The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1841-12-20

inferior 10 that in the contract These forfeitures
may be increased into penslies of higher amount,
according TO The Datare frequency Of the failure
md the importance Of the mail.
4 Fms Will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be Satisfactorily explains, in due lime, Iahng
totske from ordeliver at post Office, the mail,
any part Of IL for suffering to be wst injured,
lost, or DESTROYED; for conveying II in a place o
manner that exposes to depreciation, loss, in
jury; for refusing after demand 10 convey mail by
any coach, railroad car or steamboat, which the
contractor regularly runs on the route, beyond the
spec ned number OF trips in the contracts and Tor
not arriving at the time set. And for setting up or
running az express to transmit commercial n'elli-
gence IN advance OF the NAL, penalty will be ex'
acted equal 10 quarters pay
| The Postmaster General may annul the con.
ract for repeated failures; for viola,i.g tie Post
Office laws; for dIsobeyIng the Instructions Of he
| Departments for refusing TO discharge carrier
when CURED by the DE par ment; {, gnIng the
contract without the consent of he Postma GEN
eral, or for setting up running express as
| aforesaid
| The Postmaster General may alter the contract
and alter the sch, DUE, he allowing pro rata in
| crease OF compensation, within the resrictuas i'm.
posed by law, for the additional service reqsired
or for III increased speed, if the empo, ment Of
additional stock or carriers is rendered ssaryi
nut the CO ntractor nsy, IN such Case nqu 81 the
contract, on timely notice, If he prefers II TO The
| hange He may also discontinue curtail The
service, he al owing one months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with.
10. phe wayne ats viii be made through drafts
on post Offices otherwise, after the expiration Of
each quarter say in February, May, August, aud
November
IL. The distances given according to the best
lniorma'ioni but no increased pay will be allowed,
should they prove TO be greater than is advertised,
II the places CITY named
IL. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the Transport
tatlon OF the mail with any person who shsl have
entered into any combination, or proposed o enter
into any combnation to prevent the making of any
bid Tor a mail cont act by any other peson per-
sons, or who shall have made any agreement, or
shall have given performed, promised TO give
or perform, any consideration to do, not to dc,
anytl ing whatever to induce any other person not
to bid for mail contract.
10 On coach routes where the present contrac or
shall lie superseded by an underbidder. who may
not have the stage property requisite for the per-
Torrance ofthe contract, he shall purchase from the
present contractor such of his coaches, teau g. and
harness belonging to the route shall be needed
and may be suitable for the service at fair valua-
uon; and make payment therefor by re asonable in
stalments, as his pay becomes due, unless the pre-
sent contractor 81 all continue u stages the
route. Should they not agree rs TO the sutableness
OF the property, the terms The security, each
may choose person who may appoint third. and
their de cion shall be final; the Postmaster Gen
eIal will name the umpire Should the underbidder
fail to comply, his bid will be offered 10 The con-
tractor; but should h. decline it, The prop sails o
the underbdder will be accepted Internationally.
The underbidder should give early notice Of his in
tention to take or not to take the stock and If tho
latter, OF his reasons; and the present contractor is
to determine, on the first application, whette he
will sell it or not
a. A bid received after time, TO wit: the 10th
April next at 3 m, or without TIE guarantee re-
CURED by law; or that comb mes several routes in
one sum Of compensation, cannot be CON idt red III
competition with regular proposal not adudged
to be exravagant.
IS A bidder may offer coach, railroad, or
steamboat routes, where that tran poration is diff
cult imprdCt cable at certain asons to sub ttute
horse orwagon conveyance, or TO intermt service,
specified humber Of days, weeks, months He
may propose 10 nit an office that is naccess Bile, or
IS not on the sage road, the railway, or at a seau
boat landing, as the case may be, or he may offer
substitute an Inferior mode Of supply III such cases
He may propose different days and hours u depart
ure and arrlv !, provided more running time /.
asked, and II is obv that no mail come Iion or
other pubic accommodation is prtludced. lie
may ask for specified number Of days for more
running time to the TIP at certain seasons of pecu-
liar bad roads But hey ond these changes, a pro
posal for service different from the advertisement
will prevent its beng considered in competition
and whete bid contains any OF the above aera
tons, Their disadvantages will be estimated in CT m
pairing il it'll other proposals
l6 There should be but one route bid for in ? F.
proposal.
" The route the service, the Yearly paw. the
bidders name and residence and The name OF each
member OF the firm, where company oilers, should
be dstinc " stated
10. The following is the form OF the guaranty
winch should be filled, tie first blank with the
anne OF the guarantor, the second with that of ;he
bidder and the third and fourth with the beg n
MI and termInating points of the route and ate
being dated, should be signed by HE gnarantor,
who must be shown by the written certificate of
postmaster, or other equally satisfactory test mo-
mar TO be a man OF property, and able to make
good his guaranty. This guaranty, so certified,
should accompany each bid.
J. ne Undersigned -- guarantees that - if
his b q Tor carrying the mail from - to 49, be
accepted by the Postmaster General, shall enter
INTO an obligation prior to the 18th day OF June
next with good and sufficient suredes, to perform
the service proposed
g Dated -"
10. The bid should be sent under seal. addressod
TO the First Assistant Postmaster General, with
" Mail Proposals in the State of ---'' written On f.
The face OF the letter, and should be de, patched in
'Ime to be receive by before the 10th Apr1 text
at O'Clock, p IN
70. The conlr cts ale TO be executed before lie
15st July rex,
fosr OFFicE DEPAnTMESr Dec Ia l84l
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