The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-10
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/. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the mails at al Offices, where no particular
time IS specified, but railroad and steamboat
routes there is to be delay than is necessary
to deliver and receive the bags.
The mail is to be conveyed in preference 10
pas eDgers and to their entire exclusion, It's weight
and bulk require it.
3. A preference u to be given to passeng' r.
brought in the connecting mail lines over those
travelling in any other.
4. Post Office banks, mail bags, and The special
agents of the Department, on the exhibition OF Their
credentials, are to be conveyed without further
charge on a lines admitting OF such conve, ance.
S. Mail agents are to conveyed without charge
on the principal railroad aud steamboat lines, where
the size Of the mails and the number Of tue Offices
will require their employment by the Dep ,rment.
and in that separate apartment for the aAsort-
ing and safe.keeping Of the mall is to be provided
by the contractor under the direction OF the De-
partment.
6. In all cases there is to be forfeiture OF the
pay Of the trip, when the trip is not run; forfeiture
Of at least one-iour,h part Oft when the rum NJ OF
arrival Is far behind time as 10 lose the connection
with depending mail, and forfeiture Of due
proportion oft, when grade ofse vice is render
inferior TO that in the contract. These forfeur,s
according to he nature or Yiea uQf higher am"n",
| nd the importance of the mail.
z. Fin~s will be imposed, unless the delinquenc,
be .ati factorily explained in due lime, failing
TO tske from, deliver NJ post Office the mail o.
any part vi IT. for suffering / to be w.t., injured
lost or stroyed; for conveying il in place Of
manner that exposes It to d, probation, loss, or in
jury; for refusing after demand 10 convey mail b.
any coach, "a lr,ad car, or ST. AL boat, which th'
contractor regularly runs on the route. beyond the
sp fled number OF trips in the contract, aud 10,
not arriving a, The time set And r. setting up o.
running AN express TO transmit commercial int
sence in adv~n Of the mai, pensl,y will be
acted equal 10 quarters pay.
| 8 The Postmaster General may annul the con
ract for repeated failures; for violating the Posi-
Office laws; for disobr yng the instruct Gus Of The
Department.; for fusing to discharge a carrier
VIII n required by the Depar men,; for assigning tn,
contract without The consent OF The Poslma, Gen
era', or for setting up or running an express As
| aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract.
and alter the scl dule, he allowing pro rata In
crease Of compe nsst'on, within the resrcioIs i'm
posed by law, for the additional required,
| or for tn increased speed, il the employ ment OF
additional stock or carriers is rendered necessary
nut the c. ntractOr may, in such Case 70 nqu sh the
contract, on time ly notice, il he prefers It to the
change. He may Also discontinue ar cur,ail the
service, he al owing ore months xtra pay on the
| amount dispensed with.
| 10. The pa, meus will be made through drafts
on post offices otherwise, after the expiration Of
| each quarter, say in February, May, August, and
| November.
H. The distances are given according to the best
information; but no increased pay will be allowed.
uld they prove to be greater than is advertised
| 1t the places are corr,c city named.
- The Postmaster General is prohibited BY law
from knowingly making contract for the transpor,
tation Ut The mail with any person who shsl have
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 enter
Into any combination, to prevent the making OF any
bid for mail contract by any other person or per-
sons, or who shall have made any agreement, or
shall have given performed, or promised 10 give
or perform, any consideration to do, or not to d.,
anything whatever to induce any other person not
to bid tor mail contract.
Is. On coach routes where the present contractor
shall be superseded by an underbidder, who may
not have tie stage property requisite for the per-
Torrance ofthe contract. he shall purchase from the
present contractor such Of his coaches, teams and
harness belonging to the route shall be needed,
and may be suitable for the service, at fair vaua-
ton; and make payment therefor by IT asonable in
stalments, his pay becomes due, unless the pre-
sent contractor shall continue to run stages the
route. Should they not sgree to the suitableness
of the property, toe terms, or the security, each
may choose person who may appoint third, ami
their decision shall be final; the Postmaster Gen.
eral will name the umpire. Should the underbidder
fail to comply, his bid will be offered to The con-
tractor; but should he decline it. the proposals o
the nderbidder will be accepted Internationally.
The undebidder should give early notice Of his in
Iention to take not to take the stock and if the
after, OF his reasons; and the present contractor is
to dete rhine, the first application, whether be
will sell it or not.
IA. A bid rec lived after time, TO wit: the 18th
April ne xt At m, or without tee guarantee re-
quired by law; or that comb nes several routes in
one sum OF compt nsation cannot be con, idt red in
competition with a regular proposal, not adjudged
to be extrsvsgant.
Is. A bidder may offer on coach, railroad, or
steamboat route, where that transportation diff
cu impract cable at certain sea.ons, sub tue
horse or wagon conveyance, or 10 interm service,
specified number Of days, weeks, or months II
may propose TO nit an office that is naccess BILE, or
is not on the age road, The railway or Al a steam
boat landing. the case may be, or he may offer 10
substitute inferinr mode If supply in su h Cases
He may propose diff rem, days and hours ot depart
ure and srriv !, provided more running time
a.ke,i, and il is obv that no NAL come 'ion or
other public accommodation H. pr ju ICED. lie
my ask for n spec fed number Of days for more
running tune to the tip at certain seasons Of
liar bad roads. Hut beyond these changes, pro
posal for service different from the adv rt,em u,
will prevent it, being considered in competition
with a regular bid, not Sci aside for ex,r vxgance
AMI whr q bid contains any OF the alb, We a!tera
,ons The Disadvantages will be estimated in cum.
pairing it 4" it'll other proposals.
Is There should be but one route bid for in
proposal.
IL. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
bidder name and reside ce, and The name OF each
member ot the firm, where company offers, should
be distinctly stated.
IL. The following is the form Of the guaranty
shch should be hi;ed, the first blank with the
anne OF the guarsntor, the second Will, that Of The
bidder; and the third aud fourth Sirh the b, gin
III 6 and I. rmnsing points Of the route and att,
being da'e |, shoud be signed bv he euars'trs
postmaster, or other equ,ls satisfactory test mo
NAL to be man Of property, and able to make
good his guaranty. Tins guaranty, SO certified,
should accompany esch bid.
"The undersigned -- guarantees that - il
his d for carr, ing the mail from - to - be
acct pied by The Postmaster Gel eral, shall en'er
into an obligation PRIOR to the ia day of July
next, with good and sufficient sureties. to perform
the service proposed