Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-08-21

'o"dnce, ior tne extra expense.
.. Seven minutes are allowed to each Post
Office for opening and closing the mails gen.
orally, but the right is reserved of extending
the time.
8. For every ten minutes delay in arriving
at any point after the time specified, the con-
tractor shall forfeit FIVE dollars. If the DELAY
shall continue beyond the time for the depar-
ture OF any pending mail, the forfeiture shall
be equal to twice the amount of pay for one
trip. If it be made to appear that the DELAY
was occasioned by unavoidable accident. of
which the Postmaster General shall be the
Judge, the forfeiture will be the price of one
trip; but in no case can that amount be re.
mtted.
4. None but free white person shall be
employed to carry the mail.
.. The proposals should state the prices
by the year. The payments are to be made
quarterly; IN the months of May, August,
November and February, after one month
from the end of each quarter.
o. Proposals to carry the mail should state
whether IN horse coach, horse stage,
or otherwise.
7. Propositions for any improvements in
the manner of carrying the mail-in expedi-
tlon-ln frequency of trips-in extension of
the route-or otherwise, are invited to be
stated In the proposals, and will be consi.
dered
s. The number of the route, and its begin
ming and end as advertised, should be stated
in every bid; and the proposals must be seal
ed, directed to the POST Office Department.
and endorsed proposals. Be careful to
make this endorsement, as it is not intended
to break the seal of any proposal until the
time for receiving bids shall expire.
The following is proper form of propo-
sal:
iwiH convey the mail, agreeably to adrer.
ttSfment, on route No. from to
for the yearly compensation of
dollars
The bidders residence must be stated;
and IT not d contractor, his bid must be ac
companied with satisfactory recommends
tons.
y. The distances, as stated, are believed
to be substantially correct; but the Contrac
tor Will inform himself on that point, as no
increased pay can be allowed for anv differ
ence, when the places are named cor. ectlv.
III. The Postmaster General reserves the
right of annulling contract for the failure
OF trip, or for repeated failures to arrive
within the contract time, or for disobeying
any instruction Of the Department.
ii. No bid shall be withdrawn after the
time for receiving it has expired; and should
any person refuse to take "A contract at his
accepted bid, he shall forfeit all other con-
tracts he may have with the Department, and
be held responsible for his failure to COM
ply.
10. No contract nor bid can be transfer
red without the previous written appreciation
of the Postmaster General; and an assiun-
ment OF contract, or bid, without his con<
sent, first obtained in writing, shall forfeit
it.
IL. 1t a contractor or his agent shall
transmit commercial intelligence by express
more rapidly than the mail, his contract
shall be forfeited; and in all cases, when
contractor shall run stage, or other vehicle,
more rapidly or more frequently than the
mail is required to be carried, he shall trans
port the mail by The most rapid and most fire.
quent conveyance (unless the Postmaster
General shall otherwise direct,) without ad-
dltlonal compensation.
IA. A route may be discontinued or cur
tailed, when in the opinion of the Postmaster
General the public interest shall REQUIRE if.
IN which case, the contract shall cease, so
tar as relates to the part discontinued
the allowance of one months extra pay shall
be made to the contractor, on the amount
deducted
10. On routes where the mail is transport
ed in stages, and the present contractor shall
be superseded by an underbidder who NAV
not have the stage property requisite for the
performance of the contract, he shall DUR
chase, from the present contractor, such of
the stage horses and property, as NAV be
suitable for the service, at fair valuation,
and make payment therefor bys reasonable
instruments. Should they not agree as to
the suitableness of the property, the terms.
or the security, each may choose person.
who may appoint third, and their decision
shall be final or the Postmaster General will
name the umpire. This will be made the
condition of any bid under that of a present
contractor; and should the underbidder fail
to comply, his bid will be offered to the con-
tractor; but should he decline il, the promo.
sal Of the underbidder will be accented nm
conditonally.
is. General bids should not be made COM
pretending routes not connected with each
other. And wherever bid shall be made
tor several continuous routes, il is reauired