Did for IN a
pro Josal Consol dated or combnatio bids ('pro.
posing one sum for two or more routes'l can not
be considered.
IA. The 1outs, the service, the yearly paw, the
name and residence Of the bidder Chat is his
usual postotfice addressl and the name o. each
memb' of q firm where a company oilers, ehuud
be distinctly stated
Is Bidders are requested to use. as far prac
ticable the prited proposals furnished by he De-
partment, to write out in full the sum of their
bids. and TO re ain copies of them Bids al
tered in the route the service, the yearly paw,
or the nams of the bidder, by erasures or utter
hneatiOns, should not be suhmittei and if 90 SUBJ
mIt,ed will not ba considered in avail ding the con-
tr ,cts. No withdr avail Of a bid will be allowed
hours previous to the time liked for opening the
proposals.
Is. In case of failure of the accepted bidder to
execute cont act or of the abandonment of ser
vice during the contract term the service will be
readvertised and relet at the expense of the fail
ing bidder or contractor, aud any accepted bidder
who shall wrOngtully refuse or fal t. enter into
coz tract in due FORM and to per toIm the 5rvi g
described in his proposal may be deemed guilty of
and imprisoned therefor.
Il. The Postmaster General reserves the right
to reject any bid which may be deemed extrav.
agant and also to disrt gard the bids CT failing con-
factors and bidders.
No contract for carrying the mail shall be made
with any person who has entered, or proposed to
enter, into any comb nation to prevent the max.
ing of any bid for carrying the mail, or who Las
made any agreement, Or given or perfOlne or
promised to give or perform, any consideration
to induce any other rsOn not to bid for
any such contract.
No bidder for carrying the mails 81 all be released
from his obligation under his bid or proposal, not.
withstanding an award made to lower bidder.
until contract for the designated service .ha.l
have been duly executed by such lower bidder and
his sureties and accepted, and the service entered
upon by the cont actor 10 the satisfaction of the
Pos tmsster General
BY regulation of the depart ment no carrier can
be employed who is under sixteen years of aGe;
and no bidder will be accented who is under TWEEN.
ty.One wears of age, or who Is q married women.
49, The bid should be sealed, superscribed Mail
PrOpOsale, State of Louisiana" addressed Second
Assistant Postmaster General, Cont act Office"
49, Every proposal must be accompanied by .
bond, with two or more euretiee, approved by a
po. master and ia cases where the amount of the
bond exceeds five Thousand dollars. by pos mas.
ter of tae first, second, or third class. Bids for
service the pay for which. at the time of adver.
tlsement. exceeds five thousas d dollars, must be
accompanisd:by certified check. or draft paya-
BILE to the order of the Post mate General on
some solvent national bank, of not less than i've
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