The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-01
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time is spec hed but on railroad aud steamboat
routes theirs TO be more delay than is necessary
| to deliver and receive the bags
2 The mail is to be conveyed in preference 10
passengers, and to their entire exclusion II its weight
aud bulk require 1t.
g. preference is to be- given to passeng rs
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 are to be conveyed without further
chsrge on ma lines admitting OF such convey ance.
5. Mail agents are to conveyed without charge
on the principal railroad and steamboat lines, where
the size of the mails and the number of tue Offices
will require their employment by the Department,
and in that 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-
p rlment
6. In all cases there is to be forfeiture of the
pay of the trip, when the trip not run; forfeiture
of at east onetourth part oft, when the running or
arrival is far behind time as to Ose the connection
with depending mail; and forfeiture of due
proportion of it, when grade OF Sc vice is rendered
inferior 10 that in the contract These torfeiturts
may be increased into penalnes of higher amount,
according to The nature frequency of the failure
and the Importance of the mail.
7. Fms will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, failing
TO take from or deliver at post Office, the mail
any part OF it, for suffering t to be wst, injured
lost, or destroy ed; for conveying in place or
manner that exposes I to d predation, loss, or in
ury; for refusing after demand 10 convey mail by
any coach, railroad car, ste boat, which the
contractor regularly the route, beyond the
CT fed number OF trips in the contract; and toi
n arriving at the time set And for setting up
running express to transmit commercial intelli
gence in advance of the NAL, penalty will be ex
acted equal 10 quarters pay.
8 The Postmaster General may annul the con
tract for repeated failures; for violating the Post
Office laws; for dlsobryng the Instructions of the
DEPARTMENT. for refusing to discharge a carrei
when required by the Depar ment; for assigning the
contract without The consent of The Postmaster Gen
| eral, or for setting up Or running an express as
aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the sch, dule he allowing pro rata of
crease of compensation, within the RESTRICTIONS i'm
posed by law for the additional service required,
| or for the increased speed, if the employment in
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such CASE renqu sh the
contract, timely notice, if he prefers it to the
| change. He may also discontinue curtail the
service, he al owing ore months extra pay the
| amount dispensed with.
10 The payments will be made through drafts
on post Offices otherwise, after the expiration of
each quarter, say in February, May, August, and
November.
IL. The distances are given according to the best
should they prove to be greater than is advertised,
if the places are correctly named
H. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transpor-
tation of the mail with any penson who shall have
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 enter
into any combination, to prevent the making of any
bid for nail contract by any other person per-
sons, or who shall have made any agreement, or
shall have given performed, promised TO give
or perform, any consideration to do, or not to do
| anything whatever to induce any other person not
to bid for mail contract.
IS. On coach routes where the present contractor
shall be superseded by underbdder, who may
not have tho 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 as shall be needed,
and may be suitable for the service, at fair vaua-
ton; and make payment therefor by reasonable in
staments, as his pay becomes due, unless the pre-
sent contractor shall continue to run stages on the
route. Should they not agree to the suitableness
of the property, the terms, or the security, each
may choose person who may appoint third and
their decision shall be fina or the Postmaster Gen.
eral will name the umpire. Should the underbidder
fail to comply, his bid Will be offered to The
tractor; but should he decline it, the proposals o
the underbidder will be accepted Internationally.
The underbidder should give early notice of his in
tentOn to take or not take the stock and if the
latter of his reasons; and the present contractor is
to determine, on the first application, whether he
will sell it or not.
| IA. A bid ec;ved after time, to wit: the l4th
| April next at p m, or without tee guarantee
quired by law; or that combines several routes in
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal not adjudged
| to be exlravagant.
! Is. A bidder may offer coach, railroap, or
steamboat routes, where that transportation is diff
cult or mpractcabe at certain seasons, substitute
| or O a
specified number of days, weeks, or months He
may propose to omit An office that is inaccessible,
is not on the sage road, the railway, al steam
boat landing, as the case may be, he may offer to
substitute inferior mode Of supply in such cases
He may propose dlttt rent days and hours OF depart
ure and arrival provided more running time l.
asked, and it is obv GUS that no mail connection
other public accommodation is preludiced. lie
may ask for specified number of days for more
running time to the trip at certain of p. Gu
liar bad roads. But beyond these changes, pro-
pOsal for service different from the advt rtsement
will prevent its being considered in competition
with regular bid, not Set aside for extravaganza;
and whe e bid contains any OF the above altera
tons, their disadvantages will be estimated in
pairing it with other proposals.
| 10. There should be but one route bid for in
proposal.
II. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
bidders name and residence, and The name of each
mamber OF the hrm, where a company offers, should
be dstinc ly stated.
IS. The following is the form of the guaranty
which should be filled, the first blank with the
name of the guaraDor, the second with that of the
bidder and the third and fourth with the begin
ming and terminating points of the route and after
being dated, should be signed by the g,iarantor,
who must be shown by the written certificate of
postmaster, or other equally satisfactory test mo-
NAL, to be man of property, and able to make
God his guaranty. This guaranty, so certified,
should accompany each bid
" The undersigned - guarantees that - if
his bid for carrying the mail from - to - be
| accepted by the Postmaster General, shall enter