The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-03
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The Village to be supplied from Point Coupee'
miles and back, once week.
NOTES.
/. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the mails at all Offices where no particular
time is specified; bat railroad and steamboat
routes there to be more delay than is necessary
to deliver and receive the bags.
The mail is to be conveyed in preference 10
pas engers and to their entire exclusion II It's wesh,
and bulk require 1t.
g. preference is to be given to passeng rs
brought in the connecting mail lines over 'hoSe
travelling in any other.
a Post Office banks, mail bags, and the special
agents of the Department. on the exhioiuon OF tneir
credentials to be conveyed without iur'her
charge on all lines admitting of such convey ance.
s. 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 oftlces
will require 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-
prtment.
E. In all cases, there is to be forfeiture OF the
pay of the trip when the trip is not runs forfeiture
of at least one-fourth part Oft when the running or
arrival is so behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail; and forfeiture OF due
proportion of it, when grade OF servce is rendered
inferior TO that in the contract These forfeltures
may be increased iato penalties OF higher amount,
according to the nature or frequency OF the Failure
and the Importance OF the mail.
7. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, for failing
to take from, deliver at post othce the mail, or
any part of it; for suffering it to be wet, injured,
lost, or destroyed; for conveying IL in a place or
manner that exposes it to depreciation, loss, or IN
ury; for refusing after demand to conveys mail by
any coach, railroad car, or steamboat, which the
cO ctO req beVOQd
soecfied number of trips in the contract; and tor
mt arriving at the time set. And for setting up or
running express to transmit commercial ntelh
gence in advance of the mail, penalty will be ex
acted equal TO a quarters pay
8 The Postmaster General may annul the con
tract for repeated failures; for violating the Post
OAice-lsws; for disobeying the instructions OF The
Department; for refusing to discharge carrier
when required by the Department; 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 scht 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 or carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may, such case, renqu sh the
contract, on timely notice, if he prefers it to the
change. He may also discontinue or curtail the
service, he allowing months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with
10. The payments will be made through drafts
on post offices or otherwise, after the expiration OF
each quarter, saw in February, May, August, and
| November.
H. The distances are given according to the best
information; but no increased pay will be allowed,
should they prove to be greater than is advertised,
if the places correctly named.
| 10. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
kpn V0k he
tation of the mail with any penson who shalt have
entered into any combination, or proposed to 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 TO give
or perform, any consideration to do, not to do,
anything whatever to induce any other person not
| to bid for mail contract
49, On coach routes where the present contractor
shall be 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, 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 reasonable in
stalments, as his pay becomes due, unless the pre-
sent contractor shall continue to stages the
route. Should they not agree to the sutableness
of the property, the terms, or the security, each
! may choose person who may appoint third, and
their decision snail De maj; Oen-
| eral will name the umpire. Should the underbdder
fail to comply, his bid will be offered to the con.
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 not to take the stock, and if the
latter of his reasons; and the present contractor is
to determine, on the first application, whether be
will sell it or not.
H. A bid received after time, to wit the l4tt
| Arr VI NJ n xKAh fcP re
quired by law; that combines several routes ir
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered ir
competition with regular proposal, not adjudget
to be extravagant.
IS. A bidder may offer on coach, railroap, OF
steamboat routes, where that transportation is diff
cult mpracticable at certain seasons, to sub ttute
horse wagon conveyance, or to ntermlt service,
specified number of days, weeks or months. Ht
may propose to omit office that is inaccessible, Of
is not on the stage road, the railway, steam
boat landing as the case may be, or he may offer IL
substitute inferior mode Of supply in such cases
= He may propose different days and hours Of depart
IRE and arrival, provided no more running time i
asked, and it is obvious that no mail connection o.
b other public accommodation is prejudiced. Ii,
may ask for specified number of days for more
running time to the trip at certain of p-cu
liar bad roads But beyond these changes, pro
posal for service different from the Advertisement
will prevent its being considered in competition
with regular bid, not set aside for extravaganza
: and whe bid contains any Of the above aitera
tons, their Disadvantages will he estimated in com
pairing it with other proposals.
Is. There should be but one route bid for Ii.
proposal.
II. The route, the service, the yearly pay, thu
bidders name and residence, and the OF eacl
member of the firm, where a company offers, shoul'
be distinctly stated.
, 10. The following is the form of the guarant,
which should be filled, the first blank with thu
name of the guarantor, the second with that of h
bidder and the third and fourth with the begi
ming and terminating points of the route; and atte
being dated, should be signed by the guarantor
who must be shown by the written certificate of
| other enuallu satisfactory test m