The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1841-12-31
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3 miles AID back, once a weak.
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!. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the mails at all Offices. where particular
time Is specified; but on railroad and stoamboa
routes there To be delay than is necessary
to deliver and receive the bags.
The mail /, TO be conveyed in prcfert nee ia
pas engers and TO their entire exclusion II It's weight
and bulk requrei'
3. preference is to BIO given to passengers
brought IN the connecting mail lines over those
Travelling IN any other.
a. Post Office banks mail bags, and The special
agents of the Department, on the exhibition OF Their
credentials, to be conveyed without further
chrge on na lines admitting OF suci. conve, ance
/ s. Mail agents are 10 conveyed without charge
on the principal railroad and steamboat lines, where
the size OF HE ma Is and the number of tue offices
will ieq lire their employment by The Department.
and IN that case separate apartment for the assort-
ing and safe. keeping Of the mail is TO be provided
by the contractor under the direction of the De-
pArtment.
8. In all cases, there is TO be forfeiture of the
pay Of III. trip, when the trip is not rur oretuI
OF at least fourth part OF 1t, hen the ng or
arrival is 50 far behind time AS to lose the connection
| wnh depending NAL; and forfeiture of due
proportion oft, wheh grade ofse VICE is render
inferior 10 that in the contract. These forfeituns
nay be increased into penslues ot higher amount,
md the importance OF the m al.
i z Fin VIII be imposed unless the delinquency
be satI ,iactorlly explained ~ due lime, for iang
totk- from deliver AT post ofhce, the m al, o.
any part Of Il; Tor suffering TO be W.T., injured
lost. or d strb, eel; TOR conveying II in place or
msnner that exposes It 10 Dc predston, loss, or IN
jury; for refusing after demand 10 nvey mad BY
any coach, ra lr al car, ST al boat, " CHI the
contractor rtgu ally rns on the route. beyoni the
sp c fed number OF trips m tie contract; aud To-
| not arriving al III time set Aud fur scttIng up o;
! running an express 10 transmit conmric.al ntt
grnee in adysn of the ma penal i'll be ex
acted equal 10 quarters pay
i The Postmaster General may annul the con
iract for repeated failures; Tor v,o4,irg the Pos,
Oh;e lws; for dIsobc yns the instructions IT The
| DE partmen; for r. fu-inS t. discharge carrier
VIII n CURED by the Depar men; ir ass'gnins the
cont Wilhot he consent OF HE Postu tier Gen
era, or for SITTING up or running an express a.
atoresad.
The Pos. master General may alter Il contract,
and alter the sch due, he allowing pro rata Ia
crease of comptn sat,on, wnhin the resimctioLs i'm
posed by law, for the additional service rtquired,
or for III increased speed. ii the employ meat OF
additional stock carriers is rem Tered niece ssary
but the ntractor my, IN such case, nqu si The
contract, t,mt y notlce, II he Erefcrs II To ,he
change. He muy discontinue ,r curtail The
service lie al OWING one months Extra pay on the
amount dispensed with.
10 phe Jay me is viii be made through drafts
on post Offices otherwise, after the expiration OF
each quarter, say in February, May, August, ANA
/ November
H. The distances are given according to the best
information; but no incre ased pay wi be allowed,
s,uld they prove 10 be greater than is advertised,
il the places are CORR city named.
ID The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making CONTRACT tor the transpor'
tation Of he mail Win any person who shsi have
eftertd into any combination propos d 70 cutter
j. to any combination, 10 pre-, ent the making OF any
bid for mil cont act by any other person or per
sons, or who shall have male any agreement, or
SHALL have gwen or performed, or promised TO give
| or perform any consideration to do, not to d I,
anytl ing whatt to induce any other person not
to bld tor mail contract.
49, On coach routes where Tho present contrac'
shall be superseded by an underbldder. who may
not have to stage property requisite for the per
fjrmance fthe contract. he shall purchase from the
present cont act or sue, of his coaches, teams and
harness belonging TO the route shall be ne cded,
ID msy be sui able for the service, at fair yaua.
ton; and make pa, mt iheref r by aSonable
siaments, his pay becomes due, less the pre-
sent contractor stall continue TO run stages on the
route. Should they net .gree to the su,iableness
! Of the property, tie terms or the security, tach
may chopse person who may appoint ,hrd and
their de cson ,ha be final; or the Postmaster Gen
eta will name The umpire. Should the underbidder
!
tractor; but should h decline il, the prop sails a
the uni. rbidder will be accepted Internationally
/ The unde, bidder should give carly mott e OF his III
entun to take not I, take the stock, and if the
AFTER Of his reasons; and the present contractor is
70 Diet. rmine, on the first application, Whether he
! will sell it or not.
| IA. A bid rec lived after time; 10 wit: the Nth
April next at 3 m, without tee guarantee re-
quired by law; or that comb mes several routes in
| one sum Of mpensation, cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal, not adjudged
| to he extravagant.
| Is A bidder may offer on coach, railroad, or
steamboat route, where that transportation is diff
cul impra,t cable at certain ssaons, to sub tute
horse or wagon conveyance or TO intermt service,
specified number of days, weeks, or mouths He
may propose to emit office that is Inaccess ble or
is not on the sage road, the railway, or al seam
boat niing, the may be, or he may offer to
substitute an inferior mode If supply in cases
He may propose diff rent days and hours Of depart
urc and afriv l. provided 70 more RAINING time
asked, and it is obv that no mail connection or
other pubic accommodation is> pr Judiced. lie
my ask for specific number Of days for more
running time t. the TIP al certain seasons oil p Gu
liar bad roads. But beyond these changes pro
| posal fur service different from the adv. nj
will pre- vent it. beng considered in competition
with re guar bid not set ASIDE Tor extrnvagance ;
! an whe bid contains any OF the ab, We atera
lions the Disadvantages will be estimated in com
pairing it With otl er proposals.
l6 There should be but one route bid for in
proposal
H. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
| bdd,r's name and reside ce, and The name OF each
member OF the firm, where company oilers, should
De distinctly stated.
10. The 70 Loving is the form Of the guaranty
uh ch ,houd be- h,led, the first blank with the
ane of the guaranlor, the second with that OF The
bidder; and the third and fourth with the begin
MI & and terminating points of the route and alter
belng da,el, should be signed by The g'larantor,
who must be shown by the written certificate OF a
postmaster, or other sq,l, " satisfactory test mo
NAL, TO be man of property, and able to make
good his guaranty. This guaranty, SO certified,
should accompany each bid.